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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 why so much offended at this?
Because, you intend by this the Brethren of the Baptized way.
A. If they be vain Men, and set up their OWN Order; how straight soever they make it, they are worthy to be reproved: If 1they have rejected the Word of the Lord, what wisdom is in them. And as you suggest the first, I affirm the second. But if you would be justified in excluding those, with whom yet you see God hath Communion, because they ⟨p. 45⟩yet see not a shadow with you; produce the Scripture for such Order, that we may believe it is the Order of God: But deal fairly, left we show your nakedness, and others see your shame.
A. If they be vain Men, and set up their OWN Order; how straight soever they make it, they are worthy to be reproved: If 1they have rejected the Word of the Lord, what wisdom is in them. And as you suggest the first, I affirm the second. But if you would be justified in excluding those, with whom yet you see God hath Communion, because they ⟨p. 45⟩yet see not a shadow with you; produce the Scripture for such Order, that we may believe it is the Order of God: But deal fairly, left we shew your nakedness, and others see your shame.