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

Those that are commanded by God to participate of the Lords Supper, are to be admitted to the Lords Supper, but all professors that have a good Conversation and Knowledge are commanded by God to participate in the Lords Supper; if Men have not these Qualifications ⟨image 12⟩they are not obliged immediately to participate in the Lords Supper, for it would be a sin if they should: But having these Qualifications they are bound, provided they have opportunity. Christ has laid this Law upon Professors, 1 Cor. 11.24,25. The persons here commanded are not only true Believers, then none can do it with a good Conscience but those that know themselves to be true Believers; then the Church Authority can require none but true Believers to come, the Persons therefore required to partake are such professors as carry it inoffensively, and if such are bound to come, the Church is bound to receive them, they may not hinder any Man from doing his Duty.

There can be no just cause assigned, why such Men should be debarred from coming to the Lords Supper, they are not to be debarred for not giving the highest evidence of sincerity; There never was any such Law in the Church of God, that any should be debarred Church Privileges because they did not give the highest evidence of sincerity, nor for want of the Exercise of Faith; it is unreasonable to believe Men to be visible Saints from their Infancy till they be forty or fifty years of Age, and yet not capable of coming to the Lords Supper, for want of the Exercise of Faith; they are not to be denied because of the weakness of Grace, they that have the least Grace need to have it Nourished and Cherished.

There can be no just cause assigned, why such Men should be debarred from coming to the Lords Supper, they are not to be debarred for not giving the highest evidence of sincerity; There never was any such Law in the Church of God, that any should be debarred Church Priviledges because they did not give the highest evidence of sincerity, nor for want of the Exercise of Faith; it is unreasonable to believe Men to be visible Saints from their Infancy till they be forty or fifty years of Age, and yet not capable of coming to the Lords Supper, for want of the Exercise of Faith; they are not to be denied because of the weakness of Grace, they that have the least Grace need to have it Nourished and Cherished.