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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.
2dly. But the Covenant of Circumcision, or that Covenant God made with his Natural Seed, as such, was a distinct Covenant from the Covenant of Grace; these two Covenants were signified to Abraham by Sarah and Hagar, as the Apostle shows in plain words, Gal. 4. 24. Which things are an Allegory; for these are the two Covenants, &c. And now fully and plainly to prove this great Truth, viz. that there were two Covenants made with Abraham, take this Argument.
2dly. But the Covenant of Circumcision, or that Covenant God made with his Natural Seed, as such, was a distinct Covenant from the Covenant of Grace; these two Covenants were signified to Abraham by Sarah and Hagar, as the Apostle shews in plain words, Gal. 4. 24. Which things are an Allegory; for these are the two Covenants, &c. And now fully and plainly to prove this great Truth, viz. that there were two Covenants made with Abraham, take this Argument.
Arg. If the Covenants take their Denomination from the Promises, and the Promises are distinct, viz. some Evangelical, belonging to those that the Gospel belongs unto; and others Domestic or Civil Promises, especially and absolutely respecting the House, and Natural Seed of Abraham and Policy of Israel; then there were two Covenants made with Abraham: but this is so; Ergo, &c. To make it clear, and prove it, it is evident that that Promise was Evangelical, belonging to the Gospel-Covenant made with Abraham, Gen. 17. 5. I have made thee a Father of many Nations: And so is that Promise, Gen. 15. 5. So shall thy Seed be: in which it is promised that there shall be of the Nations many, or a great number, that shall be Abraham's Spiritual Children by believing, Rom. 4. 17, 18. Also it was Evangelical, which we find in