The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God

There be many, according to the Ordinance of Christ, to be admitted to the Lords Supper, who are not Regenerate, Matth. 25.1,2. The Kingdom of Heaven is like ten Virgins, five of them were Wise, and five Foolish, and it can have no other immediate end respecting these, but their Conversion; the end of all Ordinances is salvation, and therefore to these Men it must be Regeneration, for without it, they cannot be saved.

This Ordinance hath a proper tendency to draw sinners to Christ; in this Ordinance there is a particular Invitation to sinners, to come to Christ for Pardon, here is an affecting Representation of the Virtue of Christs sufferings, here is a Seal whereby the Truth of the Gospel is confirmed, all which are very proper to draw sinners to Christ.

If the Lords Supper be only for the strengthening of Saints, then they who are not Saints do profane the Ordinance, when they do partake, and it is not Lawful for them to partake, and then they that do not know themselves to be Saints, don't know that it is Lawful for them to partake, and so far as any Man hath scruples about his Saintship, he must proportionably have scruples about the Lawfulness of his Participation, and so Sacrament Days which should be Days of Comfort, will become Days of Torment.