A47591:1271
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. 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
2. When God commands the believing Parent to partake of the Lord's Supper, he also commands all his Children to partake of the Lord's Supper, because they are all included in their Parents.
3. If Children are thus a part of their Parents, then certainly, if the Parents go to Heaven, all their Children must go to Heaven likewise; for the whole of Believers shall be saved, and not a part of them only.