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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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5. 1They want those qualifications that should fit them for this glorious Ordinance. As,
- 1A gracious soul may say, not only (Credo vitam aeternam & edo vitamaeternam) I believe life eternal, but I receive life eternal.A gracious soul may say, not only (Credo vitam aeternam & edo vitamaeternam) I believe life eternall, but I receive life eternall.
1 Experimental knowledge. 2 Faith, without which they cannot see Christ, nor receive Christ, nor feed upon Christ, nor apply Christ, nor seal to Christ. 3 Repentance from dead works. 4 New obedience. 5 Love to Christ and his Children. 6 Holy thankfulness. 7 A spiritual Appetite. All which are absolutely necessary to fit souls for the Lords Supper, Ergo.
1 Experimentall knowledge. 2 Faith, without which they cannot see Christ, nor receive Christ, nor feed upon Christ, nor apply Christ, nor seale to Christ. 3 Repentance from dead works. 4 New obedience. 5 Love to Christ and his Children. 6 Holy thankfulnesse. 7 A spirituall Appetite. All which are absolutely necessary to fit souls for the Lords Supper, Ergo.
6. Because such as are profane, scandalous, scoffers, ⟨p. 14⟩and mockers, 1&c. are not fit for civil society, how much less fit are they then for Religious societies? Men that love but their names and credits in the world will shun the society of such vain persons; how much more then, should men that love their Christ, and that love their precious souls, shun such society? Look as shelves and sands do endanger the Sea-man, and as weeds endanger the corn, and bad humours, the blood, and an infected house, the neighbourhood: So does the society of evil men, endanger good men. One said, As oft as I have been among wicked men, I returned home less a man then I was before. Men that keep ill company, are like those that walk in the sun, tanned insensibly. Eusebius reports of John the Evangelist, that he would not suffer Cerinibus the Heretic in the same Bath with him, lest some judgement should abide them both. You may easily apply it to the point in hand.