A30138:383
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. It ought to be seriously weighed how any differ from so many worthy Authors, is confessed, to whom the World is so much beholding for their help in many things; but it would be of dangerous consequence to take all for granted they say, and unlike the noble Bereans, Acts 17. 11. Though they had some infallible Teachers, yet they took not their Words or Doctrine upon trust; and there may be more ground to question Expositors on this Text, in regard their Principles necessitate them to judge that the sense; for if it be in their Judgments a Duty to compel all to come in, and to receive all, and their Children, they must needs judge by that ⟨p. 120⟩Text, they were all of the Church, and in Fellowship, before their scrupling Meats and Days, because that is an Act of grown persons at years of discretion; and therefore the receiving is judged by them to be only into mutual affection, for it is impossible for them to hold their Opinion, and judge otherwise of the Text; for in Baptism, they judge Infants should be received into Church-fellowship; and then scrupling Meats and Days must needs be after joining. Their Judgements might as well be taken, that it is a Duty to baptize Infants, as that they can judge of this Text rightly, and hold their practice.
Answ. It ought to be seriously weighed how any differ from so many worthy Authors, is confessed, to whom the World is so much beholding for their help in many things; but it would be of dangerous consequence to take all for granted they say, and unlike the noble Bereans, Acts 17. 11. Though they had some infallible Teachers, yet they took not their Words or Doctrine upon trust; and there may be more ground to question Expositors on this Text, in regard their Principles necessitate them to judge that the sense; for if it be in their Judgments a Duty to compel all to come in, and to receive all, and their Children, they must needs judge by that