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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.
4. The Covenants with Abraham and his Seed, I have proved in this Answer to Mr. Owen, was Twofold, as he was a twofold Father, Head and Representative, and had a twofold Seed. (1.) The Covenant or Free-Promise of Grace God made with him, the Apostle proves was not made to Seeds, as of many, but to thy Seed, that is Christ, Gal. 3. 16. If any Man be in Christ, he is one of Abraham's Seed, and an Heir according to the Promise, ver. 29. (2.) The Covenant of Peculiarity God made with Abraham and his Seed, we deny not, refers to all his Nature. I Seed, or Fleshly Seed, as such, to ⟨p. xv⟩which Circumcision did appertain: But this will do the Pedo-Baptists no service. The Covenant God made with David runs primarily to Christ, and in him to all the Elect; this is the Eternal Covenant indeed.
4. The Covenants with Abraham and his Seed, I have proved in this Answer to Mr. Owen, was Twofold, as he was a twofold Father, Head and Representative, and had a twofold Seed. (1.) The Covenant or Free-Promise of Grace God made with him, the Apostle proves was not made to Seeds, as of many, but to thy Seed, that is Christ, Gal. 3. 16. If any Man be in Christ, he is one of Abraham's Seed, and an Heir according to the Promise, ver. 29. (2.) The Covenant of Peculiarity God made with Abraham and his Seed, we deny not, refers to all his Natur. I Seed, or Fleshly Seed, as such, to ⟨p. xv⟩which Circumcision did appertain: But this will do the Pedo-Baptists no service. The Covenant God made with David runs primarily to Christ, and in him to all the Elect; this is the Eternal Covenant indeed.
Mr. Owen saith, The Evangelical Prophet foretelleth that the Covenant of Grace should be of the same extent under the Gospel, even as it was from the Beginning,