I am posting this because Owen, although a Puritan congregationalist, utilized sprinkling as the mode of Baptism. So the next time a Baptist insists on immersion as the only biblical mode of baptism give him this link. It is also noteworthy that Owen ties adoption to baptism. By baptism, according to Owen, "we are by his grace made children of God."
Owen also practiced infant baptism.
Owen also practiced infant baptism.
Q. What is baptism?
A. A holy ordinance, whereby, being sprinkled with water according to Christ’s institution, we are by his grace made children of God, and have the promises of the covenant sealed unto us. — Chap. xxiii.
Two Short Catechisms -- John Owen
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