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…

But says Mr. Burkit, search the Scripture, and produce me any one instance if you can from the time of St. John the Baptist, to the time of St. John the Evangelist, which was more than threescore Years, during which time many Thousands of Infants were grown up to maturity, and make it appear there were not any baptized in their Infancy, or that their Baptism was deferred till riper years, or that there is any divine Command for the delaying the baptism of Children of Christian Parents, until they are grown up, and I will frankly yield the Cause. Bravely spoken.

Ans. I must retort this argument back again on him, and must say, it is a great argument against Infant Baptism, and not for it; for, say I, let it be considered, that since there was such a long space of time as 60 Years and more, between John Baptist and the Death of John the beloved Disciple, or John the Evangelist, during which time many Thousand, of Infants were born of baptized Believers, both of Jews and Gentiles, yet we read not of one Infant of them that was baptized.

Reader, observe Mr. Burkit, says in the Gospel day, and when our Saviour sent his Disciples first to preach, they were to teach or make Disciples of those they baptized; but upon the Parents believing and being baptized, he says, their Children were admitted to Baptism also. Now say I, since many Parents thus taught and baptized, had multitudes of Infants born to them; how comes it about that we read not of one of their Infants that were baptized, no not from the time of John Baptist, to the Death of John the Evangelist? Can any Man think, had any Infants been baptized, that God would not have left some account of it, to put the matter out of doubt, especially since it was never taught Doctrinally nor Commanded? Certainly, it could not stand consistent with the Care, Wisdom and Faithfulness of Jesus Christ, to have hid and concealed such a Practice, had there been one Infant by his Authority or Allowance baptized. But since the Scripture is silent in it, we may assure our Selves 'tis not the will of God, Infants should be be baptized. Also if those who were to be baptized were first to be taught, were first to repent and believe, Then it follows clearly, that Baptism must be deferred till Children were of ripe Years, and able so to do, and did not Mary delay the baptizing of the Holy Child Jesus-