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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.
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3. But suppose there was another Church besides; it doth not therefore follow, that the Apostle exhorteth them only to receive persons already in fellowship; but him, even1 every him, that there was weak in the Faith, but not to doubtful disputations.
4. Suppose again, The receiving here exhorted to, be such as you would have it; yet the Rule by which they are directed to do it, is that by which we perceive that Christ hath received them: But Christ did not receive them by Baptism, but as given to him by the Father: Him therefore concerning whom we are convinced, that he by the Father is given to Christ, Him should we receive.
5. But what need I grant you that which cannot be proved? yet if you could prove it, it availeth nothing at all; because you may not, cannot, ought not to dare to limit the Exhortation to receiving of one another into each others affections only; and not also receiving Saints into Communion.