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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 11: Wherein many other pretended Scripture-Poofs and Arguments for the baptizing of Infants…
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The third Household, is the Household of Stephanus; I baptized, 1saith Paul, the Household of Stephanus, 1 Cor. 1. 16. And, he saith, the House of Stephanus was the first Fruits of Achaia, and that they had addicted themselves to the Ministry of the Saints, which little Children were not capable to do, Chap. 16. 15.
The third Houshold, is the Houshold of Stephanus; I baptized, 1saith Paul, the Houshold of Stephanus, 1 Cor. 1. 16. And, he saith, the House of Stephanus was the first Fruits of Acaia, and that they had addicted themselves to the Ministry of the Saints, which little Children were not capable to do, Chap. 16. 15.
- 1The third whole Household.The third whole Houshold.
The fourth Household is that of Lydia, 1Acts 16. 14, 15. Whether this good Woman was a Maid, Widow, or Wife, is uncertain: If she had been a married Woman, 'tis much there is no mention made of her Husband: Besides, she is reckoned the Head of the Family [her] Household; which would not have been, saith Mr. Gosnold, if at this time she had a Husband. Grant, saith he, she were a Widow, yet she might have no Children; or if any, they might be grown up; and to such Children we deny not Baptism upon profession of Faith. Besides, she was at ⟨p. 134⟩