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An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications…
An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a complete standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a compleat standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. ; With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. ; [Ten lines of quotations]
Boston: : Printed & sold by S. Kneeland in Queenstreet, 1749
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An Inquiry into the Qualifications for full Communion in the visibl… › Part 3
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(2.) This Parable plainly shows, that those who are in the visible Church, have all of them at first a Visibility, or Appearance to humane Sight, of true Grace, or of the Nature of true Saints. For it's observed, Tares have this Property, that when they first appear, and 'till the Products of the Field arrive to some Maturity, they have such a Resemblance of Wheat, that it is […] to impossible to distinguish them.
(2.) This Parable plainly shews, that those who are in the visible Church, have all of them at first a Visibility, or Appearance to humane Sight, of true Grace, or of the Nature of true Saints. For it's observ'd, Tares have this Property, that when they first appear, and 'till the Products of the Field arrive to some Maturity, they have such a Resemblance of Wheat, that it is 〈…〉 to impossible to distinguish them.
OBJECT. VII. CHRIST Himself administered the Lord's Supper to Judas, whom he know at the same Time to be […]; which is a full Evidence, that Grace is not in itself a requisite qualification in order to coming to the Lord's Supper […] and if is […] requisite in itself, a Profession of it can't be requisite.
OBJECT. VII. CHRIST Himself administred the Lord's Supper to Judas, whom he know at the same Time to be 〈…〉; which is a full Evidence, that Grace is not in itself a requisite qualification in order to coming to the Lord's Supper 〈…〉 and if is 〈…〉 requisite in itself, a Profession of it can't be requisite.
ANSW. 1. 'Tis to me apparent, that Judas was not present at the Administration of the Lord's Supper. 'Tis true, he was present at the Passover, and dipped with Christ in the Paschal Dish. The three former Evangelists do differ in the Order of the Account they give of this dipping in the Dish. Luke gives an Account of it after his Account of the Lord's Supper,