A sober discourse of right to church-communion

'Page 308. Persons finding themselves at any time surprised with a dangerous or mortal sickness and not daring to pass into another World without this Badge of their Initiation into Christ, they presently signified their earnest desire to be Baptized, ⟨p. 71⟩which was done accordingly as well as the Circumstances of a sick Bed would permit. These were called Clinici of (whom there is frequent mention in the Ancient Writers of the Church) because ^*Baptized as they lay along in their Beds. This was accounted a less Solemn and perfect kind of Baptism, partly because 'twas not done by Immersion, but by Sprinkling &c.

'Page 308. Persons finding themselves at any time surprized with a dangerous or mortal sickness and not daring to pass into another World without this Badge of their Initiation into Christ, they presently signified their earnest desire to be Baptized, ⟨p. 71⟩which was done accordingly as well as the Circumstances of a sick Bed would permit. These were called Clinici of (whom there is frequent mention in the Antient Writers of the Church) because ^*Baptized as they lay along in their Beds. This was accounted a less Solemn and perfect kind of Baptism, partly because 'twas not done by Immersion, but by Sprinkling &c.

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'Page. 333. The Persons Communicating at this Sacrament (viz. the Lords Supper) were at first the whole Church or Body of Christians within such a space, that had Embraced the Doctrine of the Gospel, and been Baptized into the Faith of Christ, used constantly to meet together at the Lords Table. As Christians Multiplied, and a more exact Discipline became necessary NONE were admitted to this Ordinance, till they had