A30138:277
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
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.
Your sixth Argument is, If Baptism be in any sense any part of the foundation of a Church, as to order, Heb. 6. 1, 2. it must have place here or no where: why are those things called first Principles, if not first to be believed, and practised? Why are they rendered by the learned the A. B. C. of a Christian, and the beginning of Christianity, Milk for Babes, if it be no matter whether Baptism be practised or no? If it be said Water-baptism is not there intended, let them show me how many Baptisms there are besides Water-baptism? Can you build and leave out a stone in the Foundation? I intend not Baptism a Foundation any other way, but in respect of order, and it is either intended for that or nothing.
Your sixth Argument is, If Baptism be in any sence any part of the foundation of a Church, as to order, Heb. 6. 1, 2. it must have place here or no where: why are those things called first Principles, if not first to be believed, and practised? Why are they rendred by the learned the A. B. C. of a Christian, and the beginning of Christianity, Milk for Babes, if it be no matter whether Baptism be practised or no? If it be said Water-baptism is not there intended, let them shew me how many Baptisms there are besides Water-baptism? Can you build and leave out a stone in the Foundation? I intend not Baptism a Foundation any other way, but in respect of order, and it is either intended for that or nothing.