A47591:1076
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. You say, he could no less then know the rest of the Proselytes who received Circumcision, that they and their Children were in Abraham's Covenant, and also he at this time by his receiving the Gospel, should come into the same Covenant, so that he and his whole House should be the first Fruits of the Gentiles. Thus Peter founded the Christian Church of the Jews and Gentiles in Households, according to the ancient practice from the beginning of the World.
2. You say, he could no less then know the rest of the Proselytes who received Circumcision, that they and their Children were in Abraham's Covenant, and also he at this time by his receiving the Gospel, should come into the same Covenant, so that he and his whole House should be the first Fruits of the Gentiles. Thus Peter founded the Christian Church of the Jews and Gentiles in Housholds, according to the ancient practice from the beginning of the World.
Ans. I answer, 'tis a great abuse of the sacred History, to say Peter founded the Christian Churches in particular Households, for the first Church consisted of Three Thousand, and there is no mention made of any particular Household; but perhaps two of a City, and one of a Family, as God promised, were at that time brought into God's Gospel Zion; also here were many gathered together at Cornelius's House, as appears Verse 33.
Ans. I answer, 'tis a great abuse of the sacred History, to say Peter founded the Christian Churches in particular Housholds, for the first Church consisted of Three Thousand, and there is no mention made of any particular Houshold; but perhaps two of a City, and one of a Family, as God promised, were at that time brought into God's Gospel Sion; also here were many gathered together at Cornelius's House, as appears Verse 33.