A47591:1375
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.
Nay Sir, I shall prove before I have done with you that it may do them much hurt.
5. Those that are against Infant Baptism; and for renewing of it (you say) are guilty of a great ingratitude towards God, we know that ingratitude is a great Sin against the Lord: Unthankfulness for Temporal blessings provokes him to Anger, Rom. 1. 21. Luke 17. 17, 18. how much more for Spiritual blessings and privileges.—Is it not great ingratitude in us to despise our birth-right? The Scripture puts a reproachful Character upon Esau, &c.
5. Those that are against Infant Baptism; and for renewing of it (you say) are guilty of a great ingratitude towards God, we know that ingratitude is a great Sin against the Lord: Unthankfulness for Temporal blessings provokes him to Anger, Rom. 1. 21. Luke 17. 17, 18. how much more for Spiritual blessings and priviledges.—Is it not great ingratitude in us to despise our birth-right? The Scripture puts a reproachful Character upon Esau, &c.
Answ. All this is to no purpose, 'tis but begging the Question, viz. That Infant Baptism is God's Ordinance, and a birthright privilege which we utterly deny, for tho' Baptism be a privilege by Christs positive Command, it only belonging to the Second Birth, not to the First.
Answ. All this is to no purpose, 'tis but begging the Question, viz. That Infant Baptism is God's Ordinance, and a birthright priviledge which we utterly deny, for tho' Baptism be a priviledge by Christs positive Command, it only belonging to the Second Birth, not to the First.