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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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CHAP. II. Showing what Baptism is from the literal and true genuine and proper Signification of the word Baptism.
CHAP. II. Shewing what Baptism is from the literal and true genuine and proper Signification of the word Baptism.
IN showing the signification of the word Baptism, we will, with all Impartiality, give the Judgment of the Learned; 'tis a Greek word, therefore let us see what the Learned in that Tongue generally have, and do affirm to be the express signification thereof: And such hath been our care and pains, together with a Friend of mine, (some time since deceased*, who was several months in my House) as to examine the Writings of divers eminent Men upon this Account, amongst which are Scapula and Stephanus, Pasor, Minshew, and Leighs Critica Sacra; Grotius, Vossius, Casaubon, Selden, Mr. Daniel Rogers, Mede, Chamiers, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Hammond, Dr. Cave, Hefychius, ⟨p. 25⟩Budaeus, Beza, Erasmus, Buchanan, Luther, Illyricus, Zanchy, Glassius, &c. who with many other Learned Men, nay all indeed who are impartial, agree with one Voice, that the primary, proper, and literal signification of [Greek or Hebrew], Baptiso is mergo, immergo, submergo, obr•o, item tingo quod fit immergendo, that is, in English, to immerge, plunge under, overwhelm, as also to dip, which is done by plunging.
IN shewing the signification of the word Baptism, we will, with all Impartiality, give the Judgment of the Learned; 'tis a Greek word, therefore let us see what the Learned in that Tongue generally have, and do affirm to be the express signification thereof: And such hath been our care and pains, together with a Friend of mine, (some time since deceased