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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.
To all Godly Christians who are Pedobaptists, in South and North-Wales, Grace, Mercy, and Peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
To all Godly Christians who are Pedobaptists, in South and North-VVales, Grace, Mercy, and Peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
You Worthy Brethren, and Ancient Britons,
You Worthy Brethren, and Antient Britains,
I Kindly salute you in the Bowels of Christian Love, and Sincere Affections; I cannot but love all who have the Image of my Heavenly Father stamped upon their Souls: 'Tis not your Opinion of Pedo-Baptism (tho an Error) that shall alienate my Heart from you, nor restrain that Catholic Love that should run in all the Veins of every one that is born of God; tho I am an Enemy to your Opinion and Practice, in that case, yet a dear Lover of your Persons, and precious Souls. And I have so much Charity to believe, that 'tis through Ignorance you err in that Matter, and that God hath for some wise ends hid the truth of his Holy Ordinance of Gospel-Baptism at present from you; and do hope, did you see otherwise, you would practise otherwise, Charity thinketh no evil, &c. 1 Cor. 13. One Reason o• my writing this Epistle to you is to answer what Mr. James Owen in his Epistle to his late Treatise hath wrote unto you, in which there are several Positions and ••sound Notions laid down and asserted by him, which I am persuaded I ought to detect and witness against, as well as answer his Book, which are not only contained in his Epistle to you, but that also to the Reverend Mr. Samuel Jones.