A47591:994
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.
Where then is the Commission to baptize Infants, Baptism can't make them Disciples, nor their Parents Faith neither; no, 'tis the preaching of the word, he ⟨p. 180⟩that has not Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, is no Disciple of Christs.
You must have a new Commission to baptize unbelievers or Infants either, before the ought to do it.
You must have a new Commission to baptize unbelievers or Infants either, before ye ought to do it.
6. You say John came to prepare the way of the Lord, the end of his baptism was to bind all the People to believe in the Lord Jesus, which was to come. Faith was not the condition of John's Baptism, but the end thereof; his Baptism laid a particular obligation on all the Seed of Abraham to receive Christ, Children as well as others, were bound to receive him when they came to Age, because Baptism was a sign of that obligation, &c.
6. You say John came to prepare the way of the Lord, the end of his baptism was to bind all the People to believe in the Lord Jesus, which was to come. Faith was not the condition of John's Baptism, but the end thereof; his Baptism laid a particular obligation on all the Seed of Abraham to receive Christ, Childred as well as others, were bound to receive him when they came to Age, because Baptism was a sign of that obligation, &c.