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…

Name: Gold refined, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy…
Author: Benjamin Keach

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 ...

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Nathaniel Crouch ..., 1689

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Chapter 11: Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Poofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants…

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CHAP. XI. Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Proofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants are answered, as that, Suffer little Children to come unto me, &c. and, Except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he cannot see the Kingdom of God, &c.

CHAP. XI. Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Poofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants are answered, as that, Suffer little Children to come unto me, &c. and, Except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he cannot see the Kingdom of God, &c.

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THE next main Proof that is brought for Infant-Baptism, is taken from Mat. 19. 14. Suffer little Children, and forbid them not to come unto me: for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Object. ¹The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to Infants, which is the greater; therefore, say you, Baptism belongs to them also, which is the lesser.

1Christ blessed little Children, 'tis not said he baptized them: Nay, 'tis said he baptized not any with his own hands,

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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…

CHAP. XI. Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Proofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants are answered, as that, Suffer little Children to come unto me, &c. and, Except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he cannot see the Kingdom of God, &c.

CHAP. XI. Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Poofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants are answered, as that, Suffer little Children to come unto me, &c. and, Except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he cannot see the Kingdom of God, &c.

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CHAP. XI. Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Proofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants are answered, as that, Suffer little Children to come unto me, &c. and, Except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he cannot see the Kingdom of God, &c.

CHAP. XI. Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Poofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants are answered, as that, Suffer little Children to come unto me, &c. and, Except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he cannot see the Kingdom of God, &c.

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