An appeal to the learned. Being a vindication of the right of visible saints…

2. Argument. If no Unsanctified Person may come to the Lords Supper, than no man may come, but be that knows himself to be Sanctified: But persons may come, that do not know themselves to be Sanctified.

2. Argument. If no Unsanctifyed Person may come to the Lords Supper, than no man may come, but be that knows himself to be Sanctifyed: But persons may come, that do not know themselves to be Sanctifyed.

The minor is granted. Mr. M. grants that there is no necessity of Assurance: and that if Persons search and have a probable hope that they are Converted, they may come. p. 84.

The consequence is plain: because upon that supposition, That Sanctified persons only must come; he that don't know his Sanctification, doth not know that he hath any right to come: and so he cannot eat in faith, and therefore Sins in coming. Thus the Apostle determines the case about eating of flesh: that those that doubted whether God allowed them to do it and yet did it, were guilty: Rom. 14.23. He that doubteth is damned if he eat: because he eateth not of faith, for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. He that doth not know that he is Sanctified, doth not by that doctrine know that he hath any right to come: he is ignorant that he hath any warrant to come: if he comes, he comes upon his peril of eating and drinking damnation to himself: if he comes he takes a liberty to do that, that he doth not know, that God gives him a liberty to do: it is horrible presumption for him to come; if all unsanctified persons are forbidden, then he doth not know but that it is forbidden ⟨p. 62⟩fruit to him, and that he rebels in coming: he that doth that, which he doth not know he may lawfully do, will not be accepted in it: Conscience may say to him, What right have you to it, Who gave you leave, What Warrant have you to do it? If Churches are to censure only Scandalous persons, then they must know they are Scandalous before they do censure them; it is not enough for them to say they don't know but that they are, or they think that they are. If a man has a liberty to Sell only his own Horse, and not another mans, then he must know it to be his own and not another mans; and it is not enough for him to say, He did not know but it was his own, or he thought it was his own. If a Minister has a liberty to Preach nothing but the truth, then he must know it to be the truth before he Preaches it; it is not enough for him to say, he did not know but it was, or that he hoped it was. Thus it is in this case. If only Sanctification gives him a real right to the Lords Supper, then nothing short of the knowledge of Sanctification can give him a known right to it: until he knows his Sanctification he is ignorant of his right: if Sanctification only gives him a