A30136:90
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
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Thirdly, I dare not have communion with them; Because the example of new testament churches before us, have been a community of visible Saints. Paul to the Romans, writes thus: To all that are at Rome, beloved of God, called to be Saints, And to the rest of the Churches thus: Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth; to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be Saints. ⟨p. 53⟩To the Saints that are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus; To all the Saints that are at Philippi with the Bishops and Deacons. To the Saints and faithful brethren which are at Coloss. To the Church of the Thessalonians, which is in God the Father; and in our Lord Jesus Christ; &c. Thus you see under what denomination, those persons went of old, who were counted worthy to be members of a visible Church of Christ. Rom. 1 7. 1 Cor. 1 2. Eph. 1.1. Col. 1.2. Phil 1.1. 1 Thes. 1.1. Besides, the members of such Churches, go under such characters as these.
Thirdly, I dare not have communion with them; Because the example of new testament churches before us, have been a community of visible Saints. Paul to the Romanes, writes thus: To all that are at Rome, beloved of God, called to be Saints, And to the rest of the Churches thus: Vnto the Church of God which is at Corinth; to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be Saints. ⟨p. 53⟩To the Saints that are at Ephesus, and to the faithfull in Christ Jesus; To all the Saints that are at Philippi with the Bishops and Deacons. To the Saints and faithfull brethren which are at Colosse. To the Church of the Thessalonians, which is in God the Father; and in our Lord Jesus Christ; &c. Thus you see under what denomination, those persons went of old, who were counted worthy to be members of a visible Church of Christ.