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A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice

A Confession of my Faith, And A Reason of my Practice: OR, With who, and who not, I can hold Church-fellowship, or the Communion of Saints. Showing, By diverse Arguments, that though I dare not Communicate with the open Profane, yet I can with those visible Saints that differ about WATER-BAPTISM. Wherein Is also discoursed whether that be the entering Ordinance into Fellowship, or no.I believed and therefore have I spoken.Psal. 116.10.London, Printed for Francis Smith, at the Elephant and Castle without Temple-bar. 1672.A Confession of my Faith, And A Reason of my Practice: OR, With who, and who not, I can hold Church-fellowship, or the Communion of Saints. Shewing, By diverse Arguments, that though I dare not Communicate with the open Prophane, yet I can with those visible Saints that differ about WATER-BAPTISM. Wherein Is also discoursed whether that be the entring Ordinance into Fellowship, or no.I believed and therefore have I spoken.Psal. 116.10.London, Printed for Francis Smith, at the Elephant and Castle without Temple-bar. 1672.Title page, as transcribed: A Confession of my Faith, And A Reason of my Practice: OR, With who, and who not, I can hold Church-fellowship, or the Communion of Saints. Showing, By diverse Arguments, that though I dare not Communicate with the open Profane, yet I can with those visible Saints that differ about WATER-BAPTISM. Wherein Is also discoursed whether that be the entering Ordinance into Fellowship, or no. — I believed and therefore have I spoken. Psal. 116.10. — London, Printed for Francis Smith, at the Elephant and Castle without Temple-bar. 1672.A Confession of my Faith, And A Reason of my Practice: OR, With who, and who not, I can hold Church-fellowship, or the Communion of Saints. Shewing, By diverse Arguments, that though I dare not Communicate with the open Prophane, yet I can with those visible Saints that differ about WATER-BAPTISM. Wherein Is also discoursed whether that be the entring Ordinance into Fellowship, or no. — I believed and therefore have I spoken. Psal. 116.10. — London, Printed for Francis Smith, at the Elephant and Castle without Temple-bar. 1672.

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A30136

A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice

A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice, or, With who, and who not, I can hold church-fellowship, or the communion of saints

John Bunyan 1628–1688

London: printed for Francis Smith, 1672

[10], 130 p. · 23k words · Wing B5506 · ESTC R36326

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John Bunyan, A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice (London, 1672). EEBO-TCP A30136.

Contents 10

Title page3
To the readerTO THE READER.8
ErrataERRATA.2
A Confession of my Faith; and a reason of my practice in worship, &c.pp. 1–130205
How Christ is made ours; or by what means this or that man, hath th…How Christ is made ours; or by what means this or that man, hath that benefit by him, us to stand just before God now, and in the day of judgement.pp. 19–258
Of Election.pp. 25–308
Of Calling.pp. 31–4215
Of the Scriptures.pp. 43–467
Of Magistracy.pp. 46–483
A reason of my Practise in Worship,pp. 48–130141

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Title as printed: A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice, or, With who, and who not, I can hold church-fellowship, or the communion of saints
Author: John Bunyan 1628–1688
Place: London
Bookseller: Francis Smith
Year: 1672
Imprint: London : Printed for Francis Smith ..., 1672.
Size: [10], 130 p.
Words: 22,833
Catalogue: Wing B5506 · ESTC R36326
Text: EEBO-TCP A30136
Notes: Errata: p. [10]
Reproduction of original in the Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: EEBO-TCP A30136