A47591:612
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.
3. Thereby will the Opinion of the Papists be confirmed, who affirm the Sacraments of the Jews to be Types of the Sacraments of Christians, which is rejected by those Divines that dispute against Bellarmine.
4. This manner of arguing will countenance the Arguments of the Papists for an universal Bishop, because the Jews had such, and justify a Linen Garment at Mass, because there was such among the Jews, and for holy Water, Purification of Women, Easter, Pentecost, &c. for which the Papists do in like manner argue, as appears out of Durandus's Rationals and other Interpreters of Rituals among the Papists. Yea what hinders but we may give Children the Lord's-Supper, if we argue this way, since Samuel, Jesus Christ, &c. under Age, were Partakers of the Passover? and of right all the Males were thrice in the Year to appear before the Lord; and therefore it is certain they did eat the Passover: and it shall be afterwards showed, 1 Cor. 11. 28. the place will not avoid this Inconvenience, if the Text, Mat. 28. 29. may be shifted off, as Pedo-baptists use to do. Lest any M•n take this for a light Suggestion, I will add ⟨p. 95⟩that Grave, Godly and Learned Men have often warned that we are to take heed, that we do not rashly frame Arguments from Analogy: Among others in their late Writings in the English Tongue, John Paget in his Defence of Church-Government, Part 1. cap. 3. p. 8. and elsewhere. John Ball in his Reply to the Answer of the New-England Elders unto the nine Positions, Posit. 2. p. 14.
4. This manner of arguing will countenance the Arguments of the Papists for an universal Bishop, because the Jews had such, and justify a Linen Garment at Mass, because there was such among the Jews, and for holy Water, Purification of Women, Easter, Pentecost, &c. for which the Papists do in like manner argue, as appears out of Durandus's Rationals and other Interpreters of Rituals among the Papists. Yea what hinders but we may give Children the Lord's-Supper, if we argue this way, since Samuel, Jesus Christ, &c. under Age, were Partakers of the Passover? and of right all the Males were thrice in the Year to appear before the Lord; and therefore it is certain they did eat the Passover: and it shall be afterwards shewed,