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A90750	A platform of church-discipline: Gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord.	Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod.; Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.	1653 (1653)	Wing P2398; Thomason E692_7; ESTC R206993	39,996	45

Isay 49.23 and nursing Mothers and stand charged with the custody of both Tables because it is better to prevent a scandal that it may not come and easier also than to remove it when it is given 2 Cor. 8.13 14. It s most sutable to Rule that by the Churches care each man should know his proportion according to Rule wha1t he should do before he do it that so his judgment and heart may be satisfied in what he doth and just offence prevented in what is done CHAP. XII Of Admission of Members into the Church THe Doors of the Churches of Christ upon Earth 2 Chron. 23 19. Mat. 13.25 22.12 do not by Gods appointment stand so wide open that all sorts of people good or bad may freely enter therein at their pleasure but such as are admitted thereto as Members ought to be examined and tried first whether they be fit and meet to be received into Church-society Acts 8.37 or not The Eunuch of Aethiopia before his admission was examined by Philip Rev. 2.2 whether he did beleeve on Jesus Christ with all his heart the Angel of the Church at Ephesus is commended for trying such as said they were Apostles and were not Acts 9.26 There is like reason for trying of them that profess themselves to be Beleevers The Officers are charged with the keeping of the doors of the Church Rev. 21.12 2 Chron. 23 19. and therefore are in a special manner to make tryal of the fitness of such who enter Twelve Angels are set at the gates of the Temple Act. 2.38 to 41. c. 8. 37. lest such as were ceremonially unclean should enter thereinto 2. The things which are requisite to be found in all Church-Members are Repentance from sin and Faith in Jesus Christ And therefore these are the things wherof men are to be examined at their admission into the Church and which then they must profess and hold forthin such sort Matth. 3.6 as may satisfie rational charity that the things are there indeed John Baptist admitted men to Baptism confessing and bewailing their sins and of others it is said that they came Acts 19.18 and confessed and shewed their deeds 3. The weakest measure of Faith is to be accepted in those that desire to be admitted into the Church Rom. 14.1 because weak Christians if sincere have the substance of that faith repentance and holiness which is required in Church-Members and such have most need of the Ordinances for their confirmation and growth in grace Mat. 12.20 The Lord Jesus would not quench the smoaking flax nor break the bruised reed Isay 40.11 but gather the tender Lambs in his arms and carry them gently in his bosom Such charity and tenderness is to be used as the weakest Christian if sincere may not be excluded nor discouraged Severity of examination is to be avoided 4. In case any through excessive fear or other infirmity be unable to make their personal relation of their spiritual estate in publick 't is sufficient that the Elders having received private satisfaction make relation thereof in publick before the Church they testifying their assents thereunto this being the way that tendeth most to edification But whereas persons are of better abilities there it is most expedient that they make their relations and confessions personally with their own mouth as David professeth of himself Psal 66.16 5. A personal and publick confession and declaring of Gods manner of working upon the soul is both lawful expedient and useful in sundry respects and upon sundry grounds Those three thousand Acts 2.37.41 before they were admitted by the Apostles did manifest that they were pricked in their hearts at Peters Sermon together with earnest desire to be delivered from their sins which now wounded their consciences and their ready receiving of the Word of Promise and Exhortation 1 Pet. 3.15 We are to be ready to render a reason of the hope that is in us to every one that asketh us therfore we must be able and ready upon any occasion to declare and shew our repentance for sin faith unfeigned and effectual calling Heb. 11.1 Ephes 1.18 because these are the reasons of a well grounded Hope I have not hidden thy righteousness from the great Congregaaion Psal 40.10 6. This profession of Faith and Repentance as it must be made by such at their admission that were never in Church-society before so nothing hindreth but the same may also be performed by such as have formerly been Members of some other Church and the Church to which they now joyn themselves as Members may lawfully require the same Those three thousand Acts 2. which made their confession Mat. 3.5 6. Galat. 2.4 1 Tim. 5.24 were Members of the Church of the Jews before so were they that were baptized by John Churches may err in their admission and Persons regularly admitted may fall into offence Otherwise if Churches might obtrude their Members or if Church-members might obtrude themselves upon other Churches without due tryal the matter so requiring both the liberty of Churches would hereby be infringed in that they might not examin those concerning whose fitness for Communion they were unsatisfied and besides the infringing of their liberty Cant. 8.8 the Churches themselves would unavoidably be corrupted and the Ordinances defiled whilst they might not refuse but must receive the unworthy which is contrary unto the Scripture teaching that all Churches are Sisters and therefore equal 7. The like tryal is to be required from such Members of the Church as were born in the same or received their Membership and were baptized in their infancy or minority by vertue of the Covenant of their Parents when being grown up unto years of discretion they shall desire to be made partakers of the Lords Supper unto which because Holy things must not be given unto the unworthy Matth. 7.6 1 Cor. 11.27 therefore it is requisite that these as well as others should come to their tryal and examination and manifest their Faith and Repentance by an open profession thereof before they are received to the Lords Supper and otherwise not to be admitted thereunto Yet these Church-members that were so born or received in their Child-hood before they are capable of being made partakers of full cōmunion have many priviledges which others not Church-members have not they are in Covenant with God have the seal thereof upon them viz. Baptism and so if not regenerated yet are in a more hopeful way of attaining regenerating grace and al the spiritual Blessings both of the Covenant and Seal they are also under Church-watch and consequently subject to the reprehensions admonitions and censures thereof for their healing and amendment as need shall require CHAP. XIII Of Church-members their removal from one Church to another and of Letters of recommendation and dismission CHurch-members may not remove or depart from the Church Heb. 10.25 and so one