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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 12: Containing an Answer to several other Arguments brought for Infant-Baptism.
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CHAP. XII. Containing an Answer to several other Arguments brought for Infant-Baptism.
Object. 1.1 Though there is no plain Scriptures for Infant-Baptism, yet it may be proved by Consequences; you, it appears, deny direct Consequences from Scripture to be mandatory, and so obliging, and of Divine Authority.
Object. 1.1 THough there is no plain Scriptures for Infant-Baptism, yet it may be proved by Consequences; you, it appears, deny direct Consequences from Scripture to be mandatory, and so obliging, and of Divine Authority.
- 1Mr. Sidenham's Treatise.
Answ. We affirm, that in all positive or instituted Worship (such as Baptism is) which wholly depends upon the mere▪ Will and Pleasure of the Law-giver, it is absolutely necessary there should be an express Command, or plain and clear Examples, tho in other respects we allow of natural Deductions and Consequences from Scripture for the confirming and enforcing of Duties, and for the Comfort and Instruction of God's People. But as there is neither express Command nor Example for Infant-Baptism; so it can't be proved by any Consequence or Inference, that naturally and […] r••s from any Scripture, as we have proved, nor does draw any such Consequences to prove it.
Answ. We affirm, that in all positive or instituted Worship (such as Baptism is) which wholly depends upon the meer Will and Pleasure of the Law-giver, it is absolutely necessary there should be an express Command, or plain and clear Examples, tho in other respects we allow of natural Deductions and Consequences from Scripture for the confirming and enforcing of Duties, and for the Comfort and Instruction of God's People. But as there is neither express Command nor Example for Infant-Baptism; so it can't be proved by any Consequence or Inference, that naturally and rs from any Scripture, as we have proved, nor does draw any such Consequences to prove it.