A47591:1373
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.
5. And now Sir, pray do you attempt for once to do more then all your brethren have done before you, viz. prove what Spiritual or Temporal benefits your Children do receive by their pretended Baptism, Mr. Burkitt made assay to do this, but he is answered, and says no more, and I purpose for the sake of the Ancient Britons, for whom I have always had great love, and an honourable esteem of, to take a little pains to transcribe Mr. Burkitt's arguments in this respect, and my answers by and by.
5. And now Sir, pray do you attempt for once to do more then all your brethren have done before you, viz. prove what Spiritual or Temporal benefits your Children do receive by their pretended Baptism, Mr. Burkitt made assay to do this, but he is answered, and says no more, and I purpose for the sake of the Ancient Britains, for whom I have always had great love, and an honourable esteem of, to take a little pains to transcribe Mr. Burkitts arguments in this respect, and my answers by and by.
6. 'Tis evident that baptism doth not infuse Grace into them, nor the habits thereof, it does not change their Hearts; it doth not take away Original Sin. God can do it, 'tis true, nay, and God doth no doubt, change the Hearts of such dying Infants that are saved; but prove if you can, their baptism doth this, and then. 2. what external privileges of the Church do your Infants (as such) receive, that are as, you say, baptized, you will not own them for Brethren and Sisters, until they are Converted, you will not give them the Lords Supper until they are converted, they are not by the Lord's appointment brought under any Obligation by being baptized; and then as few of your Children, 'tis plain, become godly as of ours, pray show us when you write again, what blessings or privileges your Infants do receive by their Rantism, or Baptism as you call it? What uncharitableness is it then in us to deny our Infants that thing, which you cannot prove if they had it, would do them any manner of good.
6. 'Tis evident that baptism doth not infuse Grace into them, nor the habits thereof, it does not change their Hearts; it doth not take away Original Sin. God can do it, 'tis true, nay, and God doth no doubt, change the Hearts of such dying Infants that are saved; but prove if you can, their baptism doth this, and then. 2. what external priviledges of the Church do your Infants (as such) receive, that are as, you say, baptized, you will not own them for Brethren and Sisters, until they are Converted, you will not give them the Lords Supper until they are converted, they are not by the Lord's appointment brought under any Obligation by being baptized; and then as few of your Children, 'tis plain, become godly as of ours, pray shew us when you write again, what blessings or priviledges your Infants do receive by their Rantism, or Baptism as you call it? What uncharitableness is it then in us to deny our Infants that thing, which you cannot prove if they had it, would do them any manner of good.