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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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3. Had the best and late Reformers (for such you will find at last the Baptists to be in point of the Administrations of God's House and holy Temple) been generally learned Men, 'tis very like this Truth would have been more readily received among such (I mean learned Persons) than we see now it is, so hard a thing is Self-denial.
4. Moreover, the base Reproaches cast upon the true way of Baptizing, hath doubtless laid a great many of good Men under Temptations, there being hardly any one Truth that has been rendered more odious and contemptible than Baptizing, (i e. dipping of Men and Women in Water) tho 'tis generally acknowledged by all, that no other Action then that was practised in the Gospel-days in the Administration of this Ordinance.
[…] ⟨p. 155⟩[…] ⟨p. 156⟩5. Some say those Errors or unsound Principles (as I look upon them to be) maintained by divers Baptists (who I doubt not are godly Christians) have likewise hindered the Reception and Promulgation of this blessed Gospel-Institution among many worthy Persons,1 and kept them may be from endeavouring their Satisfaction herein; tho 'tis strange that should be a stumbling Block to any, sith there were many Christians in the Apostles Times, who in many things did dissent and differ (in as great matters) one from another: besides, there are Men almost of all Persuasions that hold those very Principles.
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