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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. What it is that gives a man reverence with you, I know not; but for certain, He that despiseth the Poor, reproacheth his Maker: yet a poor man is better than a liar. To have gay-clothing, or gold-rings, or the Persons that wear them in admiration; or to be partial in your judgment, or respects, for the sake, or upon the account of flesh and blood, doubtless convicteth you to be of the Law a transgressor, and not without partiality, &c. in the midst of your seeming sanctity.
Answ. What it is that gives a man reverence with you, I know not; but for certain, He that despiseth the Poor, reproacheth his Maker: yet a poor man is better than a lyar. To have gay-cloathing, or gold-rings, or the Persons that wear them in admiration; or to be partial in your judgment, or respects, for the sake, or upon the account of flesh and blood, doubtless convicteth you to be of the Law a transgressor, and not without partiality, &c. in the midst of your seeming sanctity.
Again you say: I had not meddled with the Controversy at all, had I found any of parts that would divert themselves to take notice of YOU. pag. 2.
Again you say: I had not medled with the Controversie at all, had I found any of parts that would divert themselves to take notice of YOU. pag. 2.
A. What need you, before you have showed one syllable of a reasonable Argument in opposition to what I Assert, thus trample my Person, my Gifts, and Grace (have I any) so disdainfully under your feet? What a kind of a YOU am I? And why is MY1 Rank so mean, that the most gracious and godly among you, may not duly and soberly consider of what I have said? Was it not the art of the false Apostles of old to say thus? to bespatter a man, that his Doctrine might be disregarded. Is not this the Carpenter?