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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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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.
The next Scripture that he urges is, Lev. 7.20. The soul that eats of the flesh of the Sacrifice of Peace-offerings that partain 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 typifie, 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.
Answ. I stand to my former Answer: notwithstanding any thing he saith to the contrary: he brings Dr. Whitaker & Dr. Goodwin against my Assertion; but indeed there has been such variety of Opinions in the World, that men may bring humane authority, yea the Testimony of deserving men for almost any mistake. The word [Greek or Hebrew] is equivocal: so Adam is said to be a Figure or Type, the word is, of him that was to come. So we read, Act. 7.43. They took ⟨p. 13⟩up the Tabernacle of Moloch, and the Star of your God Remphan, figures or types which you made. So