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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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Answ. And are there not many very learned Men who are against baptizing them? who say 'tis an Invention of Men and no Ordinance of Jesus Christ? Besides, were not the Pharisees and Lawyers learned Men, who rejected the Counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized? God's purpose is to confound the Wisdom of Man. If Learning once comes to be made an Idol of, God may leave those learned Men to themselves, and let them grope in Mid-day as in the Night, notwithstanding all their Light, Knowledge, and Learning.
Answ. And are there not many very learned Men who are against baptizing them? who say 'tis an Invention of Men and no Ordinance of Jesus Christ? Besides, were not the Pharisees and Lawyers learned Men, who rejected the Counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized? God's purpose is to confound the Wisdom of Man. If Learning once comes to be made an Idol of, God may leave those learned Men to themselves, and let them grope in Mid-day as in the Night, notwithstanding all their Light, Knowledg, and Learning.
Besides, there are learned Men of all Opinions, many learned Cardinals, Priests, and Jesuits in the Church of Rome, yet you will not make that an Argument to believe Transubstantiation, and other Errors maintained by them.
Object. 6. But there are many very holy and pious Men, yea Pastors of Churches, that are for the baptizing of little Infants▪ Nay, and why should so ⟨p. 155⟩few learned Men be of your way if it were a Truth, for most speak against those of your Persuasion?
Object. 6. But there are many very holy and pious Men, yea Pastors of Churches, that are for the baptizing of little Infants Nay, and why should so