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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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If Accidentals, or mere Accessories, be wanting unto Baptism (saith one) there may be right Baptism notwithstanding, but abstract the absolutely Necessaries, 'tis not only none of the Baptism of Christ, but truly not any Baptism at all.
If Accidentals, or meer Accessaries, be wanting unto Baptism (saith one) there may be right Baptism notwithstanding, but abstract the absolutely Necessaries, 'tis not only none of the Baptism of Christ, but truly not any Baptism at all.
Object. But the word [Greek or Hebrew], though it signifies not to Sprinkle, yet not only to Dip and overwhelm in Water, but also to Wash, and so 'tis rendered in the Lexicons, as must be acknowledged by you.
Object. But the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, though it signifies not to Sprinkle, yet not only to Dip and overwhelm in Water, but also to Wash, and so 'tis rendred in the Lexicons, as must be acknowledged by you.
Answ. If the word [Greek or Hebrew] do signify to wash, yet it is a real total washing, only such a washing as is by Dipping, Plunging, or swilling the Subject in Water, and that signification is far off from Sprinkling: Can any thing be said to be truly washed, that hath only a little Water sprinkled upon it?
Answ. If the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 do signify to wash, yet it is a real total washing, only such a washing as is by Dipping, Plunging, or swilling the Subject in Water, and that signification is far off from Sprinkling: Can any thing be said to be truly wash'd, that hath only a little Water sprinkled upon it?