A47591:1123
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.
Ans. No doubt but in some of those Households were Children, they might not be all Barren without Children, yet their Children might be grown up to maturity; but you your self have proved that whole Houses may be said to be baptized, and yet none but the Adult in those Households might be baptized, seeing the Scripture you quoted, saith, that Sampson was buried by all his Fathers House, yet none of the little Children in that House could be concerned in that matter.
Ans. No doubt but in some of those Housholds were Children, they might not be all Barren without Children, yet their Children might be grown up to maturity; but you your self have proved that whole Houses may be said to be baptized, and yet none but the Adult in those Housholds might be baptized, seeing the Scripture you quoted, saith, that Sampson was buried by all his Fathers House, yet none of the little Children in that House could be concerned in that matter.
As to the House of Stephanas you say well, they are called the first Fruits of Achaia. I beseech you Brethren, ⟨p. 212⟩ye know the Household of Stephanas, that is the first Fruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the Saints, 1 Cor. 16. 15. that you submit your selves to such, vers. 16.
As to the House of Stephanas you say well, they are called the first Fruits of Achaia. I beseech you Brethren, ⟨p. 212⟩ye know the Houshold of Stephanas, that is the first Fruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the Saints, 1 Cor. 16. 15. that you submit your selves to such, vers. 16.