A47591:1293
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.
It is certain, saith Mr. Owen, that this Scripture mentioneth not of Children, if it doth they must needs be damned, for want of Faith which cannot be actually in them.
Ans. I answer, 'tis very true, that Christ in his Commission neither meaneth nor mentioneth Infants; he hath given no Commission to baptize Infants, because the words of the Commission runneth to such who are capable to be taught, to be made Disciples by Teaching and so to Believe, which Infants Mr. Owen saith, cannot actually do.
But he adds, the Apostle saith in 2 Thes. 3. 10. saith he, if any would not work, neither should he eat would not that Father be unnatural, who would take an occasion from this Scripture to starve his little Children, because they cannot work; so when Christ saith, he that believeth and is baptized; it doth not follow, that none ought to be baptized until they believe.
But he adds, the Apostle saith in 2 Thes. 3. 10. saith he, if any would not work, neither should he eat would not that Father be unnatural, who would take an occasion from this Scripture to starve his little Children, because they cannot work; so when Christ saith, he that believeth and is baptized; it doth not follow, that none ought to be baptized untill they believe.