A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

4. Argument, diverse other great absurdities must follow, if this truth be not admitted. How can it be proved that women may partake of the Sacrament of the Lords supper, unless we prove it by necessary consequence from Scripture? ⟨p. 244⟩How can it be proved that this or that Church, is a true Church, and the Ministry thereof, a true Ministry, and the Baptism Ministered therein true Baptism? Sure no express Scripture will prove it, but necessary consequence will. How shall this or that individual believer, collect from Scripture, that to him, even to him the Covenant of grace and the promises thereof belong? Will Scripture prove this otherwise, than by necessary consequence? How will it be proved from Scripture, that the late war against the Popish and Prelatical party, in defence of our Religion and Liberties, was lawful, that the solemn League and Covenant was an acceptable service to God? Necessary consequence from Scripture will prove all this; but express Scriptures will not. The like I say of fastings and thanksgiving now and then, upon this or that occasion, God calls us to these duties, and it is his will that we perform them, yet this cannot be proved from Scripture, but by necessary consequences.

4. Argument, diverse other great absurdities must follow, if this truth be not admitted. How can it be proved that women may partake of the Sacrament of the Lords supper, unlesse wee prove it by necessary consequence from Scripture? ⟨p. 244⟩How can it bee proved that this or that Church, is a true Church, and the Ministery thereof, a true Ministery, and the Baptisme Ministered therein true Baptisme? Sure no expresse Scripture will prove it, but necessary consequence will. How shall this or that individuall beleever, collect from Scripture, that to him, even to him the Covenant of grace and the promises thereof belong? Will Scripture prove this otherwise, than by necessary consequence? How will it be proved from Scripture, that the late warre against the Popish and Prelaticall party, in desence of our Religion and Liberties, was lawfull, that the solemne League and Covenant was an acceptable service to God? Necessary consequence from Scripture will prove all this; but expresse Scriptures will not. The like I say of fastings and thansgiving now and then, upon this or that occasion, God calls us to these dueties, and it is his will that we performe them, yet this cannot bee proved from Scripture, but by necessary consequences.