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2. If the Church Communion be clogged with unwarrantable terms. And such are all those that are not of Christs own in instituting, what plausible pretence soever they ⟨p. 103⟩may carry in them. There are some which men cannot comply with, unless they will sin against the precept directly: and there are others which men can see no warrant for their being required of them, nor can they find a willingness in their own minds to do such things as Jesus Christ hath no where made their Duty; and this keeps them off. For the former, their abstinence is their commendation, and that man who can live without the Sacrament, rather than defile his conscience for enjoyment of it, commends his sincerity to the Consciences of others. For the latter, I would say: though I verily believe that the terms of Communion are •n Ordinance of Christ, and must have a word of Institution to warrant them, and that according to the Gospel, Orthodoxy in the profession of the Truths of the Christian Religion, under which is comprised a knowledge of these truths; and this attended with a Conversation that becomes the Gospel of Christ, is that which is the ground of our reputing them believers and receiving them into our fellowship: and whatsoever more is required as a •est is supra stat•tum; yet I also believe that there are some things, which, though not regularly required, may without sin be complied with, and never trouble him that doth so, either living or dying: and it will be no comfort in a dying hour to think, I kept my self off needlessly: ⟨p. 104⟩but here also there is hope, where it is not done upon open Contempt.

2. If the Church Communion be clogged with unwarrantable terms. And such are all those that are not of Christs own in instituting, what plausible pretence soever they ⟨p. 103⟩may carry in them. There are some which men cannot comply with, unless they will sin against the precept directly: and there are others which men can see no warrant for their being required of them, nor can they find a willingness in their own minds to do such things as Jesus Christ hath no where made their Duty; and this keeps them off. For the former, their abstinence is their commendation, and that man who can live without the Sacrament, rather than defile his conscience for enjoyment of it, commends his sincerity to the Consciences of others. For the latter, I would say: though I verily believe that the terms of Communion are n Ordinance of Christ, and must have a word of Institution to warrant them, and that according to the Gospel, Orthodoxy in the profession of the Truths of the Christian Religion, under which is comprized a knowledge of these truths; and this attended with a Conversation that becomes the Gospel of Christ, is that which is the ground of our reputing them believers and receiving them into our fellowship: and whatsoever more is required as a est is supra stattum; yet I also believe that there are some things, whch, though not regularly required, may withut sin be complied with, and never trouble him that doth so, either living or dying: and it will be no comfort in a dying hour to think, I kept my self off needlesly: