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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.
5. This must be so, because the Covenant of Grace is well ordered in all things and sure; see once again, Rom. 4. 14. for if they which are of the Law be Heirs, Faith is made void, and the promise of no effect, no need of Faith, if the legal Covenant can save any Man; but if a personal Obedience to the Law could not save the Parent, be sure the Faith and Obedience of the Parent cannot save the Child. But observe, vers. 16. therefore it is of Faith, that it might be by Grace to the end, the promise might be sure to all the Seed. Now consider well the promise is eternal Life, this all understand here, and this saith Paul is sure to all the Seed; 'tis confirmed not only by the word of God, but by the Oath of God also, Heb. 6. 13 for when God made promise to Abraham because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself; to show the Heirs of the Promise, the immutability of his Counsel, he confirmed it by an Oath—that so the Heirs of the promise might have strong Consolation, vers. 17. 18. all that are the true Heirs or spiritual Seed of Abraham must be saved, for 'tis impossible for God to lye, or fail in his Promise, to any one of rhe true Seed of Abraham; therefore if all the natural Seed of Abraham were in this Covenant, and all the natural Seed of Believers, 'tis impossible that any one of them should perish eternally, or miss of eternal Life.
5. This must be so, because the Covenant of Grace is well ordered in all things and sure; see once again, Rom. 4. 14. for if they which are of the Law be Heirs, Faith is made void, and the promise of no effect, no need of Faith, if the legal Covenant can save any Man; but if a personal Obedience to the Law could not save the Parent, besure the Faith and Obedience of the Parent cannot save the Child. But observe, vers. 16. therefore it is of Faith, that it might be by Grace to the end, the promise might be sure to all the Seed. Now consider well the promise is eternal Life, this all understand here, and this saith Paul is sure to all the Seed; 'tis confirmed not only by the word of God, but by the Oath of God also, Heb. 6. 13 for when God made promise to Abraham because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself; to shew the Heirs of the Promise, the immutability of his Counsel, he confirmed it by an Oath—that so the Heirs of the promise might have strong Consolation, vers. 17. 18. all that are the true Heirs or spiritual Seed of Abraham must be saved, for 'tis impossible for God to lye, or fail in his Promise, to any one of rhe true Seed of Abraham; therefore if all the natural Seed of Abraham were in this Covenant, and all the natural Seed of Believers, 'tis impossible that any one of them should perish eternally, or miss of eternal Life.