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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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2. Can you prove that difference as to the state of the Parents (in respect of what you speak of) doth give you a warrantable ground to act contrary to the order and nature of the great Commission? Matth. 28. 19, 20. By the authority of which, the Apostles did baptize (and all Ministers ought to administer the same Ordinance to the end of the World.) The nature and order of the Commission cuts this Objection to pieces: For if the person be a Disciple, a Believer, he is to be baptized, let his Parents be Jews, Heathens, or Christians, 'tis all one. If you had the like grounds to baptize Infants, we should contend no longer with you.
3. When you can prove the Faith of the Parents, or their subjection to the external Rite of Baptism, adds any spiritual advantage to their Children, or such as gives them a right to Baptism, we will give up the Controversy.—
3. When you can prove the Faith of the Parents, or their subjection to the external Rite of Baptism, adds any spiritual advantage to their Children, or such as gives them a right to Baptism, we will give up the Controversie.—
Object. But whereas you say, Baptism was always done by dipping the Body all over in Water, how can that be, since some were baptized in Houses?