A47591:973
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.
Fourthly, Tho John did not nullify the external Covenant, yet he, being to prepare Christ's way, gave the Jews a clear Intimation of the repealing of it, or the period thereof, and that now it would stand them in no ⟨p. 174⟩stead; they indeed made this which you say an Argument to come to his Baptism, namely because of that Covenant with Abraham, or their being his Children: But what did John say? Think not to say within your selves, we have Abraham to […] Father. As much as if he should say, your being the Seed of believing Abraham, according to the Flesh, will give you no Right to Gospel-Baptism nor other Gospel Ordinances and Privileges, tho it gave you right to Circumcision and Legal Privileges.
Fourthly, Tho John did not nullify the external Covenant, yet he, being to prepare Christ's way, gave the Jews a clear Intimation of the repealing of it, or the period thereof, and that now it would stand them in no ⟨p. 174⟩stead; they indeed made this which you say an Argument to come to his Baptism, namely because of that Covenant with Abraham, or their being his Children: But what did John say? Think not to say within your selves, we have •braham to 〈…〉 Father. As much as if he should say, your being the Seed of believing Abraham, according to the Flesh, will give you no Right to Gospel-Baptism nor other Gospel Ordinances and Privileges, tho it gave you right to Circumcision and Legal Privileges.
You say, He doth not make void the Covenant with Abraham, but rather confirms it; saying, God could raise other Children to Abraham, if the Jews brought not forth Fruit meet for Repentance.