A47591:1739
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
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And as to the Minor 'tis acknowledged by our Adversaries, it is not to be found in the Letter of the Scripture And as to the Consequences drawn therefrom, (we have proved,) they are not Natural from the premises; and tho' we will admit of Consequences and Inferences if Genuine, yet not in the case of an Institution respecting a practical Ordinance that is of mere positive Right.
And as to the Minor 'tis acknowledged by our Adversaries, it is not to be found in the Letter of the Scripture And as to the Consequences drawn therefrom, (we have proved,) they are not Natural from the premises; and tho' we will admit of Consequences and Inferences if Genuine, yet not in the case of an Institution respecting a practical Ordinance that is of meer positive Right.
Arg. 9. If Infant Baptism was an Institution of Christ, the Pedo-baptists could not be at a loss about the Grounds of the Right Infants have to Baptism: but the Pedo-baptists are at a great loss, and differ exceedingly about the Grounds of the Right Infants have to Baptism, Ergo 'tis no Institution of Christ.
As touching the Major, I argue thus; that which is an Institution of Christ, the Holy Scripture doth show, as well the end, and ground of the Ordinance, as the subject and manner of it; but the Scripture speaks nothing of the end and ground of Pedo-baptism, or for what reason they ought to be baptized, Ergo, It is no Institution of Christ.
As touching the Major, I argue thus; that which is an Institution of Christ, the Holy Scripture doth shew, as well the end, and ground of the Ordinance, as the subject and manner of it; but the Scripture speaks nothing of the end and ground of Pedo-baptism, or for what reason they ought to be baptized, Ergo, It is no Institution of Christ.