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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.
(1.) Circumcision was a Shadow of Christ to come; Baptism is a Sign he is already come, was dead and buried.
(2.) Circumcision was a Sign of the Covenant made with Abraham and his Natural Seed; Baptism is a Sign of the peculiar spiritual Privileges made to Saints, as such, and no others.
(3.) Circumcision was a Domestic Action, i. e. to be done in the House; Baptism an Ecclesiastic, belonging to the Gospel-Church.
(3.) Circumcision was a Domestick Action, i. e. to be done in the House; Baptism an Ecclesiastick, belonging to the Gospel-Church.
(4.) Circumcision was to be done by the Parents in that respect; Baptism is to be done only by Gospel-Ministers.