A47591:1791
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.
And in the last place, finally, to confirm that [Greek or Hebrew] is to Dip, both from the •teral and spiritual signification thereof, as also from those Typical and Metaphorical Baptisms mentioned in the Scripture. I might add further that this evidently appears from the practice of John Baptis•, and the Apostles of Christ, who baptized in Rivers, and where there was much water; and also because the Baptizer and Baptized, are said to go down into the water (not down to the water) and came up out of the water. John Baptist is said to baptize them into ([Greek or Hebrew]) Jordan as the Greek renders it, which shows it Dipping and not Sprinkling. Would it be proper to say, he Sprinkled them into Jordan. The Lord open the Eyes of those who see not, to consider these things.
And in the last place, finally, to confirm that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is to Dip, both from the •teral and spiritual signification thereof, as also from those Typical and Metaphorical Baptisms mentioned in the Scripture. I might add further that this evidently appears from the practice of John Baptis•, and the Apostles of Christ, who baptized in Rivers, and where there was much water; and also because the Baptizer and Baptized, are said to go down into the water (not down to the water) and came up out of the water. John Baptist is said to baptize them into (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) •ordan as the Greek renders it, which shews it Dipping and not Sprinkling. Would it be proper to say, he Sprinkled them into Jordan. The Lord open the Eyes of those who see not, to consider these things.
Sir, I expect your answer to these Arguments particularly if you make any reply to what I have said in confutation of your Treatise, and see you do your business better the next time, for as yet you have not proved Infant Baptism to be, from Heaven, as I hope the unprejudiced Reader will conclude: I shall say no more at present; but leave all I have said to the blessing of God, hoping in a little time he will vanquish by the light of his sacred word, your Scripture less practice of Infant Baptism out of the World clear up the Truth of his own despised Ordinance, That Wisdom may […] of her Children, and God may be Honoured, to whom be Glory now and for ever more.