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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.
Mr. Baxter saith, Baptism is a […] of present, not future Regeneration; Baptism was not appointed of Christ to be a Sign of that which might, or might not be in the true Subject of it hereafter, but of that Regeneration that was certainly wrought in the Person before baptized: If thou believest (if thou hast true Faith, or art a converted Man) thou •st, Acts 8. not if that hereafter thou mayst be a Believer, •ut if thou art now one that dost believe.
Mr. Baxter saith, Baptism is a 〈…〉 of present, not future Regeneration; Baptism was not appointed of Christ to be a Sign of that which might, or might not be in the true Subject of it hereafter, but of that Regeneration that was certainly wrought in the Person before baptized: If thou believest (if thou hast true Faith, or art a converted Man) thou •st, Acts 8. not if that hereafter thou mayst be a Believer, •ut if thou art now one that dost believe.
(You say) God can easily give holy Qualities to the Souls of Children: Cannot God restore his own Image to little Children? I do not say, all the Children of the Faithful receive the Grace of Regeneration in their Infancy, it is evident to the contrary, many of them being wicked; but on the other hand, the Work of Grace appeareth very early day by day in others of them.
Answ. If this he so, your Cause is gone: How? Are not all the infants of Believers regenerated, and in Covenant with God? Why then do you baptize all, even such that have not the thing signified when baptized, nor ever after