A47591:1289
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.
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 ⟨p. 228⟩their Seed. Now there is but one Commission, and only Rule we have to baptize, therefore Mr. Baxter saith well, i. e. Christ in his Commission directeth his Apostles to make Disciples, and then baptize them, promising, that he that believeth and is Baptized, shall be saved, Baxt. Confirm. p. 27. And in another place, he saith, speaking of this only Warrant or Commission of Baptizing, if we have it not here, where have we it. Shall any one think Christ's Commission short and defective.
4. Mr. Owen saith, if we were to preach unto such that is to unbelievers or Heathens, we should baptize none until they believed. Now pray consider that this is his Commission to baptize, if he be a true Minister of Christ, let him preach to whom he will, or come where he will, he must do all things according to this Commission, as 'tis here given, neither baptize Young nor Old, neither Jew nor Gentile, Parent nor Child, until they believe, or profess their Faith in Jesus Christ; if he doth, he Violates and acts directly contrary to his only Commission, and therefore if he doth, he sins, Should any Commissioner of an Earthly King, act contrary to the very express words, and purport of his Commission, he certainly would be condemned, as a false and unfaithful Servant, and be turned out of his Masters Service. Mr. Owen saith, That the Seed of the faithful, Christ mentioneth not, that is in his great Commission,