A47591:1059
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.
2. From hence it appears, Salvation could not come to Zacheus Children, (if he had any) unless they as well as himself did believe, and receive by Faith the Blessing of the Covenant of Grace God made with Abraham; because none are Abraham's Sons or Spiritual Seed, but Believers only, whether Jews or Gentiles, if you be Christs, then you are Abraham's Seed.
3. Therefore if Salvation came to every individual Person in Zacheus Family, they all did believe as well as himself, though it be not expressed. But,
4. Salvation might be said to come to his House, because the Saviour and means of Salvation was that day come to his House.
5. Salvation might be said to come to his House that day, though it came only to Zacheus himself, it coming to the head of the Family, it may be said to come to his House, and yet not to every particular Person in that House, but you bring in this Objection, viz. but what is this to Baptism.