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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.
2. We have proved in the Legal or Old Covenant, there were many other external Privileges besides Circumcision, and external visible Church-Membership, several of which we have mentioned; to which we may add, they had a right to the Land of Canaan, and to a Civil Government and Governors among themselves, or a Political Commonwealth, as also a right to a glorious external Temple. But, Sir, is the Gospel Covenant worse than that Legal Covenant, because we and our Children have not such Promises and external Privileges? Certainly if God pleases to open your Eyes, you will soon see and confess your Mistake. Besides, the Apostle calling it a better Covenant, and better Promises, clearly shows they are not external Privileges, but spiritual: and so in that sense I have proved the Privileges and Promises of the Covenant of Grace, do far exceed the Privileges the Jews had then; and our Children's Privileges are greater also, tho not to be received as Members into the Gospel-Church till they do believe.
2. We have proved in the Legal or Old Covenant, there were many other external Privileges besides Circumcision, and external visible Church-Membership, several of which we have mentioned; to which we may add, they had a right to the Land of Canaan, and to a Civil Government and Governours among themselves, or a Political Commonwealth, as also a right to a glorious external Temple. But, Sir, is the Gospel Covenant worse than that Legal Covenant, because we and our Children have not such Promises and external Privileges? Certainly if God pleases to open your Eyes, you will soon see and confess your Mistake. Besides, the Apostle calling it a better Covenant, and better Promises, clearly shews they are not external Privileges, but spiritual: and so in that sense I have proved the Privileges and Promises of the Covenant of Grace, do far exceed the Privileges the Jews had then; and our Childrens Privileges are greater also, tho not to be received as Members into the Gospel-Church till they do believe.
You say, the Covenant of Grace that God made with Abraham was an immutable Covenant, it was confirmed by an Oath, Heb. 6. 13, 17, &c. therefore if the Children are excluded the Covenant (you say) it is mutable; and if so, what is become of the Oath and the Promises of God? Where is the strong Consolation? Where is the Immutability of God's Counsel? Therefore (say you) those that do cast out the Children of the Faithful rom the Covenant of Grace, &c. weaken their Consolation, and nullify the eternal Covenant, and make God a Liar,