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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.
But to conclude, Let me add a word or two to you Pedo-Baptists that are sound in the Doctrine of Free Grace, and Free Justification by Christ's Righteousness alone.
First, May it not be worth your most serious Thoughts, to consider how the Doctrine of Pedo-Baptism is a direct Violation of that Holy Precept of our Blessed Saviour, Mar. 5. 33, 34. It hath been said of them of old Time, Thou shalt not forswear thy self, but shall perform to the Lord thine Oaths. But I say unto you, swear not at all, &c. All voluntary and promissory Oaths and Vows, and Religious Covenants, (as well ⟨p. xvii⟩as vain Swearing) is directly thereby forbid, and therefore sinful. Now tho we grant that the true Baptismal Covenant is of Divine Institution, yet since that only obligeth those that are the true Subjects thereof, viz. Believers: It followeth that that Vow or Covenant you bring your poor Babes under, being wholly without Divine Authority, it is therefore voluntary, and so forbid, and sinful.
First, May it not be worth your most serious Thoughts, to consider how the Doctrine of Pedo-Baptism is a direct Violation of that Holy Precept of our Blessed Saviour, Mar. 5. 33, 34. It hath been said of them of old Time, Thou shalt not forswear thy self, but shall perform to the Lord thine Oaths. But I say unto you, swear not at all, &c. All voluntary and promisary Oaths and Vows, and Religious Covenants, (as well ⟨p. xvii⟩as vain Swearing) is directly thereby forbid, and therefore sinful. Now tho we grant that the true Baptismal Covenant is of Divine Institution, yet since that only obligeth those that are the true Subjects thereof, viz. Believers: It followeth that that Vow or Covenant you bring your poor Babes under, being wholly without Divine Authority, it is therefore voluntary, and so forbid, and sinful.