A47591:596
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.
6. And indeed how one thing that was a Figure or Shadow should come in the room, or be the Antitype of another thing which is a Figure or Shadow, no wise Man can see Reason to believe. And thus your great Text, Col. 2. 11, 12. is plainly and honestly opened, according to the scope and main drift of the Spirit of God therein, and your great Pillar for your Scriptureless Practice of Babes Baptism, razed and utterly overthrown.
I have met with an Answer given to the like pretended Proof for Pedo-baptism, written by a most Learned and Reverend Author. The Argument and Answer I have been at the pains to transcribe, which take here as followeth.
The Argument runs thus, viz.
To them to whom Circumcision did agree, to them Baptism doth agree; but Circumcision did agree to Infants; therefore also Baptism, &c. The Major he endeavours thus to prove, i. e. If the Baptism of Christ succeeds in the room and place of Circumcision, then Baptism belongs to them that Circumcision belonged to: but the Antecedent is true, therefore the Consequent. The Minor he says is proved from