A47591:282
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.
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.
You bring in our Objection against your Sprinkling taken from Rom. 6. 3, 4. Col. 2. 12, 13. viz. we are said to be buried with Christ in Baptism into Death. To this you say, We bury by casting Earth on the Body, and the pouring of Water, you say, doth represent it; it cannot be said one was buried that was fallen under Water or Earth, unless he remains there for a time: he that descendeth into a Coal-pit is under the Earth, but is not buried by reason he cometh out from thence immediately; dipping therefore doth not signify a Burial, unless he that is dipped remains for a time under the Water.