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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 truth of the disjunction doth appear; because when Professors do neglect the Lords Supper, they do not carry themselves as Saints; for they do neglect that Ordinance that Saints are bound to attend; and they neglect that Ordinance that the Souls of Saints do crave, they do visibly deny the Gospel, they withhold their Testimony from Jesus Christ, and do not show forth the Lords death. This neglect of theirs is an unholy carriage, not ⟨p. 86⟩according to their Profession; they carry like visible Unbelievers they are called visible Saints & challenge Baptism for their Children as visible Saints, and yet in this particular they carry themselves as Unbelievers, and not as visible Saints.
The truth of the disjunction doth appear; because when Professors do neglect the Lords Supper, they do not carry themselves as Saints; for they do neglect that Ordinance that Saints are bound to attend; and they neglect that Ordinance that the Souls of Saints do crave, they do visibly deny the Gospel, they withold their Testimony from Jesus Christ, and do not shew forth the Lords death. This neglect of theirs is an unholy carriage, not ⟨p. 86⟩according to their Profession; they carry like visible Unbelievers they are called visible Saints & challenge Baptism for their Children as visible Saints, and yet in this particular they carry themselves as Unbelieves, and not as visible Saints.
9. Argument. If Sanctifying Grace be necessary unto the lawful attending of the Lords Supper, then none but those that have a Saving work of Conversion, may attend it: but that is not true doctrine.