A47591:211
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.
Mr. Jos. Mede saith there was no such thing as Sprinkling or Rantism [mark!] used in Baptism in the Apostles days, nor many Ages after. He had spoken more properly if he had said, there was no Rantism used in the Apostles days, but Baptism, than to say no Rantism used in Baptism, since he well knew they are two distinct and different Acts: It cannot be Baptism at all, if it be only Rantism or Sprinkling, Immersion or Dipping being the very thing, not an Accident, as I hinted, but an Essential so absolutely necessary, that it cannot be the Act or Ordinance without it.
Mr. Jos. Mede saith there was no such thing as Sprinkling or Rantism [mark!] used in Baptism in the Apostles days, nor many Ages after. He had spoken more properly if he had said, there was no Rantism used in the Apostles days, but Baptism, than to say no Rantism used in Baptism, since he well knew they are two distinct and different Acts: It cannot be Baptism at all, if it be only Rantism or Sprinkling, Immersion or Dipping being the very thing, not an Accident, as I hinted, but an Essential so absolutly necessary, that it cannot be the Act or Ordinance without it.
If I command my Maid to dip my Handkerchief into the Water, and she only takes a little Water in her Hand and sprinkles a few drops upon it, doth she do what I command her? was that the thing, or is it not another Act? Even so 'tis here, you do not the thing, you rantise and baptize none unless you dip them into the Water.
Chamier also faith, the ancient use of Baptism was to dip the whole Body into the Element, therefore did John baptize in a River.
Chamier also faith, the antient use of Baptism was to dip the whole Body into the Element, therefore did John baptize in a River.