A47591:1686
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.
13. What should be the reason that our Translators of the Holy Bible should leave the Greek word Baptism, or Baptisma, untranslated: seeing the Dutch have not done so; but contrariwise Translate for John Baptist John the Dipper, and for he Baptized them, he Dipped them.
13. What should be the reason that our Translators of the Holy Bible should leave the Greek word Baptism, or Baptisma, untranslated: seeing the Dutch have not done so; but contrarywise Translate for John Baptist John the Dipper, and for he Baptized them, he Dipped them.
The Athenian Society answer, They are the best Judges themselves, and if we can understand them 'tis enough.
Reply. No, tho' the Learned in the Greek do know what the word Baptizo and Baptisma is, yet the unlearned in that Tongue do not know that it is to Dip or Immersion, •refore 'tis not enough.