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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.
But to proceed, we will come to that grand Proof for Infant-Baptism you mention, i. e. That Baptism doth come in the room of Circumcision, which is in Col. 2. 11, 12. In whom also ye are circumcised with the Circumcision made without Hands, by the Circumcision of Christ; buried with him in Baptism, &c. It is affirmed, That the Design of the Apostle here is to take the Colossians off from the old Sacrament of Circumcision: He informs them that there was no Reason why they should be fond of it, because they were complete without it, Christ having substituted a new Circumcision in the room of it, namely, Baptism; and accordingly Christians may now be said, by Baptism, to be spiritually circumcised, as the Jews were said to be spiritually baptized.
But to proceed, we will come to that grand Proof for Infant-Baptism you mention, i. e. That Baptism doth come in the room of Circumcision, which is in Col. 2. 11, 12. In whom also ye are circumcised with the Circumcision made without Hands, by the Circumcision of Christ; buried with him in Baptism, &c. It is affirmed, That the Design of the Apostle here is to take the Colossians off from the old Sacrament of Circumcision: He informs them that there was no Reason why they should be fond of it, because they were compleat without it, Christ having substituted a new Circumcision in the room of it, namely, Baptism; and accordingly Christians may now be said, by Baptism, to be spiritually circumcised, as the Jews were said to be spiritually baptized.
Answ. This Exposition of this Text there is no ground to admit of; the Apostle speaks of the Power or Virtue of Christ's Circumcision: His Design is to show we are complete in Christ, and have him on; he mentions Faith as well as Baptism, or such a Faith that should always attend Baptism; and therefore Infant-Baptism from hence cannot be proved, or inferred, nor the least ground for such a bold Conclusion from hence, viz. That Baptism came in the room of Circumcision.