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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. 1'Tis no more than our Saviour foretold should befall his own People and faithful Followers, They shall speak all manner of Evil• against you falsely for my Name sake, &c. I am not ignorant what odious Lies and Reproaches have been cast upon us in respect of baptizing Men and Women naked: whereas 'tis notoriously known to be utterly false and abominable, which thousands can testify to the contrary, who are of different Persuasions to us, who daily see Persons of both Sexes baptized by us, always in very comely and decent Garments, provided on purpose upon that account.
Answ. 1'Tis no more than our Saviour foretold should befal his own People and faithful Followers, They shall speak all manner of Evil• against you falsty for my Name sake, &c. I am not ignorant what odious Lies and Reproaches have been cast upon us in respect of baptizing Men and Women naked: whereas 'tis notoriously known to be utterly false and abominable, which thousands can testify to the contrary, who are of different Perswasions to us, who daily see Persons of both Sexes baptized by us, always in very comely and decent Garments, provided on purpose upon that account.
- 1Dr. Featly and Mr. Baxter formerly contracted no small Guilt and Shame to themselves upon this respect; see Dipper▪ dipped, writ by Featly.
Object. You have been formerly stigmatized and accused, as if you were against Magistrates, or refuse to obey Kings, and such as are in Authority; and refuse lawful Oaths: What say you to the Munster-Story?