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Gold refined, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy…Gold refin'd, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy…
Gold refined, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy institution of Jesus Christ ... : wherein it is clearly evinced that baptism ... is immersion, or dipping the whole body, &c : also that believers are only the true subjects (and not infants) of that holy sacrament : likewise Mr. Smithies arguments for infant-baptism in his late book entitled, The non-communicant ... fully answered / by Benj. Keach ...Gold refin'd, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy institution of Jesus Christ ... : wherein it is clearly evinced that baptism ... is immersion, or dipping the whole body, &c : also that believers are only the true subjects (and not infants) of that holy sacrament : likewise Mr. Smythies arguments for infant-baptism in his late book entitled, The non-communicant ... fully answered / by Benj. Keach ...
London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Nathaniel Crouch ..., 1689
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Chapter 1: Wherein the Baptism of Water is proved to be that intended in the Commission, and so a…
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Fifthly, It must be Water-Baptism, because our Saviour joineth it with Repentance and Believing. Now all along in order of Practice these two went together both before this time and also afterwards. You may be sure had it been any other Baptism, it would never have been thus joined together in order of words, with that Baptism that was so united in order of Practice with Repentance and Faith, without the least intimation of any thing by our Saviour to the contrary.
Fifthly, It must be Water-Baptism, because our Saviour joyneth it with Repentance and Believing. Now all along in order of Practice these two went together both before this time and also afterwards. You may be sure had it been any other Baptism, it would never have been thus joyned together in order of words, with that Baptism that was so united in order of Practice with Repentance and Faith, without the least intimation of any thing by our Saviour to the contrary.
Sixthly, Because 'tis a Baptism that is to be administered in the Name of the Father, of the Son, and Holy Spirit, how can any with the least shadow of Reason, suppose it should be meant of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, sith it is to be administered in the Name of the Holy Spirit? Were any ever baptized with the Holy ⟨p. 6⟩Spirit in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost? The Spirit was that with which they were baptized; and therefore not baptized in the Name of the Spirit.
Sixthly, Because 'tis a Baptism that is to be administred in the Name of the Father, of the Son, and Holy Spirit, how can any with the least shadow of Reason, suppose it should be meant of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, sith it is to be administred in the Name of the Holy Spirit? Were any ever baptized with the Holy ⟨p. 6⟩Spirit in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost? The Spirit was that with which they were baptized; and therefore not baptized in the Name of the Spirit.