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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.
You say you have proved, That the Apostles Baptized not only the Adult, when they believed, but the Children of such also.
Answ. I have I hope to the satisfaction of all that are willing to be informed disproved what you say, and proved that the Apostles Baptized no one Infant by far better Arguments than you have brought to prove they did.
Obj. Infants do not understand what is done, and therefore what profiteth Baptism unto them; this Objection; Mr. Owen answereth as followeth.
This Objection, saith he, is not only against Baptism, but against Circumcision also; yet the Ordinance was profitable unto them. A little Child may receive a great gift, &c.
1. Answ. I answer Circumcision was God's Command, Infants had aright to it, but God has not Commanded Infants to be Baptized, God's Ordinance shall have that effect on its proper subject, which he designed by it, no doubt had it been the Will of Christ to have given Command to Baptize Infants, but it should some ways or another been profitable to them; but since he hath not Commanded it, it can no way profit them.