A47591:1540
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.
1. Speedily do it, stay not as Moses did to Circumcise his Child, Exod. 4. 24. the which had like to cost him his life, it is true God bindeth us not at this time to the Eighth day as he did the Jews, yet we ought not to delay. Vid. Cypr. Fidem Ep. 59.
Answ. Make not more speedy hast then good speed, or more hast then God directeth you, why not delay, since God no where saith on the Eighth Day, nor at a year Old nor three years Old, but when they believe, then they ought to rise indeed and not tarry, and be baptized, but since you have no Scripture for this advise, you Quote Cyprian, who would not have the Adult delay if he speaks it of Infants, he is no rule for us, the Ordinance was corrupted in his time, where is it written in Gods Word, Moses had a command to Circumcise his Son on the Eighth Day, therefore he ought not to delay longer, but what is this to your case.
2. Cheerfully as one Marrieth his Child with the Lord Jesus Christ.