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Cases considered and resolved. Wherein all the tender godly conscientious ministers in England (whether…
Cases considered and resolved. Wherein all the tender godly conscientious ministers in England (whether for a Congregational, or a Presbyterial way) are concerned. Or pills to purge malignants. And all profane, ignorant, and scandalous persons. (But more particularly calculated for the meridian of Margarets Fishstreet-hill) from those gross conceits that they have of their children's right to baptism; and of their own right to the Supper of the Lord, &c. Also good counsel to bad men. Or friendly advise (in several particulars) to unfriendly neighbours. By Thomas Brooks, a willing servant unto God, and the faith of his people, in the glorious Gospel of Christ, at Margarets Fishstreet-hill.Cases considered and resolved. Wherein all the tender godly conscientious ministers in England (whether for a Congregationall, or a Presbyteriall way) are concerned. Or pills to purge malignants. And all prophane, ignorant, and scandalous persons. (But more particularly calculated for the meridian of Margarets Fishstreet-hill) from those grosse conceits that they have of their childrens right to baptisme; and of their owne right to the Supper of the Lord, &c. Also good councell to bad men. Or friendly advise (in severall particulars) to unfriendly neighbours. By Thomas Brooks, a willing servant unto God, and the faith of his people, in the glorious Gospel of Christ, at Margarets Fishstreet-hill.
London: printed by M. Simmons for John Hancock, 1653
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1. Because, such persons are excluded by the word of God, from communion with Believers in that glorious Ordinance, as the Scriptures in the margin do evidence.
1. Because, such persons are excluded by the word of God, from communion with Believers in that glorious Ordinance, as the Scriptures in the margent do evidence.
2. Not only the Scriptures, but the very Episcopal Rubric, for the administration of the Communion, dos exclude, and shut out such persons from the supper of the Lord, in these words, They that intended to partake of the holy Communion, should signify their names afore to the Curate and if any of those be an open and notorious evil liver, so that the Congregation is offended; or have done any wrong to his neighbour by word or deed, the Curate having knowledge, shall call him and advertise him in any wise, not to presume to the Lords table, until he hath openly declared himself, to have truly repented, and amended his former naughty life, that the congregation may thereby be satisfied, &c. As for the Presbyterial way, you all know, that by their Directory, and laws annexed, they must not receive any to the Communion that are ignorant, scandalous or profane in their conversation. So that the sum of what hath been said is this, that by the laws of God, and by the laws of Episcopacy, and by the laws of Presbytery, profane, ignorant, and scandalous persons are to be excluded from the Supper of the Lord. Ergo.
2. Not onely the Scriptures, but the very Episcopal Rubrick, for the administration of the Communion, dos exclude, and shut out such persons from the supper of the Lord, in these words, They that intended to partake of the holy Communion, should signifie their names afore to the Curat and if any of those be an open and notorious evil liver, so that the Congregation is offended; or have done any wrong to his neighbour by word or deed, the Curat having knowledg, shall call him and advertise him in any wise, not to presume to the Lords table, until he hath openly declared himself, to have truely repented, and amended his former naughty life, that the congregation may thereby be satisfied, &c. As for the Presbyterial way, you all know, that by their Directory, and lawes annexed, they must not receive any to the Communion that are ignorant, scandalous or prophane in their conversation. So that the summe of what hath been said is this, that by the lawes of God, and by the lawes of Episcopacy, and by the lawes of Presbyterie, prophane, ignorant, and scandalous persons are to be excluded from the Supper of the Lord. Ergo.