A sober discourse of right to church-communion

IN the Stating of this Question it may be necessary to examine how far we disagree, & wherein we concur with our Dissenting Brethren, because that will prevent much needless Discourse, and lead us to debate the matter in Dispute only.

IN the Stating of this Question it may be necessary to examine how far we disagree, & wherin we concur with our Dissenting Brethren, because that will prevent much needless Discourse, and lead us to debate the matter in Dispute only.

The Professors of the Christian Religion, are distinguished by certain terms, invented by their opposites, to know them by, as Prelatical, Presbyterian, Independent, Anabaptist, &c. And it were well if such names were laid aside, and the Title of Christian Brother reassumed, because they agree in Fundamentals. Now of all these, our Controversy in the Case in hand is only with some on the last, who are (though not rightly) called Anabaptists. As for the others, their avowed Principle is, To admit none into Church-Fellowship or Communion, that are Unbaptized: Yea so positive are the Papists, that they look upon all so far from being qualified for Church Communion, till they are Baptized, that they say they are all damned that die without it; but we derive no Authority from their practice. the Church of England ⟨p. 3⟩receives no Member into their Communion without Baptism, neither do Presbyterians, Independents, nor indeed any sort of Christians that own Ordinances, admit any as a Church-Member without Baptism. We shall therefore direct this Discourse to our Dissenting Brethren, of the Baptized way only, who reason thus, That there being no Precept, President nor Example in all the Scripture, for our excluding our Holy Brethren that differ in this Point from us, therefore we ought not to dare to do it.

The Professors of the Christian Religion, are distinguished by certain terms, invented by their opposites, to know them by, as Prelatical, Presbyterian, Independant, Anabaptist, &c. And it were well if such names were laid aside, and the Title of Christian Brother reassumed, because they agree in Fundamentals. Now of all these, our Controversie in the Case in hand is only with some on the last, who are (though not rightly) called Anabaptists. As for the others, their avowed Principle is, To admit none into Church-Fellowship or Communion, that are Unbaptized: Yea so positive are the Papists, that they look upon all so far from being qualified for Church Commnnion, till they are Baptized, that they say they are all damn'd that die without it; but we derive no Authority from their practice. the Church of England