A47591:1404
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.
7. They are guilty, say you, (that is; such as deny Infant Baptism) of a great sin, by giving offence to many that were baptized in their Infancy, tempting them to think that they are not under any vows unto God, and that their baptism bindeth them not to a new course of Life, if People judge themselves free from their baptismal Obligation. O! How naked come they to Satan's Temptations, &c.
7. They are guilty, say you, (that is; such as deny Infant Baptism) of a great sin, by giving offence to many that were baptized in their Infancy, tempting them to think that they are not under any vows unto God, and that their baptism bindeth them not to a new course of Life, if People judge themselves free from their baptismal Obligation. O! How naked come they to Satans Temptations, &c.
Answ. I answer, if you take an offence at us, because we cast away an humane Tradition, we cannot help that, ought we to obey Man rather then God, Judge ye.
2. 'Tis the force of Scripture arguments, or the power of Gods Word, that provoked us, and many Thousands more to throw off the Innovation and sinful practice of Infant Baptism; and dare you say it was Satan that tempted us, no I fear 'tis Satan or worldly profit, or to free themselves from reproach, that tempts some of the pedobaptists to continue the practice of that devised Custom. 'Tis not Satan's use, nor interest to tempt Men to own Christs blessed Institutions, and cast off Mens Inventions, but endeavour to keep them Ignorant of the first, and to hold up the second, which was let in us in the time of the Apostasy of the Church, which 'tis evident is a Pillar to uphold National Churches, and not only Popish, but some Protestant Constitutions also.