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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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Thirdly, The Promise that is subjoined in express words, in the Commission, clearly proves the continuation of this Ordinance; And lo, I am with you always to the end of the World; not to the end of that Age only as some affirm. See our late Annotators on these words,1 I am, and I will be with you; and those who succeed you in the Work of the Ministry, being called of me thereunto, I will be with you, protecting you in that Ordinance, and blessing you, and all other my faithful Ministers, that labour for making me and my Gospel known, with success to the end of the World; not of this Age only, but till the end of the World—or till the World shall be determined, and the New Heavens and the New Earth shall appear.
- 1Continuation of Pool's A•not. on •at. 28: 1•, 20.
Fourthly, The practice of the Apostles and Disciples of Christ, after his Ascension into Heaven, clearly proves, that the Baptism of Water doth continue; for how frivolous is that Objection that some make against it, viz. it was to abide no longer than till the Baptism of the Spirit (which say they was Christ's Baptism) took place, seeing it is so evident and plain in the Acts of the Apostles, and in divers other places, that it was both taught and practised, after that great Effusion, or pouring forth of the Holy Spirit, which was the Baptism promised, and was first of all made good to the Apostles and Saints of God at Jerusalem; When the Day of Pentecost was fully come, and they were all with one accord in one place*; by the help and power of which Spirit St. Peter preached to those Jews that had put Christ to death: At the hearing of which Sermon, many of them being pricked in their Hearts, cried out, What shall we do? Then said Peter, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name ⟨p. 9⟩