Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending…

And against common justice and reason as to do this by men on your own private judgement, without evidence, and a just trial, and once hearing them speak for themselves, and many do that will unchurch a whole Parish, and gather a new one, on supposition of the invalidity of a bare Profession, and on supposition that most are ignorant and ungodly, before they have ever once accused them particularly, or dealt with, or excluded any of them in the way that Christ appointeth. If I certainly knew that in this Parish there were 4000 unregenerate Persons, and not 400 or 100 truly regenerate, and yet knew not particularly which the unregenerate Persons were, I ought not to cast out one man from the Church upon any such account.

And against common justice and reason as to do this by men on your own private judgement, without evidence, and a just tryal, and once hearing them speak for themselves, and many do that will unchurch a whole Parish, and gather a new one, on supposition of the invalidity of a bare Profession, and on supposition that most are ignorant and ungodly, before they have ever once accused them particularly, or dealt with, or excluded any of them in the way that Christ appointeth. If I certainly knew that in this Parish there were 4000 unregenerate Persons, and not 400 or 100 truly regenerate, and yet knew not particularly which the unregenerate Persons were, I ought not to cast out one man from the Church upon any such account.

Object. But with what comfort can the Godly have communion with the societies that are so mixed with multitudes of the ungodly?

Object. But with what comfort can the Godly have communion with the societies that are so mixt with multitudes of the ungodly?

Answ. If they do not their duty in admonishing the offenders, and labouring to heal the diseased members, and to reform the Church in Christs appointed way,