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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.
Answ. When you have proved that there is no such thing as an orderly edifying of the Church without Water-baptism, precede, then it will be time enough to think you have said something.
You add; Edification as to Church-fellowship being a building up, doth suppose the being of a Church; but pray you show us a Chuh without Baptism. p. 26.
You add; Edification as to Church-fellowship being a building up, doth suppose the being of a Church; but pray you shew us a Chuh without Baptism. p. 26.
A. See here the spirit of these Men, who for the want of Water-baptism, have at once un-Churched all such Congregations of God in the World; but against this I have, and do urge, That Water-baptism giveth neither being, nor well-being to a Church, neither is any part of that Instituted Worship of God, that the Church, as such, should be found in the Practice of. Therefore her Edification as a Church may, yea and ought to be attained unto without it.
But you say, Show us a New-Testament-Church without Baptism. pag. 26.