A47591:1721
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.
Do they, or can they cause the Child to forsake the Devil and all his works, the Pomps and Vanities of this wicked World, and all the sinful Lusts of the Flesh? In a word, can they make the Child, or Children, to repent and truly believe in Jesus Christ? for these are the things they promise for them and in their Name. Alas! they want power to do it for themselves, and how then should they do it for others? Besides, we see they never mind nor regard their Covenant in the case; and will not God one day say, who has required these things at your hands?
Arg. 7. If there be no president in the Scripture, (as there is no precept) that any Infant was baptized, then Infants ought not to be baptized; But there is no president that any Infant was baptized in the Scripture, Ergo.
If there is any precedent or example in Scripture, that any Infant was baptized, let them show us where we may find it.
If there is any precedent or example in Scripture, that any Infant was baptized, let them shew us where we may find it.