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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.
2. Tho the Scripture doth not say in so many words, that that was the occasion of John's baptizing into Jordan: Yet, Sir, remember and tremble at that Text, John 3. 23. for there it is by the Holy Ghost given as the Reason why John baptized in Enon near Salim, viz. because there was much Water there; plainly denoting that a little Water will not serve to administer holy Baptism, but so much as will cover or bury the whole Body.
2. Tho the Scripture doth not say in so many words, that that was the occasion of John's baptizing into Jordan: Yet, Sir, remember and tremble at that Text, John 3. 23. for there it is by the Holy Ghost given as the Reason why John baptized in Enon near Salim, viz. because there was much Water there; plainly denoting that a little VVater will not serve to administer holy Baptism, but so much as will cover or bury the whole Body.
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It being very doubtful whether those People that came unto him were dipped or plunged; for there went out unto him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the Regions round about Jordan, and were baptized by him: We cannot judg (you say) that he baptized less than an hundred thousand Men and Women, &c. there were (you say) much more People in those Countries; but it being impossible for him to dip or plunge so many Men in so short time of his Ministry, which continued but three Years, and of these three Years he lay in Prison half a Year, so that he did neither preach or baptize but for two Years and a half. Vid. Lightf. vol. I. p. 234. If he had baptized fifty every day on these two Years and a half, which is not probable he could do, the whole you say is but forty five thousand six hundred and twenty five, but he baptized much more, which could not be done by dipping or plunging; therefore it is reasonable for us (you say) to judg that he sprinkled or poured Water on them, &c.