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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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But blessed be God we need not the Testimony of Men, having the Testimony of our own Consciences (which is our rejoicing) as the Apostle saith,1 that in Simplicity and godly Sincerity, not by fleshly Wisdom, but by the Grace of God, we have had our Conversation in the World. Tho there may be some of our Communion who may be under Guilt and gross Enormities, and mistaken Principles and Notions, to our great Grief and Sorrow (as well as amongst other Communities of godly Christians) but Charity will cover a multitude of Faults.
But blessed be God we need not the Testimony of Men, having the Testimony of our own Consciences (which is our rejoycing) as the Apostle saith,1 that in Simplicity and godly Sincerity, not by fleshly Wisdom, but by the Grace of God, we have had our Conversation in the World. Tho there may be some of our Communion who may be under Guilt and gross Enormities, and mistaken Principles and Notions, to our great Grief and Sorrow (as well as amongst other Communities of godly Christians) but Charity will cover a multitude of Faults.
Object. 8. But you lay too much stress upon Baptism?
Answ. What some may do, I know not, but I am sure generally, we lay no more stress upon it than we ought; we say, it is a Duty incumbent upon all Believers—a holy Ordinance of Christ, ⟨p. 161⟩