A47591:1288
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.
1. Answ. I answer, Reader observe, that here Mr. Omen hath given away his cause for ever, for he saith Christ speaks not of the Children of the Faithful, but of the Adult: Now consider, that these two Texts which he here Quotes, viz. Mat. 28. 19, 20. Mark 16. 15, 16. does contain the great and only Commission and Warranty given by the Lord Jesus, the only Law-giver about Baptizing; and if Infants are not mentioned nor intended here, there is no Warrant at all to Baptize them; for if by virtue of the great Commission, all persons must first believe before they are baptized, farewell for ever to Infant Baptism.
2. The Objection well saith, That according to this Rule or Commission, the Apostles did not baptize any until they believed which is true and he cannot refute it.
3. Consider that the Commission, Mat. 28. 19, 20. Mark 16. 15, 16. did not only authorize the Apostles to go and make Disciples among the Gentile or Pagan World, but also among the Jews, that were the Seed of Abraham, nay they were commanded first to begin (or open their Commission) to preach to them at Jerusalem, moreover the words of this Commission is all the Commission and Warrant, the Disciples and Ministers of the Gospel have to administer Baptism to all the Christian Nations to the end of the World. There are not two Commissions given by Christ about baptizing, one to go to the Pagan or Gentile World, and another to be believing Christian World, or to believers and