A47591:874
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.
Therefore in Opposition to what you say, none were accounted Abraham's Seed and Children of the Promise, but such that were in Christ, Gal. 3. •lt.
(You say) all the Children of the Faithful are under the Promise, but God administereth the Grace of the Promises to the Elect only, and to many of them in their Infancy. But because we know not upon whom the Election falleth, it is the Will of God that we should baptize all that are under the Promise.
(You say) all the Children of the Faithful are under the Promise, but God administreth the Grace of the Promises to the Elect only, and to many of them in their Infancy. But because we know not upon whom the Election falleth, it is the Will of God that we should baptize all that are under the Promise.
Answ. 1. If all the Children of the Faithful are under the Promise, they are all elected, because the Promise, to whomsoever 'tis made, is sure to all the Seed; see Rom. 4. 16. If it be the natural Seed, as such, 'tis sure to all them, and not one of the Seed of Believers shall perish; but if it be meant only of the true spiritual Seed, then 'tis sure only to them; for those to whom the promise is made 'tis confirmed unto by the Word and Oath of God, that so the Heirs of the Promise might have strong Consolation; Heb. 6. 18. Therefore those to whom the Promise belongs, the Grace therefore or Blessing of that Promise God will bestow upon, or else his Promise is made void and of none Effect. Prove that there are any who are under the Promise, or are Children of the Promise, and yet God doth not administer the Grace of the Promise unto them; are any the Children of the Promise and not elected?