A30138:317
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 first Question is, I Ask your own heart, whether popularity and applause of variety of Professors, be not in the bottom of what you have said; that hath been your snare to pervert the right ways of the Lord, and to lead others into a path wherein we can find none of the foot-steps of the Flock in the first Ages?
Your first Question is, I Ask your own heart, whether popularity and applause of variety of Professors, be not in the bottom of what you have said; that hath been your snare to pervert the right wayes of the Lord, and to lead others into a path wherein we can find none of the foot-steps of the Flock in the first Ages?
Answ. Setting aside a retaliation, like your Question, I say, and God knows I speak the truth, I have been tempted to do what I have done, by a provocation of sixteen years long; tempted, I say, by the Brethren of your way: Who, when-ever they saw their opportunity, have made it their business to seek, to rend us in pieces; mine own self they have endeavoured to persuade to forsake the Church; some they have rent quite off from us, others they have attempted, and attempted to divide and break off from us, but by the mercy of God, have been hitherto prevented.
Answ. Setting aside a retaliation, like your Question, I say, and God knows I speak the truth, I have been tempted to do what I have done, by a provocation of sixteen years long; tempted, I say, by the Brethren of your way: Who, when-ever they saw their opportunity, have made it their business to seek, to rend us in pieces; mine own self they have endeavoured to perswade to forsake the Church; some they have rent quite off from us, others they have attempted, and attempted to divide and break off from us, but by the mercy of God, have been hitherto prevented.