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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.
Remark. Baptism is a sign of Remission of Sin to none but Believers, who have Repentance: and therefore Peter exhorted those Jews, first to repent; Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ, for the Remission of Sins. Such only here have the Promise of Remission that do and can repent, and to such only ought the Sign to be given, who have the Thing signified, which are not Infants but Believers. Is Absolution and the Seal of it offered unto Infants, and do they refuse to receive it? Sir, were your Eyes opened you would soon see you apply all you say to the wrong Subjects. You exhort the Subjects of Baptism to be thankful, le•t they despise the Seal of Pardon. Now take from your Reasoning this following Argument, viz. Such Persons that Baptism belongs unto, may neglect and despise the Ordinance and Seal of Pardon; but Infants cannot neglect or despise the Ordinance and Seal of Pardon: Ergo, Baptism doth not belong to Infants.
Remark. Baptism is a sign of Remission of Sin to none but Believers, who have Repentance: and therefore Peter exhorted those Jews, first to repent; Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ, for the Remission of Sins. Such only here have the Promise of Remission that do and can repent, and to such only ought the Sign to be given, who have the Thing signified, which are not Infants but Believers. Is Absolution and the Seal of it offered unto Infants, and do they refuse to receive it? Sir, were your Eyes open'd you would soon see you apply all you say to the wrong Subjects. You exhort the Subjects of Baptism to be thankful, le•t they despise the Seal of Pardon. Now take from your Reasoning this following Argument, viz. Such Persons that Baptism belongs unto, may neglect and despise the Ordinance and Seal of Pardon; but Infants cannot neglect or despise the Ordinance and Seal of Pardon: Ergo, Baptism doth not belong to Infants.