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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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[…] ⟨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.
〈…〉 ⟨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 hindred the Reception and Promulgation of this blessed Gospel-Institution among many worthy Persons,1 and kept them may be from indeavouring 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 Perswasions that hold those very Principles.
- 1For the Doctrine of Free-will; Falling away totally from a state of true Grace, &c. are not look'd upon as capital Errors, viz. such as will exclude Men out of the Kingdom of Heaven.