A53671:359
A brief instruction in the worship of God, and discipline of the churches of…
A brief instruction in the worship of God, and discipline of the churches of the New Testament, by way of question and answer with an explication and confirmation of those answers.
London : s.n., 1667
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.
Eighthly, In case the Lord Jesus be pleased to give a blessed effect unto this ordinance, in the repentance of the person cut of, and cast out off the Church; he is,
First, To be forgiven both by those who in an especial manner were offended at him, and by him, and by the whole Church, Matth. 18.18. 2 Cor. 2.7.
Secondly, To be comforted under his sorrow, 2 Cor. 2.7. And that by (1) The application of the promises of the Gospel unto his Conscience, (2) A declaration of the readiness of the Church to receive him again into their love and communion.
Fourthly, Restored (1) By a confirmation or testification of the love of the Church unto him, 2 Cor. 2.8. (2) A readmission unto the exercise and enjoyment of his former privileges in the fellowship of the Church; all with a spirit of meekness,