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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.
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.
The second Epistle also, was, not only written to the Church at Corinth, but also to all the Saints which were in all Achaia. To1 the Galatians and Thessalonians indeed, his salutation was only to the Churches there: but the three Epistles before were as well to all other; as also that to the Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, in which the Faithful, and Saints in Christ Jesus were also every one ⟨p. 23⟩comprehended. Besides, To what particular Church was the Epistle to the Hebrews wrote? or the Epistle of James? both those of Peter, and the first of John? Nay, that of John was wrote to some at that time out of Fellowship, that they might have fellowship with the Church, Chap. 1. 1, 2, 3, 4. So that these Brethren must not have all the Scriptures: we have then a like privilege with all Saints, to use the Scriptures for our godly edifying, and to defend our selves thereby, from the assaults of those that would make spoil of us. But to pass this, and come to the next.
The second Epistle also, was, not only written to the Church at Corinth, but also to all the Saints which were in all Achaia. To1 the Galatians and Thessalonians indeed, his salutation was only to the Churches there: but the three Epistles before were as well to all other; as also that to the Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, in which the Faithful, and Saints in Christ Jesus were also every one ⟨p. 23⟩comprehended. Besides, To what particular Church was the Epistle to the Hebrews wrote? or the Epistle of James? both those of Peter, and the first of John? Nay, that of John was wrote to some at that time out of Fellowship, that they might have fellowship with the Church, Chap. 1. 1, 2, 3, 4. So that these Brethren must not have all the Scriptures: we have then a like priviledge with all Saints, to use the Scriptures for our godly edifying, and to defend our selves thereby, from the assaults of those that would make spoyl of us. But to pass this, and come to the next.