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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
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Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.
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faith and holyness in us are the delightfull objects of this love Psa. 119.47 127.159 Psa. 5 11 and 69.36 and 1â—9 132 and 101.6 For it imbraceth with delight and complacency but as it discerneth the image of God and of Christ in the Soul his presence in the ministery and a suitableness in our worship to the word and mind of Christ. Psa. 26.8 and 27.4 and 84.1 4. 1 Thes. 5.13 Phil. 1.3 7. Eph. 4.32 Love also hath a blessed faculty and heavenly in bearing and suffering afflictions putting up wrongs overlooking the infirmities of the brethren and in serving in all Christian offices the necessities of the Saints Charity suffereth long and is kind charity envyeth not charity vaunteth not it self is not puffed up doth not behave it self unseemly seeketh not her own is not easily provoked thinketh no evil rejoyceth not in iniquity but rejoyceth in the truth heareth all things believeth all things hopeth all things endureth all things charity never faileth 1 Cor 13. 1 Pet. 4.8 Gal. 5.13 In a word it designeth a holy conversation in this world that God and Christ and the word of may be glorified thereby 2 Cor. 11.10 11 12 1 Pet. 1.12 chap. 3.16 Of the Scriptures TOuching which word of God I thus believe and confess 1. That all the holy scriptures are the words of God All scriptures is given by inspiration of God For the prophecy of the scripture came not in old time by the will of man but holy men of God speak as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2 Tim. 3 16. 2 Pet. 1.21 2 I believe that the holy scriptures of themselves without the addition of humane inventions are able to make the man of God perfect in all things and throughly to furnish him unto all good works They are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and to thee in all other things that either respect the worship of God or thy walking before all men 2 Tim. 3.14.17 2 Pet. 1.19 20 21. 3. I believe the great end why God committed the Scriptures to writing was that we might be instructed to Christ taught how to believe encouraged to patience and hope for the grace that is to be brought unto us at the revelation of Jesus Christ also that we might understand what is sin and how to avoid the commission thereof Joh. 20.31 1 Joh. 5 13. Rom. 15.4 Concerning the works of men said David by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the pathes of the destroyer Through thy precepts I get understanding therefore I hate every false way I have hid thy word in my heart that I might not sin against thee Psa. 17.4 and 119.104 v. 11. 4. I believe that they cannot be broken but will certainly be fulfilled in all the prophecies threatnings and promises either to the salvation or damnation of men They are like that flying roll that will go over all the earth to cut off and curse In them is contained also the blessing they preach to us also the way of salvation Take heed therefore lest that come upon you which is written in the prophets Behold ye despisers and wonder and perish For I work a work in your dayes a work which you shall in no wise believe though a man declare it unto you Gal 3.8 Acts 13.40 41. Joh. 10 35. chap. 12.37.41 chap. 3.17 18 19. Zach. 5.2.3 4. 5. I believe Jesus Christ by the word of the scriptures will judge all men at the day of doom For that is the book of the Law of the Lord according to Pauls Gospel Joh. 12.41 49. Rom 2.16 6 I believe that this God made the world and all things that are therein for in Six dayes the Lord made Heaven and Earth the Sea and all that in them is also that after the time of the making thereof be disposed of it to the children of men with a preserve thereof for the children of God that should in all ages be born thereunto When the most high divided to the nations their inheritance when he separated the Sons of Adam he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel for as he made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell upon the face of the earth so he hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation Acts 17 24 Exo 24 19 Deu 32 8 Acts 17 26. Of Magistracy I believe that Magistracy is Gods ordinance which he hath appointed for the government of the whole world And that it is a judgment of God to be without those ministers of God which he hath ordained to put wickedness to shame Judg 18.7 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation For rulers are not a terror to good works but to the evil Wilt thou not then be afraid of the power do that which is Good and thou shalt have praise of the same For he is the minister of God to thee for good But if thou do that which is evill be afraid for he beareth not the sword in vain For he is the minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil Wherefore ye must needs be subject not onely for wrath but also for conscience sake For this cause pay ye tribute also for they are Gods ministers attending continually unto this very thing Rom. 13. Many are the mercyes we receive by a well qualified Magistrate and if any shall at any time be otherwise inclined let us shew ovr christianity in a patient suffering for well doing what it shall please God to inflict by them A reason of my Practise in Worship HAving thus made confession of my Faith I now come to shew you my practise in Worship with the reasons thereof The which I shall have occasion to touch under two distinct heads 1 With whom I dare not hold communion 2. With whom I dare Only first Note that by the word Communion I mean fellowship in the things of the Kingdom of Christ or that which is commonly called Church communion the Communion of Saints For in civil affairs and in things of this World that are honest I am not altogether tyed up from the fornicators thereof Cor. 5 9 10 Wherefore in my following discourse understand me in the first sense Now Then I dare not have communion with them that profess not faith and holiness or that are not visible Saints by calling but note that by this assertion I meddle not with the elect but as he is a visible Saint by calling neither do I exclude the secret Hypocrite if he be hid from me by visible Saint ship Wherefore I dare not have communion with men from a single supposition that they may be elect neither dare I exclude the other from a single supposing that he may be a secret Hypocrite I meddle not here with these things I onely exclude him that