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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.
The Minor is easily proved. That which bound or obliged all those who were under it, or did it, to keep the whole Law, and was also abrogated, or taken away by Christ, with all the other Rites and Shadows of the old Covenant, was a part or branch of the said old Covenant. But Circumcision bound or obliged all who were circumcised to keep the whole Law, and also the same Rite of Circumcision was abrogated, with all other Rites and Shadows of the old Covenant by Christ: Ergo, Circumcision was a part or branch of the old Covenant; see Gal. 5. 3. I testify to every Man that is circumcised, that he is a Debtor to keep the whole Law.
Arg. 6. The Covenant which was in its nature and quality as much a Covenant of Works, as that made with Adam, or the Sinai-Covenant, was not a Covenant of Grace, or Gospel-Covenant, whereof Christ is the Mediator.
But the Covenant of Circumcision was in its nature and quality as much a Covenant of Works, as that Covenant made with Adam, or the Sinai-Covenant: Ergo, The Covenant of Circumcision was not a Covenant of Grace, or Gospel-Covenant. Read Reverend Mr. Philip Cary's Defence and ⟨p. 55⟩Proof of the Substance of this Argument, in his just Reply to Mr. John Flavel, p. 59, 60. Thus he says (and doubtless speaks the Truth) viz.