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London's gate to the Lords Table. Where the eldership doth sit doing their office…Londons gate to the Lords Table. Where the eldership doth sit doing their office…
London's gate to the Lords Table. Where the eldership doth sit doing their office aright, in discovering and shutting out the ignorant, profane, and mere civill honest man : in suspending the suspected formal, legal, and antinomisticall professor, and in drawing in the weakest humble believing soul. In a dialogue between a minister of the Gospel. Alexander an ignorant profane man. Simon a proud professor. And Matthias an humble penitent. Imprimatur Edmund Calamy.Londons gate to the Lords Table. Where the eldership doth sit doing their office aright, in discovering and shutting out the ignorant, prophane, and meere civill honest man : in suspending the suspected formall, legall, and antinomisticall professor, and in drawing in the weakest humble beleeving soule. In a dialogue betweene a minister of the Gospell. Alexander an ignorant prophane man. Simon a proud professor. And Matthias an humble penitent. Imprimatur Edmund Calamy.
London: printed for John Wright, 1646London: printed for Iohn Wright, 1646
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Min. And why do you desire to partake of the Sacrament?
Min. And why doe you desire to partake of the Sacrament?
Sim. Because I do conceive it is a duty which God requireth at my hands, and which tends much to the comfort and benefit of my soul.
Sim. Because I doe conceive it is a duty which God requireth at my hands, and which tends much to the comfort and benefit of my soule.
Min. Well neighbour Simon, I like all these answers well except it be the last, how ever, such answers as these, though 'tis true they are all fundamentals, ⟨p. 76⟩yet if as they come from you they be rather Catechistical then experimental, if they come only from your head, and not also from your heart, it matters not greatly whether they had been better or worse; for in a Catechistical manner a man may answer better, and yet want faith in Christ; and he may not answer so well, and yet have faith in Christ; and therefore for a more sure Testimony of your faith in Christ, I would pray you to let me hear what heart knowledge you have, let me hear what Evidences you can ⟨p. 77⟩show for your Regeneration or new Birth?
Min. Well neighbour Simon, I like all these answers well except it be the last, how ever, such answers as these, though 'tis true they are all fundamentalls, ⟨p. 76⟩