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An appeal to the learned. Being a vindication of the right of visible saints…
An appeal to the learned. Being a vindication of the right of visible saints to the Lords Supper, though they be destitute of a saving work of God's spirit on their hearts: against the exceptions of Mr. Increase Mather. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton. ; [Two lines from Daniel]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1709
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Book 2: The Second BOOK. The Arguments of Mr. Vines, Mr. Baxter, and Mr. Charnock, Answered.
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6. Arg. Freemen only have a right to the Privileges of the city: and true Christians to the Privileges of the Church. Ans. The ⟨p. 48⟩Church of Ephesus, and other Gentile Churches, Were fellow-citizens with the Saints, and of the Household of God, Eph. 2.19. When he saith fellow citizens with the Saints; he means fellow citizens with the Jaws: but neither all the professing Gentiles, nor all the Jews were Regenerate men.
6. Arg. Freemen only have a right to the Priviledges of the city: and true Christians to the Priviledges of the Church. Ans. The ⟨p. 48⟩Church of Ephesus, and other Gentile Churches, Were fellow-citizens with the Saints, and of the Household of God, Eph. 2.19. When he saith fellow citizens with the Saints; he means fellow citizens with the Jaws: but neither all the professing Gentiles, nor all the Jews were Regenerate men.
The second sort of Arguments are to prove, that the Lords Supper is not a Converting Ordinance.
1. Arg. Baptism is not a Converting Ordinance, much less this of the Supper. Ans. Baptism is a Converting Ordinance two ways. 1. God gives Grace to the Children in this way. Some in their Infancy: thus we hope for some that dye in Childhood; some afterward. 2. The consideration of their being Baptised, is a means to help forward their Conversion, by convincing, awakening and encouraging of them. He would prove, that Baptism is not a Converting Ordinance, because Circumcision was to Abraham a Seal of the Righteousness of faith, which he had when he was Uncircumcised,