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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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1. Men were required in case of Sin to offer up their Sacrifices: as is abundantly evident from the Law of Moses. Lev. 6.6, 7. He shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, and the Priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and it shall be forgiven him. This offering of Sacrifice was to be attended with confession. Lev. 5.5. He shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing, & he shall bring his trespass-offering unto the Lord for his sin. Numb. 5.6, 7. When a man or woman commit any sin, that men commit, then they shall confess their sin that they have done. Hereby the Scandal was removed: there were to be visible signs of Repentance, as now are required among us.
1. Men were required in case of Sin to offer up their Sacrifices: as is abundantly evident from the Law of Moses. Lev. 6.6, 7. He shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, and the Priest shall make attonement for him before the Lord, and it shall be forgiven him. This offering of Sacrifice was to be attended with confession. Lev. 5.5. He shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing, & he shall bring his trespass-offering unto the Lord for his sin. Numb. 5.6, 7. When a man or woman commit any sin, that men commit, then they shall confess their sin that they have done. Hereby the Scandal was removed: there were to be visible signs of Repentance, as now are required among us.
2. In case of obstinacy they had their way to purge the Church: they had their Ecclesiastical censures, according to divine Institution. Which as Dr. Owen calls them, were an authoritative Exclusion of them, from the Society of the Church and the Members of it. The Jews do distinguish these censures into three degree, the first they call Niddui, the second Cherem, the third Shammatha. The Jews in Christs time did agree, that if any confessed Christ, they would put him out of the Synagogue,