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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 1: Wherein the Baptism of Water is proved to be that intended in the Commission, and so a…
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Jesus Christ we say, owned Water-baptism to be his Ordinance, by subjecting himself to it, tho administered by his servant John; and the Father ratified it also, as well as the Holy Ghost, the one by that Voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; and the other in coming down, or descending (in a visible manner) like a Dove, and lighting upon him *And certainly had not this Ordinance been to abide, our Saviour would not have given such a Commission a little before he ascended into Heaven ⟨p. 14⟩for the continuance of it to the World's end. Nay, if it had been to cease, he would doubtless have given some hint of it, and have told his Disciples plainly when at Jerusalem, they should be anointed with Power from on High, they should go and Preach the Gospel to all the World, or make Disciples of the Nations, but not baptize them any more, for that the way of Repentance and Faith, and the Spirit's Baptism, was all the Baptism they should teach and instruct the People in. Moreover, had Peter known this to have been the Mind of his Blessed Master, he would doubtless have said to them, Act. 2. (when they asked what they should do?) Repent, and believe in Christ for the remission of your Sins, but in the Name of Jesus Christ be not baptized in Water never a one of you, as some while since every Penitent was required to be, for that was a Dispensation and Baptism of John, and had its time for a while, merely to prepare the Way of Christ, but now is abolished and out of date; ye must forsake John's old Administration of Water-baptism, that being a carnal and low thing, and look wholly to a higher and more sublime Baptism, i. e. that of the Holy Ghost: And had he known this to be the Mind of his Master, would not he rather have said concerning Cornelius, and those with him, Acts 10. (instead of saying, Who can forbid Water?) Who can require Water, that these Persons should be Baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
Jesus Christ we say, owned Water-baptism to be his Ordinance, by subjecting himself to it, tho administred by his servant John; and the Father ratified it also, as well as the Holy Ghost, the one by that Voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; and the other in coming down, or descending (in a visible manner) like a Dove, and lighting upon him