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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 10: Wherein the great Arguments, and pretended Scripture-Proofs for Infant-Baptism, concern…
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Object. But it is still objected, that as the Jews and their Children were broken off, so the Gentiles and their Children are ingrafted in their room, as Rom. 11. 20. because of Unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by Faith, &c.
Object. But it is still objected, that as the Jews and their Children were broken off, so the Gentiles and their Children are ingrafted in their room, as Rom. 11. 20. because of Vnbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by Faith, &c.
Answ. We answer, that the Reason why the Jews and their Children were broken off, was not because they had not believing Parents, for Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were still the Parents of them all, they were Abraham's Seed, according to the Flesh, when they were broken off as well as before; but the true reason was, because the terms of standing in the Church were now altered: For before the Gospel-Dispensation came, they stood Members of the old Jewish Church, though as much unbelieving for many Generations, as they were when they were broken off; but now Abraham's Church-state is at an end, and all the Privileges and Immunities cease, the Jewish Church must give way to the Gospel-Church, the Messiah being come, and about to build him up a new ⟨p. 116⟩and more glorious and spiritual House, into which none are of right to enter but such as are profest Believers; for the old House or Jewish Church-state was not intended to abide for ever, but only until the time of Reformation, and then the Law must be changed, yea the Covenant changed, which they not believing, nor closing in with, were broken off, they being willing to abide in the old House still, and to remain Church-Members upon the account of a mere fleshly and natural Birth, crying out, Abraham is our Father,1 and we are his Seed, and are free, and never were in Bondage, wherefore they were broken off, and that whether they would or not, by reason of their Unbelief; that is, because they would not believe Christ was the true Messiah, and that the old Covenant and all the Privileges thereof were flying away, the Substance and true Antitype of all those Shadows being come, viz. the Lord Jesus Christ.