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A77398 A brief and plain discussion of that question which of late hath troubled many tender consciences; namely, whether it be lawfull to receive the sacrament of the Lords Supper in those congregations where there is a mixture of some ignorant or prophane persons. 1652 (1652) Wing B4531; Thomason E678_27; ESTC R206806 11,973 16

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know to be such then our Saviour would not have joyned with Judas whom he knew to be a thief and a traytor in eating the Passover for that was a sacrament of the same nature and serving to the same end with this of the Lords Supper Ob Christ knew Judas to be such an one by his divine knowledge as he was God only and not as he was Man Ans By what knowledge soever he knew him to be such yet if by his presence he had polluted the Ordinance not only to himself but to others he would not have permitted him to joyn in it for there was no care wanting in him to preserve the purity of Gods ordinances 2. Though the other Disciples knew not that Iudas was a Traytor before they came to eat the Passover yet in the time of eating it they knew it for John having asked Christ who it was that should betray him he answered he it is to whom I shall give a sopp when I have dipped it and having dipped the sopp he gave it unto Judas Iohn 11.25 26. 3. If my knowledge of another mans Unworthiness should hinder me from joyning with him then when I know and am convinced of the unworthiness of any that comes though his sin be such as will not call for a Church-censure yet I must forbear or if it be of a scandalous nature though I have neither time nor opportunity of acquainting the Church with it so as he may be kept back yet I am debarred from comming Suppose a Christian intending to receive the sacrament should have certain knowledge of his neighbours drunkenness or uncleaness the night or morning before he were to come so as he had no opportunity either of admonishing him or acquainting the Church with it is he therefore bound to deprive himself of the benefit of partaking of the sacrament because another comes vvhom he knowes to be unworthy doth his bare knowledge of another mans sin involve him in the guilt of it It is not in the power of any private person to keep away such as are unworthy if therfore he sha●l do that which belongs to him namely admonish them or acquaint the Church Officers with it having opportunitie or be humbled mourn for it if no good can be done he acquits himself of the guilt of such as come unworthily His Sin is not the joyning with such in receiving the sacrament but the not performing of those other dutyes which God requires of him Arg. 4. If the presence of wicked men doth pollute the sacrament to those that joyn with them in receiving it then it doth pollute other Ordinances also to those that joyn with them in partaking of them and so it should be unlawfull to hear the word and call upon the name of God in those Congregations where wicked men are present The reason is because we have externall communion with them in these actions of worship as well as receiving the sacrament and in none of these we have any internall communion at all with them but the outward actions being good it cannot be evill to have communion with them in these as hath been shewed Oh. But in the use of the sacraments there is a nearer and higher degree of communion than in other ordinances these being the nearest and strongest bonds of union and communion Ans Gradus non variat speciem This is still but a communion of the same kind and nature namely externall and so we have but a greater degree of outward communion no inward at all and if it be sinfull to have communion with them in the outward action in this Ordinance it is likewise sinfull though not so great a sin to communicate with them in the outward act in other ordinances Can we think that Hezekiah and Josiah should have been so much commended for celebrating those famous Passovers in their time wherein there was such a mixture of many who were not clensed according to the purification of the sanctuary 2 Chron. 30.19 when Judah was universally corrupted with false priesthood idolatry images groves c. if this mixture had polluted the worship to the people of God who came rightly prepared to the exercise of it yea can we think that when some amongst the Corinthians caused schismes and contentions some that went to law with their brethren before heathen judges some that did eat and drink with infidels at the tables of idols some that denied the doctrine of the Resurrection some that came distempered to the Lords Supper that the Apostle would not have given direct charge to the Corinthians to have separated from these in receiving the Sacrament if their presence had polluted the Ordinance to all the rest Can we think that the Lord would have suffered idolaters fornicators tempters of Christ murmurers to have eaten the same spirituall meat and drink the same spirituall drink with his people in the wilderness if they bad defiled these things not only to themselves but to others Arg. 5. If the presence of wicked men doth pollute the Sacrament to those who come rightly prepared then the efficacy benefit fruit and comfort of Gods ordinances should depend not only upon his institution blessing the influence of his Spirit and right qualification of those who partake of them but also upon the qualification and disposition of all those who join with them in the use of them which would make the people of God be upon great uncertainties when they should receive benefit by his Ordinances and bereave them of a great part of that comfort which they should reap by them because they should alway be in suspence whether some unworthy ones did not join with them in the use of them yea it would as it were confine the comfort and vertue of them to the qualities and tempers of men We have a sure word that tells us that every one who doth examine himself a right may come and eat of that Bread and drink of that Cup and in doing so he shall eat the body and drink the blood of Christ that is be made partaker of the benefit or Christs death and suffering and this is that which must be the ground of our comfort in comming to the Sacrament and of our assurance that we shall receive good by it and not the consideration of the quality and condition of those that ioyn with us in receiving lest hereby we do in part suspend the power of Gods ordinance upon the worthiness of men Ob. But we ought to partake of pure Ordinances Ans So we may though some impure ones join with us in the use of them We ought to account the ordinances pure if for the substance of them they be administred according to the pure holy rule of the word As in the hearing of the word we may be said to partak of a pure ordinance if pure sound doctrine be taught if there be such an explication application of the Scripture as is agreeable to