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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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3. Faith. Christ is here offered to men, and the call makes way for the answer of ⟨p. 72⟩the Soul; here is an affecting representation of the dying love of Christ, which serves to remove many discouragements, and of the accursed death of Christ, wherein the Sinner may see Satisfaction made for sin. In this Ordinance the truth of the covenant is Sealed, which is a great means to beget in the Soul a persuasion of the cruth of it. And if the man be but convinced of these things he is gained: those that understand any thing of the working of Gods Spirit on the heart, must be sensible that it hath a great tendency to advance Conversion; & why has God given it such a tendency to promote Conversion, if it were not appointed for that end.
3. Faith. Christ is here offered to men, and the call makes way for the answer of ⟨p. 72⟩the Soul; here is an affecting representation of the dying love of Christ, which serves to remove many discouragements, and of the accursed death of Christ, wherein the Sinner may see Satisfaction made for sin. In this Ordinance the truth of the covenant is Sealed, which is a great means to beget in the Soul a perswasion of the cruth of it. And if the man be but convinced of these things he is gained: those that understand any thing of the working of Gods Spirit on the heart, must be sensible that it hath a great tendency to advance Conversion; & why has God given it such a tendency to promote Conversion, if it were not appointed for that end.
2. Some that are Unsanctified ought to offer themselves to communion in the Lords Supper, and that on a double account; 1st. Because they are in covenant with God, and therefore being neither ignorant nor of bad conversation, the Seal of the covenant doth belong to them. Many of them were born in covenant and have actually renewed the covenant, and therefore ought to tender themselves to communion, they ought to receive Gods confirmation of his covenant, and to use