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A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that…A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that…
A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.
London: printed by T. Paine and M. Simmons for Thomas Underhill, 1644
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.
11 There is no precept or example in Scripture more to warrant the admitting of a set member of one congregation unto the Supper in another,1 or the baptising of his child, occasionally in another assembly then there is for receiving of known and approved Christians, and their seed that are not set members. The Pastor is no more the pastor of the one then of the other, nor the one more of his flock then the other, neither of them set members, and both sorts may be members for the time being, and they most properly who are of longest abode among them.2 But as we hear it is frequent among you (as at Dorchester, &c.) to baptise the children of another Assembly, and usually you admit to the Supper of the Lord, members of other Churches, and therefore the Minister is not so limited to his particular Church or flock but he may dispense the seals to others, which in this consideration is denied.
11 There is no precept or example in Scripture more to warrant the admitting of a set member of one congregation unto the Supper in another,1 or the baptising of his child, occasionally in another assembly then there is for receiving of knowne and approved Christians, and their seede that are not set members. The Pastor is no more the pastor of the one then of the other, nor the one more of his flock then the other, neither of them set members, and both sorts may be members for the time being, and they most properly who are of longest abode among them.2 But as we heare it is frequent among you (as at Dorchester, &c.) to baptise the children of another Assembly, and usually you admit to the Supper of the Lord, members of other Churches, and therefore the Minister is not so limited to his particular Church or flock but he may dispence the seales to others, which in this consideration is denyed.
- 1What example have you but grounds for the baptising of infants? or where read you of any officer excommunicated by any Rob. against Ber. p. 214. we may not expect examples of any Pastors in scriptures: who did thus. I. D. Apol. 9. Sect. exam. p. 103.