A47591:1165
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.
Now, Sir here are Examples enough that do prove in the primitive times, Children of baptized Believers were not baptized, but had their Baptism delayed till they themselves believed, and gave an account of their Faith. Had it been the constant custom of the Godly to baptize Infants, would not these, think you, have been in their Infancy baptized?
Grotius, as I find him quoted by Dr. Du-Veil, saith,
The Primitive Churches did not baptize Infants, see Grotius's Notes on the Gospel. ⟨p. 221⟩Nay, (saith the same great and learned Author,) it doth most plainly appear by the right of baptizing in the Romish Church, for baptism is to be asked before the Person to be baptized do enter into the Church, which the surety does in the Infants Name, a clear distinct confession of Faith is required, which the same surety rehearseth in the Infants Name, i. e. a Renouncing of the World, its Pomps, the Flesh, and the Devil. We may by this perceive from whence the Original of our old Church Catechism came. But this is a clear Argument, saith the Dr. to prove of old, the Persons who were to be baptized, themselves asked Baptism in their own Name, and of their own choice, and professed their own Faith.