A47591:1153
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. We readily grant, that Infant baptism is of great Antiquity, of more then Thirteen Hundred years standing, so are many other abominable Errors, Practices and corrupt Ceremonies; but from the beginning it was not so, viz. 'tis not to be found in Holy Scripture, it is none of Christs Institution; therefore an Human Invention; nor was it practised in the Two first hundred years after Christ, as I shall now prove out of as good Authors, as any Mr. Owen hath or can produce.
1. 'Tis said Justin Martyr was Converted about 30 years after the Apostle John; and by the Order then used in the Church, It appears there was no Infant baptism thought of.
Walafrid Strabo, as I find him cited by a great Historian, says, that there was no Children, but aged and understanding Persons Baptized in this Age; that is to say in the Second Century. Wall. Strabo. Eccl. Hist. cap. 26. Vicecom. l. 1. c, 30.
Walafrid Strabo, as I find him cited by a great Historian, says, that there was no Children, but aged and understanding Persons Baptized in this Age; that is to say in the Second Century. Wal. Strabo. Eccl. Hist. cap. 26. Vicecom. l. 1. c, 30.