A47591:1098
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.
3. You will find a great difference between the Covenant that peculiarly did appertain to the natural Seed of Abraham as such, and the Covenant of Grace made with Abraham and his true Spiritual Seed as such.
4. I have proved that neither Abraham's Faith nor the Parents Faith entitles any of their natural Seed as such, to the inheritance or blessings purchased by Jesus Christ, viz. Justification, Adoption, Pardon of Sin, and eternal Life, no, no, the Children of the Flesh, (as such) these are not the Children of God, but the Children of the promise are counted for the Seed, viz. those that are the elect of God only, Rom. 9. 6, 7, 8, 9. are the Children of the premise, and Heirs of Glory; the promise runs Gal. 3. 16. not to Seeds as of many, but to thy Seed which is Christ, i. e. Christ personally considered primarily, and then to Christ mystically considered, that is all that are spiritually united to him; therefore the Apostle saith, Verse 29. if ye be Christs, ⟨p. 205⟩then are you Abraham's Seed and Heirs according to the promise, or according to the Covenant of Grace God made with Abraham.
4. I have proved that neither Abraham's Faith nor the Parents Faith intitles any of their natural Seed as such, to the inheritance or blessings purchased by Jesus Christ, viz. Justification, Adoption, Pardon of Sin, and eternal Life, no, no, the Children of the Flesh, (as such) these are not the Children of God, but the Children of the promise are counted for the Seed, viz. those that are the elect of God only, Rom. 9. 6, 7, 8, 9. are the Children of the premise, and Heirs of Glory; the promise runs Gal. 3. 16