A47591:985
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
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His 3d Argument runs thus, viz. It is a granted Case among all Christians, that a Profession is thus necessary; the Apostles and Ancient Church admitted none without it. Pag. 17, 21.
His 3d Argument runs thus, viz. It is a granted Case among all Christians, that a Profession is thus necessary; the Apostles and Antient Church admitted none without it. Pag. 17, 21.
Again he says, Pag. 24.
We find when John Baptist set up his Ministry, he caused the People to confess their Sins:—And whereas some say that John baptized them that he calleth a Generation of Vipers; I answer, saith he, we will believe that when they prove it: It seems rather that he put them back, as to those Acts 2. 37. Saith he, It is plain that they made an open Profession, if you consider, 1. That they were openly told the Doctrine which they must be baptized into, if they did consent. 2. It is said they that received the Word were baptized. 3. It is as certain therefore, that they first testified their glad reception of the Word. 4. We may not imagine that Peter was God, or knew the Hearts of those thousands, and therefore he must know it by their Profession, that they gladly received the Word. 5. Their own Mouths cry out for advice in order to their Salvation. 6. It had been absurd for the Apostles to attempt to baptize Men that had not first professed their Consent. 7. The Scripture (saith he) gives us not the full Historical Narration of all that was said in such Cases, but of so much as was necessary. 8. The Institution and Nature of the Ordinance tells us, that Baptism could not be administered, without a Profession, to the Adult; for they were to be baptized into the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: Therefore were to profess that they believed in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, &c. Pag. 25. 9. The constant practice of the universal Church, hath given us by infallible Tradition, as full assurance of the order of Baptism, and in particular of an express Profession and Covenant then made, as of any Point that by the Hand of the Church can be received. Pag. 26.