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Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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3. In that the profane are as swine which trample the pearls under their feet. Matth. 7.6. Ruth. p. 254, 255, 638. Gelasp. p. 548, 549. It is confessed that the word is a pearl, and yet the profane may hear the word, and in stead of defiling it (if the Lord see good) be converted by it, Isa. 2.3, 4.—11.4, 5, 6, 7. but the Lords Supper is such a pearl, as they can make no use of it, but pollute it to their own destruction; no more then dogs and swine can make use of pearls to feed, but only to trample on them: The Lords Supper is such a thing as is ordained only for those that have saving grace, and not for dogs.
3. In that the prophane are as swine which trample the pearls under their feet. Matth. 7.6. Ruth. p. 254, 255, 638. Gelasp. p. 548, 549. It is confessed that the word is a pearl, and yet the prophane may hear the word, and in stead of defiling it (if the Lord see good) be converted by it, Isa. 2.3, 4.—11.4, 5, 6, 7. but the Lords Supper is such a pearl, as they can make no use of it, but pollute it to their own destruction; no more then dogs and swine can make use of pearls to feed, but onely to trample on them: The Lords Supper is such a thing as is ordained onely for those that have saving grace, and not for dogs.
I hope these two witnesses (if they be throughly perused) will satisfy the scrupulous: But besides those two worthy Pillars, our own Assembly of Divines affirm this truth; who grounding the suspension of scandalous sinners from the Sacrament, though not yet cast out of the Church, they gave in these proofs: 1. Because the Ordinance it self must not be profaned. 2. Because we are charged to withdraw from those who walk disorderly. 3. Because ⟨p. 408⟩