A30138:160
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.
My fifth Argument is, That a failure in such a Circumstance as Water-baptism, doth not un-Christian us; This you are compelled to grant, pag. 25. And I conclude with your words, Persons ought to be Christians before, visible Christians; such as any Congregation in the Land may receive to Communion with themselves, because God hath showed us that he hath received them. Receive him to the Glory of God: [To the Glory of God] ⟨p. 47⟩is put in on purpose, to show what dishonour they bring to him, who despise to have Communion with such, whom they know do maintain Communion with God. I say again, How doth this Man, or that Church glorify God, or count the Wisdom and Holiness of Heaven beyond them, when they refuse Communion with them, concerning whom yet they are convinced, that they have Communion with God.
My fifth Argument is, That a failure in such a Circumstance as Water-baptism, doth not un-Christian us; This you are compelled to grant, pag. 25. And I conclude with your words, Persons ought to be Christians before, visible Christians; such as any Congregation in the Land may receive to Communion with themselves, because God hath shewed us that he hath received them. Receive him to the Glory of God: [To the Glory of God] ⟨p. 47⟩is put in on purpose, to shew what dishonour they bring to him, who despise to have Communion with such, whom they know do maintain Communion with God. I say again, How doth this Man, or that Church glorifie God, or count the Wisdom and Holiness of Heaven beyond them, when they refuse Communion with them, concerning whom yet they are convinced, that they have Communion with God.
But my Argument you have not denied; nor meddled with the Conclusion at all; which is, That therefore, even because a failure here, doth not un-Christian us, doth not make us insincere; and I add, Doth not lay us open to any revealed judgment or displeasure of God; (if it doth, show where) therefore it should not, it ought not to make us obnoxious to the displeasure of the Church of God.