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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.
(You say) that Jacob received little Children into God's Covenant by Baptism, because he said unto his Household, Put away the strange Gods that are among you, and be ye clean, and change your Garments? Gen. 35. 2.
(You say) that Jacob received little Children into God's Covenant by Baptism, because he said unto his Houshold, Put away the strange Gods that are among you, and be ye clean, and change your Garments? Gen. 35. 2.
Answ. 1. Was this Command given to his little Children, or had they corrupted themselves with Idolatry, or by worshipping strange Gods, or who did he appoint to baptize his Babes?
2. What tho the Hebrew word signifies cleansing or washing with Water, was it therefore formally the Ordinance of Baptism? Did ever any Man argue after this manner before? 'tis a sign you want Proofs for your Childish Baptism in the New Testament that you go to Genesis for it, and to such, a remote Text that includes nothing of the Controversy.