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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.
Sir, take heed you do not deceive the Souls of People. I deny that ever any one Soul was regenerated in Infancy, either in Circumcision or Baptism; nor did God ever ordain either of those external Ordinances to regenerate young or old.
2. I know the Scripture, and worthy Divines hold forth that Baptism is a Sign of present Regeneration; they that ought to be baptized, i. e. Believers, do rise out of the watery Grave, as Dr. Sherlock asserts, new born Creatures; but thus do not Infants whom you baptize, or rather rantize.
3. Prove, if you can, that God ever blessed Circumcision or Baptism to the Regeneration of any Elect Infants when grown up: But if none but Elect Infants are the Subjects of Baptism, why do you baptize, as you call it, all the Infants of Believers? Are all their Children elected, and none but theirs? Are not many Children of Unbelievers elected? Why then are such not to be baptized, as well as the Children of the Faithful?
Sir, we know not who are elected till called, and Baptism belongs to none but such who can make a Profession of their Faith, and give Evidence of effectual Calling, and present Regeneration. You write but your own Fantasy, not God's unerring and certain Truth.