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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.
You in the next place, mention that which we object concerning Philip and the Eunuch, who went both down into the Water when the Eunuch was baptized. To this you answer and say, How doth that follow? Could they not go into the Water without plunging in it? We read in Gen. 24. 45. (say you) that Rebecca went down into the Well, Does it follow that she was plunged in it? You ⟨p. 26⟩will say of your Maid-Servant, when she goes to draw Water, she went down into the River, your meaning is not that she was plunged there.
I answer, Rebecca might properly be said to go down into the Well, because in some Wells there are several Steps or Stairs before we come to the Water; 'tis not said she went into the Water. Also who of us could say when our Servant-Maid went to draw Water, or fetch Water from a River, she went into the River? if any do say so, they speak not truly, but indeed do lie. Sir, take heed what you say, the Holy Ghost doth not say they went down to the Water, but [Greek or Hebrew], both went down into the Water, and he baptized him, i. e. dipped him, not rantiz'd him.
I answer, Rebecca might properly be said to go down into the Well, because in some Wells there are several Steps or Stairs before we come to the Water; 'tis not said she went into the Water. Also who of us could say when our Servant-Maid went to draw Water, or fetch Water from a River, she went into the River? if any do say so, they speak not truly, but indeed do lie. Sir, take heed what you say, the Holy Ghost doth not say they went down to the Water, but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, both went down into the Water, and he baptized him, i. e. dipp'd him, not rantiz'd him.