A47591:1270
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. Whereas you say that Children are a great part of the Nations, and may therefore be baptized; this is a fallacious or deceitful Consequence: For may not I (as before) argue thus? Unbelievers, i. e. Turks, Infidels, Pagans and their Children, are a great part of all Nations, therefore may be baptized. Sir, I appeal to your Conscience, Whether this Inference is not as good and true, from the Premises, as yours.
3. But you ask whether there is a command for the baptizing of Parents, no doubt of this, we and you agree, that there is a command to baptize Parents, that believe in Christ, and to baptize Children too that believe in Christ;; but say you then, there is a command to baptize Infants, because they are included in the Parents, even as parts of them; now this is utterly false, and also very ridiculous, 'tis for any Man to assert it.
1. For if this was so, it follows, whatsoever God commands the Parent, he commands the Child, then when God commanded Abraham to offer up, or slay his Son, he commanded the Son to slay himself; it would also follow, That