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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 next Proof they bring to prove Infant-Baptism, is from Acts 2. 39. The Promise is to you, and to your Children, &c.
The Pedo baptists would fain have this Promise to be a Promise of External Privilege,1 and such as gives Children of Believers a right to Baptism: but that there is no such thing in the least to be proved from this place, we shall make appear by opening the Text.
The Pedo baptists would sain have this Promise to be a Promise of External Priviledg,1 and such as gives Children of Believers a right to Baptism: but that there is no such thing in the least to be proved from this place, we shall make appear by opening the Text.
First, 'Tis evident that Peter preached this Sermon to the Jews, and to many of them who had a hand in murdering the Lord of Life and Glory: And this he laid home, and pressed upon their Consciences very close; and they being pricked in their Hearts, cried out, Men and Brethren, what shall we do? If it be thus,