The great disorder and confusion which M. P•ynne his sense of this Text might introduce. That it was not unlawful to the Jews to have civill company or fellowship with Heathens, unless it were for religious respects, and in case of the danger of an idolatrous ensnarement, which is cleared by a passage of Elijah in Thesbyte. In what sense Peter saith Acts 10. 28. that a Jew might not keep company or come unto one of another Nation. That the Jews did keep civill and familiar fellowship with Ger toschav, or Gerschagnar, the proselyte indweller, or the proselyte of the gate, who yet was uncircumcised, and no member of the Jewish Church, nor an observer of the Law of Moses, but only of the seven precepts given to the sons of Noah. Which cleareth the reason why the Synod of the Apostles and Elders, who would not impose circumcision nor any other of the Mosaical ceremonies upon the believing Gentiles, did nevertheless impose this as a necessary burden upon them, to abstain from blood and things strangled. Christians are permitted by Paul to eat and drink with them that believe not. Further proofs that some uncircumcised Heathens had civill fellowship with the Jews, and some circumcised Hebrews had not Ecclesiastical communion with the Jews. The Question decided out of Maimonides. That these words, Let him be unto ⟨image 24⟩thee as an Heathen man and a Publican do imply somewhat negative, and somewhat positive. The negative part is, that he must not be worse used in civill things, than an Heathen man or Publican: that Excommunication breaketh not natural and moral duties: neither is any civill fellowship at all forbidden to be kept with an Excommunicate person, except under a spiritual notion and for spiritual ends, not qua civill fellowship. The positive part is, that he must be used in the same manner, as an Heathen man and a Publican in Spiritual things, and in Church-communion. Heathens five ways excluded from communion with the Jews in the holy things. Let him be as a Publican implieth two things more then Let him be as an Heathen, but exclusion from some Ordinances was common both to Heathens and scandalous Publicans. That the Pharisee's speech concerning the Publican who went up to the Temple to pray, showeth that he was not esteemed a profane Publican.
THe great disorder and confusion which M. P•ynne his sence of this Text might introduce. That it was not unlawfull to the Jewes to have civill company or fellowship with Heathens, unlesse it were for religious respects, and in case of the danger of an idolatrous insnarement, which is cleared by a passage of Elias in Thesbyte. In what sence Peter saith Acts 10. 28. that a Jew might not keepe company or come unto one of another Nation. That the Jewes did keep civill and familiar fellowship with Ger toschav, or Gerschagnar, the proselyte indueller, or the proselyte of the gate, who yet was uncircumcised, and no member of the Jewish Church, nor an observer of the Law of Moses, but onely of the seven precepts given to the sonnes of Noah. Which cleareth the reason why the Synod of the Apostles and Elders, who would not impose circumcision nor any other of the Mosaicall ceremonies upon the believing Gentiles, did neverthelesse impose this as a necessary burthen upon them, to abstaine from blood and things strangled. Christians are permitted by Paul to eate and drinke with them that believe not. Further proofes that some uncircumcised Heathens had civill fellowship with the Jewes, and some circumcised Hebrews had not Ecclesiasticall communion with the Jewes. The Question decided out of Maimonides. That these words, Let him be unto ⟨image 24⟩thee as an Heathen man and a Publican doe imply somewhat negative, and somewhat positive. The negative part is, that he must not be worse used in civill things, than an Heathen man or Publican: that Excommunication breaketh not naturall and morall duties: neither is any civill fellowship at all forbidden to be kept with an Excommunicate person, except under a spirituall notion and for spirituall ends, not qua civill fellowship. The positive part is, that he must be used in the same manner, as an Heathen man and a Publican in Spirituall things, and in Church-communion. Heathens five waies excluded from communion with the Jewes in the holy things. Let him be as a Publican implieth two things more then Let him be as an Heathen, but exclusion from some Ordinances was common both to Heathens and scandalous Publicans. That the Phraisees speech concerning the Publican who went up to the Temple to pray, sheweth that he was not esteemed a prophane Publican.
