A47591:1314
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.
For this is said, by the pedobaptists, viz. in the first age of the Church, or when baptism was first given forth Believers were Baptized, but where do you find, say they, that any Believer in all the New Testament that was baptized, did delay to Baptize his or her Child, until they come to a ripe Age.
For this is said, by the pedobaptists, viz. in the first age of the Church, or when baptism was first given forth Believers were Baptized, but where do you find, say they, that any Believer in all the New Testament that was baptized, did delay to Baptize his or her Child, untill they come to a ripe Age.
We answer, That we do find such an Instance in respect of our Saviours Baptism, for all must confess, that the Blessed Virgin, or Mother of Jesus, and Joseph his supposed Father, were both eminent Believers, and Baptized too, (none doubt of that) and yet they delayed or referred the Baptizing of the Holy Jesus until he became an Adult Person.
Obj. But if any should Object that John, who was the first that received a Commission to Baptize, was but a little Older then our Saviour; and therefore was not capable to Baptize Jesus Christ when he was a Babe.
Obj. But if any should Object that John, who was the firsh that received a Commission to Baptize, was but a little Older then our Saviour; and therefore was not capable to Baptize Jesus Christ when he was a Babe.