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A91214	The Lords Supper briefly vindicated; and clearly demonstrated by Scripture and other authorities, to be a grace-begetting, soul-converting, (as well as confirming) ordinance; against all false, vain, absurd, irreligious cavils, objections, whimsies, delusions of those novellists, who have lately contradicted it, both in press and pulpit : here satisfactorily refuted, retorted, dissipated. / By William Prynne of Swainswick Esquire; a bencher of Lincolns Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1657 (1657)	Wing P4006; Thomason E928_3; ESTC R35132	45,732	66

Take heed therefore unto your selves and to all the flocks over which the holy Ghost hath made you Overseers to feed the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own bloud even with his pretious bodie and bloud at his Table according to his own command Do this as oft as ye do it in remembrance of me shew ye forth the Lords death till he come 1 Cor. 11.24,25,26 Lest else he repute you amongst the number of those GRIEVOUS WOLVES not sparing the flock and men speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them prophecied of in these later times Acts 20.29,30 not those good Shepherds who came to give life to their sheep and that they might have it more abundantly than before John 10.10 To close up this Controversie Not only sound o Problem●… Theolog. locus 77. Sect. 7. Aretius asserts Deus aliàs ante Coenam aliàs post alias IN ILLA CONVERTIT AD VERAM PAENITENTIAM Which p Harm Evangel in Lu c. 1. Chemnitius thus seconds Deus Spiritu suo Per Verbum ET SACRAMENTA FIDEM IN NOBIS EFFICIT qua Christum recipimus per quem regeneramur And r Tom. 4. l. 2. c. 4. Sect. 16. P. 31. Chamier thus thirds Quicquid movet intellectum ad assentiendum veritati divinae GENERAT FOVET QUE FIDEM At SACRAMENTA movent intellectum ad assentiendum veritati divinae Ergo c. But even ſ Divine Right of Church government p. 523 524. Mr. Rutherford himself one of the first broachers of this Controversie thus prints Mr. Prynne might have spared his pains That the Lords Supper is a Converting Ordinance WE GRANT IT TO BE A CONVERTING QUICKNING AND LIVELY APPLICATORY ORDINANCE though he adds a But how c. to it And Mr. Drake the fiercest Champion against it not only grants that faith and conversion may sometimes be wrought at the Sacrament if not by it but further asserts t Boundarie p. 160 161 c That scandalous persons yea HE ATHENS to whom u Mat. 26.26.27 2 Cor. 10.16,17,21 c. 11.23 to 30. Acts 2.41.46 c. 8.36,37,38 it belongs not before their admission into the visible Church may be present at the Lords Supper and all the Sacramental actions with a great deal of profit and there attain THE FRUIT OF THE VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE WORD BY BARE PRESENCE yet not admitted to receive it upon any terms When as x Bell. Ener Tom. 3. l. 1. c. 4 p. 45. Dr. Ames will inform him Sacramenta propriè consistunt in eorum usu ita ut Sacramentum non sit Sacramentum nisi in ejus perceptione Sacramentali and y Reply to Harding p. 365. c. Bishop Jewel z Catechism f. 426 427. Thomas Beacon with the 25. Article of the Church of England instruct him that this is a meer Popish whimsy Seeing then the Lords Supper is granted on all hands to be a converting quickning lively applicatory Ordinance that some may possibly be really converted at or by it and that ignorant scandalous persons nay Heathens may receive a great deal of profit by it and the fruits thereof by their bare presence at it if Mr. Drakes Divinity be Orthodox and without all peradventure the souls faith Graces of all regenerate Christians may be much more comforted edified confirmed strengthned increased by its frequent reception but not so much as one soul converted confirmed edified comforted yet thousands destroied starved dejected by its disusage or rare administration And since the faith of the strongest Christians as a Instit c. 16. Sect. 3. Mr. Calvin b Defence of the Apology part 2. ch ● div 2. p. 154. Bishop Jewel c Catec●… f. 425 426 461 462 463 Beacon and others write is so small and weak that it needs the help of outward Sacraments and unless it be propped up on every side and maintained by them and all other Ordinances it w●ll presently be shaken waver and likely to fall Let this now at last prevail with all our hard-hearted Ministers immediately to lay aside all combinations self-interests and by-respects whatsoever which have induced them to discontinue the use of the Lords Supper for sundry years and for time to come engage them with conscience diligence most frequently constantly to administer it to all their Congregations without suspending any but excommunicated persons secluded from all other Ordinances from its reception to exhort all their people to a consciencious due frequent participation of it according to the practice of the Primitive Church and Christians d ● Tho. Bea●… Catechism p. 462 463. My Suspension suspended p. 24 25. My Seasonable Vindication p. 5. to 31. who communicated every day week or moneth at least and to invite them to it not only as to a meer confirming but as to a most effectual powerfull Soul-converting Grace-engendring Ordinance by Christs own institution as I trust I have here demonstrated it to be beyond all future Contradiction out of meer zeal to truth Gods glorie this Sacraments due ends honor and salvation of peoples Souls so long debarred from it against all Lawes of God and Man And if any of our Ministers whatsoever whether Presbyterial Independent Anabaptistical or other shall henceforth peremptorily refuse to do their pastoral duties herein I trust all those who now bear the Name of Civil Magistrates Judges Justices upon their peoples just complaints will by those Legal means I have e A Legal Resolution of 2. Important Quaerics A New Discovery of Bomish Emissaries a Seasonable Vindication elsewhere insisted on most zealously and resolutely compell them to a constant frequent administration of this Sacrament to all theit unexcommunicated Churchmembers who humbly desire it at their hands or else eject them out of their Benefices as Scandalous to our Region disturbers of our Churches Peace domineering Tyrants over their peoples consciences Enemies to the conversion edification consolation of their precious Souls renouncers of one Chief part of their Ministerial function and professed Apostates both from the Doctrine Practice of Christ his Apostles the Primitive Fathers Churches Christians the Church of England and all true Churches Ministers of Christ throughout the world in former ages out of meer self-ends and interest having now no real or pretended grounds of conscience left them to palliate or excuse their obstinacy in this their Antichristian and Anti-Sacramental practice In the mean time that which was the usual publike Prayer used at all our Communions by the prescription of our Old Book of Common Prayer never so necessary to be revived as now shall be my private Prayer for these refractorie Non-communicating Ministers and all others Give grace O heavenly Father to all Bishops Pastors and Curates that they may both by their life and Doctrine set forth thy true and lively word and RIGHTLY AND DULY ADMINISTER THY HOLY SACRAMENTS Amen ERRATA PAge 15. l. 3. then r. they p. 45. l. 26. auriti p. 47. l. 27. r. parts l. 37. r. and votes p. 48. l. 18. Mat. 5. r. 13. p. 55. l. 2. or r. of FINIS