A47591:11
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.
To confirm Infant-Baptism upon the Covenant of Grace, he asserts, in his Epistle to Mr. Jones, these words, viz. I being desired and importuned by you to maintain this present Truth which se•teth forth Infants Right unto the Privileges of the New Covenant, a Truth builded upon the Foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, even as ancient as the Covenant of Grace, which was made with Adam and his Seed, &c.
To confirm Infant-Baptism upon the Covenant of Grace, he asserts, in his Epistle to Mr. Jones, these words, viz. I being desired and importuned by you to maintain this present Truth which se•teth forth Infants Right unto the Privileges of the New Covenant, a Truth builded upon the Foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, even as antient as the Covenant of Grace, which was made with Adam and his Seed, &c.
Answ. Doth Mr. Owen think that we deny that any our Children have right to the Covenant of Grace? God forbid; the Controversy lies not there: for all our Children that are elected, are decretively in the Covenant of Grace, also virtually by the Death and Merits of Jesus Christ, and also actually they are and shall be in it when they believe, or when they have Union with Christ; but that the Children of the Faithful as such, or (as so considered) are in the Covenant of Grace, we do utterly deny.
Answ. Doth Mr. Owen think that we deny that any our Children have right to the Covenant of Grace? God forbid; the Controversy lies not there: for all our Children that are elected, are decretively in the Covenant of Grace, also vertually by the Death and Merits of Jesus Christ, and also actually they are and shall be in it when they believe, or when they have Union with Christ; but that the Children of the Faithful as such, or (as so considered) are in the Covenant of Grace, we do utterly deny.