A47591:268
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.
You say in the next place, That the Scripture doth not say in any place, when they were baptized they were dipped: If (say you) those that are against sprinkling, say that they gather so much by Consequence from the fore-cited Scriptures, they ought to remember their rejecting Scriptural Consequences when they are used by us for proving Infant-Baptism, &c.
Answ. If I had not a Learned Man to deal with, I should not marvel. Sir, Is not Baptism a Greek Word? What difference between Baptism and Baptisma? Is not [Greek or Hebrew] à [Greek or Hebrew] Greek? and is it not in English to dip? What need of Consequences here? Had our Translators truly translated that word, they must have rendered it as the Dutch have, as I mentioned before, viz. End Jesus gedoopt zijnde, is ter-stont opgeklomen vit hit wter: and when Jesus was dipped, he came out of the Water; Mat. 3. 16. and ver. 6. End wierden van hemge doopt in de Jordan; And were dipped of him in Jordan: Hence the Dutch call John the Baptist, John the Dooper, John the Dipper. As to your Consequences, we always deny that they are genuine, or naturally drawn from those Scriptures to which you refer. But whereas you say we have nothing for dipping which is of the Essence of Baptism, as we do affirm it is, but Consequences, it is too bold an Assertion, not being true, as by this time my honest Country men may see, if they are impartial Persons.
Answ. If I had not a Learned Man to deal with, I should not marvel. Sir, Is not Baptisin a Greek VVord? VVhat difference between Baptism and Baptisma? Is not 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 à 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Greek? and is it not in English to dip? VVhat need of Consequences here? Had our Translators truly translated that word, they must have render'd it as the Dutch have, as I mentioned before, viz. Ende Jesus gedoopt zijnde, is ter-stont opgeklomen vit hit wter: and when Jesus was dipp'd, he came out of the Water;