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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
Differences in Judgment about Water-Baptism no Bar to Communion.
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Answ. As if none of the Moral Precepts were HIS. But, Sir, who have I pleaded for, in the denial of any one Ordinance of God? Yea, or for their neglect of it either? What I say, is but that men must have Light, that they may not do in darkness, or Papist like, live by an implicit Faith.
Answ. As if none of the Moral Precepts were HIS. But, Sir, who have I pleaded for, in the denyal of any one Ordinance of God? Yea, or for their neglect of it either? What I say, is but that men must have Light, that they may not do in darkness, or Papistlike, live by an implicite Faith.
But I see you put no difference, between an open breach of the Law, and a forbearing that which to him is doubtful. But I will suppose a case; There is a man wants Light in Baptism, yet by his Neighbour is pressed to it: he saith he seeth it not to be his Duty; ⟨p. 20⟩the other saith, he sins if he doth it not: Now seeing whatsoever is not of Faith, is Sin; 1what should this man do? If you say, Let him use the means: I say so too. But what, if when he hath used it, he still continueth dark about it; what will you advise him now? If you bid him wait, do you not encourage him to live in sin, as much as I do? Nay, and seeing you will not let him for want of Light in that, obey God in other his Institutions, what is it, but to say, Seeing you live for want of Light in the neglect of Baptism, we will make you, while you continue so, live (though quite against your Light) in the breach of all the rest; And where you are Commanded thus, you may show the place when you find it.
But I see you put no difference, between an open breach of the Law, and a forbearing that which to him is doubtful. But I will suppose a case; There is a man wants Light in Baptism, yet by his Neighbour is pressed to it: he saith he seeth it not to be his Duty; ⟨p. 20⟩