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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.
Answ. 1. I have proved that there was a twofold Covenant made with Abraham, and I deny not but the Covenant of Grace made in Christ was promised to Abraham, which takes in only the true Spiritual Seed, and to all those God is in a special manner become a God unto.
2. Evident it is, all manner of God's covenanting Transactions since the Fall, of what nature soever, have been no other ways than through the Interposition of a Mediator, as that with Noah about the Flood, &c. Gen. 9. 8, 9. in that God showed himself to be the God of the whole World, and so he is by Creation and Providence; yet it doth not follow that Covenant was the Covenant of Grace; or that God hath received them into special Favour with himself. So when God gave out that fiery Law on Mount Sinai, he told them, Exod. 20. 2. I am the Lord your God, &c. this was the very Introduction to that part of the Law which was written in Stone; but nevertheless the Apostle expressly calls it, a Ministration of Death and Condemnation, 2 Cor. 3. 7, 8. and that it killed and could not give Life. Now must this be a Covenant of Faith or Grace? How is it then that the Apostle Paul says, the Law is not of Faith; also the Covenant of Grace giveth Life? But I argue thus, The Law could not give Life; Ergo, The Law was not a Covenant of Grace. So much for the first Note or Observation.
2. Evident it is, all manner of God's covenanting Transactions since the Fall, of what nature soever, have been no other ways than through the Interposition of a Mediator, as that with Noah about the Flood, &c. Gen. 9. 8, 9. in that God shewed himself to be the God of the whole World, and so he is by Creation and Providence; yet it doth not follow that Covenant was the Covenant of Grace; or that God hath received them into special Favour with himself. So when God gave out that fiery Law on Mount Sinai, he told them,