Infant-baptism "from heaven," and immersion, as the only mode of baptism and a term of Christian communion, "of men:" or, A short dissertation on baptism, in two parts.
Subtitle: Part I. Scripture evidence for infant-baptism. II. Baptism by sprinkling authentic. Introduced in an address to the people of W-n--m; and, concluded with the author's resolution, for certain reasons, never to embrace the peculiarities of the Anabaptists. : Together with a short address--to persons scrupling infant-baptism, &c.--to the learned Anabaptist-teachers:--and to the pedobaptist-churches. : To which is added, a short postscript, containing a few observations on Mr. Foster's Divine rite of immersion.
By: By John Cleaveland, A.M. Pastor of the Second Church of Christ in Ipswich. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 18403
Publisher: Printed by Samuel Hall.
Published: 1784
Place of publication: Salem [Mass.]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Foster, Benjamin, -- 1750-1798.; Baptism; Infant baptism
Other titles: Infant-baptism "from heaven," and immersion, as the only mode of baptism ..
Notes: Half-title: Mr. Cleaveland's dissertation in defence of infant-baptism, and of baptism by sprinkling

Evans 18403

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