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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.
6. 3, 4, 5, 6. For Paul was never so much for Opus Operatum above the Papists, as to think that the baptizing of an Infidel might effect these high and excellent things, and he that professeth not Faith, nor never did, is to the Church an Infidel. In our baptism, we put off the Body of the Sins of the Flesh, by the Circumcision of Christ, being buried with him, and rising with him through Faith, quickened with him, and having all our Trespasses forgiven, Col. 3. 11, 12, 13. And will any Man, (saith he,) yea will Paul, ascribe all this to those that did not profess the things signified, or the necessary Condition? Will baptism in the Judgment of a wise Man, do all this for an Infidel, (let me add, or to an Infant) or one (saith he,) that professeth not to be a Christian. Baptism is said to save us, 1 Pet. 3, 21. and therefore they that will be baptized, must profess the qualifications necessary to the saved, p. 32. The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven are put into the Churches Hands, and they that are loosed on Earth, are loosed in Heaven; (if the Keys do not err); and therefore pastors of the Church must absolve none ⟨p. 179⟩by Baptism, that do not by profession seem absolvable in Heaven, they must profess to have the old Man Crucified with Christ, that the Body of Sin be destroyed, that henceforth they might not serve Sin, Rom. 6. 5, 6, 7, 8. As many as have been baptized into Christ, (saith he,) have put on Christ Jesus, and are Abraham's Seed and Heirs according to the Promise, Gal. 3. 27, 28. This speaks the Apostle of the probability grounded on a credible Profession, and therefore it is clear, that the profession was presupposed that might support this charitable Judgment. Our baptism is the solemnizing of our Marriage with Christ. And its a new and strange kind of Marriage, where there is no profession of Consent. †The baptized are in Scripture, called Men washed, Sanctified, Justified. They are all called Saints, and Churches of Saints, all Christians are called sanctified ones, or Saints, therefore it is certain, that they professed themselves such.