A47591:980
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.
Let me but justly infer upon you, and from what you say here, after this manner, viz.
If John Baptist baptized all that came to him, even all the ungodly Jews, as Publicans, Sadducees, Pharisees, yea those Generations of Vipers; then Unbelievers, yea the worst and vilest of Men, are as true Subjects of Baptism as Believers. 'Tis no matter whether they believe or not, repent or not, or at present bring forth Fruit meet for Repentance or not; John took their Word, their Promise that they would do those things afterwards.
If John Baptist baptized all that came to him, even all the ungodly Jews, as Publicans, Sadduces, Pharisees, yea those Generations of Vipers; then Unbelievers, yea the worst and vilest of Men, are as true Subjects of Baptism as Believers. 'Tis no matter whether they believe or not, repent or not, or at present bring forth Fruit meet for Repentance or not; John took their Word, their Promise that they would do those things afterwards.
What Notions do you impose upon your unwary Readers? I thought all Adult Persons (according to the avowed Principle of the Pedo-baptists, as well as Anti-pedobaptists) must believe, and manifest true Repentance before they ought to be baptized. Reader, see Mr. Baxter's Book, Confirmation and Restoration, printed 1658. He affirms, viz. That a personal believing is the Condition of the Title of them at Age, is far past doubt. Pag. 16.