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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. By this you seem to intimate, that all Infants are in Covenant with God; for, I say again, you cannot prove that these little Children were Children of faithful and holy Persons. However I will add here what I have said in Answer to Mr. Burkitt on this Argument, to which, or any other of my Answers he hath not attempted to give any Reply; but, as I am informed, is resolved to let it rest in silence, and write no more on the Subject. Take his Argument from this Text, which is in substance the same that you further insist on about Christ's Bowels and Love to those little Children.
Answ. By this you seem to intimate, that all Infants are in Covenant with God; for, I say again, you cannot prove that these little Children were Children of faithful and holy Persons. However I will add here what I have said in Answer to Mr. Burkitt on this Argument, to which, or any other of my Answers he hath not attempted to give any Reply; but, as I am inform'd, is resolved to let it rest in silence, and write no more on the Subject. Take his Argument from this Text, which is in substance the same that you further insist on about Christ's Bowels and Love to those little Children.
If Infants, saith he, be capable of Christ's Blessing on Earth, and of his Presence in Heaven; if they be Subjects of his Kingdom of Grace, and Heirs of his Kingdom of Glory; then they have an undoubted right to the Privilege of Subjects, among which the Seal of the Covenant is not the least.
Answ. 1. We answer, and argue thus to the first part of the Proposition, viz.