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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.
But to come to my fourth Argument, which you so tenderly touch as if it burnt your fingers: I am bold (say I) to have Communion with visible Saints as before, because God hath Communion with them, whose example in the case we are strictly commanded to follow. ⟨p. 42⟩Receive ye one another, as Christ Jesus hath received 1you, to the glory of God. Yea, though they be Saints in Opinion contrary to you, or I. We that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities 2of the weak, and not to please our selves. Infirmities that are Sinful: for they that are Natural, are incident to all. Infirmities therefore they are, that for want of Light, cause a Man to err in Circumstantials: And the reason upon which Paul groundeth this admonition is; For Christ pleased not himself, 3but as it is written, the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
- 1Rom. 15. 7
- 2Rom. 15. 1.
- 3Vers. 3.
You say to this, pag. 20. That it is Paul's direction to the Church at Rome how to receive their Brethren Church-Members, pag. 20.