The principles of the Protestant religion maintained, and churches of New-England, in the profession…

In pag. 188. we have him there introducing a new Sacrament, which he tells us they have at their ordinary Meals, and the Ministers do consecrate them, sometimes by Praying, sometimes by silence, (a new way of Consecration) and to this he shrinks up this Gospel Ordinance; which is pure Familism, endeavouring to banish all instituted Worship out of the Church, under a pretence of continued holiness, a fine way to extirpate Religion out of the world, by Evacuating the Appointments of Jesus Christ. We believe that there is a spiritual Feeding on Christ, which believers are to practise daily by the exercise of Faith; and are Satisfied that our Eating &c. should be always to the glory of God, and might possibly say as much of that as, and with more truth than he. But Christs institution is something beyond that, and is appointed as a special help of our Faith in these exercises, herein therefore they are behind us, they pretend to no more than we do, and in our measure endeavour, whereas we are also for the Sacred Institutions of Christ, to help us in all other duties; and we think that our Supper ⟨p. 145⟩is beyond theirs, as being an holy Ordinance of Gospel Worship, and theirs is only the Common duty of all men: we believe that outward eating is but a sign of the inward, and therefore not to be rested in, but because it is a sign: and Christ hath enjoined the use of it, we dare not omit it.

In pag. 188. we have him there introducing a new Sacrament, which he tells us they have at their ordinary Meals, and the Ministers do consecrate them, sometimes by Praying, sometimes by silence, (a new way of Consecration) and to this he shrinks up this Gospel Ordinance; which is pure Familism, endeavouring to banish all instituted Worship out of the Church, under a pretence of continued holiness, a fine way to extirpate Religion out of the world, by Evacuating the Appointments of Jesus Christ. We beleeve that there is a spiritual Feeding on Christ, which beleevers are to practise daily by the exercise of Faith; and are Satisfied that our Eating &c. should be alwais to the glory of God, and might possibly say as much of that as, and with more truth than he. But Christs institution is something beyond that, and is appointed as a special help of our Faith in these exercises, herein therefore they are behind us, they pretend to no more than we do, and in our measure endeavour, whereas we are also for the Sacred Institutions of Christ, to help us in all other duties; and we think that our Supper ⟨p. 145⟩