A47591:1604
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. Answ. Ask Mr. Owen, why the Devil doth not love, nor can't endure Popish Holy-water, or is such a fearful enemy to that as the Papists say it hath often been manifest? is the Consecration of Water therefore of God's appointment. Why may we not give credit to the Papists, as well as unto Witches and Sorcerers?
2. Because he cannot prove Infant Baptism from Arguments from Heaven will he go for Arguments ⟨p. 290⟩to prove it to be Christs Ordinance taken from Hell?
3. The Devil is a crafty and subtle Adversary, doth not he do this to make People love and approve of their Infant Baptism, which no doubt Christ never appointed.
4. However this Testimony is given only by Witches and Sorcerers, and what ground have we to believe them?