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A47591 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. Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704. 1696 (1696) Wing K75; ESTC R32436 280,965 390

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word_n from_o corruption_n but_o not_o the_o humane_a history_n of_o the_o father_n 2._o but_o shall_v this_o father_n and_o st._n austin_n and_o other_o that_o follow_v they_o be_v for_o infant_n baptism_n what_o will_v this_o avail_v the_o asserter_n of_o infant_n baptism_n see_v the_o church_n be_v before_o their_o time_n so_o great_o corrupt_v and_o many_o grand_a error_n bring_v in_o the_o tradition_n of_o god_n father_n and_o god_n mother_n one_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v late_o show_v to_o be_v near_o as_o early_o in_o the_o church_n as_o infant_n baptism_n which_o mr._n owen_n will_v not_o therefore_o receive_v to_o be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n 3._o we_o ready_o grant_v that_o infant_n baptism_n be_v of_o great_a antiquity_n of_o more_o than_o thirteen_o hundred_o year_n stand_v so_o be_v many_o other_o abominable_a error_n practice_n and_o corrupt_a ceremony_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o viz._n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o 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do_v not_o hinder_v they_o to_o come_v unto_o i_o let_v they_o come_v therefore_o while_o they_o grow_v to_o year_n and_o while_o come_v let_v they_o be_v teach_v let_v they_o become_v christian_n when_o they_o be_v able_a to_o know_v christ_n why_o do_v innocent_a age_n hasten_v to_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n man_n will_v deal_v more_o wary_o in_o worldly_a affair_n so_o that_o they_o who_o be_v not_o trust_v with_o a_o earthly_a inheritance_n be_v trust_v with_o a_o heavenly_a one_o let_v they_o ask_v for_o salvation_n that_o thou_o may_v appear_v to_o have_v give_v it_o to_o they_o dr._n taylor_n say_v that_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o business_n be_v as_o there_o be_v no_o command_n of_o scripture_n to_o oblige_v child_n to_o the_o susception_n of_o it_o so_o the_o necessity_n of_o pedo-baptism_n be_v not_o determine_v in_o the_o church_n till_o the_o canon_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o milevitan_a council_n a_o provincial_a in_o africa_n never_o till_o then_o i_o grant_v say_v he_o it_o be_v practise_v in_o africa_n before_o that_o time_n and_o they_o or_o some_o of_o they_o think_v well_o of_o it_o and_o though_o that_o be_v no_o argument_n for_o we_o to_o think_v so_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o ever_o pretend_v it_o to_o be_v necessary_a nor_o to_o have_v be_v a_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n st._n austin_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o preach_v it_o to_o be_v necessary_a and_o it_o be_v in_o his_o heat_n and_o anger_n against_o pelagius_n thus_o dr._n taylor_n ignatius_n in_o his_o discourse_n about_o baptism_n assert_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o faith_n love_n and_o patience_n after_o preach_v h._n montanus_n p._n 45._o and_o jacob_n dubois_n p._n 16._o to_o 22._o and_o dutch_n martyrology_n where_o ignatius_n letter_n be_v mention_v to_o polycarp_n tralensis_n to_o they_o of_o philadelphia_n dr._n taylor_n say_v in_o his_o dissuasive_a against_o popery_n p._n 118._o print_v 1667_o one_o of_o his_o last_o piece_n thus_o viz._n that_o there_o be_v a_o tradition_n to_o baptize_v infant_n rely_v but_o upon_o two_o witness_n origen_n and_o austin_n and_o the_o latter_a have_v it_o from_o the_o former_a it_o lie_v upon_o a_o single_a testimony_n which_o say_v he_o be_v a_o pitiful_a argument_n to_o prove_v a_o tradition_n apostolical_a he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o speak_v of_o it_o but_o tertullian_n that_o be_v before_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v against_o it_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o be_v but_o too_o certain_a if_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n in_o the_o word_n of_o ludovicus_n vives_n who_o say_v that_o ancient_o none_o be_v baptize_v but_o person_n of_o ripe_a age._n great_a bazil_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n cap._n 12._o say_v faith_n and_o baptism_n be_v the_o two_o mean_n of_o salvation_n inseparable_o cleave_v together_o for_o faith_n be_v not_o perfect_v by_o baptism_n but_o baptism_n be_v found_v by_o faith_n and_o by_o the_o same_o name_v both_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v for_o as_o we_o believe_v in_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n so_o also_o we_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n and_o indeed_o there_o go_v before_o a_o confession_n lead_v we_o to_o salvation_n but_o baptism_n follow_v seal_v our_o confession_n and_o covenant_n the_o same_o church_n teacher_n say_v the_o learned_a dr._n duveil_n in_o his_o three_o book_n against_o eunomius_n speak_v thus_o viz._n baptism_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o faith_n faith_n be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o godhead_n it_o be_v necessary_a we_o shall_v first_o believe_v and_o then_o be_v seal_v in_o baptism_n du_fw-mi veilon_fw-mi act_n c._n 8._o p._n 278._o zonara_n say_v the_o babe_n will_v then_o need_v baptism_n when_o it_o can_v choose_v it_o gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o his_o four_o oration_n say_v dr._n duveil_n of_o those_o who_o die_v without_o baptism_n give_v we_o 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