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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.
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.
Dr. Hammond in his Annotations upon John 13. 10. saith, that [Greek or Hebrew] signifies an Immersion, or washing the whole Body, and which answereth to the Hebrew Word [Greek or Hebrew] used for dipping in the Old Testament, and therefore tells us upon Mat. 3. that John baptized in a River, viz. in Jordan, Mark 1. 5. in a Confluence of Water, John 3. 23. because 'tis said there was much Water, which the Greeks called the Lakes where they used to wash: Also, saith he, the Ancients called their Baptisterions, or the Vessels containing their Baptismal Water, Columbethras, viz. swimming or diving places, being very large, with Partitions for Men and Women.
Dr. Hammond in his Annotations upon John 13. 10