A47591:899
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.
4. Behold, you Pedo-baptists, the Rise and Foundation of your Infant-Baptism according to Mr. Owen's Conceit! Why? where have we it, even in Noah's Ark, wherein the whole World were baptized! For let me thus argue, If all the World in Noah's Ark both rational and irrational Creatures were baptized, then Infants may be baptized. nay and all Unbelievers, and Cattle also; but the former is true, Ergo. But if we have not the Rise of it here. we have in Gen. 35. 2. Then said Jacob unto his Household, and unto all that were with him, Put away the strange Gods that are among you, and be you clean, and change your Garments.
4. Behold, you Pedo-baptists, the Rise and Foundation of your Infant-Baptism according to Mr. Owen's Conceit! Why? where have we it, even in Noah's Ark, wherein the whole World were baptized! For let me thus argue, If all the World in Noah's Ark both rational and irrational Creatures were baptized, then Infants may be baptized. nay and all Unbelievers, and Cattel also; but the former is true, Ergo. But if we have not the Rise of it here. we have in Gen. 35. 2. Then said Jacob unto his Houshold, and unto all that were with him, Put away the strange Gods that are among you, and be you clean, and change your Garments.
5. Now from Jacob's bidding them to be clean, Mr. C• infers, he commands them all to be baptized (but without any Authority or Command of God) even all his Household, Jews and Gentiles, Men, Women and Children, Believers and Unbelievers.
5. Now from Jacob's bidding them to be clean, Mr. C• infers, he commands them all to be baptized (but without any Authority or Command of God) even all his Houshold, Jews and Gentiles, Men, Women and Children, Believers and Unbelievers.