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Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending…
Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending them against several sorts of opponents, especially against the second assault of that pious, reverend and dear brother Mr. Thomas Blake / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Argum. 11. All that are meet subjects for Baptism, are (after their Baptism, without any further inward qualification, at least without another species of faith) meet subjects for the Lords Supper (having natural capacity by age) But no one that professeth only a faith short of justifying is meet to receive the Lords Supper, therefore no such a one is a meet subject for Baptism.
Or thus: Those at age whom we may baptize, we may also admit to the Lords Supper (without any other species of faith) But the Professors of a mere common faith short of justifying, ⟨p. 119⟩we may not admit to the Lords Supper, Ergo, &c.
Or thus: Those at age whom we may baptize, we may also admit to the Lords Supper (without any other species of faith) But the Professors of a meer common faith short of justifying, ⟨p. 119⟩we may not admit to the Lords Supper, Ergo, &c.
The duty of a particular examination before the Lords Supper is nothing to our purpose, because 1. that makes a man fitter than he was, but the want of it is not in the cognizance of the Minister always, nor will not justify our refusal of a godly man excepting some apparent gross evils. 2. And it is the necessity of another faith and state that we are enquiring after, which will not be proved by the necessity of an actual examination or excitation of our present grace.
The duty of a particular examination before the Lords Supper is nothing to our purpose, because 1. that makes a man fitter than he was, but the want of it is not in the cognizance of the Minister alwaies, nor will not justifie our refusal of a godly man excepting some apparent gross evils. 2. And it is the necessity of another faith and state that we are enquiring after, which will not be proved by the necessity of an actual examination or excitation of our present grace.