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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.
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.
This is your mistake, both of the Doctrine and Thing it self. But if you will not SCORN to take NOTICE of me, I advise you again to consider, That a man may find Baptism to be Commanded, may be informed who ought to administer it: may also know the proper Subject: and that the manner of baptizing is Dipping; and may desire to practise it because it is Commanded, and yet know nothing of what Water-baptism preacheth; or of the Mystery baptism showeth to Faith. But that the Doctrine of Baptism is not the Practice of it, not the outward act, but the thing signified; and that every Believer hath that, must argue you more than too bold to deny it.
This is your mistake, both of the Doctrin and Thing it self. But if you will not SCORN to take NOTICE of me, I advise you again to consider, That a man may find Baptism to be Commanded, may be informed who ought to administer it: may also know the proper Subject: and that the manner of baptizing is Dipping; and may desire to practise it because it is Commanded, and yet know nothing of what Water-baptism preacheth; or of the Mystery baptism sheweth to Faith. But that the Doctrine of Baptism is not the Practice of it, not the outward act, but the thing signified; and that every Believer hath that, must argue you more than too bold to deny it.
But say you, Who taught you to divide betwixt Christ and his Precepts, that you word it at such a rate? That he that hath the one, &c.
Answ. To say nothing of Faith, and the Word: verily Reason it self teacheth it. For if Christ be my Righteousness, and not Water; ⟨p. 40⟩if Christ be my Advocate, and not Water; if there be that good and blessedness in Christ, that is not in Water; then is Jesus Christ better than Water; and also in these to be eternally divided from Water; unless we will make them Co-Saviours, Co-Advocates, and such as are equally good, and profitable to men.