A47591:738
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.
MR. Owen quotes Mark 10. 13, 14, 15, 16. And […] brought little Children to him, that he should touch them, that he would put his Hand upon them, and pray. Mat. 19. 13. And his Disciples rebuked those that brought them; but when Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and said, Suffer little Children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, &c.
MR. Owen quotes Mark 10. 13, 14, 15, 16. And 〈…〉 brought little Children to him, that he should touch them, that he would put his Hand upon them, and pray. Mat. 19. 13. And his Disciples rebuked those that brought them; but when Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and said, Suffer little Children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, &c.
Saith Mr. Owen,
Let us consider in this remarkable Scripture who were those that were brought to the Lord Jesus; the Text says they were little Children, such as were taken up in Arms, as we translate the word [Greek or Hebrew] therefore, saith he, it being evident that those Children brought, as it is probable, by the Godly Parents unto Christ, were very little, they themselves were not of Age to come unto him, nor profess Faith in him. 2. Why were they brought to Christ? that he should put his Hands on them and pray. They that brought them to ⟨p. 126⟩