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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.
1. 'Tis evident the Apostle is in the 9th and 10th Chapters to the Romans treating of the Election of Grace, and of that Covenant of Grace God made with Abraham; these were his People which he had not cast away, Chap. 10. 1. and of this sort God had 7000 in Elijah's days, ver. 4. Even so, saith he, at this present time also there is a Remnant according to the Election of Grace, ver. 5. Hence he says, What then? Israel hath not obtained, &c. but the Election hath, &c. ver. 7. He further shows, that abundance of the Natural Seed of Abraham were broken off. How are they broken off? Why by their Unbelief, they not receiving Christ, but rejecting the Gospel and new Church-state, were broken off. But that the Gentiles might not boast over them, the Apostle shows there is ground left to believe all those that belong to the: Election of Grace, shall in God's due time be brought in, and so partake of the Blessings of the Gospel-Covenant, or Covenant of Grace made with Abraham; and to prove this, in ver. 16. he lays down an Argument, For if the first Fruit be holy, the Lump is also holy; and if the Root be holy, so are the Branches, ver. 16. by the Root I understand is meant Abraham, Root and Father signifying here the same thing, Abraham being the Root or Father, as God represents him, of all the Elect, or of such who believe, or the Root of all his true Spiritual Seed.
1. 'Tis evident the Apostle is in the 9th and 10th Chapters to the Romans treating of the Election of Grace, and of that Covenant of Grace God made with Abraham; these were his People which he had not cast away, Chap. 10. 1. and of this sort God had 7000 in Eliah's days, ver. 4. Even so, saith he, at this present time also there is a Remnant according to the Election of Grace, ver. 5. Hence he says, What then? Israel hath not obtained, &c. but the Election hath, &c. ver. 7. He further shews, that abundance of the Natural Seed of Abraham were broken off. How are they broken off? Why by their Unbelief, they not receiving Christ, but rejecting the Gospel and new Church-state, were broken off. But that the Gentiles might not boast over them, the Apostle shews there is ground left to believe all those that belong to the: Election of Grace, shall in God's due time be brought in, and so partake of the Blessings of the Gospel-Covenant, or Covenant of Grace made with Abraham; and to prove this, in ver. 16. he lays down an Argument, For if the first Fruit be holy, the Lump is also holy; and if the Root be holy, so are the Branches, ver. 16. by the Root I understand is meant Abraham, Root and Father signifying here the same thing, Abraham being the Root or Father, as God represents him, of all the Elect, or of such who believe, or the Root of all his true Spiritual Seed.