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A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest…
A friendly trial of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulness of a stinted liturgy and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keys: tending to satisfy the doubtful, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.A friendly triall of the grounds tending to separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the lawfulnesse of a stinted liturgie and set form of prayer, Communion in mixed assemblies, and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keyes: tending to satisfie the doubtfull, recall the wandering, and to strengthen the weak: by John Ball.
Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the University of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640Cambridge: printed by Roger Daniel printer to the Universitie of Cambridge for Edward Brewster, 1640
Chapter 11: Of holding communion with that assembly in the worship of God, where we cannot perform…
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CHAP. XI. Of holding communion with that assembly in the worship of God, where we cannot perform all duties mentioned Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17.
Whosoever neglecteth Christs rule in proceeding with his minister or others of the church,1 both partaketh in their sin, and sinneth against Christs command, Matth. 18. If he be ignorant of Christs rule and order, yet he sinneth: but if he know it, and do it not, then his sin remaineth. Now the rule prescribed by Christ is, That one brother offended should warn any member of the same church whereof he is a member, if he offend him, yea though it be his minister: And if he reform not, he must proceed to warn him more solemnly, taking two or three with him, doing it in the name of Christ: If this admonition take not effect for reformation, he must tell the church: If the church then will not do their duty, he must clear himself, protesting against their neglect therein, Hos. 2. 12.
VVHosoever neglecteth Christs rule in proceeding with his minister or others of the church,1 both partaketh in their sin, and sinneth against Christs command, Matth. 18. If he be ignorant of Christs rule and order, yet he sinneth: but if he know it, and do it not, then his sin remaineth. Now the rule prescribed by Christ is, That one brother offended should warn any member of the same church whereof he is a member, if he offend him, yea though it be his minister: And if he reform not, he must proceed to warn him more solemnly, taking two or three with him, doing it in the name of Christ: If this admonition take not effect for reformation, he must tell the church: If the church then will not do their duty, he must clear himself, protesting against their neglect therein,