A37042:217
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
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.
For confirming of this, to wit, that such sober and ⟨p. 100⟩serious profession of repentance, is sufficient without1 further enquiry after the graciousness of the sincerity thereof, We may consider these grounds, 1. If such a profession be sufficient for admitting members to the Church, Then such is also sufficient for the […] of offending members and continuing them in their former privileges; for, no reason can be given why there should be greater rigidity for readmitting to the actual use of Church-privileges, a Christian after he hath fallen in drunkenness, fornication, &c. than was requisite for the admitting of a Heathen, possibly guilty of these same sins beside; But the first is true, as is irrefragably and convincingly demonstrated by the forementioned worthy Author Mr. Wood. Ergo, &c.
For confirming of this, to wit, that such sober and ⟨p. 100⟩serious profession of repentance, is sufficient without1 further enquiry after the graciousnesse of the sincerity thereof, We may consider these grounds, 1. If such a profession be sufficient for admitting members to the Church, Then such is also sufficient for the 〈…〉 of offending members and continuing them in their former priviledges; for, no reason can be given why there should be greater rigidity for r•admitting to the actuall use of Church-priviledges, a Christain after he hath fallen in drunkenesse, fornication, &c. than was requisit for the admitting of a Heathen, possibly guilty of these same sins beside; But the first is true, as is irrefragably and convincingly demonstrated by the forementioned worthy Author Mr. Wood. Ergo, &c.
- 1That this moral seriousness is sufficient, confirmed.That this morall seriousnesse is sufficient, confirmed.