A30138:208
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.
As to the Duties of Piety, and Charity you boast of, pag. 30. found not a Trumpet, tell not your left hand of it; we are talking now of Communion of Saints, Church-Communion, and I plead that to Love, and hold together as such, is better than to break in pieces for want of Water-baptism. My Reason is, because we are exhorted in all things to put on Love; the Love of Church-Communion: contrariwise you oppose, Above all things put on Water. For the best Saint under Heaven that hath not that, with him you refuse Communion. Thus you make Baptism, though no Church-Ordinance, a bar to shut out the Godly, and a Trap-door to let the unprepared into Churches, to the Lord's-Supper, and other solemn Appointments. pag. 29.
But you object, Must our Love to the unbaptized indulge them in an act of disobedience? Cannot we love their Persons, Parts, Graces, but we must love their Sins? pag. 30.
Answ. We plead not for indulging. But are there not with you, even with you sins against the Lord your God? 2 Chron. 28. 10. But why can you indulge the Baptists in many acts of disobedience? For to come unprepared into the Church, is an act of disobedience: To come unprepared to the Supper is an act of disobedience; and to come so also to other solemn Appointments, are acts of disobedience.