A47591:141
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.
But suppose that Baptism doth signify, or is a figure of the washing of Regeneration, yet sprinkling is no form of washing; but all know dipping is, and the safest way of washing.
2dly. You mention Fier• Baptism, or the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, and Fire, Mat. 3. 11. This Scripture, you say, was fulfilled when the Holy Ghost came upon the Disciples in the appearance of Fiery Tongues, Acts 2. 3. This Baptism was not (say you) by plunging in Fire, but by sprinkling or pouring of Fire (you mean the Holy Spirit) upon them, which sate upon each of them; which is a Fiery washing which purifieth the Soul, &c.
I answer, Tho the Baptism of the Spirit was by pouring forth of the Spirit, yet they were overwhelmed, or immersed ⟨p. 4⟩with it; like as Dust may be poured upon a dead Corps, until it is covered all over, or quite buried therein: So the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, at the Day of Pentecost, signifies the miraculous Effusion of the Holy Ghost. The Greek Word [Greek or Hebrew], saith the Learned Casaubon, is to dip, pl••ge, &c. in which sense, saith he, the Apostles might be truly said to have been baptized, for the House in which this was done was filled with the Holy Ghost; so that the Apostles might seem to have been plunged into it as in a large Fish-Pond. Sir, 'tis not the sprink ing of the Spirit that is the Baptism of the Spirit, for they had doubtless some sprinklings of the Spirit before they were baptized with it. Moreover, Oecumenius on