A47591:1742
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.
The Minor is undeniable; some affirm as we have already showed, that it was to take away Original Sin; others say it is, theirs right by the Covenant, they being the Seed of Believers; others say, Infants have Faith, and therefore have a Right; others say, they have a Right by the Faith of their Surety. Some ground their Right from Apostolical Tradition; others upon the authority of Scripture: Some say, all Children of professed Christians ought to be baptized, others say none but the Children of true believers have ⟨p. 311⟩a Right to it, sure if it was an Ordinance of Christ, his word would soon end this Controversy.
The Minor is undeniable; some affirm as we have already shew'd, that it was to take away Original Sin; others say it is, theirs right by the Covenant, they being the Seed of Believers; others say, Infants have Faith, and therefore have a Right; others say, they have a Right by the Faith of their Surety. Some ground their Right from Apostolical Tradition; others upon the authority of Scripture: Some say, all Children of professed Christians ought to be baptized, others say none but the Children of true believers have ⟨p. 311⟩a Right to it, sure if it was an Ordinance of Christ, his word would soon end this Controversie.
Arg. 10. If the Children of believing Gentiles, as such, are not the Natural nor Spiritual Seed of Abraham they can have no Right to Baptism, or Church Membership, by virtue of any Covenant Transaction God made with Abraham; but the Children of Believing Parents, as such, are not the Natural, nor Spiritual Seed of Abraham, Ergo.
Arg. 11. If no Man can prove from Scripture that any Spiritual benefit redounds to Infants in their Baptism, 'tis no Ordinance of Christ; But no Man can prove from Scripture, that any spiritual benefit redounds to Infants in their Baptism, Ergo.