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…

Should the People of Israel in Circumcision only have cut off a little bit of the Fore-skin of the Flesh, and not round quite off, or only have paired off the Nails of their Children's Fingers with a little Skin with it, would that have answered the Mind of God in that Rite, or they have been born with in pleading it might as well answer Circumcision in Signification? But the Vanity and Sinfulness of this Assertion of Mr. Burkitt's and yours will yet be now further laid open in this Chapter; only there is one thing before I proceed on that I shall add a word or two unto, as touching what you say concerning those Washings that were used under the Law, which are called Baptisms, which you say were done by sprinkling, which is not true; we utterly deny any of those Washings which are called Baptisms were either sprinkling or pouring of Water on them, but total dipping of their whole Body. And so the Reverend Mr. Ainsworth, a Man very Learned in all Jewish Rites and Ceremonies, affirms, on Levit. 11. 31. see his Annotat. on that Text, these are his words, viz. All that are unclean, whether Men or Vessels, are not cleansed but by dipping or baptizing in Water; and wheresoever the Law speaketh of washing a Man's Flesh, or washing of Clothes for Uncleanness, it is not but by dipping the whole Body therein. And whether they be Men or Vessels, there may not be any thing between them and the Water to keep them asunder, as Clay, Pitch, or the like that cleaveth to the Body or Vessel; if there be, then, saith he, they ⟨p. 29⟩are unclean, and their washing profiteth them not. He cites for this Maim Mikvaoeh, c. 1. §. 12.

Should the People of Israel in Circumcision only have cut off a little bit of the Fore-skin of the Flesh, and not round quite off, or only have paired off the Nails of their Childrens Fingers with a little Skin with it, would that have answered the Mind of God in that Rite, or they have been born with in pleading it might as well answer Circumcision in Signification? But the Vanity and Sinfulness of this Assertion of Mr. Burkitt's and yours will yet be now further laid open in this Chapter; only there is one thing before I proceed on that I shall add a word or two unto, as touching what you say concerning those Washings that were used under the Law, which are called Baptisms, which you say were done by sprinkling, which is not true; we utterly deny any of those Washings which are called Baptisms were either sprinkling or pouring of Water on them, but total dipping of their whole Body. And so the Reverend Mr. Ainsworth, a Man very Learned in all Jewish Rites and Ceremonies, affirms, on