A47591:1065
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.
1. Ans. I answer, you may be sure when Zacheus believed in Christ, he was a proper Subject of Gospel Baptism, so were all that believed who were in his House; but the Text doth not say, that every particular Person that were in his House believed, or that Salvation came so to his House, but if it did, no doubt they were all upon their believing baptized.
2. But you may well say, what is this to Baptism, since he and all his House were baptized before, even when he was in his Sins, and a notorious Sinner, the chief of the Publicans; it is probable say you, sure Sir, 'tis more then probable, it was impossible, that Zacheus and his Family should escape Baptism, when John had baptized all the whole Country before, all, ⟨p. 196⟩yea every individual Person that dwelt in Jerusalem, Judea, and all the Regions round about: The truth is, this is very impertinently brought in to prove Infant Baptism; what doth it signify, that Salvation was come to Zacheus that day, and not until then, seeing John's Commission was to baptize all, whether Godly or Ungodly, Believers or Unbelievers, whether Salvation was come to them or not; let the Reader observe, what darkness and ignorance this Man shows.
2. But you may well say, what is this to Baptism, since he and all his House were baptized before, even when he was in his Sins, and a notorious Sinner, the chief of the Publicans; it is probable say you, sure Sir, 'tis more then probable, it was impossible, that Zacheus and his Family should escape Baptism, when John had baptized all the whole Country before, all, ⟨p. 196⟩yea every individual Person that dwelt in Jerusalem, Judea, and all the Regions round about: The truth is, this is very impertinently brought in to prove Infant Baptism; what doth it signifie, that Salvation was come to Zacheus that day, and not until then, seeing John's Commission was to baptize all, whether Godly or Ungodly, Believers or Unbelievers, whether Salvation was come to them or not; let the Reader observe, what darkness and ignorance this Man shews.