A47591:502
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 am sure if what you and other Pedo-baptists say was true, it is enough to fill the Mouths of poor Unbelievers Children among us who are Gentiles, with clamorous Complaints against their Parents, if they did regard what you say; and doubtless there are more of them, I mean, more Children born of Ungodly Parents, than such born of Godly Parents: And what may they say, and how may they expostulate their own Condition? Alas! alas! sad is our State, our Parents were wicked and ungodly People, and we are by that means left of God; to us belongs no Covenant, no Sacraments, nor hopes of Mercy; God hath taken none but the Children of godly Persons into Covenant! We are baptized, alas! but had no right to it; our Condition is as bad as the State of the Children of Pagans and Turks! Sir, if People did consider well the Purport of this Doctrine, they must needs have their Hearts rise against all the Broachers of it: Nay, all or most Children may be in doubt, whether their Parents were truly Godly, and so in Covenant or not; for if not, you must fly to some other Argument to prove their Baptism and Church-Privileges, than that of their Parents being in Covenant. True, the case under the Law was another thing; for if their Parents were Jews, or the Natural Seed of Abraham, whether Godly or not, yet they knew they had right to those external Privileges.
I have seen some Arguments framed by a Pedo-baptist, in order to the proving that the Covenant made with Abraham, was a Covenant of Grace; and he endeavours to prove the same, 1. From the Language and Expression of it. 2. From the Duration of it. 3. From the Blessings by it.
I have seen some Arguments fram'd by a Pedo-baptist, in order to the proving that the Covenant made with Abraham, was a Covenant of Grace; and he endeavours to prove the same, 1. From the Language and Expression of it. 2. From the Duration of it. 3. From the Blessings by it.