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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.
He bids you look upon little Children, as part of their Natural Parents, and comprehended in the Promise made unto good Parents.
1. Reply. This he hath also asserted elsewhere in his Book, which you will find answered in this.
2. Strange! Are Children part of their Parents, so that when the Parents believe the Children believe, and when the Parents obey God's Command the Children obey it also, and when the Parents have a Promise of Pardon and Peace, the Children have right to the same Promise? What strange Doctrine in this!
Are not we and our Children distinct Persons? Shall not a whole Believer be saved? I profess I cannot well see that it can be so, if any of our Children who are a part of us do perish for ever.