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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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3. The receiving there intends doubtless no more than this, to let them abide in their Affections, or receive them as poor weak Children to nourish and pity them, and not to censure and judg hardly of their doubtful thoughts.
But to conclude, since my honoured Friend and Brother, Mr. William Kiffen, hath but lately wrote so excellent a Book upon this very Subject, I shall say no more to it, but refer the Reader for his further satisfaction to that Treatise. But to proceed ⟨p. 181⟩to a little Improvement: If Baptism be so great an Ordinance as it seems it is, this may reprove all such who slight and despise it, and may stir up all to an honourable esteem of it, and to move such who are convinced of it, speedily to submit thereunto.
But to conclude, since my honoured Friend and Brother, Mr. William Kiffen, hath but lately wrote so excellent a Book upon this very Subject, I shall say no more to it, but refer the Reader for his further satisfaction to that Treatise. But to proceed ⟨p. 181⟩to a little Improvement: If Baptism be so great an Ordinance as it seems it is, this may reprove all such who slight and dispise it, and may stir up all to an honourable esteem of it, and to move such who are convinc'd of it, speedily to submit thereunto.
Let me conclude all with one use of Caution to my Brethren, that are baptized as Believers, and yet take liberty to walk in Communion with such Churches as dissent from them, in respect of this Ordinance, and sprinkle Babes.