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An essay for the recording of illustrious providences
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have happened this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have hapned this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.
printed by Samuel Green for Joseph Browning, 1684
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I suppose no one that rightly consider the Circumstances of this Relation will make a scruple about the lawfulness of admitting such Persons to participate in the Holy Mysteries of Christ's Kingdom. All judicious Casuists determine, that those who were either born, or by any accident made Deaf and Dumb, if their Conversation be blameless, and they able by signs (which are Analogous to verbal expressions) to declare their knowledge and faith; may as freely be received to the Lords Supper, as any that shall orally make the like Profession. Of this judgement was Luther. And Melanchthon (in consil. part 1. Page 268.) Gerhad Loc. Come. Tom. 5. Thes. 226. Alting Loc. Gom. part 1. Page 90. Voetius Disp. Select. part 2. In appendice de surdis. Balduinus in his Cases of Conscience (Lib. 2. C. 12.) does confirm this by producing several Instances of Dump• persons admitted to the Communion. Its certain that some such have been made to understand the Mysteries of the Gospel, so as to suffer Martyrdom on that account.
I suppose no one that rightly consider the Circumstances of this Relation will make a scruple about the lawfulness of admitting such Persons to participate in the Holy Mysteries of Christ's Kingdom. All judicious Casuists determine, that those who were either born, or by any accident made Deaf and Dumb, if their Conversation be blameless, and they able by signs (which are Analogous to verbal expressions) to declare their knowledge and faith; may as freely be received to the Lords Supper, as any that shall orally make the like Profession. Of this judgement was Luther. And Melancthon (in consil. part 1. Page 268.) Gerhad Loc. Com. Tom. 5. Thes. 226. Alting Loc. Gom. part 1. Page 90. Voetius Disp. Select. part 2. In appendice de surdis. Balduinus in his Cases of Conscience (Lib. 2. C. 12.) does confirm this by producing several Instances of Dump• persons admitted to the Communion. Its certain that some such have been made to understand the Mysteries of the Gospel, so as to suffer Martyrdome on that account.
In the Year 1620, one that was Deaf and ⟨p. 295⟩