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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.
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.
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 VVitness at Hamburgh in the Year 1529. that when he had seen the Minister only sprinkle the Infant wrapt in Swadling-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.
Hence in a General Assembly therefore of all the Ministers that were convened, he did ask of a certain Minister (John ⟨p. 15⟩Frize by Name, who was sometimes Minister of Lubec) how the Sacrament of Baptism was administered at Lubec? who for his Piety and Candour, did answer, that Infants were baptized naked at Lubec, after the same fashion altogether as in Germany; but from whence and how that peculiar manner of baptizing had crept into Hamburg he was ignorant. At length they did agree among themselves that the Judgment of Luther and of the Divines at Wittenberg should be demanded about this Point; which thing being done, Luther wrote back to Hamburg, that the Sprinkling was an Abuse they ought to remove. Thus plunging was restored at Hamburg, yet is that Climate cooler than ours.
Hence in a General Assembly therefore of all the Ministers that were convened, he did ask of a certain Minister (John ⟨p. 15⟩