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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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11. Is it not an evil and dangerous thing to lay a foundation of Ignorance and Profaneness, and to confound the World and Church together, which ought to be separated? and to make the Church National, which ought to be Congregational?
11. Is it not an evil and dangerous thing to lay a foundation of Ignorance and Prophaneness, and to confound the World and Church together, which ought to be separated? and to make the Church National, which ought to be Congregational?
12. Is it not an harmful and evil thing to establish Human Traditions, and make them of equal Authority with Christ's sacred Institutions, and reproach them who will not against their Consciences, do the same things?
13. Is it not an evil and harmful thing to plead for Infant Baptism, or rather Rantism, and make it a bone of Contention amongst Christians, and so •inder the Unity of Churches and godly Christians? For was that Rubbish gone, what a glorious Harmony would follow, even such a Day as would make all our Souls rejoice? for he is blind who can't see that that Relic is the cause of our sad Divisions▪
13. Is it not an evil and harmful thing to plead for In•ant Baptism, or rather Rantism, and make it a bone of Contention amongst Christians, and so •inder the Unity of Churches and godly Christians? For was that Rubbish gone, what a glorious Harmony would follow, even such a Day as would make all our Souls rejoyce? for he is blind who can't see that that Relick is the cause of our sad Divisions▪