A47591:740
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.
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⟩Christ did believe they could receive a Blessing by laying of Hands, and Prayers of Christ; although the little Children understood not at present what Christ had done to them. As, saith he, Parents brought their Children to Christ to bless them, so do we bring them to Christ by Baptism to receive a Blessing. Why cannot they receive a Blessing from him now, as in the days of his Flesh? Are his Bowels straitened towards them?
Let us consider in this remarkable Scripture who were those that were brought to the Lord Jesus; the Text says they were little Children, suchas were taken up in Arms, as we translate the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 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⟩Christ did believe they could receive a Blessing by laying of Hands, and Prayers of Christ; altho the little Children understood not at present what Christ had done to them. As, saith he, Parents brought their Children to •hrist to bless them, so do we bring them to Christ by Baptism to receive a Blessing. Why cannot they receive a Blessing from him now, as in the days of his Flesh? Are his Bowels straitned towards them?