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The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God
The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God by Solomon Stoddard ...
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1700
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.
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.
Such Adult Persons as are worthy to be admitted into the Church, or being in the Church are worthy to be continued without censure, are to be admitted to the Lords Supper; it is utterly unreasonable to deny the Adult Members of the Church, the Lords Supper, and yet not lay them under censure; If they are guilty of any such offence as to be denied the Lords Supper, why are they not censured? If they are not worthy to be censured, why are they kept from the Lords Supper?
Such Adult Persons as are worthy to be admitted into the Church, or being in the Church are worthy to be continued without censure, are to be admitted to the Lords Supper; it is utterly unreasonable to deny the Adult Members of the Church, the Lords Supper, and yet not lay them under censure; If they are guilty of any such offence as to be denyed the Lords Supper, why are they not censured? If they are not worthy to be censured, why are they kept from the Lords Supper?