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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.
We come now to my seventh Argument, for Communion with the Godly, though unbaptized Persons; which you say is Love. pag. 29.
My Argument is this; Therefore I am for Communion thus; because Love, which above all things we are Commanded to put on, is of much more worth than to break about Baptism. And let the Reader note, That of this Argument you deny not so much as one syllable, but run to another story; but I will follow you.
I add further, That Love is more discovered when we receive for the sake of Christ, than when we refuse his Children for want of Water: And tell you again, That this ⟨p. 57⟩Exhortation to Love is grounded not upon Baptism, but the putting on of the new Creature, which hath swallowed up all distinctions. Col. 3. 9.-14. Yea, there are ten Arguments in this one, which you have not so much as touched; but thus object, That man that makes Affection the Rule of his walking, rather than judgment, it is no wonder if he go out of the way.