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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
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.
Why did John reject the Pharisees that would have been baptized? and Paul examine them that were? Matth. 3. 7. Acts 19. 2, 3.
If your Doctrine be true, why did they not rather say, Oh! seeing you desire to be baptized, seeing you have been baptized, you need not to be questioned any further your submitting to John's Water; to us is a sufficient testimony, even that single act, that you have received the whole Doctrine of God.
But I say, why did John call them Vipers? and Paul asked them, Whether they ⟨p. 93⟩had yet received the Holy Ghost: Yea, it is evident, that a man may be desirous of Water that a man may be baptized, and neither own the Doctrine of Repentance, nor know on whom he should believe: evident, I say, and that by the same Texts (Matth. 3. 7. Acts 19. 2, 3, 4.)
But I say, why did John call them Vipers? and Paul ask'd them, Whether they ⟨p. 93⟩had yet received the Holy Ghost: Yea, it is evident, that a man may be desirous of Water that a man may be baptized, and neither own the Doctrine of Repentance, nor know on whom he should believe: evident, I say, and that by the same Texts (