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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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And that Baptism is an initiating Ordinance, we have all Christians of all Persuasions one with us, they generally assert the same thing.
And that Baptism is an initiating Ordinance, we have all Christians of all Perswasions one with us, they generally assert the same thing.
Justin Martyr, 1speaking of the Lord's Supper, saith, This Food we call the Eucharist, to which no Man is admitted, but only he that believeth in the Truth of our Doctrine, being washed in the Laver of Regeneration for Remission of Sins, and liveth as Christ hath taught. That is, none were admitted to the Lord's Supper, but such who were first baptized.
- 1Second Apology to Ant. Pius the Roman Emperor, c. 8. §. 5.
The same is hinted by a late famous Writer concerning Cyprian, and other eminent Fathers, about the 2d & 3d Centuries, viz▪ No unbaptized Persons were admitted to the Communion of the Church.