A30138:368
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.
Answ. That eating, or forbearing upon a civil account, are things indifferent, is true: But not when, done upon the account of Worship, as keeping of Days, and establishing Jewish observations about Meats, which by the Death of Christ are taken away, and it is not fairly to be imagined the same Church at Rome looked so upon them as indifferent; nor that the Lord doth; That it were all alike to him to hold up Jewish Observations, or to keep Days or no Days, right Days or wrong Days, as indifferent things, which is a great mistake, and no less than to make God's Grace little in receiving such: For if it were but in things wherein they had not sinned, it were no great matter for the Lord to receive, and it would have been as good an Argument or Motive to the Church, to say the things were indifferent, as to say the Lord had received them.
Answ. That eating, or forbearing upon a civil account, are things indifferent, is true: But not when, done upon the account of Worship, as keeping of Dayes, and establishing Jewish observations about Meats, which by the Death of Christ are taken away, and it is not fairly to be imagined the same Church at Rome look'd so upon them as indifferent; nor that the Lord doth; That it were all alike to him to hold up Jewish Observations, or to keep Days or no Days, right Days or wrong Days, as indifferent things, which is a great mistake, and no less than to make God's Grace little in receiving such: For if it were but in things wherein they had not sinned, it were no great matter for the Lord to receive, and it would have been as good an Argument or Motive to the Church, to say the things were indifferent, as to say the Lord had received them.
Whereas the Text is to set out the Riches of Grace to the Vessels of Mercy, as Rom. 9. 15. That as at first he did freely choose and accept them; so when they sail and miscarry in many ⟨p. 108⟩things, yea about his Worship also, although he be most injured thereby, yet he is first in passing it by, and persuading others to do the like; That as the good Samaritan did in the Old Testament, so our good Samaritan doth in the New, when Priest and Levite passed by, Pastor and People pass by; yet he will not, but pours in Oil, and carries them to his Inn, and calls for receiving, and setting it upon his account.