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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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Tenthly, and lastly; Baptism is an initiating Ordinance, no regular or orderly coming into the Church of God but at this door; and this we shall make appear, therefore a great Ordinance.
First, 1'Tis said they that gladly received the Word, were baptized; and the same day there were added to them about three thousand Souls: those who were added unto this Church were first baptized; and observable 'tis, that as this was the first Gospel-Church that was gathered after the Ascension of Christ: so it is set forth as a Pattern to all other Churches;2 for as others were enjoined, so they were commanded for following the Church of God that was in Judea.
First, 1'Tis said they that gladly received the Word, were baptized; and the same day there were added to them about three thousand Souls: those who were added unto this Church were first baptized; and observable 'tis, that as this was the first Gospel-Church that was gathered after the Ascension of Christ: so it is set forth as a Patern to all other Churches;2 for as others were injoyned, so they were commanded for following the Church of God that was in Judaea.