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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.
Luther saith, The Name of Baptism is a Greek Word, it may be termed Dipping when we dip something in Water, that it may be wholly covered with Water; and although (saith he) that Custom is now altogether abolished among the most part, for neither do they dip the whole Children, but only sprinkle them with a little Water, they ought nevertheless to be dipped, and presently drawn out again.
Luther saith, The Name of Baptism is a Greek Word, it may be termed Dipping when we dip something in Water, that it may be wholly covered with Water; and altho (saith he) that Custom is now altogether abolished among the most part, for neither do they dip the whole Children, but only sprinkle them with a little VVater, they ought nevertheless to be dipp'd, and presently drawn out again.
The Germans also call Baptism Ta•ff from Deepness, which they call Tieff in their Tongue; as if it were meet (saith our Author) that those be dipped deeply who are baptized.
The Germans also call Baptism Ta•ff from Deepness, which they call Tieff in their Tongue; as if it were meet (saith our Author) that those be dipp'd deeply who are baptized.
John Bugenhagius Pomeranus (both a Fellow and Successor in the Ministry of Luther at Wittenburgh, whom Thuanus and Zanchias witness to have been a very moderate, godly and learned Man) affirms, that he was desired to be a Witness at Hamburg in the Year 1529. that when he had seen the Minister only sprinkle the Infant wrapped in Swaddling-Clothes on the top of the Head, he was amazed, because he neither had heard or seen, or saw any such thing, nor yet read in any History, except in case of necessity in Bed-rid Persons.