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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 again he saith, We have no Precept or Example of admitting visible Members any other way; therefore all that must be admitted visible Members, must be baptized.
I might write a Book of things of this Nature, as touching the Sentiments of worthy Writers, being generally all of the same Belief and Practice; howsoever in other things they ⟨p. 179⟩may differ from us, and one from another; nor will those of the Church of England, Presbyterians, or Independents, admit any as Members into their Communions, as to partake of the Lord's Supper, except they have been baptized in their sense, they calling Sprinkling, or Pouring, Baptizing; which we deny to be the Ordinance.
I might write a Book of things of this Nature, as touching the Sentiments of worthy Writers, being generally all of the same Belief and Practice; howsoever in other things they ⟨p. 179⟩may differ from us, and one from another; nor will those of the Church of England, Presbyterians, or Independants, admit any as Members into their Communions, as to partake of the Lord's Supper, except they have been baptized in their sense, they calling Sprinkling, or Pouring, Baptizing; which we deny to be the Ordinance.
Object. How dare you deny a Man admittance into the Church, who is truly Godly, and hath a lively Faith? If he hath a right to Christ, who is signified in the Lord's Supper, may be be denied the Sign, because he is not baptized?