A47591:747
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. You know not whether these little Children were the Children of Godly Parents or not, nor who they were that brought them to Christ; their Parents might be ungodly as far as we know, and yet some of their Relations, Kindred, or Neighbours might believe that Christ would bless them, and heal them; therefore they might bring them to Christ.
3. You say Baptism is Christ's Mark; but I have showed the foolishness of that Assertion: Baptism is not distinguishing Mark that God's Children have on them, but his Mark and Seal is his holy Spirit, and his holy Nature or Image stamped upon the Soul.
3. You say Baptism is Christ's Mark; but I have shewed the foolishness of that Assertion: Baptism is not distinguishing Mark that God's Children have on them, but his Mark and Seal is his holy Spirit, and his holy Nature or Image stampt upon the Soul.
4. You say, that Christ was very angry with his Disciples for forbidding little Children to come unto him.
Reply. From hence we may gather, it was not the Command of their Master that they should be baptized, or come that way unto him; for if it had, be sure the faithful Disciples of our Lord would not have once attempted to forbid them to be brought to Christ.