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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 14: Proving Baptism a great and glorious Ordinance, and that 'tis initiating or an In-let i…
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CHAP. XIV. Proving Baptism a great and glorious Ordinance, and that 'tis initiating or an In-let into the Church.
THE last thing I shall do, is to prove Believers Baptism a very great and glorious Ordinance, though much despised by Men, nay by many Professors of this Age.
First of all, 'Tis a Principle of Christ's Doctrine, nay, a Foundation-Principle, viz. of a true Gospel-Church-State; so that according to the Apostolical and Primitive-Institution, a Church cannot be truly gathered without it.
Secondly, It appears to be a great Ordinance, if we consider the Commission of Christ.
1. Consider with what Authority our Saviour gave it forth; All Power is given to me in Heaven and Earth: Go ye therefore, teach all Nations, baptizing them, &c.