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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.
And now Reader, although this Author hath thus objected against some passages in this my first Argument for Communion with Persons unbaptized; yet the body of my Argument he misseth, and passeth over, as a thing not worth the Answering; whether because he forgot; or because he was conscious to himself, that he knew not what to do therewith, I will not now determine.
1. I effectually prove, That Baptism is not the initiating Ordinance. pag. 71. - 75. 2. I prove, That though it was, yet the case may so fall out, that Members might be received without it. pag. 82, 83. 3. I prove, That Baptism makes no man a visible Saint, nor giveth any a right to Church-Fellowship. pag. 76. 4. I prove, That Faith, and a Life becoming the Law of the Ten Commandments, should be the chief and most solid Argument with true Churches to receive Saints to Fellowship. 5. I prove, That Circumcision in the Flesh, which was the entering Ordinance of old, was a Type of Circumcision in the heart, &c. p. 79, 80.
1. I effectually prove, That Baptism is not the initiating Ordinance. pag. 71. - 75. 2. I prove, That though it was, yet the case may so fall out, that Members might be received without it. pag. 82, 83. 3. I prove, That Baptism makes no man a visible Saint, nor giveth any a right to Church-Fellowship. pag. 76. 4. I prove, That Faith, and a Life becoming the Law of the Ten Commandments, should be the chief and most solid Argument with true Churches to receive Saints to Fellowship. 5. I prove, That Circumcision in the Flesh, which was the entring Ordinance of old, was a Type of Circumcision in the heart, &c. p. 79, 80.
These things, with others, our Author letteth pass; although in the proof of them abideth the strength of this first Argument; to which I must entreat him in his next, to cast his eye, and give fair Answer; as also to the ⟨p. 26⟩