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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.
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.
But (you say) Circumcision was abominable in the sight of the Gentiles, because the Children of Jacob made it to be an Ordinance of Mortality unto the Sichemites, Gen. 34. and the greatest part of Jacob's Household were Gentiles, therefore Jacob received their Wives and Children into God's Covenant through washing of Water, or Baptism; and according to the Example of Jacob they used to baptize all the Gentiles that received Circumcision; for their wise Men sp• thus, None are Proselytes until circumcised and baptized. Light•. vol 1. p. 210. And they baptized the Children with the Parents; little ones are to be baptized according to the Ordinance of the Counsel. M••n. in Light.
But (you say) Circumcision was abominable in the sight of the Gentiles, because the Children of Jacob made it to be an Ordinance of Mortality unto the Sichemites, Gen. 34. and the greatest part of Jacob's Houshold were Gentiles, therefore Jacob received their Wives and Children into God's Covenant through washing of Water, or Baptism; and according to the Example of Jacob they used to baptize all the Gentiles that received Circumcision; for their wise Men sp thus, None are Proselytes until circumcised and baptized. Light. vol 1. p. 210. And they baptized the Children with the Parents; little ones are to be baptized according to the Ordinance of the Counsel. Mn. in Light.