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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.
What tho the Promise is made to Christ and his Seed in Isa. 44. 3. & 59. 11. Are Infants of Believers, as such, the Seed of Christ, and in the Covenant of Grace?
The Promise of pouring forth of the Spirit is only made to Believers, and to such of their Seed that believe, or to all the Elect of God: Prove that Infants of Believers, as such, in the Gospel-days received the Holy Spirit; God can, 'tis true, give his Spirit to a Babe in the Womb, and may be to one or two Babes he might do it; so he once also opened the Mouth of an Ass, must all Asses therefore speak with Man's Voice? You say,
3dly. Baptism signifies Regeneration; and 'tis possible (say you) that Children may be regenerated: What can hinder the unspeakable Grace of God's working upon their Hearts? Jeremiah was sanctified in his Mother's Womb.
Answ. I answer, Pagans and Infidels may be regenerated 'tis possible, what can hinder God's working upon their Hearts? Nay, and 'tis probable too God will do it when he affords the Gospel to them, and when they are regenerated let them be baptized; when they have the thing signified, let them have the Sign also.