A30138:279
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 seventh Argument is, If Paul knew the Galatians ONLY upon the account of Charity, NO other ways to be the Sons of God by Faith; but by this part of their Obedience, as he seems to import, then the same way we judge of the truth of mens profession of Faith, when it shows it self by this self—same Obedience, Gal. 3. 26, 27. Baptism being an Obligation to all following Duties.
Your seventh Argument is, If Paul knew the Galatians ONLY upon the account of Charity, NO other wayes to be the Sons of God by Faith; but by this part of their Obedience, as he seems to import, then the same way we judge of the truth of mens profession of Faith, when it shews it self by this self—same Obedience, Gal. 3. 26, 27. Baptism being an Obligation to all following Duties.
Answ. This your Argument, being builded upon no more than a SEEMING Import, ⟨p. 82⟩and having been above ten times overthrown already; I might leave still with you, till your seeming Import is come to a real one, and both to a greater persuasion upon your own Conscience. But verily Sir, you grossly abuse your Reader; Must Imports, yea, must seeming Imports now stand for Arguments, thereby to maintain your confident separation from your Brethren? Yea, must such things as these, be the Basis on which you build those heavy Censures and Condemnations you raise against your Brethren, that cannot comply with you, because you want the word? A seeming Import. But are these words of Faith, or do the Scriptures only help you to seeming Imports, and me-hap-soes for your practice? No, nor yet to them neither, for I dare boldly affirm it, and demand, if you can, to prove, that there is so much as a seeming IMPORT in all the Word of God, that countenanceth your shutting men, better than our selves, from the Things and Privileges of our Fathers House.