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…

I look upon Infant-Baptism to be one of the chief Pillars of the Romish Church, and of all National Churches and Constitutions in the European World; this is that Christendom that is so cried up, and the way of making and continuing the pretended Christian-Name; in the Anti-christian Church, and World, all are made Christians in their Infant-Baptism: And thus the Inhabitants of the Earth are cheated, and deluded with a Shadow and empty Name that signifies nothing, and certain I am, until Christendom (as it is called) is Unchristianed of this pretended Rite, or Christendom, and the Inhabitants of the Earth become new Christianed, there will never be a thorough Reformation: I mean until they see that Christianity, or Christian-Name, which they received by their Infant-Baptism, signifies nothing, but throw it away as an Human Innovation, and labour after true Regeneration, or a likeness to Christ, and so believe and are baptized upon the profession of their Faith, according as in the Apostolical Primitive Church: 'Tis Infant-Baptism that tends to uphold all National Churches, and deceives poor People who think they were thereby made Christians.

3. Doth it follow, because many Thousands that were baptized (as you call it) when Infants, were after they come to Age truly converted? That that blessed work of Grace upon their Hearts was by virtue of their Infant-Baptism, or from any Motive that arose from thence? Or was it not wholly done by the Power of God's Word preached to them, through the mighty Power and Operations of the Holy Ghost upon their Souls? God hath showed his Mercy, I grant, to such Christians who were Rantized or Sprinkled, in Infancy, in a gracious manner: But this is not to be ascribed to his owning and blessing that Invention of Pedo-Baptism; be sure God will never own as you well say, an Earthly Invention; and I have clearly proved that Infant-Baptism is nothing less or more than an Earthly or Human Invention, therefore God never blessed that. O how few are converted or truly regenerated that have in their Infancy been (as you say) baptized, nay of the Seed of the Faithful! What a Multitude remain ungodly, and so live and die, notwithstanding their Parents Faith, and their Reception of their Infant-Baptism! The Lord open the Eyes of you Worthy and Noble Britons, and send true Light among you as to this matter.