The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…

Secondly, We say, that it is not unlike there was such hesitations in some of them; and that (whatever was among them) it is clear, that the Apostle doth expressly •peak to this case, and endeavour to remove that objection out of the way, to wit, that men should not scare at the Sacrament, because of the profanity of others: and that therefore they might without ⟨p. 139⟩scruple as to that, communicate jointly, and •arry one for another, which is his scope, ver. 33. This will appear by considering several reasons whereby he presseth this scope, for that, ver. 33. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together, tarry one for another, is the scope laid down as a conclusion from the former grounds which he hath given. Now, when he hath corrected their first fault, to wit, their irreverent manner of going about the Ordinance, by bringing them to Christs institution, ver. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. He cometh, in the last place, to meet with this objection, What if others be present who palpably cannot discern the Lords Body, and so cannot communicate worthily? Can it be safe to communicate with such? Or, is it not better to find out some other way of communicating apart, and not together with such? The Apostle giveth several answers to this, and reasons, whereby he cleareth, that their division was not warrantable upon that ground, from ver. 28. And so concludeth, ver. 33. that notwithstanding thereof, they might tarry one for another.

Secondly, We say, that it is not unlike there was such hesitations in some of them; and that (whatever was among them) it is clear, that the Apostle doth expresly •peak to this case, and endeavour to remove that objection out of the way, to wit, that men should not scare at the Sacrament, because of the profanity of others: and that therefore they might without ⟨p. 139⟩scruple as to that, communicate joyntly, and •arry one for another, which is his scope, ver. 33. This will appear by considering severall reasons whereby he presseth this scope, for that, ver. 33. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together, tarrie one for another, is the scope laid down as a conclusion from the former grounds which he hath given. Now, when he hath corrected their first fault, to wit, their irreverent manner of going about the Ordinance, by bringing them to Christs institution, ver. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. He cometh, in the last place, to meet with this objection, What if others be present who palpably cannot discern the Lords Body, and so cannot communicate worthily? Can it be safe to communicate with such? Or, is it not better to find out some other way of communicating apart, and not together with such? The Apostle giveth severall answers to this, and reasons, whereby he cleareth, that their division was not warrantable upon that ground, from ver. 28. And so concludeth, ver. 33. that notwithstanding thereof, they might tarry one for another.