The Free Communionist : Or Unrestricted Communion of the Lord's Supper with All True Believers, Advocated: And Objections of Restricted Communionists, Considered: in Four EssaysTrustees of the Freewill Baptist Connection, 1841 - 214 pages |
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... proper occasion for careful self - examination , and renewed dedication of all to God . It conduces to unite Christians in the bonds of fellowship and love , to assimilate them to Christ , and to each other . It makes them feel that ...
... proper occasion for careful self - examination , and renewed dedication of all to God . It conduces to unite Christians in the bonds of fellowship and love , to assimilate them to Christ , and to each other . It makes them feel that ...
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... proper evidence , or it is worthless . They have no right to make assumptions without proof , and then use them in defence of their prac- tice . This is begging the question in dispute . But have they proved that no unbaptized person ...
... proper evidence , or it is worthless . They have no right to make assumptions without proof , and then use them in defence of their prac- tice . This is begging the question in dispute . But have they proved that no unbaptized person ...
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... proper evidence of true piety . To make the statement as clear as we can : under the administra- tion of the apostles there could be no mistake about baptism , and those who neglected it , could not be recognized as Christians , and ...
... proper evidence of true piety . To make the statement as clear as we can : under the administra- tion of the apostles there could be no mistake about baptism , and those who neglected it , could not be recognized as Christians , and ...
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... proper evidence of faith in Christ , and this is the ground of our offence . Their present at- titude declares , that there are no gospel churches on earth , but Close Communion Baptist churches ; no persons " in special covenant " but ...
... proper evidence of faith in Christ , and this is the ground of our offence . Their present at- titude declares , that there are no gospel churches on earth , but Close Communion Baptist churches ; no persons " in special covenant " but ...
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... proper to ascertain the true princi- ples which relate to this ordinance , and the rules to be observed in receiving persons to it . We have already expressed the opinion that all true believers , by virtue of their Christian character ...
... proper to ascertain the true princi- ples which relate to this ordinance , and the rules to be observed in receiving persons to it . We have already expressed the opinion that all true believers , by virtue of their Christian character ...
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Page 38 - And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body ; is it therefore not of the body ? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased Him.
Page 64 - Then, said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him, which should come after him, that is on Christ Jesus.
Page 37 - For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body : so also is Christ. — For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free ; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Page 213 - The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Page 204 - FURTHERMORE, then, we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk, and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
Page 85 - But now I have' written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Page 77 - After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in My Blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till He come.
Page 38 - That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Page 49 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Page 78 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.