A47591:1009
Light broke forth in Wales, expelling darkness, or, The Englishman's love to the ancient…Light broke forth in Wales, expelling darkness, or, The Englishman's love to the antient…
Light broke forth in Wales, expelling darkness, or, The Englishman's love to the ancient Britons [sic] being an answer to a book, intituled [sic] Children's baptism from Heaven, published in the Welsh tongue by Mr. James Owen / by Benjamin Keach.Light broke forth in Wales, expelling darkness, or, The Englishman's love to the antient Britains [sic] being an answer to a book, iutituled [sic] Children's baptism from Heaven, published in the Welsh tongue by Mr. James Owen / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by William Marshall, 1696
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But how directly contrary to this Doctrine of yours did John preach to them', and clearly took them off of any such a pretended right to Baptism, viz. because they were in Covenant with Abraham.
You say John did not cut down one Branch of that Covenant. Mr. Cotton says, he cut down the Tree at the Root; you say, he baptized Infants upon that foot of account, but since, God's Word speaks not one word of any such thing, 'Tis plain, you assert your own Fancies, or groundless suppositions.
There is no doubt, say you, but that Parents brought their Children with them to the Baptism of John, for God commanded them to bring their Children with them into the Congregation, Deut. 29. 10, 11, 12, &c. their Zeal was great for their Children, Acts 15. 12. and 21. 20. therefore say you, if John refused their Children, they would not so willingly have come to his Baptism. They brought their Children to Christ; therefore they brought their Children to the Baptism of