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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.
Dr. Taylor saith, The Custom of the Ancient Church was not Sprinkling, but Immersion, in pursuance of the ⟨p. 14⟩Sense of the word Baptizing, and the Commandment and Example of our blessed Saviour.
Dr. Taylor saith, The Custom of the Antient Church was not Sprinkling, but Immersion, in pursuance of the ⟨p. 14⟩Sense of the word Baptizing, and the Commandment and Example of our blessed Saviour.
Salmasius in his Notes of divers upon Sulpitius Severus, saith, that the word [Greek or Hebrew] signifies Immersion, not Sprinkling. Nor did the Ancients otherwise baptize than by single or treble Immersion, as in the Greek Church to this day; saith he, the Person to be baptized is plunged over Head and Ears. The same thing does Peter Avetabolis testify of the Asian Christians inhabiting Iberia and Colchi.
Salmasius in his Notes of divers upon Sulpitius Severus, saith, that the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 signifies Immersion, not Sprinkling. Nor did the Antients otherwise baptize than by single or treble Immersion, as in the Greek Church to this day; saith he, the Person to be baptized is plunged over Head and Ears. The same thing does Peter Avetabolis testify of the Asian Christians inhabiting Iberia and Colchi.
St. Ambrose saith, Water is that wherein the Body is plunged, to wash all Sin away, there all Vice is buried.