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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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5. Many Divines are of the same opinion with my self. I mentioned Wendeline in my Sermon; and whereas Mr. Mather faith, there is one Calvinist of my mind, he may see if he have the Book by him, that Wendeline doth not only affirm, That the Sacraments of confirmation may organically begin Faith: but adds, That this is the Orthodox Opinion, he Means, the Opinion of the Calvinists. Exer. 81. pag. 1311. & 12. Mr. Blake has written at large also for this, and has answered Mr. Gillespy's twenty arguments. ⟨p. 37⟩Mr. John Humphrey Minister of From, has written three Books in defence of this Opinion. Mr. John Timson also: he was no Minister, but his Book gave good satisfaction to many Ministers in Gloucestershire, as Mr. Humphrey reports. Beza D. Presh. & Excom. p. 23. lays down these two rules. 1. That the Supper is instituted for Disciples. 2. That all such as profess Christ tho' hypocrites are disciples. So Mr. Th. Hooker in his Survey. p. 41, 42.
5. Many Divines are of the same opinion with my self. I mentioned Wendeline in my Sermon; and whereas Mr. Mather faith, there is one Calvinist of my mind, he may see if he have the Book by him, that Wendeline doth not only affirm, That the Sacraments of confirmation may organically begin Faith: but adds, That this is the Orthodox Opinion, he Means, the Opinion of the Calvinists. Exer. 81. pag. 1311. & 12. Mr. Blake has written at large also for this, and has answered Mr. Gillespy's twenty arguments. ⟨p. 37⟩Mr. John Humphry Minister of Froome, has written three Books in defence of this Opinion. Mr. John Timson also: he was no Minister, but his Book gave good satisfaction to many Ministers in Glocestershire, as Mr. Humphry reports. Beza D. Presh. & Excom. p. 23. lays down these two rules. 1. That the Supper is instituted for Disciples. 2. That all such as profess Christ tho' hypocrites are disciples. So Mr. Th. Hooker in his Survey. p. 41, 42.
6. I was informed by a Minister of good account in these Churches, that Mr. Mather told him, That if a Church Member should be convinced that be bad not a Saving work of Conversion, be would advise him to come to the Lords-Supper. It is none of my business to reconcile those expressions, with what he has written.