A47591:1011
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.
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
John.
Ans. I answer, you say no doubt but they brought their Children to John's Baptism, but without doubt they did not, say I; because if they had, it would without doubt have been written, but since it is no where written that they did do it; nor of John's baptizing one Infant, there is no doubt but we are in the right, viz. John baptized no Infants, nor any but penitent Persons, because he required Repentance, and the Fruits of it in all that came to his Baptism. Moreover,
Ans. I answer, you say no doubt but they brought their Chldren to John's Baptism, but without doubt they did not, say I; because if they had, it would without doubt have been written, but since it is no where written that they did do it; nor of John's baptizing one Infant, there is no doubt but we are in the right, viz. John baptized no Infants, nor any but penitent Persons, because he required Repentance, and the Fruits of it in all that came to his Baptism. Moreover,