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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 3: The Third BOOK. Arguments to prove that Sanctifying Grace is not necessary, in order to…
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The Third BOOK. Arguments to prove that Sanctifying Grace is not necessary, in order to a lawful partaking of the Lords Supper, with a Vindication of them from the Exceptions of Mr. Mather.
1. Argument. If Unsanctified Persons might lawfully come to the Passover, then they may lawfully partake of the Lords Supper: But they might lawfully come to the Passover.
1. ARgument. If Unsanctifyed Persons might lawfully come to the Passover, then they may lawfully partake of the Lords Supper: But they might lawfully come to the Passover.
This is evident, because the whole Congregation of Israel were to keep it, and such Strangers among them as did subject themselves to Circumcision, Exod. 12.47, 48. And God threatens such Persons as neglect it, except they were Unclean or in a Journey. The man that is clean and not in a journey, & forbeareth to keep the Passover, even the same Soul shall be cut off from his People, Numb. 19.13. The want of Sanctification never was alleged by any man, as a reason for forbearing the Passover. Unsanctified Jews did sin when they attended the Passover, because they did it not in a gracious manner: so they did when they attended any other duty of Worship, but the attending of this Ordinance was no Sin, nor ever charged on them as Sin in the Scripture: it would have been a great transgression if they had neglected it. There were many times, when there were very few godly men among them. Psal. 12.1. Help Lord for the godly man ceaseth, the faithful fail, from among the children of men. Isai 53.1. Who birth believed our report & to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed. Yet the Passover was to be attended by the whole Congregation of Israel: there was no restriction laid upon them in Hezekiah's