A47350:146
A sober discourse of right to church-communion
A sober discourse of right to church-communion wherein is proved by Scripture, the example of the primitive times, and the practice of all that have professed the Christian religion, that no unbaptized person may be regularly admitted to the Lords Supper / by W. Kiffin ...A sober discourse of right to church-communion wherein is proved by Scripture, the example of the primitive times, and the practice of all that have prosessed the Christian religion, that no unbaptized person may be regularly admitted to the Lords Supper / by W. Kiffin ...
London: printed by Geo. Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681
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5. 'If the End of Baptism be our Burial and Resurrection with Christ, Col. 2.12. The Churches Salvation, 1 Pet. 3,21. If a Foundation Principle, Heb. 6.2. The Ordinary way of Initiation or putting on Christ, Gal. 3.27. Then it is of continual use, and so a standing Ordinance: but it is so, as the Texts cited expressly say; therefore, &c.
5. 'If the End of Baptism be our Burial and Resurrection with Christ, Col. 2.12. The Churches Salvation, 1 Pet. 3,21. If a Foundation Principle, Heb. 6.2. The Ordinary way of Initiatior putting on Christ, Gal. 3.27. Then it is of continual use, and so a standing Ordinance: but it is so, as the Texts cited expresly say; therefore, &c.
6. 'If Christ himself has Instituted the Ordinance of Baptism in the Word, and not again Repealed it; then it is a standing Ordinance to the Church; (and no man must dare to Repeal his Laws) but Christ hath Instituted; and let any man show where he hath Repealed it that can; and till then it must be ⟨p. 98⟩acknowledged to be still in force.
6. 'If Christ himself has Instituted the Ordinance of Baptism in the Word, and not again Repealed it; then it is a standing Ordinance to the Church; (and no man must dare to Repeal his Laws) but Christ hath Instituted; and let any man shew where he hath Repealed it that can; and till then it must be acknowledged