A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper.…

The Socinians do highly press the casting out of ⟨p. 17⟩all evil persons, and condemn the Evangelical Churches for remissness therein: yea, Erastus one of the first that troubled the Church about the admission of persons to the Sacrament, doth yet often profess that he only understands such sinners to be admitted, as publicly repent of their sins, and promise amendment. He maketh it a great injury done to him, as if his opinion were that all who name themselves Christians, yea though neither willing, nor thinking to depart from their evil ways, were to be admitted, therefore professeth ⟨p. 18⟩he so disputeth of these points, as that he would have the custom of their Church observed, Erast. Contr: Thes. lib. 6. cap. 2. And he speaketh expressly against the promiscuous admission of all, without any examination. It is an injury and a calumny, he saith, to charge that opinion on him, lib. 6. pag. 34. Certainly, these thunderbolts of Paul have made deep impressions upon mens hearts, though otherwise not willing to be affected with much strictness herein.

The Socinians do highly presse the casting out of ⟨p. 17⟩all evill persons, and condemne the Evangelicall Churches for remissnesse therein: yea, Erastus one of the first that troubled the Church about the admission of persons to the Sacrament, doth yet often professe that he onely understands such sinners to be admitted, as publickly repent of their sinnes, and promise amendment. He maketh it a great injury done to him, as if his opinion were that all who name themselves Christians, yea though neither willing, nor thinking to depart from their evill wayes, were to be admitmitted, therefore professeth ⟨p. 18⟩he so disputeth of these points, as that he would have the custome of their Church observed, Erast. Contr: Thes. lib. 6. cap. 2. And he speaketh expressly against the promiscuous admission of all, without any examination. It is an injury and a calumny, he saith, to charge that opinion on him, lib. 6. pag. 34. Certainly, these thunderbolts of Paul have made deep impressions upon mens hearts, though otherwise not willing to be affected with much strictnesse herein.