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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.
Assaults (I say) upon this Congregation by times, for no less than these sixteen or eighteen years: Yea, my self they have sent for, and endeavoured to persuade me to break Communion with my Brethren; also with many others they have often tampered, if haply their seeds of Division might take. Neither did they altogether fail of their purpose, for some they did rent and dismember from us; but none but those, of whom now they begin to be ashamed. The Judgment of God so following their design, that the Persons which then they prevailed upon, are now a stink, and reproach to Religion. Neither were these Spirits content with that discord they did sow among us, but they proceeded to seize upon others. But to pass these: The wild, and unsound Positions they have urged to maintain their Practice, would be too large here to insert.
Assaults (I say) upon this Congregation by times, for no less than these sixteen or eighteen years: Yea, my self they have sent for, and endeavoured to perswade me to break Communion with my Brethren; also with many others they have often tampered, if haply their seeds of Division might take. Neither did they altogether fail of their purpose, for some they did rent and dismember from us; but none but those, of whom now they begin to be ashamed. The Judgment of God so following their design, that the Persons which then they prevailed upon, are now a stink, and reproach to Religion. Neither were these Spirits content with that discord they did sow among us, but they proceeded to seize upon others. But to pass these: The wild, and unsound Positions they have urged to maintain their Practice, would be too large here to insert.
Now, Sir, to settle the Brethren (the Brethren of our Community) and to prevent such disorders among others, was the cause of my publishing my Papers: and considering my Concern in the House of God, I could do no less than to give them warning, That every man might deliver his Soul.