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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.
Sir, you say, Sprinkling is lawful, because it is very probable that the Apostles themselves did baptize by pouring or sprinkling Water. Acts 2. 41. Then they that gladly received the word, were baptized; and the same day there were added unto them three thousand Souls. It is not, you say, very probable that these three thousand were plunged over Head and Ears in Water; How could Peter, and the rest of the Apostles, even twelve Men, baptize three thousand in one day, yea in one half day? how could they change their Apparel? &c.
Sir, you say, Sprinkling is lawful, because it is very probable that the Apostles themselves did baptize by pouring or sprinkling Water. Acts 2. 41. Then they that gladly received the word, were baptized; and the same day there were added unto them three thousand Souls. It is not, you say, very probable that these three thousand were plunged over Head and Ears in VVater; How could Peter, and the rest of the Apostles, even twelve Men, baptize three thousand in one day, yea in one half day? how could they change their Apparel? &c.
Answ. 1. I answer, wonder no more how three thousand Persons should be baptized, i. e. dipped, in that short time; 'tis sufficient for any Christian to believe it, because the Holy Ghost hast said it.
Answ. 1. I answer, wonder no more how three thousand Persons shou'd be baptized, i. e. dipped, in that short time; 'tis sufficient for any Christian to believe it, because the Holy Ghost hast said it.
2. But whereas you say there were but twelve Men to administer it, that is not true, there were the seventy Disciples no doubt with them, who were Ministers, and there might very probably be many more.