A30136:120
A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice
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
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1672
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Join not your selves, saith God, to the wicked, neither in religion nor marriages; for they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other Gods; so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. Did not Solomon King of Israel sin by these things? yea. among many nations was ⟨p. 61⟩there no King like him who was beloved of his God,
Joyn not your selves, saith God, to the wicked, neither in religion nor marriages; for they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other Gods; so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddainly. Did not Solomon King of Israel sin by these things? ye. among many nations was ⟨p. 61⟩there no King like him who was beloved of his God,
Hear how Paul handleth the point; This I say, saith he, That the things which the Gentiles or openly profane sacrifice; they sacrifice to Devils, and not to God: And I would not that you should have fellowship with Devils. Ye cannot drink of the Cup of the Lord, and the cup of Devils: Ye cannot be partakers of the table of the Lord, & of the table of Devils, Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger then he? 1 Cor. 10, 21, 22, 23. I conclude that therefore it is an evil, & a dangerous thing to hold Church-communion with the open profane, and ungodly. It polluteth his ordinances: It violateth his Law: It profaneth his holiness: It defileth his people; and provoketh the Lord to severe, and terrible judgments.
Hear how Paul handleth the point; This I say, saith he, That the things which the Gentiles or openly prophane sacrifice; they sacrifice to Devils, and not to God: And I would not that you should have fellowship with Divels. Ye cannot drink of the Cup of the Lord, and the cup of Divels: Ye cannot be partakers of the table of the Lord, & of the table of Divels, Do we provoke the Lord to jealousie? Are we stronger then he?