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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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To which I may Answer in the Apostles words, 1 Tim. 1.4. Neither give beed to fables. If it were really so it was utterly cross to the institution of God: Exod. 12.47, 48. but undoubtedly the thing is utterly false: David mentions the Proselytes in his time, as a great body of People: Psal. 115.12, 13. He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron, be will bless them that fear the Lord. By them that fear the Lord, we are to understand the Proselytes. So Psal. 135.19, 20. Bless the Lord O house of Israel, bless the Lord O house of Aaron, bless the Lord O house of Levi: Ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. Proselytes in the Old Testament are called Fearers of ⟨p. 12⟩God, in the New-Testament, they are called Worshippers of God: Act. 16.14. And Solomon in his Prayer, 1 King. 8.41, 42. Saith, That the stranger shall come from afar Country, for Gods Name sake, hearing of his Great Name, and his Strong Hand.
The next Scripture that he urges is, Lev. 7.20. The soul that eats of the flesh of the Sacrifice of Peace-offerings that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his People. To which he adds, That such as were unclean might not eat the Passover: and saith, Doth not this typify, that they who are unclean, either in course of Life, or in State should not come to […] Lords Supper. He doth not ask me, for he knows that I affirm, that the Ordinances of the Old Testament, were not Types of the Ordinances of the New Testament.