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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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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?
Answ. These things our Enemies know to be false and vile Slanders, our Confessions of Faith from time to time do witness the contrary; What People plead for Subjection to Government and Magistrates which God has set over us, more than we always do? And as touching that old Munster-Story of John of Leiden, &c. they that read the best Histories of that business, may find many things to be false which are charged against those Anabaptists: besides, the Story of them was either written (as some have very well observed) by the malicious Papists, their old mortal Enemies; or else by envious Protestants, who are willing to take up any base Reports, and improve tho•e S••ries to blast the Reputation of the whole Party. Alas, I could here soon recite some ⟨p. 159⟩Writings of inveterated Spirits, who have in as base a manner vilified and calumniated the Episcopals, nay and the Presbyterians, and Independents also, giving Instances both in respect of their vile Principles and Practices. Certainly 'tis a shame for any good Men to take up a Charge against so great a Party of godly Christians from the venomous Pens of such shameless Persons.
Answ. These things our Enemies know to be false and vile Slanders, our Confessions of Faith from time to time do witness the contrary; What People plead for Subjection to Government and Magistrates which God has set over us, more than we always do? And as touching that old Munster-Story of John of Leyden, &c. they that read the best Histories of that business, may find many things to be false which are charged against those Anabaptists: besides, the Story of them was either written (as some have very well observed) by the malicious Papists, their old mortal Enemies; or else by envious Protestants, who are willing to take up any base Reports, and improve tho•e Sries to blast the Reputation of the whole Party. Alas, I could here soon recite some