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An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 21
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.
That although it be a Duty for Saints to join themselves in a Church-way, yet there may sometimes fall out such just reasons that may excuse them.
That although it be a Duty for Saints to joyne themselves in a Church-way, yet there may sometimes fall out such just reasons that may excuse them.
Indeed voluntarily to keep off from the Assemblies, and to think a private worshipping of God is enough, and that he requireth no more, is both against 1Scripture-command, and the example of primitive Christians, but when there is some unavoidable necessity, than there is a lawful excuse, That it is a duty for Saints to join themselves in a Church-way, may be made evident from these Grounds briefly:
Indeed voluntarily to keep off from the Assemblies, and to think a private worshipping of God is enough, and that he requireth no more, is both against 1Scripture-command, and the example of primitive Christians, but when there is some unavoidable necessity, than there is a lawfull excuse, That it is a duty for Saints to joyn themselves in a Church-way, may be made evident from these Grounds briefly:
- 1Reasons convincing it to be each Christians duty, to be of a Church.
First, From the name Church ordinarily given to •olievers. Now a Church is a Society or Company met together; and therefore it is not lawful for thee to live alone, or be a Minister of Sacraments, and all things to thy self. Even as Aristotle said of him, that would live alone, not joining himself to any humane Society, he must be aut Deus, aut Bestia; It is applicable here, he must be made even like God; that needeth no growth of grace; yea, that is above all duty or homage to God; or else a very beast, one that hath no sense or feeling about a God, and his Worship. The synonymous names also to a Church, doth evidence this; They are called Christs body; now it's necessary for the members of the body to be joined together, else there cannot be that mutual help and furthering of one another. They are also called an House, and a spiritual Building, wherein they are to be as living stones; and such must be close, and well compacted together.