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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. 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.
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.
Arg. 2. Where there is no Law, there is no Transgression:
But there is no Law to baptize Infants: Ergo, It is no Transgression not to baptize them.