A47591:161
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.
6thly. Baptism is, you say, a Condition of the Promise of Salvation; He that believeth and is baptized, shall be •d; Mark 16. 16. 'Tis true, say you, the Promise is not only to Baptism, nor is it also to Faith only, but to Faith and Baptism. Dost thou not desire to be saved? Why then despisest thou one of the Means of Salvation? Thou sayest, if I believe I shall be saved, tho not baptized with Water; Christ saith otherwise, that thou must believe and be baptized, if thou wilt be saved: 'Tis true, the Apostle saith to the Goaler, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, Acts 16. 31, 32. but so soon as he believed, he was baptized. The Unbelief and Haughtiness of thy Heart maketh thee to reject this holy Ordinance, &c.
6thly. Baptism is, you say, a Condition of the Promise of Salvation; He that believeth and is baptized, shall be •d; Mark 16. 16. 'Tis true, say you, the Promise is not only to Baptism, nor is it also to Faith only, but to Faith and Baptism. Dost thou not desire to be saved? Why then despisest thou one of the Means of Salvation? Thou sayst, if I believe I shall be saved, tho not baptized with Water; Christ saith otherwise, that thou must believe and be baptized, if thou wilt be saved: 'Tis true, the Apostle saith to the Goaler, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, Acts 16. 31, 32. but so soon as he believed, he was baptized. The Unbelief and Haughtiness of thy Heart maketh thee to reject this holy Ordinance, &c.
Remark. How can you make Baptism a Condition of Salvation to Infants who are no ways capable to answer it? neither Faith nor Baptism is required of them, nor are their Parents commanded to baptize them: But 'tis true, such as believe, are required to be baptized; and such as reject it, and will not be baptized, tho the proper Subjects, do reject the Counsel of God, and may endanger their Salvation; or at least it calls into question (if convinced of it, i. […]. that it is their Duty) the truth of their Grace, that they neither unfeignedly believe in, nor love Jesus Christ: therefore (Sir) so soon as a Child is grown up and doth believe, he should be baptized, not before; for we have a perfect Rule to walk by.