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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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The Apostle then in that Fourth of the Ephesians, exhorteth the Church there with all lowliness, and meekness, with long-suffering, and forbearing one another, to ENDEAVOUR to keep the Unity of the SPIRIT in the bond of PEACE, vers. 2, 3. This done, he presents them with such Arguments, as might fasten his Exhortation to purpose upon them.
The first is, Because the Body is ONE; There is one Body; therefore they should not1 divide: For if the Church of Christ be a Body, there ought not to be a rent or Schism among them.
2. His second Argument is, There is one Spirit, or one quickening Principle by which the Body is made to live: for having Asserted before that Christ hath indeed a Body, it was meet that he showed also, that this Body hath life, and motion. Now that life, being none ⟨p. 27⟩other, than that nourishment, or Spirit of life, from which the whole Body fully joined together, and compact, by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working of the measure in every part, maketh increase of the body, to the edifying of it self in love, Eph. 4. 16. Now this Spirit, being first, and chiefly, in the Head, therefore none other but those that hold the Head can have this nourishment ministered to them: Besides, This is the Spirit that knits the Body together, & makes it increase with the increase of God,