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A36124 A discovery of new light, or, Ancient truthes revived containing principles and inferances of a church way ... 1641 (1641) Wing D1643; ESTC R32785 11,986 32

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after due proceeding separation must be made from it till reformation come Therefore separation may be made from true churches for incorrigible corruptions and to separate from a defiled church that is incorrigible is not to forsake the communion of holy things but the pollution and prophanation of holy things Thus much for the secōd part of the churches power of preserving and keeping within The churches power of casting out followeth which is twofold First of officers out of office Act 14.23 compared with Colos ● 17 Rev 2 2 Gal. 1.8.9 Second of members out of communion Mat. 18 1● 1 Cor. 5 4 5. 2 Thes 3.6.14 1 Tim 1.20 The cause of casting officers out of office are apostacy or disability Ezec. 44 10. Nom. 8 23-26 Apostacy is when the officers shal fall to open Idolatrie Atheisme heresy or other sins equipollent of the first or second table Ezech. 44.10 by proportion drawne from 2 King 23.9 1 Tim. 3.2 Lev. 22 1-5 21 16 24 Ezra 2 61 62. The officer upon repentance after apostacy or sin equipollent therto may be reteyned as a member of the church but not as an officer Eze 44 13 14 Mat. 26 69-75 compared with Iohn 21 15-18 Act. 15 38. Quaere Disabilitie is eyther of age or sicknes or mayming c Disabilitie of age is when the officer can no longer by reason of old age discharged the works of his office then he may reteyn his dignity ought to be honored of all Num. 8 23 -26. Philemon 9. Disability by sicknes as frenzie Madnes Melancholie or by mayming as losse of the tong in the pastor or teacher c. or by any other infirmitie disabling him to the actions of his office Lev. 16-24 compared with 1 Tim. 3 2 Tit. 1 6 9 Quaere Whither an officer may refuse an office imposed upon him by a lawfull calling Exod 4 14 Ier. 1.6 7 17. Quaere Wether the church may suffer her officer to be translated from her self to other churches upon any ground Act. 20 28 1 Pet. 5 2 Act 13.4 yea though it be granted that she have members as fit for offices as her officers are in present yea though the life of the officer be endaungered Act. 9 25. Mat. 10 23 1 King 18 4. The cause of casting members out of communion is only one viz. sin obstinately stood in without repentance and confession after due conviction Mat. 18 17. Iob 31 33. Prov. 28 13. Due conviction is the discovery of the sinne by manifest evidence Iob. 19 4 32.12.13 39 37. Manifest evidence is either to the fact or sinfulnes of the fact The fact is evident either by confession of the partie that committed the fact or by sufficient witnesse Mat. 26.65 Deut 19 15 Iohn 5 31. Quaere whether the testimony of them that are without is sufficient or no. The sinfulnesse of the fact is evident either by direct Scripture or by necessary consequence from the scripture Mat. 22 31 32 4 4. Due conviction is perceived two wayes first by the delinquents shifting cavils excursions tergiversations c. 1 Tim 1.6 Tit 3 11 Secondly by the conscience of them that have power to censure the fact Psal 36 1 Prov 17 19. Tit 3 10. 1 Cor 2 15 12 10. Obstinacy in sin is the refusing of confessing and forsaking the crime Pro. 28.13 Mat. 18 17. Ioth 7 1 9. If the matter be not evident but doubtfull and controversall communion still must be preserved peaceably notwithstanding diversity of iudgement till the trueth be discovered Phil. 3 15 16. 1 Cor. 13.49.7.9 Persons that differ in iudgement are either strong or weake Rom. 15.1 The strong must not maintaine controversies with the weake nor despise them but beare their infirmitie and burden Rom. 15 1 14.1 3. Gal. 6 2. 1 Cor 13 5 7. 9 22 10 23.34 The weak must not censure or judg the strong as delinquents but meekly desire instruction and satisfaction Rom. 14.3 Mat. 7 1-3 Thus must men walke in diversity of opinion during which time all men must carefully search out the trueth labour for information 1 Cor. 1.10 2 Pet. 3.18 Phil. 3.15 Iam. 1.5 The power given the Church for casting out obstinate convicted offenders is the power of excommunication 2 Cor. 18.3 6. 1 5 4 5 1 Tim 1.20 Gal. 5 12 2 Thess 3 6 14. Mat. 18.17 Quaere whether delivering to Satan be not or conteine some bodily punishment inflicted upon the offender see Act. 5 5 10 1. Cor. 12.10 Excommunication is the depriving of the offender of the visible communion of Saints and the benefit of the holy things of God given to the Church 1 Cor. 5.4 5 11 13.2 Thess 3 6 14. Mat. 18.17 Quaere Whether separating withdrawing turning away from false teachers and wicked liver● be the same with excommunication 2 Thes 3 6. 1 Tim. 5 6. and 2 3 5. Mat 18 17. 1 Cor. 5 4 5. Excommunication duely administred is ratified and confirmed in heaven Mat. 18.18 Iob. 20.23 Therefore the partie excommunicate is in the hands of Sathan and out of the Lords protection and blessing being deprived of all the publicke meanes of salvation Mat. 18 17. Cor. 5.5 Esay 4.5 6. In excommunication consider two things first the decreing of it which must be done by the whole church 1 Cor. 5 4 wherein the church must proceed as in approving her officers Secondly the pronouncing of excommunication which must be performed by the fittest person deputed thereto by the Church 1. Cor. 14 40. The end of excommunication is not the destruction of the offender but the mortification of his sinne and the salvation of his soule 1 Cor. 5.5.2 Thes 3.14.15 1 Tim. 1 23 The partie excommunicate is not to be counted as an enemy but to be admonished as a brother 2. Thess 5.15 Quaere The members of the church are to avoid all religious and civil communion with him that is excommunicate Mat 18 1● 1 Cor 5 11 except that subjects servants children parents wise or husband c. that are bound to him may performe civil and naturall offices to him 1. Cor. 7 5 12.13 and by proportion The partie excommunicate upon repentance is to be admitted againe into the communion of the visible Church 2 Cor. 2 6-8 yet so as that the Church alwayes have an especiall eye to him as being a suspitious person that durst despise the Church Mat. 18.17 Ezech. 4● 10. 2 Pet. 2.22 Heb. 10.26 by proportion Quaere Whether an officer excommunicate upon repentance may be again admitted into office whether must he have new vocation by election approbation ordination yea or nay The visible Church walking in this holy order hath in it the presence and protection of Christ Esa 4.5.6 Mat 28 20. 18.20 To this visible Church must al sorts of persons resort that desire to be saved Act. 4 12. Mat. 7.13.14 Ioh 1● 6 True visible churches are of two sorts first pure where no open known sinne is suffred Rev. 2 7-13 3 8-11 second corrupt wherein some one or more open knowne sin is tolerated Rev. 3.1.6 1 Cor. 11.17.21.22 True visible Churches are so far forth good as they agree to the paterne of the word Heb. 8.5 Rev. cap. 2. 3.1 Cor. 1 2 17.22 Every true visible Church hath title to whole Christ and al the holy things of God Esa 9.6 7. Song 2.16 Ephe. 1.22.23 Every true visible Church is of equal power with all other visible Churches Apoc. cap. 2. 3. 1. Cor. 5. and hath power to reforme al abuses within it self 1 Cor. 11.2.17 which power is spirituall as is Christs kingdom not worldly bodily nor carnal Ioh. 18 36 2 Cor. 10 3.5 The erecting of visible churches apperteyneth to princes and private persons Princes must erect them in their dominions command all their subjects to enter into them being first prepared and fitted thereto 2. Chron. 29. 34. and 17. Private persons separating from all sinne and joyning together to obey Christ their king priest and prophet as they are bound are a true visible Church have a Charter given them of Christ thereto being but two or three Mat. 18 20. Act. 14 19 20. Heb. 11.38 and further powre then to reforme themselves they have none Every man is bound in conscience to be a member of some visible church established into this true order Mat. 7.13 Rev. 18.4 Because every man is bound to obey Christ in his kingdome and spiritual regiment and no other Luk. 19 14 27 and the true visible church is Christs kingdome and house Mark 13.34 with Luk 19 14.27 Act. 1 3. Heb 12 28 3 6 Therfore they that are not members of this visible church are no subjects of Christs kingdome Luk. 19.17 1 Cor 5.12 This true visible church is called Christ 1 Cor. 12.12 Thus much concerning the true church the false church of Antichrist followeth to be considered Whatsoever thing is contrarie to this order of the visible church is Antichristian by notation of the word compared with 1. Cor. 12.12 Whosoever taketh upon him to erect new forme or shappes of visible churches and to appoint new officers lawes ministerie worship or communion in the church is Antichrist 1. Iohn 4 3. 2 Thes 2.4 Rev. 13.16.17 Whosoever yeeldeth or submitteth to any other constitution lawes officers ministery or worship then that of Christs appoyntement is the subjecte servant of Antichrist by necessary consequēce from the former Rom. 6.16 A man cannot be both the servant of Christ and of Antichrist Mat. 6 24. FINIS