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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.
Have not I told you even in this Argument, That I speak not as I do, to persuade or teach men to break the least of God's Commandments; but that my Brethren of the Baptized-way may not hold too much THEREUPON, may not make it an Essential of the Gospel, nor yet of the Communion of Saints. Yet he feigns that I urge two Arguments against it, p. 36. & 38. But Reader, thou mayst know I have no such reason in my Book. Besides, I should be a Fool indeed, were I against it, should I make use of such weak Arguments. My words then are these;
Have not I told you even in this Argument, That I speak not as I do, to perswade or teach men to break the least of God's Commandments; but that my Brethren of the Baptized-way may not hold too much THEREUPON, may not make it an Essential of the Gospel, nor yet of the Communion of Saints. Yet he feigns that I urge two Arguments against it, p. 36. & 38. But Reader, thou mayst know I have no such reason in my Book. Besides, I should be a Fool indeed, were I against it, should I make use of such weak Arguments. My words then are these;
I thank God (said Paul) that I baptized none of you but Crispus, &c. Not but that then it was an Ordinance, but they abused it in making Parties thereby, as they abused also Paul, and Cephas. Besides (said he) I know not whether I baptized any other. By this negligent relating who were baptized by him; he ⟨p. 64⟩showeth that he made no such matter thereof, as some in these days do. Nay, that he made no matter at all thereof with respect to a Church-Communion. For if he did not heed who himself had baptized, much less did he heed who were baptized by others? But if Baptism had been the initiating-Ordinance, (and I now add) Essential to Church-Communion; then no doubt he had made more Conscience of it, than thus lightly to pass it by.
I thank God (said Paul) that I baptized none of you but Crispus, &c. Not but that then it was an Ordinance, but they abused it in making Parties thereby, as they abused also Paul, and Cephas. Besides (said he) I know not whether I baptized any other. By this negligent relating who were baptized by him; he