A47591:1578
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.
4. True, all our Children are Obliged by the Lord, when they come to Years of understanding, to remember their Creator, and to Fear, Love, Believe and Serve him, by the Authority and Command of his Blessed Word, but not by virtue of any Baptismal Vow he hath appointed for them in Infancy, to come under, or enter into, the State of Children in Infancy, may through Christs Merits be fast enough, if they Die then, whether their Parents believe or not, and it appears the Privileges and Blessings of their Parents Faith doth them no good any longer, but only whilst they continue in Infancy.
4. True, all our Children are Obliged by the Lord, when they come to Years of understanding, to remember their Creator, and to Fear, Love, Believe and Serve him, by the Authority and Command of his Blessed Word, but not by virtue of any Baptismal Vow he hath appointed for them in Infancy, to come under, or enter into, the State of Children in Infancy, may through Christs Merits be fast enough, if they Die then, whether their Parents believe or not, and it apppears the Priviledges and Blessings of their Parents Faith doth them no good any longer, but only whilst they continue in Infancy.
4. You bid your Children that are grown up to live answerable to their Covenant. 5. Say you, give not place to Temptation, in denying your First Baptism.
Answ. Let your Children take heed that they are not blinded by your pretended baptismal privilege, so as to think they are any ways the better for that. Young Men and Women, 'tis not your Patents Faith will interest you in the Covenant of Grace, there is a twofold being in that Covenant.
Answ. Let your Children take heed that they are not blinded by your pretended baptismal priviledge, so as to think they are any ways the better for that. Young Men and Women, 'tis not your Patents Faith will interest you in the Covenant of Grace, there is a twofold being in that Covenant.