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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.
Sir, I shall examine all your Grounds, and answer each of your Arguments in order: And first of all, that of the Covenant with Abraham. You argue thus, viz. Abraham and his Seed were under the Covenant of Grace, we the Gentiles are a Seed to Abraham, and the Covenant of Grace belongeth as extensively unto us as it did to Abraham, even to us and to our Children; and if the Children of the Faithful are in the Covenant of Grace, can any Man forbid them the Seal of the Covenant, viz. Baptism?
Sir, I shall examine all your Grounds, and answer each of your Argumenrs in order: And first of all, that of the Covenant with Abraham. You argue thus, viz. Abraham and his Seed were under the Covenant of Grace, we the Gentiles are a Seed to Abraham, and the Covenant of Grace belongeth as extensively unto us as it did to Abraham, even to us and to our Children; and if the Children of the Faithful are in the Covenant of Grace, can any Man forbid them the Seal of the Covenant, viz. Baptism?
Answ. 1. I answer, 'tis well, you cannot deny that Baptism belongs to the Faithful, viz. to Believers; we then are right who baptize such: and if Faith both in order of Words, and in order of Practice in the Apostolical Days, preceded Baptism, then none but Believers ought to be baptized; but, by your own Confession, Faith both in order of Words and Practice in the Apostolical Days did precede Baptism; 'tis not he that is baptized, and afterwards believes, but contrary ways, he that believeth and is baptized. Faith is required as prerequisite to Baptism, in all that Christ enjoins Baptism upon, which Infants are not capable of.
2. As to your first Argument for Believers Seed to be baptized, from the Covenant made with Abraham, I shall show it is invalid, and will do you no Service.
2. As to your first Argument for Believers Seed to be baptized, from the Covenant made with Abraham, I shall shew it is invalid, and will do you no Service.