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A95982 A treatise of the institution, right administration, and receiving of the sacrament of the Lords-Supper. Delivered in XX. sermons at St Laurence-Jury, London. / By the late reverend and learned minister of the Gospel Mr Richard Vines sometime master of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge. Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664. 1656 (1656) Wing V572; Thomason E894_2; ESTC R203900 224,149 399

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person_n no_o cast_n of_o he_o out_o but_o as_o those_o that_o allow_v it_o say_v a_o act_n of_o liberty_n as_o a_o physician_n not_o give_v drink_n to_o a_o hydropic_a person_n or_o the_o withhold_v his_o own_o sword_n from_o a_o furious_a man_n for_o the_o time_n of_o his_o rage_n and_o as_o say_v the_o author_n last_o cite_v a_o minister_n may_v do_v this_o by_o the_o same_o right_n whereby_o he_o do_v by_o doctrine_n declare_v such_o a_o man_n incapacity_n or_o whereby_o a_o private_a christian_a withdraw_v his_o fellowship_n or_o society_n nor_o otherwise_o can_v chrysostom_n charge_v to_o minister_n to_o hinder_v the_o unworthy_a which_o he_o press_v in_o his_o 83._o homil._n on_o matthew_n on_o pain_n of_o be_v guilty_a of_o their_o blood_n be_v understand_v for_o it_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o such_o scandalous_a sinner_n know_v to_o they_o but_o not_o so_o judge_v by_o the_o church_n they_o be_v keep_v from_o access_n or_o sight_n of_o the_o holy_a mystery_n in_o his_o time_n by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o i_o as_o little_a doubt_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o many_o learned_a man_n or_o of_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o rule_n give_v to_o the_o minister_n before_o the_o communion_n in_o the_o case_n of_o some_o emergent_a scandal_n at_o the_o present_a time_n nor_o do_v i_o conceive_v that_o any_o learned_a man_n will_v deny_v this_o liberty_n to_o a_o minister_n to_o withhold_v his_o hand_n from_o some_o mankiller_n drunkard_n perjure_a etc._n etc._n that_o have_v be_v convict_v before_o the_o civil_a authority_n though_o no_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n be_v against_o or_o upon_o he_o nor_o be_v that_o charge_v give_v to_o timothy_n very_o far_o from_o prove_v it_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n be_v not_o partaker_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 22