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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.
Some judg that the whole Body ought to be dipped in Water, and all other ways to be unlawful. Others judg (say you) the sprinkling of Water on the Face of him that is baptized to be sufficient, especially in these cold Climates; for even as in the other Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is one Mo•sel of Bread, and one Spoonful of Wine sufficient for to signify the Spiritual Food that is had in Christ; even so in the Sacrament of Baptism, the sprinkling of a little Water on him that is baptized, signifies the Virtue of the Blood of Christ as effectually as Rivers of Water.
Some judg that the whole Body ought to be dipped in Water, and all other ways to be unlawful. Others judg (say you) the sprinkling of Water on the Face of him that is baptiz'd to be sufficient, especially in these cold Climates; for even as in the other Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is one Mo•sel of Bread, and one Spoonful of Wine sufficient for to signify the Spiritual Food that is had in Christ; even so in the Sacrament of Baptism, the sprinkling of a little Water on him that is baptized, signifies the Virtue of the Blood of Christ as effectually as Rivers of Water.
I answer; Certainly you cannot be ignorant of what many learned Pedo-baptists have said in Opposition to what you here speak; for tho both the holy Sacraments are very significant of Christ's Sufferings, and of those spiritual Benefits we receive from him, yet they are of different Signification.
First; The Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper holds forth in a lively Figure, the breaking of Christ's Body, and the pouring forth of his precious Blood; and this indeed may as well he represented by a small quantity of Bread and Wine as by much, yet a little Water will not serve in Baptism.