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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.
I desire you and all Pedo-baptists carefully to consider and weigh what I have said; I have showed you and them how Infants, who were once in Covenant, i. e. in the Jewish or old Covenant, are cast out, or left out; for indeed they were never admitted into the New Testament-Church; but since they are not put in, and the old Covenant, and old Church-Membership are cast out and gone, in vain it is for any to plead their Right by an abrogated Law. Besides,
I desire you and all Pedo-baptists carefully to consider and weigh what I have said; I have shew'd you and them how Infants, who were once in Covenant, i. e. in the Jewish or old Covenant, are cast out, or left out; for indeed they were never admitted into the New Testament-Church; but since they are not put in, and the old Covenant, and old Church-Membership are cast out and gone, in vain it is for any to plead their Right by an abrogated Law. Besides,
You say, Circumcision was the Seal of that Covenant, by virtue of which Infants had Right to Church Membership: if so, 'tis evident that Covenant is gone, because 'tis cancelled; for the tearing off, or breaking off the Seal, we all look upon as cancelling a Covenant.
That Circumcision (the Seal as you call it) is broken off, I am sure you cannot deny; Sir, what is then become of your Covenant for incovenanting Children?