A30138:113
Differences in judgment about water-baptism, no bar to communion, or, To communicate with saints,…Differences in judgment about vvater-baptism, no bar to communion, or, To communicate with saints,…
Differences in judgment about water-baptism, no bar to communion, or, To communicate with saints, as saints, proved lawful in answer to a book written by the Baptists, and published by Mr. T.P. and Mr. W.K. entitled, Some serious reflections on that part of Mr. Bunyan's confession of faith, touching church-communion with unbaptized believers : wherein, their objections and arguments are answered, and the doctrine of communion still asserted and vindicated : here is also Mr. Henry's Jesse's judgment in the case, fully declaring the doctrine I have asserted / by John Bunyan.Differences in judgment about vvater-baptism, no bar to communion, or, To communicate with saints, as saints, proved lawful in answer to a book written by the Baptists, and published by Mr. T.P. and Mr. W.K. entituled, Some serious reflections on that part of Mr. Bunyan's confession of faith, touching church-communion with unbaptized believers : wherein, their objections and arguments are answered, and the doctrine of communion still asserted and vindicated : here is also Mr. Henry's Jesse's judgment in the case, fully declaring the doctrine I have asserted / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for John Wilkins, 1673
Differences in Judgment about Water-Baptism no Bar to Communion.
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Answ. How light he is in his Observation of things, I know not: This I am sure, the Apostle makes mention of the Doctrine of Baptism; Now that the Doctrine of a man, or Ordinance, is the signification of what is Preached, is apparent to very sense. What is Christ's Doctrine, Paul's Doctrine, Scripture-Doctrine, but the Truth couched under the words that are spoken? So the Doctrine of Baptism, yea and the Doctrine of the Lord's Supper, are those Truths or Mysteries that such Ordinances preach unto ns. And that the Doctrine of Baptism in this sense, is the great end for which that, and the Lord's Supper was instituted, is apparent from all the Scriptures: it is that which the Apostle seeketh for in that eminent sixth of the Romans, Know you not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into ⟨p. 33⟩his Death? Therefore we are buried with him by Baptism, that like as Christ was raised from the Dead by the Glory of the Father; so we should walk in newness of Life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his Death, we shall be also in the likeness of his Resurrection, Rom. 6. 3, 4, 5. What is here discoursed, but the Doctrine of, or that which Baptism teacheth; with an intimation, that that was the chief, for the sake of which that Shadow was Instituted; as also that they that have the Doctrine, or that which is signified thereby, they only must reign with Christ.
Again, This is that which he seeketh for among the Corinthians; If the dead rise not at all, saith he, why then were you baptized for the dead? 1. Cor. 15. 22. Why then were you baptized? what did Baptism teach you? What Doctrine did it preach to you? Further, Buried with him in Baptism, wherein also you are risen again with him, through the Faith of the operation of God, who raised him from the dead. What is here in chief asserted, but the Doctrine only which Water-baptism preacheth? with an intimation, that they, and they only, are the saved of the Lord, that have heard, received, and that live in this Doctrine,