A47591:1755
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.
Arg. 16, Whatsoever practice reflects upon the Honour, Wisdom and Care of Jesus Christ, or renders him less faithful than Moses and the New Testament in one of its great Ordinances, nay Sacraments, to lie more obscure in God's Word, than any Law or Precept under the Old Testament, cannot be of God; But the practice of Infant Baptism reflects on the Honour, Care and Faithfulness of Jesus Christ, and renders him less faithful than Moses and a great Ordinance, nay Sacrament, of the New Testament, to lie more dark and obscure than any Precept under the Old Testament, Ergo, Infant Baptism cannot be of God.
The Major cannot be denied.
The Major cannot be denyed.
The Minor is easily proved: For he is bold indeed, who shall affirm Infant Baptism doth not lie obscure in God's Word. One great Party who assert it, say, its not to be found in the Scripture at all, but 'tis an unwritten Apostolical Tradition: Others say, it lies not ⟨p. 313⟩the Letter of the Scripture, but may be proved by Consequences; and yet some great asserters of it, as Dr. Hammond and others say, those Consequences commonly drawn from divers Texts for it, are without demonstration and prove nothing. I am sure a Man may Read the Scripture a Hundred times over and never be thereby convinced, he ought to baptize his Children, though it is powerful to convince Men of all Christian Duties.