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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. 'Tis no matter whether we read or read not, that the Apostles were baptized, since we find it was Christ's Precept and Practice to baptize Disciples, or such who did believe in him: We read of multitudes of Disciples, that were baptized, and we know the way of Christ was one and the same; that which was the Duty of one Disciple, as a Disciple, was the Duty of every Disciple. We read but of two or three Churches who broke Bread, or celebrated the Lord's-Supper. Could any Pedo-baptist but show us a Precept for Infant-Baptism, or but one Example or Precedent where one Infant was baptized, we would not doubt but those little Children might be also, but this they cannot do.
Answ. 'Tis no matter whether we read or read not, that the Apostles were baptized, since we find it was Christ's Precept and Practice to baptize Disciples, or such who did believe in him: We read of multitudes of Disciples, that were baptized, and we know the way of Christ was one and the same; that which was the Duty of one Disciple, as a Disciple, was the Duty of every Disciple. We read but of two or three Churches who broke Bread, or celebrated the Lord's-Supper. Could any Pedo-baptist but shew us a Precept for Infant-Baptism, or but one Example or Precedent where one Infant was baptized, we would not doubt but those little Children might be also, but this they cannot do.
And whereas Mr. Barkitt and you say, That there is not the same Reason why Infants should be admitted to eat the Lord's-Supper, as there is for them to be admitted to Baptism.
I answer; We deny it utterly. What tho the one be a Sacrament of Initiation, and the other of Confirmation? Yet pray observe, that Repentance and Faith is required of them that are to be baptized, even actual Faith and Repentance, as well as actual Grace and Examination, &c. to discern the Lord's-Body, in those who are to receive the Lord's-Supper. If all that were to be circumcised, had been required to repent and believe as in the case of Admission to Baptism, something had been said, but the contrary appears. Male-Infants, as such, had a right to that, but have no such right to this.