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his_o late_a vindic._n suspensionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n unto_o who_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n argum._n 2_o argum._n my_o second_o argument_n for_o suspension_n which_o be_v also_o mr._n collins_n his_o argument_n be_v this_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o admit_v some_o intelligent_a church-member_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n ergo_fw-la they_o ought_v to_o be_v suspend_v the_o consequence_n be_v clear_a since_o to_o admit_v and_o not_o to_o admit_v be_v term_n contradictory_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o one_o be_v unlawful_a the_o other_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o duty_n now_o suspension_n in_o its_o formal_a nature_n be_v a_o non-admission_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o admit_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o suspend_v the_o minor_a i_o prove_v thus_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o admit_v those_o who_o can_v eat_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n some_o intelligent_a church-member_n can_v eat_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n ergo._n by_o person_n that_o can_v 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show_v that_o when_o person_n come_v to_o eat_v they_o must_v observe_v order_n be_v it_o probable_a the_o apostle_n shall_v condemn_v receive_v unworthy_o and_o yet_o allow_v receive_v though_o unworthy_o if_o receive_v though_o unworthy_o be_v allowable_a then_o let_v person_n jure_v excommunicate_a receive_v for_o they_o can_v but_o receive_v unworthy_o pag._n 130._o mr._n humphrey_n charge_v i_o with_o two_o schism_n and_o 1._o for_o say_v that_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n must_v examine_v himself_o and_o so_o abstain_v ans_fw-fr i_o say_v no_o such_o thing_n if_o examination_n be_v take_v in_o the_o apostle_n sense_n for_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o preparation_n and_o as_o oppse_v to_o unworthynes_n in_o the_o next_o vers_fw-la 1_o cor._n 12._o 28_o 29_o the_o end_n of_o examination_n be_v self_n discovery_n and_o reformation_n these_o two_o last_o must_v needs_o be_v include_v in_o it_o let_v a_o unregenerate_a man_n thus_o examine_v himself_o and_o i_o be_o confident_a he_o be_v 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without_o scripture_n which_o will_v whole_o dispeople_v this_o ordinance_n ans_fw-fr 1._o i_o hope_v in_o due_a place_n mr._n humphrey_n want_v not_o for_o scripture_n proof_n second_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v not_o mr._n humphrey_n too_o uncharitable_a as_o to_o many_o other_o so_o particular_o to_o his_o own_o congregation_n in_o his_o sad_a prophecy_n if_o the_o sacrament_n must_v be_v quite_o dispeople_v unless_o it_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o conversion_n they_o belike_o mr._n humphrey_n have_v no_o communicant_n but_o such_o as_o receive_v in_o order_n to_o initial_a conversion_n if_o so_o then_o there_o be_v not_o one_o godly_a person_n in_o all_o mr._n humphrey_n his_o parish_n or_o among_o all_o his_o receiver_n a_o censure_n so_o uncharitable_a that_o i_o dare_v not_o pass_v it_o for_o a_o world_n but_o hope_v that_o among_o his_o communicant_n there_o be_v some_o who_o partake_v in_o order_n to_o edification_n i_o mean_v that_o be_v true_o godly_a and_o receive_v for_o 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than_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o admit_v those_o who_o can_v eat_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o a_o moral_a sense_n since_o that_o and_o that_o only_a be_v moral_o impossible_a which_o be_v sinful_a compare_v gen._n 39_o 9_o deut._n 21._o 16._o josh_n 9_o 19_o and_o 2_o cor._n 13._o 8._o they_o have_v all_o natural_a but_o no_o moral_a power_n to_o do_v the_o thing_n there_o mention_v yet_o they_o say_v absolute_o they_o can_v do_v such_o and_o such_o thing_n those_o place_n deut._n 16._o 16._o and_o josh_n 9_o 21._o be_v render_v he_o may_v not_o and_z we_o may_v not_o etc._n etc._n but_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o can_v etc._n etc._n or_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a this_o be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a because_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v about_o the_o passover_n numb_a 9_o 6._o certain_a man_n be_v defile_v by_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n that_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o passover_n on_o that_o day_n moses_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n say_v you_o can_v eat_v the_o passover_n and_o touch_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o a_o man_n paul_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n say_v you_o can_v partake_v of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n in_o both_o the_o can_v be_v moral_a not_o natural_a a_o unclean_a man_n may_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o passover_n one_o in_o communion_n with_o devil_n may_v not_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n now_o that_o all_o intelligent_a church_n member_n have_v not_o a_o moral_a power_n to_o receive_v be_v evident_a by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 21._o you_o can_v drink_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o cup_n of_o devil_n you_o can_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n undoubted_o they_o have_v a_o natural_a power_n to_o eat_v the_o sacramental_a bread_n etc._n etc._n but_o they_o have_v not_o a_o moral_a power_n because_o be_v under_o the_o guilt_n of_o communion_n with_o idol_n it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o at_o that_o time_n to_o eat_v the_o steward_n sin_n against_o his_o lord_n in_o give_v bread_n to_o those_o of_o the_o family_n or_o otherwise_o who_o ought_v not_o to_o eat_v it_o do_v christ_n the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n say_v i_o will_v not_o have_v such_o a_o one_o to_o eat_v of_o my_o supper_n and_o dare_v any_o minister_n say_v to_o that_o person_n take_v and_o eat_v if_o the_o lord_n say_v it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a for_o such_o a_o one_o to_o eat_v he_o say_v its_o unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o eat_v and_o what_o a_o man_n must_v not_o do_v that_o no_o man_n must_v tempt_v he_o to_o do_v nor_o permit_v he_o to_o do_v when_o he_o can_v lawful_o hinder_v it_o but_o church-officer_n may_v very_o lawful_o and_o easy_o hinder_v those_o from_o partake_v who_o may_v not_o partake_v and_o such_o be_v all_o who_o have_v fellowship_n with_o devil_n now_o fellowship_n with_o devil_n be_v either_o explicit_a as_o in_o witch_n etc._n etc._n or_o implicit_a when_o man_n drive_v the_o devil_n trade_n and_o do_v the_o work_n of_o satan_n willing_o john_n 8._o 44._o and_o 1_o john_n 3._o 8._o from_o which_o number_n i_o know_v not_o how_o person_n gross_o and_o wilful_o ignorant_a and_o scandalous_a especial_o after_o due_a admonition_n can_v be_v exempt_v sure_o i_o be_o they_o communicate_v more_o with_o devil_n than_o do_v the_o corinthian_n who_o be_v of_o the_o idol_n feast_n in_o the_o idol_n temple_n without_o any_o intention_n to_o honour_v the_o idol_n as_o judge_v that_o under_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v no_o uncleanness_n either_o of_o meat_n or_o of_o place_n yet_o even_o these_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n when_o they_o feast_v at_o the_o idol_n temple_n the_o argument_n stand_v thus_o he_o that_o have_v communion_n with_o devil_n can_v that_o be_v ought_v not_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o lord_n table_n 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will_v appear_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v a_o discriminate_a ordinance_n as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o receive_v and_o that_o suspension_n be_v not_o a_o human_a invention_n but_o a_o divine_a institution_n which_o as_o other_o ordinance_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o love_n and_o humility_n if_o the_o dispenser_n thereof_o be_v wise_a holy_a and_o humble_a person_n that_o make_v conscience_n to_o judge_v themselves_o more_o than_o other_o and_o when_o ever_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n they_o be_v call_v to_o try_v and_o judge_v other_o sundry_a other_o argument_n for_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o suspension_n or_o abstention_n see_v in_o mr._n collins_n his_o vindic._n etc._n etc._n the_o ground_n why_o i_o pitch_v upon_o the_o two_o forementioned_a argument_n be_v because_o i_o apprehend_v they_o come_v near_o the_o point_n not_o only_o in_o their_o scope_n but_o also_o in_o the_o very_a letter_n now_o lest_o the_o reader_n shall_v think_v we_o go_v alone_o or_o have_v only_o some_o few_o inconsiderable_a person_n to_o abet_v we_o in_o this_o cause_n i_o shall_v take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o evidence_n the_o contrary_a and_o first_o beside_o the_o declare_a judgement_n of_o the_o church_n in_o ancient_a council_n and_o modern_a synod_n of_o which_o before_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n divers_a of_o which_o be_v cite_v by_o gerhard_n in_o this_o matter_n of_o suspension_n from_o the_o sacrament_n to_o begin_v with_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o christian_n hoc_fw-la alimentum_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la appellatur_fw-la eucharistia_n quod_fw-la nulli_fw-la alii_fw-la participarelicitum_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la veram_fw-la esse_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la nostram_fw-la credenti_fw-la &_o lavacro_fw-la propter_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o regenerationem_fw-la abluto_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la ut_fw-la christus_fw-la tradidit_fw-la viventi_fw-la basil_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr bapt._n cap._n 3._o probat_fw-la quà m_fw-la periculosum_fw-la sit_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la non_fw-la repurgatus_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la inquinamento_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o spiritûs_fw-la edat_fw-la corpus_fw-la domini_fw-la ejusque_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la bibat_fw-la chrysost_n homil._n 3._o ad_fw-la ephes_n cum_fw-la tali_fw-la puritate_fw-la accede_v semper_fw-la sine_fw-la hac_fw-la ne_fw-la praesumas_fw-la unquam_fw-la regem_fw-la utique_fw-la non_fw-la audeas_fw-la osculari_fw-la siquidem_fw-la os_fw-la tuum_fw-la olet_fw-la graviter_fw-la et_fw-la regem_fw-la caelorum_fw-la impudenter_fw-la oscularis_fw-la anima_fw-la tua_fw-la vitiis_fw-la olente_fw-la &_o c_o augustin_n de_fw-fr eccle._n dogmat_fw-la cap._n 53._o habentem_fw-la adhuc_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la peccandi_fw-la gravari_fw-la magis_fw-la dico_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la perceptione_n quam_fw-la purificari_fw-la yea_o he_o say_v further_a person_n unreformed_a receive_v unto_o judgement_n that_o they_o be_v rather_o corrupt_v then_o heal_v rather_o kill_v then_o quicken_v by_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n serm._n dom._n 1._o advent_v tom._n 10._o sure_o then_o he_o think_v not_o receive_v do_v convert_v hesychius_n lib._n 6._o in_o cap._n 22._o levit._fw-la polluti_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la admittendi_fw-la nec_fw-la mundati_fw-la prohibendi_fw-la this_o he_o explain_v afterward_o to_o be_v moral_a pollution_n which_o be_v a_o bar_n to_o the_o sacrament_n till_o repent_v of_o chrysostom_n homil._n 83._o in_o matth._n profess_v he_o have_v rather_o lose_v his_o life_n then_o admit_v a_o unworthy_a person_n to_o the_o sacrament_n cyprian_a serm._n 5._o de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la from_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 21._o and_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 27._o declaim_v vehement_o against_o those_o who_o come_v from_o idol-feast_n or_o under_o the_o power_n of_o moral_a pollution_n to_o the_o lord_n table_n author_n sermonis_fw-la de_fw-la coenâ_fw-la think_v to_o be_v cyprian_a have_v these_o word_n inter_fw-la dominicae_fw-la coenae_fw-la convivas_fw-la animalis_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la admittitur_fw-la quicquid_fw-la
his_o admission_n suppose_v he_o be_v admit_v to_o receive_v be_v a_o solid_a ground_n for_o his_o free_a admission_n for_o full_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o particular_a let_v the_o reader_n consult_v mr._n collins_n his_o responsoria_n bipartita_fw-la cap._n 13._o where_o he_o make_v it_o out_o by_o authentic_a testimony_n that_o suspension_n as_o distinct_a from_o absolute_a excommunication_n have_v be_v the_o constant_a judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o servant_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o age_n cap._n 14._o mr._n collins_n take_v pain_n to_o good_a purpose_n to_o clear_v from_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o ancient_n the_o several_a degree_n of_o person_n not_o excommunicate_v yet_o suspend_v from_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o for_o those_o of_o the_o congregationall_a way_n that_o they_o be_v no_o enemy_n to_o suspension_n as_o distinct_a from_o the_o great_a excommunication_n read_v what_o mr._n collins_n note_v in_o his_o 13_o chapter_n pag._n 153._o of_o his_o responsoria_n or_o vindiciae_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o these_o word_n for_o our_o dissent_v brethren_n it_o be_v their_o practice_n when_o once_o they_o have_v admonish_v a_o offendor_n to_o suspend_v he_o from_o the_o sacrament_n till_o he_o repent_v or_o be_v whole_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n at_o this_o time_n in_o this_o city_n be_v one_o who_o have_v be_v suspend_v these_o twelve_o month_n if_o he_o be_v not_o late_o restore_v nor_o excommunicate_v page_n 91._o and_o 92._o mr._n humphrey_n allow_v public_a church-tryall_n upon_o conviction_n and_o private_a trial_n upon_o charitable_a suspicion_n as_o job_n 1._o 5._o this_o ingenious_a acknowledgement_n i_o shall_v with_o mr._n humphrey_n his_o leave_n improve_v for_o his_o conviction_n and_o 1._o if_o the_o instance_n of_o job_n be_v sufficient_a to_o warrant_v private_a judgement_n why_o may_v not_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o suspect_a woman_n numb_a 5._o warrant_v public_a church-tryall_n upon_o suspicion_n 2_o lie_n if_o governor_n of_o family_n may_v private_o try_v child_n and_o servant_n under_o their_o charge_n and_o improve_v their_o authority_n to_o keep_v from_o the_o sacrament_n such_o child_n or_o servant_n in_o case_n they_o be_v ignorant_a or_o scandalous_a why_o may_v not_o church-officer_n who_o be_v steward_n of_o god_n house_n do_v the_o like_a to_o those_o who_o be_v under_o their_o charge_n as_o parent_n etc._n etc._n may_v to_o those_o under_o their_o charge_n 3_o lie_n how_o be_v jeremith_n set_v as_o a_o watch-tower_n among_o god_n people_n to_o try_v their_o way_n jer._n 6._o 27._o how_o be_v timothy_n send_v upon_o suspicion_n to_o know_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o thessalonian_o 1_o thess_n 3._o 5_o why_o be_v ephesus_n commend_v for_o try_v the_o false_a apostle_n rev._n 2._o 2_o why_o must_v deacon_n be_v try_v and_o that_o upon_o charitable_a suspicion_n 1_o tim._n 3._o 10_o if_o it_o be_v object_v the_o neglect_n of_o their_o trial_n be_v more_o dangerous_a answ_n true_o therefore_o more_o care_n must_v be_v have_v in_o their_o trial_n but_o magis_fw-la et_fw-la minus_fw-la non_fw-la variant_n speciem_fw-la nor_o do_v their_o trial_n exclude_v the_o trial_n of_o private_a christian_n which_o if_o neglect_v may_v prove_v as_o dangerous_a to_o the_o church_n as_o the_o neglect_n of_o try_v public_a church-member_n if_o the_o multitude_n of_o private_a christian_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o paucity_n of_o church_n officer_n nor_o can_v the_o trial_n of_o all_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n prejudice_n any_o but_o be_v very_o conducible_a to_o the_o edification_n of_o ruler_n &_o people_n page_n 92._o mr._n humphrey_n a_o judgement_n of_o probability_n as_o to_o fitness_n and_o unfitnesse_n may_v be_v solid_a as_o to_o advice_n and_o counsel_n but_o not_o as_o to_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o admission_n and_o suspension_n ans_fw-fr 1._o then_o by_o mr._n humphrey_n his_o own_o grant_n church-tryall_n of_o every_o church-member_n be_v warrantable_a in_o order_n to_o advice_n and_o counsel_n if_o so_o why_o do_v not_o mr._n humphrey_n persuade_v the_o people_n to_o submit_v to_o such_o trial_n which_o we_o be_v very_o persuade_v will_v soon_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o controversy_n mr._n humphrey_n can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o too_o many_o will_v not_o admit_v trial_n upon_o any_o term_n 2_o lie_n what_o if_o upon_o trial_n in_o order_n to_o advice_n and_o counsel_n the_o party_n try_v be_v find_v gross_o ignorant_a or_o scandalous_a be_v he_o not_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la upon_o such_o discovery_n make_v by_o trial_n visible_o unworthy_a above_o suspicion_n and_o must_v the_o church_n notwithstanding_o this_o apparent_a unworthynesse_n admit_v such_o a_o one_o yet_o even_o here_o our_o ordinary_a course_n be_v rather_o to_o advise_v and_o counsel_n then_o to_o suspend_v and_o if_o upon_o scandal_n prove_v they_o testify_v their_o repentance_n we_o dare_v not_o refuse_v they_o or_o if_o upon_o conviction_n of_o gross_a ignorance_n they_o desire_v 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