A47591:693
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.
Answ. 'Tis your mistake, he told them plainly, that the Children of the Flesh were not the Children of God, i. e. of the Promise, or of the true Gospel-Church, as such, Rom. 9. 5, 6, 7. yet they stumbled not; nay, showed them they and their Children had no external Privileges above the Gentiles, and that Circumcision availed them nothing; and yet the believing Jews stumbled not at his Doctrine. Sir, no doubt when the Jews are called they will not be of your mind, to plead the old Covenant-right of their Children, being Members, as such.
Answ. 'Tis your mistake, he told them plainly, that the Children of the Flesh were not the Children of God, i. e. of the Promise, or of the true Gospel-Church, as such, Rom. 9. 5, 6, 7. yet they stumbled not; nay, shewed them they and their Children had no external Privileges above the Gentiles, and that Circumcision availed them nothing; and yet the believing Jews stumbled not at his Doctrine. Sir, no doubt when the Jews are called they will not be of your mind, to plead the old Covenant-right of their Children, being Members, as such.
You say, That we judg the Adult holy, because they are separated unto the Lord in a Profession of Holiness, although it be too often an Hypocritical Profession, and shall we not (say you) judg the Children of the Faithful to be holy whom God so called? &c.
You say, That we judg the Adult holy, because they are separated unto the Lord in a Profession of Holiness, altho it be too often an Hypocritical Profession, and shall we not (say you) judg the Children of the Faithful to be holy whom God so called? &c.