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…

Answ. 1. I answer, first, how inconsistent is this with the words of the Commission? By virtue of the Commission none ought to be baptized but such that are first taught, or do believe; and therefore some Pedo-baptists pretend that Infants have Habitual Faith, Faith in semine, &c. but you plead they may be capable of Baptism without Faith, and also contradict the Order of Words in the Commission. Do you not confess by the Order of the Words in the Commission, Teaching ought to go before Baptizing? Sirs, 'tis a sign of a very bad Cause that puts you thus to try your Wits, and after all confound your selves.

2. I ask you how Abraham (whom God commanded to be circumcised, as a Seal of the Righteousness of that Faith HE had before circumcised) could know he ought to circumcise his Son Isaac, &c. who had no such Faith, had not God given him an express Command to do it? Be sure if he had, he had sinned in doing that which God commanded him not. So, and in like manner, since our Lord Jesus expressly in his Commission, commanded none to be baptized, but such who are first taught, unless he had added, as in Abraham's case, viz. when an Heathen is converted to the Christian Faith and baptized, you may baptize his Infants also; How dare you make such Additions to Christ's Commission without his Authority, and so make the World believe, if you could, our blessed Saviour gave forth an imperfect Commission to his Disciples, which all Men must confess is the only Warrant and Rule of all Ministers to act by in the case of baptizing to the End of the World? And doth he not say, Add thou not to his Word, lest he reprove thee, and thou art sound to be a Liar; by fathering that on Christ which he never said nor intended?

2. I ask you how Abraham (whom God commanded to be circumcised, as a Seal of the Righteousness of that Faith HE had before circumcised) could know he ought to circumcise his Son Isaac, &c. who had no such Faith, had not God given him an express Command to do it? Besure if he had, he had sinned in doing that which God commanded him not. So, and in like manner, since our Lord Jesus expresly in his Commission, commanded none to be baptized, but such who are first taught, unless he had added, as in Abraham's case, viz. when an Heathen is converted to the Christian Faith and baptized, you may baptize his Infants also; How dare you make such Additions to Christ's Commission without his Authority, and so make the World believe, if you could, our blessed Saviour gave forth an imperfect Commission to his Disciples, which all Men must confess is the only Warrant and Rule of all Ministers to act by in the case of baptizing to the End of the World? And doth he not say, Add thou not to his Word, lest he reprove thee, and thou art sound to be a Liar; by fathering that on Christ which he never said nor intended?