A30138:311
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 last Argument is, If the Baptism of John was so far honoured, and dignified, that they that did submit to it, are said to justify God; and those that did it not, are said to reject his counsel against themselves: so that their receiving, or rejecting the whole Doctrine of God, hath its denomination from this single Practice. And is there not as much to be said of the Baptism of Christ, unless you will say, it is inferior to John's, in worth and use.
Your last Argument is, If the Baptism of John was so far honoured, and dignified, that they that did submit to it, are said to justifie God; and those that did it not, are said to reject his counsel against themselves: so that their receiving, or rejecting the whole Doctrine of God, hath its denomination from this single Practice. And is there not as much to be said of the Baptism of Christ, unless you will say, it is inferior to John's, in worth and use.
Answ. 1. That our denomination of Believers, and of our receiving the Doctrine of the Lord Jesus, is not to be reckoned from our Baptism, is evident; Because according to our Notion of it, they only that have before received the Doctrine of the Gospel, and so show it us by their Confession of Faith, they only ought to be baptized. This might serve for an Answer for all: But,
Answ. 1. That our denomination of Believers, and of our receiving the Doctrine of the Lord Jesus, is not to be reckoned from our Baptism, is evident; Because according to our Notion of it, they only that have before received the Doctrine of the Gospel, and so shew it us by their Confession of Faith, they only ought to be baptized. This might serve for an Answer for all: But,
2. The Baptism of John was the Baptism of Repentance, for the Remission of Sins, of