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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.
Were it not thus, how could we deny or oppose the Papists seven Sacraments? or condemn Salt, Oil, Spittle to be used in Baptism, which they use in it, seeing these are not forbid? But well saith Tertullian, Is it lawful because 'tis not forbidden? 'tis therefore unlawful because 'tis not commanded.
'Tis further suggested by the Pedo-baptists by way of Objection, viz. That it lays a mighty Stumbling-block (I ⟨p. 70⟩mean the Baptist Principle) in the way of the Jews Conversion to Christianity: Will this, say they, encourage a Jew's Conversion to embrace the Religion of Jesus, to tell him of the high and glorious Privileges that he shall be interested in himself upon his believing on him, but for his Children they are c•st out?
Answ. Did this stumble them in the Apostolical Days, who were told that Circumcision availed nothing, nor Uncircumcision? The truth is, if Circumcision availed nothing, but was a Yoke of Bondage, then why should that stumble them? It might be a greater Stumbling-block in their way, to tell them their Church-state, and all their Privileges are now gone, and now they must not look upon themselves better than the Gentiles; no more Sceptre in Judah, no Land of Canaan, no Temple, no High-Priest, the Levites Sons, as such, now no more Ministers, no Succession of Priesthood: What of all this, when they hear of better Privileges for them? and that their Infants who die may go to Heaven, tho not circumcised, nor baptized? And if they live to be Men and Women, and do believe, (or God please to call them) the Promise of Pardon of Sin, and of the Holy Spirit is to them, and that they shall be saved Act. 2. 39. Are not they and all others told, that old things are passed away, and all things are become new? &c.