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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.
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But, I may not lightly pass this by, for because I have gathered eighteen absurdities from this abuse of God's Ordinances, or from the sin of binding the Brethren to observe Order, not founded on the Command of God; (and I am sure you have none to shut out men as good, as holy, and as sound in Faith as our selves, from Communion). Therefore you call my Conclusion devilish, (pag. 43.) Top-full of ignorance, and prejudice, (p. 41.) and me, one of Machiavel's Scholars, (p. 42.) also proud, presumptuous, impeaching the Judgment of God.
But, I may not lightly pass this by, for because I have gathered eighteen absurdities from this abuse of God's Ordinances, or from the sin of binding the Brethren to observe Order, not founded on the Command of God; (and I am sure you have none to shut out men as good, as holy, and as sound in Faith as our selves, from Communion). Therefore you call my Conclusion devilish, (pag. 43.) Top-ful of ignorance, and prejudice, (p. 41.) and me, one of Machiavels Scholars, (p. 42.) also proud, presumptious, impeaching the Judgment of God.
Answ. But what is there in my Proposition, that men, considerate, can be offended at? These are my words; But to exclude Christians from Church-Communion, and to debar them their Heaven-born Privileges, for the want of that which yet God never made a wall of division between us: This looks too like a Spirit of Persecution: This respecteth more the form, than the spirit and power of Godliness, &c. Shall I add, Is it not that which greatly prevailed to bring down those Judgments which at present we feel and groan under? I will dare to say, it was a cause thereof. (p. 116, 117.) A, was in my Copy, instead whereof the Printer put in the; for this, although I speak only the truth; I will not beg of you belief; besides, the Bookseller desired me, because of the Printers haste, to leave the last sheet to be over-looked by him, which was the cause it was not among the Errata's.
Answ. But what is there in my Proposition, that men, considerate, can be offended at? These are my words; But to exclude Christians from Church-Communion, and to debar them their Heaven-born Priviledges, for the want of that which yet God never made a wall of division between us: This looks too like a Spirit of Persecution: This respecteth more the form, than the spirit and power of Godliness, &c. Shall I add, Is it not that which greatly prevailed to bring down those Judgments which at present we feel and groan under? I will dare to say, it was a cause thereof. (p. 116, 117.) A, was in my Copy, instead whereof the Printer put in the; for this, although I speak only the truth; I will not beg of you belief; besides, the Bookseller desired me, because of the Printers haste, to leave the last sheet to be over-looked by him, which was the cause it was not among the Errata's.