A47591:1782
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 Major will not be denied.
As to the Minor, all generally confess the end and design of Christ in Instituting the Ordinance of Baptism, was in a lively Figure to represent his Death, Burial and Resurrection; with the Persons Death unto Sin, and his rising again to walk in newness of Life, that is baptized; as the Sacrament of the Supper was ordained to represent his Body was broke, and his blood was shed. But that a lively Figure of Christs Death, Burial and Resurrection, appears in Sprinkling a little Water on the Face, I see not, (and as done to an Infant) there can no Death to sin, and rising again to walk in Newness of Life be signified; and therefore Christs design and end therein is frustrated.
As to the Minor, all generally confess the end and design of Christ in Instituting the Ordinance of Baptism, was in a lively Figure to represent his Death, Burial and Resurrecton; with the Persons Death unto Sin, and his rising again to walk in newness of Life, that is baptized; as the Sacrament of the Supper was ordained to represent his Body was broke, and his blood was shed. But that a lively Figure of Christs Death, Burial and Resurrection, appears in Sprinkling a little Water on the Face, I see not, (and as done to an Infant) there can no Death to sin, and rising again to walk in Newness of Life be signified; and therefore Christs design and end therein is frustrated.
Arg. 27. If Baptism be Immersion, as to the proper and genuine Signification of the word Baptizo as also of those Typical and Metaphorical Baptisms, and the Spiritual Signification thereof; then Sprinkling cannot be Christs true Baptism. But Immersion is the proper and ⟨p. 319⟩genuine signification of the word Baptizo, and also of those Typical and Metaphorical Baptisms spoken of, and the spiritual signification thereof, Ergo, Sprinkling is not Christ's true Baptism.