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A55001	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 New England, to be presented to the churches and Generall Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the eighth moneth, anno 1649.	Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P2396; ESTC W2574	37,140	44

place that the unworthy may be duely proceeded against by the Church to whom this matter doth appertaine CHAP XV Of the cōmunion of Churches one with another ALthough Churches be distinct therfore may not be confoūded one with another equall therfore have not dominion one over another yet all the churches ought to preserve Church-communion one with another because they are all united unto Christ not only as a mysticall but as a politicall head whence is derived a communion suitable therunto 2 The communion of Churches is exercised sundry wayes I By way of mutuall care in taking thought for one anothers wellfare II By way of Consultation one with another when wee have occasion to require the judgment counsell of other churches touching any person or cause wherwith they may be better acquainted then our selves As the church of Antioch consulted with the Apostles Elders of the church at Ierusalem about the question of circumcision of the gentiles about the false teachers that broached that doctrine In which case when any Church wanteth light or peace amongst themselves it is a way of communion of churches according to the word to meet t●…ether by their Elders other messengers in a synod to consider argue the points in doubt or d●…fference haveing found out the way of truth peace to commend the same by their letters messengers to the churches whom the same may concern But if a Church be rent with divisions amongst themselves or ly under any open scandal yet refuse to consult with other churches for healing or removing of the same it is a matter of just offence both to the Lord Jesus to other churches as bewraying too much want of mercy faithfulness not to seek to bind up the breaches wounds of the church brethren therfore the state of such a church calleth aloud upon other churches to excercise a fuller act of brotherly communion to witt by way of admonition III A third way then of cōmunion of churches is by way of admonition to witt in case any publick offēce be found in a church which they either discern not or are slow in proceeding to use the meāes for the removing healing of Paul had no authority over Peter yet when he saw Peter not walking with a right foot he publickly rebuked him before the church though churches have no more authority one over another then one Apostle had over another yet as one Apostle might admonish another so may one church admonish another yet without usurpation In which case if the church that lyeth under offence do not harken to the church which doth admonish her the church is to aquait other neighbour-churches with that offēce which the offending church still lyeth under together with their neglect of the brotherly admonition given unto them wherupon those other churches are to joyn in seconding the admonitiō formerly givē and if still the offēding church continue in obstinacy impenitency they may forbear communion with them are to proceed to make use of the help of a Synod or counsell of neighbour-churches walkig orderly if a greater can̄ot conveniētly be had for their conviction If they hear not the Synod the Synod having declared them to be obstinate particular churches approving accepting of the judgmēt of the Synod are to declare the sentence of non-cōmunion respectively concerning them therupon out of a religious care to keep their own communion pure they may justly withdraw themselves from participation with them at the Lords table from such other acts of holy cōm●…ion as the communion of churches doth otherwise allow require Nevertheless if any members of such a church as lyeth under publick offence do●… not consent to the offence of the church but doe in due sort beare witness against it they are still to be received to wonted communion for it is not equall that the in●…cent should suffer with the offensive Yea furthermore if such innocent members after due wayting in the use of all good meanes for the healing of the offence of their ●…wn church shall at last with the allowāce of the counsel of ne gh●…our-churches withdraw from the fellowship of their own ch●…ch 〈◊〉 offer themselves to the fellowship of another wee judge it lawll for the other church to receive them being otherwise fitt as if they had been orderly dismissed to them from their own churc●… IV A fourth way of communion of churches is by way of particip●…n the members of one church occasion●…lly comming unto another wee willingly admitt t●…em to 〈◊〉 with us at the Lords t●…le it being the seale of our communion not only with Christ nor o●…ly with the members of our own church but also with all the churches of the saints in which regard wee refuse not to baptize their children presented to us if either their own minister be absent or such a fruite of holy fellowsh●…p be desired with us In like case s●…ch churches as are furnished with more ministers then one doe willingly afford one of their own ministers to supply the place of an absent or s●…ck minister of another church for a needfull season V A fifth way of Church-communion is by way of ●…mendation when a member of one church hath occasion to reside in another church if but for a season wee cōmend him to their watchf●…ll ffellowsh●…p by letters of recommendation but if he be 〈◊〉 to settle his abode there wee commit him according to h●…s desire to the ffellowship of their covenant by letters of d●…smission VI A sixt way of Church-communion is in case of Ne●… to minister reliefe succour one unto another 〈◊〉 of able members to furnish them with officers or of outward ●…pport to the necessityes of poorer churches as did the 〈◊〉 of the Gentiles contribute liberally to the poor s●…ints at Ierusalem 3 When a compāy of beleivers purpose to gather into church fellowship it is requisite for their sa●…er proceeding the maintaining of the communion of churches that they sign●…fie their intent unto the neighbour-churches walking according unto the order of the Gospel desire their presence help right hand of fellowship which they ought readily to give unto them when their is no just cause of excepting against their proceedings 4 Besides these severall wayes of communion there is also a way of propagation of churches when a church shall grow too numerous it is a way fitt season to propagate one Church out of an other by sending forth such of their mēbers as are willing to remove to procure some officers to them as may enter with them into church-estate amongst themselves as Bees when the hive is too full issue forth by swarmes are gathered into other hives soe the Churches of Christ may doe the same upon like necessity therin hold forth