A47591:719
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. But as to Infants, they are born Children of Wrath, and actually in Satan's Kingdom, till God is pleased to sanctify them; and those who die in Infancy that are saved, no doubt he doth sanctify their unclean Nature, but not such as live and remain in Satan's Kingdom, until they are regenerated by the Word and Spirit of God, after they are grown up to Understanding.
3. Therefore some Infants may be Members of the Invisible Church, or Mystical Body of Christ, (tho not Members of the Visible Church) and of this sort there may be among the Children of Unbelievers, as well as among the ⟨p. 122⟩Children of Believers; for the Election of Grace runs not only to the Seed of the Faithful, say what you please, as I said before.
3. Therefore some Infants may be Members of the Invisiole Church, or Mystical Body of Christ, (tho not Members of the Visible Church) and of this sort there may be among the Children of Unbelievers, as well as among the ⟨p. 122⟩Children of Believers; for the Election of Grace runs not only to the Seed of the Faithful, say what you please, as I said before.
4. Therefore you do not well to call Children Dogs, if they are not in the Pale of the Visible Church.