A47591:1022
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.
Sir, a popish Tradition is of as good authority, as a Jewish one; you may affirm, the Papists for many hundred years baptized Infants, but where is it written in God's Word, that God commanded the Jews to baptize their Proselytes, or that Christians ought to baptize their Infants: to the Law and Testament, the sacred Scripture is a perfect Rule.
Sir, a popish Tradition is of as good authority, as a Jewish one; you may affirm, the Papists for many hundred years baptized Infants, but where is it written in God's Word, that God commanded the Jews to baptize their Proselites, or that Christians ought to baptize their Infants: to the Law and Testament, the sacred Scripture is a perfect Rule.
You say John baptized little Children, for he baptized the whole Nation in general, whereof Children were a great part; he refused none that came, or were brought to him, Mat. 3. 5, 6. then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the Regions round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan. Now say you, if John baptized all Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the Regions round about Jordan, and all the People; it is certain he baptized Infants, unless we think there were no Children in Jerusalem, &c.
Answer, I answer, now you think you have done your Business; but Sir, doth not this Argument of yours as strongly prove, that all wicked and ungodly people may be baptized also, ye Swearers, Whoremongers, Murderers, yea the worst of Men, for can we ⟨p. 186⟩think there were none such in Jerusalem, Judah, nor in all the Regions round about, yea that we may baptize Pagans and Infidels, for no doubt, but there were some of all Nations at Jerusalem.