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Gospel-Worship
Gospel-worship: or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general. And particularly in these 3. great ordinances, [brace] viz. [brace] 1. Hearing the Word. 2. Receiving the Lords Supper 3. Prayer. By Jeremiah Burroughs, the Gospel-preacher to two of the greatest congregations in England, viz. Stepney and Cripple-gate, London.Gospel-worship: or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in generall. And particularly in these 3. great ordinances, [brace] viz. [brace] 1. Hearing the Word. 2. Receiving the Lords Supper 3. Prayer. By Jeremiah Burroughes, the Gospel-preacher to two of the greatest congregations in England, viz. Stepney and Criple-gate, London.
London: printed for Peter Cole and R.W., 1647
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You will say Jesus Christ knew him to be faulty, and he told John that lay in his bosom what he was; but though he knew him as he was God, yet he deals with him in his Ministerial way, and he had appointed before that none were to be cast out but were to be dealt withal in such a Ministerial way; so that it is not enough though I knew by Revelation from God that such a man were an hypocrite; suppose God should reveal from heaven to me that such a man were an hypocrite, I think I might communicate with him still, when he doth not so far discover himself that I can by witnesses prove his evil; therefore though men be wicked, yet it doth not defile the communion where they are if there hath been that way used that Christ hath appointed for to be observed in his Church. And when that is done then I am to withdraw from him, and to profess against communion with him, so that its enough to answer the case.
You will say Jesus Christ knew him to be faulty, and he told John that lay in his bosome what he was; but though he knew him as he was God, yet he deals with him in his Ministeriall way, and he had appointed before that none were to be cast out but were to be dealt withall in such a Ministeriall way; so that it is not enough though I knew by Revelation from God that such a man were an hypocrite; suppose God should reveale from heaven to me that such a man were an hypocrite, I think I might communicate with him still, when he doth not so farre discover himself that I can by witnesses prove his evill; therefore though men be wicked, yet it doth not defile the communion where they are if there hath been that way used that Christ hath appointed for to be observed in his Church. And when that is done then I am to withdraw from him, and to professe against communion with him, so that its enough to answer the case.
We read likewise that there were divers wicked men among the Corinthians, and of Tares that grew in the Wheat.