A47591:1341
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. But take heed you do not father that upon the Devil which is done by Jesus Christ, 'tis not Satan that tempts us to cast a slight on Infant Baptism, or makes us loo• upon it as an insignificant thing, but 'tis through Christ's gracious influences, by opening our Eyes to see 'tis a mere humane rite, and invention of Man's own Brain, therefore we threw it away, and entered into a new and true Baptismal Covenant, and many others also do day by day.
2. But take heed you do not father that upon the Devil which is done by Jesus Christ, 'tis not Satan that tempts us to cast a slight on Infant Baptism, or makes us loo• upon it as an insignificant thing, but 'tis through Christ's gracious influences, by opening our Eyes to see 'tis a meer humane rite, and invention of Man's own Brain, therefore we threw it away, and entered into a new and true Baptismal Covenant, and many others also do day by day.
You (say you) appeal to the Consciences of those that are rebaptized, is not the thing thus? Let their Consciences dictate and reprove them, say you, of this sinful Carelessness, that they never made a right use of their first Baptism, if they had received profit from the first, they would not have at all renounced it.
You (say you) appeal to the Consciences of those that are rebaptized, is not the thing thus? Let their Consciences dictate and reprove them, say you, of this sinful Carelesness, that they never made a right use of their first Baptism, if they had received profit from the first, they would not have at all renounced it.
Ans. 1. I will take this appeal to be made to me, though never re-baptized, even to my Conscience; and I do solemnly declare, I doubt not but all my Brethren can speak the same thing, that the reason why we cast off our Infant Baptism or rather Rantism, was because we were fully convinced it was no Ordinance of Christ, and therefore knew it could be of no […] to us.