A47591:1219
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.
Mr. Baxter saith, Such that are made Disciples by teaching, are the Subjects of Baptism according to the Commission; and he is in the right.
3. Doth the baptizing of Infants make them Disciples? Doth Christ say baptize, and so make them Disciples? Or is it not, make Disciples, and baptize them? Mathetusate, disciplize, and then it follows, baptize them.
You say, Christ knoweth how to administer a secret Doctrine to Infants, according to his promise, Thy Children shall be all taught of the Lord.
Answ. 1. No doubt but Christ is able to do it: But doth he in a secret way administer Instruction to Infants? prove it, and also how you come to know it; for they must be known Disciples, visible Disciples that are to be baptized.