Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general and…

This is an Ordinance not appointed for Conversion, to make holy; others that are not converted may come to the Word, because the Word is appointed to work Conversion; 'tis appointed to work Grace, to work the first Grace, Faith comes by hearing; we do not find in all the Scripture that this is appointed for Conversion, but supposes Conversion; none are to come to receive this Sacrament but men and women that before are converted by the Word; the Word therefore is first to be preached to •en for their Conversion, and then this is an Ordinance appointed for to seal them: therefore in the Primitive times they let all come to hearing of the Word. and then when the Sermon was done, there was an Officer stepped up and cried, Holy things for holy men, and then all others where to go out and therefore it was called Missa (though the papists did corrupt it and so called it the Mass afterwards, by mixing there own inventions instead of the Supper of the Lord, but it had that name at first) I say, this holy Communion was called by the name of Missa, because that all others were sent away, and only such as were of the Church, and accounted godly staid: holy things to holy men.

This is an Ordinance not appointed for Conversion, to make holy; others that are not converted may come to the Word, because the Word is appointed to work Conversion; 'tis appointed to work Grace, to work the first Grace, Faith comes by hearing; we do not find in all the Scripture that this is appointed for Conversion, but supposes Conversion; none are to come to receive this Sacrament but men and women that before are converted by the Word; the Word therefore is first to be preached to •en for their Conversion, and then this is an Ordinance appointed for to seal them: therefore in the Primitive times they let all come to hearing of the Word. and then when the Sermon was done, there was an Officer stept up and cried, Holy things for holy men, and then all others where to go out and therefore it was called Missa (though the papists did corrup it and so called it the Mass afterwards, by mixing there own inventions instead of the Supper of the Lord, but it had that name at first) I say, this holy Communion was called by the name of Missa, because that all others were sent away, and only such as were of the Church, and accounted godly staid: holy things to holy men.