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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.
2. If God in a Covenant-way by Baptism washeth away the Uncleanness of your Infants, then they were not holy or clean by being born of believing Parents; and if holy because they are their Seed, then no need of Baptism to wash them.
3. And how come they to lose that Holiness afterwards, or is it only the Defilement or Uncleanness of Actual Sin that lies upon your Children who are polluted, when grown up? for if Baptism washes away any Corruption of Sin in your Infants, 'tis Original Corruption; and doth that return again to them afterwards, so as to be charged upon them? All Sin in true sanctified Persons by Faith in Christ's Blood is washed away, and pardoned, as touching the Guilt and Filth thereof, and shall never so return as to be charged upon them to their Condemnation. Is it thus with your baptized Infants in respect of Original Sin? Speak, Sir, your Mind freely the next time; for, God willing, I shall be ready for you. O when will you cease to corrupt the Word of God by your Tradition!
You say, Mr. Tombs saith, If Children are Members of the visible Church, they ought to be baptized.
I do not remember Mr. Tombs saith so, and if they are Members of the visible Church before baptized, they cannot be made Members by Baptism. 'Tis absurd to say to a Man, Come into this House; or to say, Bring such a Child into the House, that is in it before.