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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.
You answer,
The New Testament mentions but little of Infants, because so much mention is made of them in the Old Testament, which saith plainly, that the Children of the Faithful are in God's Covenant, and that the Seal of the Covenant belongeth unto them. Neither the Old Testament only, nor the New Testament only (say you) but both together, comprehend the Rule of Faith and Obedience. The Jews deny the New Testament, and some Christians among us (say you) deny the Old Testament in respect of Infant-Privileges.
Answ. 1. You seem here to deny Infant-Baptism to be found in the New Testament, therefore would have us go to Gen. 17. for it: Strange case! that a pure Gospel-Ordinance that is of mere positive Right can be found in the Old Testament.
Answ. 1. You seem here to deny Infant-Baptism to be found in the New Testament, therefore would have us go to Gen. 17. for it: Strange case! that a pure Gospel-Ordinance that is of meer positive Right can be found in the Old Testament.