A47591:1201
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.
And he seems to charge Mr. Tombs and Mr. Danvers for asserting the contrary.
Answ. To which I answer, I see no reason why he should condemn Mr. Tombs or Mr. Danvers in this matter; for according to some Histories it appears, that the Ancient Waldenses and Albigenses, as also the Ancient Britons, were for the Baptizing of Believers: see D. Balthazar Lidius, in his History of the Church, p. 2. col. 2. out of Renarius, and G. Bildas in his Book called De Historia Aurelii Ambrosii.
Answ. To which I answer, I see no reason why he should condemn Mr. Tombs or Mr. Danvers in this matter; for according to some Histories it appears, that the Antient Waldenses and Albigenses, as also the Antient Britains, were for the Baptizing of Believers: see D. Balthazar Lidius, in his History of the Church, p. 2. col. 2. out of Renarius, and G. Bildas in his Book called De Historia Aurelii Ambrosii.
And the Learned Usher, in his Book of the State of the Christian Church, as Mr. Danvers observes, p. 237. shows, that they defended Believers-Baptism in opposition to that of Infants: see Moreland, Book 1. c. 4. p. 67. yet no doubt but some of the Waldenses might be for Infant-Baptism. Yet Mr. Owen confesseth that Bernard acknowledgeth that History doth speak of the Waldenses denying Infant-Baptism, tho he would fain have it from what the said Bernard saith, to be a Slander cast upon them by their Enemies the Papists. Let it be how it will concerning them, know, Noble Britons, that we build not our Faith about Baptism upon the Practice and Custom of Men, Fathers, General Councils, Protestant Reformers or Churches; but upon the Word of God.
And the Learned Usher, in his Book of the State of the Christian Church, as Mr. Danvers observes, p. 237. shews, that they desended Believers-Baptism in opposition to that of Infants: see Moreland, Book 1. c. 4. p. 67. yet no doubt but some of the Waldenses might be for Infant-Baptism. Yet Mr. Owen confesseth that Bernard acknowledgeth that History doth speak of the Waldenses denying Infant-Baptism, tho he would fain have it from what the said Bernard saith, to be a Slander cast upon them by their Enemies the Papists. Let it be how it will concerning them, know, Noble Britains, that we build not our Faith about Baptism upon the Practice and Custom of Men, Fathers, General Councils, Protestant Reformers or Churches; but upon the Word of God.