bring_v by_o the_o learned_a and_o eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n both_o in_o this_o generation_n and_o also_o in_o those_o before_o we_o to_o prove_v the_o divine_a right_n of_o this_o ordinance_n i_o will_v name_v two_o or_o three_o more_o which_o have_v be_v bring_v by_o other_o not_o insist_v upon_o they_o because_o i_o think_v these_o be_v enough_o and_o possible_o some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v more_o disputable_a and_o not_o general_o allow_v by_o those_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o i_o in_o this_o point_n arg._n 10_o it_o be_v sin_n in_o a_o minister_n to_o declare_v those_o one_o visible_a body_n who_o be_v not_o one_o body_n visible_o but_o scandalous_a sinner_n be_v not_o one_o visible_a body_n with_o visible_a saint_n and_o he_o that_o give_v the_o lord_n supper_n declare_v those_o to_o who_o he_o give_v it_o to_o be_v one_o visible_a body_n ergo._n this_o argument_n holy_a mr_n burrough_n urge_v in_o his_o book_n call_v gospell-worship_n it_o be_v found_v on_o 1_o cor._n 10.17_o excommunicatione_n mr_n gillespie_n aaron_n rod_n l._n 3._o c._n 7_o p._n 425._o v._o etiam_fw-la hieron_n zanch._n epist_n l._n 1._o in_o epistola_fw-la quae_fw-la inscribitur_fw-la ad_fw-la illust_n prin._n fredericum_n de_fw-fr excommunicatione_n and_o say_v mr_n gillespy_n i_o shall_v never_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o apostle_n paul_n will_v say_v of_o himself_o and_o the_o saint_n at_o corinth_n we_o be_v one_o body_n with_o know_a idolater_n fornicator_n drunkard_n or_o the_o like_a those_o two_o eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n think_v there_o be_v something_o in_o this_o argument_n there_o be_v these_o three_o question_n in_o it_o 1._o whether_o the_o minister_n declare_v all_o to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o supper_n to_o be_v one_o visible_a body_n that_o the_o apostle_n determine_v 1_o cor._n 10.17_o 2._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o a_o minister_n to_o declare_v those_o one_o visible_a body_n who_o be_v not_o so_o reason_n will_v easy_o determine_v that_o affirmative_o 3._o whether_o visible_o scandalous_a sinner_n be_v one_o visible_a body_n with_o visible_a saint_n visible_o scandalous_a sinner_n have_v a_o visible_a different_a head_n but_o it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o that_o distinction_n of_o membra_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la and_o membra_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la have_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o and_o whether_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o head_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n only_o as_o it_o be_v take_v conjunctim_fw-la or_o viritim_fw-la of_o every_o member_n in_o it_o and_o that_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o question_n whether_o the_o church_n as_o to_o the_o community_n of_o it_o be_v corpus_fw-la homogeneum_fw-la or_o het_fw-mi erogeneum_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o entangle_v myself_o with_o these_o dispute_n but_o shall_v desire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o to_o this_o argument_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o wise_a head_n to_o consider_v arg_n 11_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o who_o be_v not_o christ_n disciple_n for_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v christ_n example_n who_o administer_v it_o to_o none_o other_o but_o scandalous_a sinner_n be_v none_o of_o christ_n disciple_n ergo._n this_o be_v mr_n p._n goodwin_n argument_n praed_fw-we evangelicall_n communicant_a p._n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o v._o zanchium_n in_o ep_n praed_fw-we and_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o he_o to_o make_v it_o out_o there_o be_v these_o two_o thing_n to_o be_v question_v in_o it_o 1._o whether_o christ_n example_n in_o admission_n be_v a_o rule_n of_o we_o 2._o whether_o christ_n admit_v any_o such_o disciple_n as_o be_v actual_o scandalous_a i_o think_v i_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_n argument_n 12_o those_o who_o if_o they_o be_v heathen_n may_v not_o be_v baptize_v 11._o v._o zach._n urs_n doct_v christ_n p._n 2._o de_fw-la clavibus_fw-la q_o 3._o sect_n 11._o though_o they_o be_v baptize_v and_o in_o a_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n the_o reason_n be_v this_o 1._o mr_n humphrey_n himself_o confess_v in_o adultis_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la utriusque_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la 2._o beside_o it_o be_v against_o reason_n to_o say_v the_o contrary_n but_o those_o who_o be_v ignorant_a and_o scandalous_a if_o they_o be_v heathen_n shall_v not_o be_v baptize_v ergo._n i_o do_v not_o say_v the_o child_n of_o such_o ought_v not_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n for_o they_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v grant_v by_o the_o universal_a judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n 2._o erast_n thesis_n 14_o mr_n humfrie_n vind_z p._n 10._o beza_n de_fw-fr excom_n p._n 23._o aaron_n rod_n l._n 3._o c._n 16._o mr._n palmer_n &c_n &c_n against_o mr_n humphrey_n p._n 49._o dr_n drake_n bar_v to_o free_a admission_n p._n 32_o 33._o rutherford_n divine_a right_n of_o presbytery_n c._n 5._o q._n 2._o i_o know_v erastus_n and_o mr_n humphrey_n tell_v we_o john_n baptize_v all_o who_o come_v yea_o some_o who_o he_o call_v viper_n but_o beza_n long_o since_o and_o gillespy_n more_o late_o mind_n erastus_n that_o john_n baptize_v none_o but_o such_o as_o confess_v their_o sin_n mat._n 3._o mr_n palmer_n etc._n etc._n and_o dr_n drake_n have_v tell_v mr_n humphrey_n too_o as_o much_o to_o which_o he_o have_v discreet_o reply_v nothing_o this_o be_v one_o of_o that_o incomparable_o learn_v mr_n rutherford_n argument_n in_o his_o divine_a right_n of_o presbytery_n arg._n 13_o strong_a meat_n belong_v to_o those_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v make_v proficiency_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o be_v of_o full_a age_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o habit_n have_v their_o sense_n exercise_v to_o discern_v good_a and_o evil_a heb._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o sacrament_n be_v strong_a meat_n therefore_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o those_o who_o be_v babe_n in_o knowledge_n and_o consequent_o though_o of_o the_o house_n not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o by_o he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n steward_n to_o give_v all_o in_o the_o family_n their_o portion_n in_o the_o due_a season_n 12.42_o luk._n 12.42_o the_o major_n be_v a_o general_a proposition_n give_v by_o the_o apostle_n coena_fw-la requirit_fw-la igitur_fw-la coena_fw-la domini_fw-la quatenus_fw-la est_fw-la mystica_fw-la convivas_fw-la qui_fw-la sensibus_fw-la exercitatis_fw-la interna_fw-la mysteria_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la oculis_fw-la patet_fw-la distinguere_fw-la valent_fw-la musc_n loc._n com._n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la a_o physical_a maxim_n apply_v in_o a_o spiritual_a case_n and_o hold_v as_o well_o to_o any_o strong_a meat_n as_o that_o which_o he_o there_o speak_v of_o for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v this_o strong_a meat_n that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v strong_a meat_n be_v evident_a that_o meat_n which_o be_v of_o hard_a digestion_n and_o concoction_n and_o require_v the_o strong_a operation_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o turn_v it_o into_o nourishment_n and_o which_o not_o due_o digest_v prove_v most_o pernicious_a to_o the_o body_n be_v strong_a meat_n in_o a_o physical_a sense_n but_o such_o be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n the_o spiritual_a stomach_n must_v be_v more_o extraordinary_o prepare_v for_o it_o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o it_o be_v not_o taste_v nor_o digest_v well_o without_o the_o know_n of_o the_o great_a mystery_n in_o religion_n in_o some_o measure_n viz._n the_o union_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o father_n 2._o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n 3._o the_o mystical_a union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o christ_n 4._o the_o mysterious_a exercise_n of_o faith_n in_o apply_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o promise_n to_o the_o soul_n while_o it_o sit_v at_o that_o table_n not_o due_o receive_v it_o prove_v most_o pernicious_a the_o soul_n seal_v its_o damnation_n become_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n eat_v judgement_n to_o itself_o arg._n 14_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o partake_v of_o other_o man_n sin_n eph._n 5.7_o presbytery_n mr_n ambrose_n his_o media_fw-la p._n 260_o rutherford_n in_o his_o divine_a right_n etc._n etc._n c._n 5._o q._n 2._o and_o in_o his_o peaceable_a plea._n cap._n 12._o gillespie_n aaron_n rod._n l._n 3._o p._n goodwin_n evang._n com._n vindication_n of_o the_o jus_o divinum_fw-la of_o presbytery_n but_o he_o that_o give_v the_o sacrament_n witting_o to_o a_o ignorant_a or_o scandalous_a person_n partake_v with_o he_o in_o his_o sin_n ergo._n this_o argument_n be_v urge_v by_o learned_a rutherford_n reverend_a gillespy_n in_o the_o two_o forementioned_a book_n and_o holy_a mr_n ambrose_n to_o who_o i_o refer_v my_o reader_n for_o full_a proof_n many_o argument_n more_o may_v be_v produce_v in_o this_o cause_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v scarce_o any_o but_o what_o be_v to_o be_v find_v either_o in_o mr_n
he_o confute_v they_o better_o than_o he_o do_v my_o sermon_n i_o shall_v keep_v thou_o no_o long_o in_o the_o porch_n but_o give_v thou_o leave_v to_o enter_v read_v and_o then_o judge_v and_o pray_v for_o this_o poor_a city_n where_o be_v so_o many_o thousand_o soul_n and_o so_o few_o fit_n to_o take_v charge_n of_o they_o the_o lord_n keep_v thou_o reader_n in_o these_o evil_a time_n from_o the_o error_n of_o they_o and_o a_o ever_o lover_n both_o of_o gospell-purity_n and_o unity_n so_o pray_v thy_o mean_a unworthy_a servant_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n john_n collings_n chaply-fieldhouse_a in_o norwich_n april_n 18_o 1654._o errata_fw-la reader_n i_o can_v own_v these_o sheet_n till_o thou_o have_v correct_v these_o follow_a errata_n in_o they_o in_o the_o title_n page_n read_v ob_fw-la hoc_fw-la vel_fw-la maximè_fw-la in_o the_o preface_n p._n 3_o l._n penult_n r._n duty_n p._n 9_o l._n 16._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 27._o r._n consider_v p._n 13._o l._n 10._o r._n december_n after_o l._n 12._o r._n fortnight_n p._n 15._o l._n 2._o r._n account_n p_o 16._o l._n 25._o r._n judgement_n p._n 22._o l._n 10._o deal_n never_o p._n 23._o l._n 1._o r._n be_v these_o l._n 5._o deal_n that_o the_o apostle_n r._n give_v other_o order_n l._n 20._o r._n tell_v we_o p._n 27._o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n aretii_n problem_n l._n 16._o r._n will_v not_o these_o p._n 31._o l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 39_o l._n 15._o deal_n at_o ib._n r._n return_n p_o 39_o r._n us_o p_o 41._o l._n 25._o r._n there_o be_v ib._n l._n 33._o r._n the_o people_n in_o the_o book_n p._n 9_o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o ib._n 36.1_o p._n 11._o l._n 3._o r._n i_o doubt_v p._n 12._o l._n 32._o r._n not_o to._n p._n 14._o l_o 9_o r._n reverend_a p._n 15._o l._n 6._o r._n thus_o we_o see_v p_o 16._o l._n 13._o r._n first_o for_o p._n 18._o l._n 4_o r._n swine_n be_v p._n 22._o l._n 29._o r._n have_v appoint_v p._n 24._o l._n 12._o r._n yet_o these_o l_o 13._o r._n hear_v man_n p._n 26._o l._n 26._o r._n some_o such_o in_o p._n 28._o l._n 4._o r._n jure_fw-la p._n 28._o l._n 29._o r._n he_o may_v p._n 29._o l._n 1._o r._n rush_n p._n 32_o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n edit_n lutetiae_n p._n 35._o l_o 12_o r._n be_v chide_v p._n 37._o l._n 20_o r._n except_o at_o that_o time_n l._n ult_n r._n observe_v p._n 39_o l._n 31._o r._n purge_v for._n p._n 40._o l._n 25._o r._n three_o thing_n p._n 41._o l._n 25._o r._n it_o for_o p._n 42._o l._n 13._o deal_n that_o p._n 43._o l_o 25._o ingenuous_a p._n 48._o l._n 21._o deal_n so_o l._n 22._o r._n thing_n forbid_v p_o 49._o l._n 2._o deal_n may_v be_v true_a l._n 2._o deal_n it_o l._n 15._o r._n true_a in_o l._n 28._o r._n untie_v l._n ult_n deal_n first_o p._n 53._o l._n 16._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 54._o l._n 32._o r._n nay_o it_o p._n 55._o l._n 13._o r._n he_o have_v p._n 57_o l_o 6._o if_o but_o baptize_v p._n 71._o l._n 11._o r._n be_v to_o be_v eat_v in_o p._n 72._o l._n 4_o r._n be_v eat_v p._n 73._o l._n 10._o r._n ate_z p_o 74_o l._n 32._o r._n the_o twelve_o p._n 76._o l_o 4._o r._n he_o do_v not_o p._n 77._o l._n 32._o r._n four_o d_o sh_z l._n 33._o r._n rest_n immediate_o say_v the_o doctor_n p._n 78._o l._n 9_o r._n aphicomen_fw-mi l._n 19_o r._n do_v eat_v l._n 28._o r._n the_o doctor_n p._n 79._o l._n 9_o r._n ingenuous_a p._n 82._o l._n 31._o r._n four_o cup._n p._n 83._o l._n 21._o deal_n second_o p._n 84._o l._n 1._o r._n with_o it_o one_o p._n 87._o l._n 9_o r._n keep_v pure_a p._n 95._o l._n 24._o r._n if_o a_o gross_o etc._n etc._n l._n 35._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 111._o l._n penult_n r._n one_o bread_n p._n 113._o l._n 33._o r._n of_o the_o element_n p._n 121_o l._n 1._o r._n concession_n l._n 16._o r._n relieve_v i_o l._n 18._o r._n i_o shall_v l._n 27._o r._n eldership_n judge_n p._n 125._o l._n 1._o r_o juridical_a p._n 128_o l._n 7._o r._n the_o constitution_n and_o some_o &c_n &c_n p._n 129._o l._n 2._o â—_o â—atâ—chumeni_fw-la l._n 10._o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 130._o l._n 2._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 4_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 7._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 10_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 33._o r._n de_fw-fr la._n bar_n p._n 131._o l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 132._o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 133._o l._n 14._o r._n of_o none_o of_o p._n 134_o l._n 12._o r._n binius_fw-la l._n 29._o r._n in_o this_o century_n p._n 137._o l._n 33._o deal_n to_o p._n 140._o l._n 3._o r._n demonstrandam_fw-la p._n 141._o l._n 10._o r._n that_o he_o shall_v be_v p_o 143._o l._n 12._o r._n that_o some_o p._n 147._o l._n 23._o r._n penitus_fw-la deploratos_fw-la p_o 148._o l._n 13._o &_o in_o mark_fw-mi deal_n anthony_n p._n 155._o l._n 24._o r._n dr_n delawne_n p._n 161._o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 31._o deal_n and._n l._n 33._o r._n constitution_n p._n 166._o l._n 12._o r._n augeatur_fw-la l._n 25._o r._n mind_v p._n 167._o l._n 12._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chapter_n i._o contain_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n question_v 1_o whether_o the_o suspension_n of_o some_o person_n from_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v deducible_a from_o scripture_n or_o reason_n the_o term_n of_o this_o question_n be_v two_o 1._o suspension_n of_o some_o person_n from_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o subject_n 2._o deducible_a from_o scripture_n or_o reason_n that_o be_v the_o predicate_a in_o question_n betwixt_o we_o 1._o as_o to_o suspension_n of_o some_o person_n from_o the_o supper_n we_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o a_o denial_n of_o that_o ordinance_n to_o some_o this_o suspension_n be_v usual_o distinguish_v into_o juridical_a and_o pastoral_n or_o privative_a and_o positive_a 1._o positive_a suspension_n which_o be_v call_v juridical_a be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n whereby_o have_v have_v due_a cognisance_n of_o the_o party_n that_o desire_v the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o find_v he_o unfit_a or_o unworthy_a though_o he_o have_v former_o be_v admit_v yet_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o trust_v repose_v by_o christ_n in_o they_o warn_v he_o to_o abstain_v from_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o deny_v the_o ordinance_n to_o he_o if_o he_o intrude_v 2._o privative_a suspension_n which_o i_o also_o call_v pastoral_a be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n whereby_o he_o alone_o the_o church_n want_v other_o officer_n find_v some_o person_n though_o former_o admit_v not_o able_a to_o examine_v themselves_o or_o unworthy_a in_o respect_n of_o open_a scandal_n to_o come_v to_o that_o holy_a table_n do_v not_o only_o as_o their_o pastor_n admonish_v they_o to_o forbear_v but_o withhold_v the_o element_n from_o they_o if_o they_o presume_v to_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n god_n willing_a 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2._o to_o any_o unworthy_a person_n 3._o to_o any_o who_o after_o profession_n in_o baptism_n return_v with_o the_o dog_n to_o the_o vomit_n to_o their_o old_a wickedness_n for_o the_o three_o usage_n there_o be_v no_o colour_n for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v give_v not_o holy_a thing_n to_o dumb_a dog_n or_o greedy_a dog_n 11._o if_o any_o say_v that_o by_o dog_n here_o be_v only_o mean_v persecutor_n according_a to_o the_o second_o usage_n 1_o they_o will_v be_v bind_v to_o show_v reason_n why_o this_o text_n shall_v be_v expound_v rather_o by_o david_n psal_n 22.16_o 20._o psal_n 59_o then_o solomon_n pro._n 26.11_o or_o peter_n 2_o pet._n 2.22_o which_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o assign_v 2._o i_o have_v prove_v before_o that_o the_o word_n which_o they_o say_v be_v the_o holy_a thing_n ought_v to_o be_v preach_v to_o they_o 3._o for_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n if_o that_o must_v be_v deny_v to_o persecutor_n not_o excommunicate_v then_o there_o be_v suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n as_o to_o such_o yield_v 12._o if_o they_o say_v that_o by_o dog_n be_v mean_v heathen_a as_o mar._n 7.27_o 1._o then_o either_o those_o only_a or_o those_o among_o other_o 2_o if_o they_o say_v to_o those_o and_o some_o other_o we_o yield_v it_o but_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n 3_o if_o they_o say_v that_o the_o heathen_a be_v the_o only_a dog_n to_o who_o holy_a thing_n shall_v be_v deny_v than_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v give_v to_o persecutor_n and_o excommunicate_a person_n 4_o the_o word_n ought_v to_o be_v preach_v to_o heathen_n therefore_o the_o word_n can_v be_v the_o holy_a thing_n then_o 5_o there_o be_v no_o great_a probability_n of_o christ_n disciple_n give_v the_o sacrament_n to_o pagan_n 6_o the_o heathen_a be_v call_v dog_n not_o only_o because_o they_o be_v alien_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n but_o for_o their_o vitia_fw-la canina_fw-la beastly_a lust_n which_o other_o may_v have_v and_o therefore_o by_o a_o parity_n of_o reason_n mean_v here_o in_o this_o general_a term_n indeed_o i_o find_v expositor_n who_o will_v restrain_v the_o holy_a thing_n and_o pearl_n to_o some_o one_o ordinance_n as_o admonition_n or_o preach_v general_o lose_v in_o seek_v the_o dog_n or_o swine_n to_o who_o they_o must_v not_o be_v give_v chemnitius_n who_o though_o he_o grant_v the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n to_o be_v the_o holy_a thing_n here_o mean_v yet_o seem_v to_o incline_v to_o think_v this_o text_n chief_o forbid_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n to_o some_o here_o characterise_v by_o the_o metaphor_n of_o dog_n and_o swine_n yet_o be_v miserable_o lose_v in_o determine_v who_o those_o dog_n and_o swine_n to_o who_o the_o word_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v preach_v matthew_n chemnâ—t_fw-la harm_n cap._n 51._o pareus_n in_o
of_o those_o who_o maintain_v that_o any_o sinner_n how_o notorious_o wicked_a soever_o may_v yet_o partake_v at_o this_o holy_a table_n i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o to_o this_o second_o argument_n if_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o give_v the_o sacrament_n to_o such_o as_o be_v know_v to_o be_v such_o as_o god_n have_v forbid_v to_o take_v it_o and_o as_o can_v have_v communion_n with_o christ_n in_o it_o than_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o give_v it_o to_o some_o such_o as_o may_v yet_o be_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n but_o i_o have_v prove_v the_o former_a unlawful_a ergo_fw-la ay_o proceed_v chap._n iu._n wherein_o a_o three_o and_o forth_o argument_n be_v bring_v to_o prove_v that_o suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n be_v deducible_a from_o scripture_n and_o the_o argument_n be_v vindicate_v from_o the_o exception_n which_o thomas_n frastus_n mr_n prin_fw-mi mr_n humphrey_n etc._n etc._n have_v make_v to_o it_o argument_n 3._o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o officer_n of_o a_o church_n to_o give_v the_o sacrament_n to_o such_o with_o who_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o themselves_o or_o their_o brother_n to_o eat_v but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o in_o the_o church_n not_o cast_v out_o with_o who_o it_o may_v be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o church_n to_o eat_v ergo._n argument_n 1_o the_o major_n be_v clear_a the_o minor_a i_o will_v prove_v by_o a_o argument_n or_o two_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o keep_v the_o feast_n with_o the_o old_a leaven_n of_o malice_n and_o wickedness_n but_o there_o may_v be_v such_o old_a leaven_n in_o the_o church_n ergo_fw-la here_n i_o have_v two_o thing_n to_o prove_v 1._o that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o such_o in_o the_o church_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v old_a leaven_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n with_o they_o let_v we_o first_o inquire_v what_o the_o apostle_n call_v old_a leaven_n 1_o cor._n 5.7_o erastus_n be_v very_o loath_a to_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o it_o 17._o cerâ—e_fw-la quicquid_fw-la per_fw-la fâ—rmentum_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n thesi_fw-la 17._o only_o like_o a_o good_a disputant_n he_o deny_v the_o conclusion_n that_o excommunication_n be_v not_o speak_v of_o in_o that_o text_n but_o that_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v a_o plain_a care_n that_o the_o apostle_n there_o as_o chide_v the_o corinthian_n that_o they_o do_v not_o cast_v out_o the_o incestuous_a person_n and_o among_o other_o argument_n he_o use_v this_o a_o little_a leaven_n leaven_v the_o whole_a lump_n what_o the_o english_a of_o that_o be_v i_o can_v tell_v if_o it_o be_v not_o this_o a_o know_v scandalous_a person_n among_o you_o pollute_v your_o church_n it_o follow_v immediate_o purge_v out_o therefore_o the_o old_a leaven_n be_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o think_v we_o purge_v out_o the_o incestuous_a person_n ver_fw-la 8._o let_v we_o keep_v the_o feast_n not_o with_o the_o old_a leaven_n neither_o with_o the_o leaven_n of_o malice_n or_o wickedness_n sure_o he_o that_o have_v not_o so_o sacrifice_v his_o reason_n to_o erastus_n that_o he_o be_v resolve_v jurare_fw-la in_o verba_fw-la magistrs_n must_v say_v by_o the_o leaven_n of_o malice_n and_o wickedness_n here_o be_v mean_v scandalous_a sinner_n the_o leaven_n that_o leaven_v the_o lump_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v before_o and_o this_o be_v the_o primary_n sense_n though_o i_o easy_o grant_v we_o be_v also_o here_o forbid_v come_v to_o it_o with_o malice_n and_o wickedness_n in_o our_o own_o heart_n 7._o beza_n de_fw-fr presoyterio_n &_o excom_n p._n 89.8_o a._n nam_n &_o nos_fw-la de_fw-la illis_fw-la solis_fw-la disputamus_fw-la qui_fw-la peccatum_fw-la suum_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la &_o meliora_fw-la promitâ—unt_fw-la erast_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o and_o of_o this_o mind_n be_v learned_a beza_n i_o be_o sure_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o erastus_n and_o think_v that_o he_o who_o deny_v it_o will_v deny_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v at_o noon_n day_n too_o if_o need_n be_v and_o this_o argument_n so_o far_o prevail_v upon_o erastus_n that_o in_o his_o reply_n to_o beza_n he_o tell_v we_o he_o plead_v for_o none_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o sacrament_n but_o such_o as_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n and_o promise_v reformation_n and_o mr_n humphrey_n be_v angry_a with_o dr_n drake_n 21._o mr_n humfrie_n rejoinder_n p._n 21._o that_o he_o shall_v interpret_v he_o otherwise_o then_o of_o such_o to_o be_v keep_v away_o as_o be_v excommunicate_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la or_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la if_o i_o understand_v latin_a or_o school-terme_n one_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la excommunicate_a be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v scandalous_a and_o pertinacious_a either_o refuse_v conviction_n or_o reformation_n we_o ask_v no_o more_o than_o this_o be_v but_o the_o misery_n be_v this_o these_o man_n tell_v we_o so_o when_o they_o be_v put_v to_o a_o pinch_n but_o as_o mr_n rutherford_n note_v of_o erastus_n 363._o rutherford_n divine_a right_n of_o presbyt_fw-la p._n 363._o so_o the_o reader_n may_v observe_v in_o mr_n humphrey_n that_o all_o their_o argument_n in_o other_o place_n conclude_v for_o the_o admission_n of_o such_o as_o be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la excommunicate_a else_o mr_n humphrey_n be_v not_o in_o his_o right_a wit_n when_o he_o return_v a_o non_fw-la est_fw-la inuenta_fw-la upon_o suspension_n only_o i_o can_v allow_v mr_n humfrie_n exposition_n of_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la restrain_v it_o to_o such_o gaol_n sin_n as_o he_o do_v sure_o the_o man_n think_v he_o have_v the_o law_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n or_o else_o he_o will_v describe_v such_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v de_fw-la jure_fw-la who_o according_a to_o â—he_n law_n of_o god_n aught_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o those_o be_v all_o such_o as_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n 18._o mat._n 18_o 18._o â—hough_o their_o scandal_n be_v less_o than_o a_o incestuous_a marâ—age_n or_o a_o act_n of_o adultery_n but_o to_o return_v we_o have_v â—ound_v â—ut_v the_o old_a leaven_n to_o be_v scandalous_a sinner_n now_o â—hat_n such_o may_v be_v in_o a_o church_n beside_o this_o proof_n from_o â—he_n church_n of_o corinth_n our_o own_o church_n be_v sufficient_a evidence_n it_o remain_v for_o i_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o communicate_v with_o such_o that_o i_o proveby_o those_o word_n let_v we_o therefore_o keep_v the_o feast_n not_o with_o the_o old_a leaven_n nor_o with_o the_o leaven_n â—f_a malice_n and_o wickedness_n from_o whence_o be_v easy_o gaher_v that_o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o keep_v the_o feast_n with_o scandalous_a sinner_n all_o the_o question_n here_o be_v whether_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o â—ords_n supper_n be_v there_o intend_v 17._o â—hesi_fw-la 17._o thomas_n erastusâ—aith_o â—aith_z no_o for_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o man_n may_v be_v wicked_a at_o any_o other_o time_n only_o than_o they_o must_v abstain_v 90.91_o beza_n de_fw-fr excom_n page_n 90.91_o learned_a beza_n tell_v he_o of_o a_o fallacy_n in_o his_o argument_n for_o the_o jewish_a 7_o day_n signify_v our_o constant_a conversation_n and_o as_o they_o be_v to_o abstain_v from_o their_o leaven_n seven_o day_n so_o we_o be_v to_o abstain_v at_o all_o time_n from_o the_o leaven_n of_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n but_o beside_o this_o 349._o rutherford_n divine_a right_n of_o pres_n page_n 349._o mr_n rutherford_n have_v sufficient_o answer_v this_o cavil_n but_o i_o admire_v at_o erastus_n his_o consequence_n or_o the_o force_n of_o his_o argument_n for_o admit_v that_o by_o leaven_n here_o be_v mean_v scandalous_a sinner_n i_o see_v no_o hurt_n of_o his_o argument_n we_o will_v yield_v he_o that_o a_o christian_n be_v not_o only_o bind_v to_o avoid_v communion_n with_o scandalous_a sinner_n at_o the_o lord_n table_n but_o all_o the_o year_n long_o 2._o suppose_v that_o by_o leaven_n be_v mean_v sin_n and_o wickedness_n not_o consider_v with_o aggravation_n of_o scandal_n how_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o because_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o purge_v it_o out_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n therefore_o we_o may_v let_v it_o alone_o all_o the_o year_n long_o beside_o that_o time_n pose_v my_o logic_n except_o erastus_n think_v that_o because_o the_o jew_n never_o meddle_v with_o leaven_n but_o then_o therefore_o the_o similitude_n run_v on_o all_o four_o belike_o we_o must_v do_v so_o to_o which_o if_o he_o do_v beza_n have_v answer_v he_o 2._o but_o what_o feast_n be_v this_o ibid._n ruth_n ibid._n by_o this_o feast_n i_o understand_v church_n communion_n in_o the_o dainty_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v set_v forth_o to_o we_o under_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o feast_n matt._n 22._o la._n 14_o 16_o 17_o 18._o pro._n 9.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o cant._n 5.1_o say_v mr_n rutherford_n this_o place_n can_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o
lord_n supper_n only_o say_v reverend_a gillespy_n 7_o gillespy_n aaron_n rod._n l._n 3_o c._n 7_o but_o the_o lord_n supper_n must_v needs_o be_v comprehend_v as_o one_o yea_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o meaning_n and_o sure_o there_o be_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n it_o shall_v consider_v what_o mr_n s._n rutherford_n observee_a that_o christian_n have_v no_o solemn_a spiritual_a feast_n but_o that_o 7._o rutherford_n divine_a right_n cap._n 11.9_o 7._o especial_o if_o we_o add_v say_v mr_n gillespy_n the_o analogy_n of_o the_o passcover_v there_o much_o insilt_v upon_o praed_fw-we gil._n loc_fw-la praed_fw-we but_o i_o add_v further_o what_o feast_n be_v here_o mean_v i_o wonder_v sure_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o any_o civil_a ordinary_a feast_n nor_o any_o of_o the_o mosaical_a feast_n it_o must_v then_o be_v of_o some_o spiritual_a gospell-feast_n let_v we_o consider_v how_o this_o meraphoricall_a expression_n be_v use_v elsewhere_o i_o remember_v 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for_o the_o profanation_n of_o that_o ordinance_n will_v serious_o weigh_v possible_o they_o may_v amaze_v their_o conscience_n if_o they_o have_v any_o more_o than_o mr_n boatman_n startle_a reason_n scare_n we_o i_o confess_v in_o this_o century_n i_o find_v several_a of_o the_o german_a divine_n plead_v for_o promiscuous_a communion_n especial_o wolfangus_n musculus_fw-la but_o they_o be_v not_o so_o considerable_a in_o this_o cause_n because_o their_o judgement_n be_v also_o against_o all_o church_n discipline_n where_o there_o be_v a_o christian_a magistrate_n the_o lord_n have_v make_v their_o name_n upon_o other_o account_v exceed_o famous_a though_o in_o point_n of_o church_n discipline_n they_o have_v no_o name_n in_o the_o church_n god_n shall_v reveal_v this_o also_o to_o those_o church_n as_o we_o hope_v what_o be_v peter_n martyr_n opinion_n be_v plain_a from_o his_o common_a place_n 7._o pet._n mart._n loc_fw-la come_v clas_n 4._o c._n 5._o sect_n 7._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o what_o order_n the_o church_n of_o god_n former_o proceed_v to_o the_o solemn_a sentence_n of_o excommunication_n he_o indeed_o tell_v we_o that_o their_o several_a degree_n of_o catechumeni_fw-la of_o which_o some_o be_v audientes_fw-la some_o competentes_fw-la and_o of_o their_o poenitentes_fw-la of_o which_o they_o have_v four_o sort_n all_o of_o which_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n from_o the_o lord_n table_n at_o least_o all_o but_o their_o four_o degree_n of_o penitent_n can_v be_v prove_v from_o scripture_n but_o in_o his_o fifteen_o section_n move_v this_o question_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o reference_n to_o scandalous_a sinner_n if_o the_o community_n refuse_v to_o consent_v to_o their_o excommunication_n he_o answer_v saltem_fw-la id_fw-la curandum_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la damnatis_fw-la atque_fw-la convictis_fw-la de_fw-la publicis_fw-la &_o manifestis_fw-la criminibus_fw-la pastor_n sacramenta_fw-la non_fw-la distribuat_fw-la care_v at_o least_o must_v be_v take_v that_o the_o pastor_n do_v not_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o such_o as_o be_v convict_v of_o gross_a sin_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o judge_v some_o that_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v not_o excommunicate_v and_o that_o reverend_a man_n judgement_n be_v not_o so_o clear_o to_o be_v judge_v from_o his_o common_a place_n which_o be_v collect_v out_o of_o his_o work_n by_o other_o and_o by_o they_o publish_v as_o by_o the_o book_n call_v reformatio_fw-la legum_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la of_o which_o more_o anon_o in_o the_o next_o place_n let_v we_o hear_v what_o polanus_fw-la thought_n etc._n polan_n syntag._n theol_n l._n 7._o c._n 18._o abstentio_fw-la publica_fw-la usurpatur_fw-la cum_fw-la coram_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la jubetur_fw-la abstinere_fw-la sacrae_fw-la coenae_fw-la usu_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la contra_fw-la privatum_fw-la interdictum_fw-la aliis_fw-la ad_fw-la mensam_fw-la domini_fw-la accedentibus_fw-la se_fw-la ingerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n who_o judgement_n the_o reader_n shall_v find_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o syntagma_n l._n 7._o c._n 18._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o public_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n be_v three_o 1._o admonitio_fw-la 2._o abstentio_fw-la 3._o excommunicatio_fw-la admonition_n suspension_n and_o excommunication_n public_a suspension_n say_v he_o be_v when_o in_o the_o jace_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v command_v to_o abstain_v from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n who_o either_o against_o a_o private_a prohibition_n intrude_v or_o who_o sin_n be_v so_o scandalous_a that_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n can_v without_o scandal_n to_o the_o faithful_a administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o he_o so_o ambrose_n suspend_v the_o great_a emperor_n theodosius_n come_v we_o now_o to_o learned_a and_o reverend_a zanchy_a who_o have_v a_o large_a discourse_n upon_o this_o point_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o epistle_n ib._n zanch._n in_o epist_n l._n 1._o in_o ep_n ad_fw-la ferd_n tert_n at_o quorum_fw-la peccata_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnibus_fw-la nota_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la etiam_fw-la pertinacia_fw-la gemini_n est_fw-la ignota_fw-la hos_fw-la ex_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la cum_fw-la totâ_fw-la vetustate_fw-la &_o doctissimis_fw-la quibusque_fw-la nostri_fw-la saeculi_fw-la contendimus_fw-la ad_fw-la coenam_fw-la domini_fw-la minimè_fw-la esse_fw-la admittendos_fw-la ib._n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o fredericus_fw-la tertius_fw-la where_o he_o determine_v that_o excommunication_n be_v to_o proceed_v only_o in_o case_n of_o contumacy_n but_o confirm_v the_o keep_n away_o of_o scandalous_a and_o impenitent_a sinner_n by_o thirteen_o argument_n and_o say_v they_o be_v egregious_o charitable_a who_o will_v have_v none_o keep_v away_o and_o determine_v the_o admission_n of_o the_o profane_a to_o be_v against_o piety_n and_o charity_n and_o answer_v the_o trite_a objection_n of_o judas_n his_o receive_n and_o from_o that_o place_n let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o ergo_fw-la none_o else_o may_v examine_v he_o and_o determine_v the_o admission_n of_o the_o profane_a 1._o against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 2._o a_o profanation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 2._o a_o scandal_n to_o the_o church_n in_o short_a say_v he_o for_o those_o who_o sin_n and_o who_o obstinacy_n in_o sin_v be_v know_v to_o all_o we_o contend_v both_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o god_n word_n and_o according_a to_o all_o antiquity_n and_o all_o the_o learned_a of_o our_o age_n that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n he_o produce_v the_o authority_n of_o justin_n martyr_n chrysostome_n in_o several_a place_n cyprian_a etc._n etc._n in_o the_o next_o place_n let_v we_o hear_v the_o judgement_n of_o reverend_a danaeus_n 53._o lambert_n daneus_n in_o isagoge_n christ_n p._n 3_o c._n 59_o p_o 4._o l._n 5._o c._n 53._o and_o that_o may_v be_v read_v plain_a enough_o in_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o isagoge_n christiana_n cap._n 59_o where_o he_o distinguish_v the_o public_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n into_o admonition_n suspension_n from_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o excommunication_n and_o in_o his_o four_o part_n and_o five_o book_n cap._n 53._o he_o sufficient_o prove_v that_o the_o ignorant_a and_o scandalous_a be_v to_o be_v keep_v away_o from_o the_o lord_n table_n for_o which_o he_o give_v reason_n and_o answer_n objection_n of_o the_o same_o mind_n be_v learned_a and_o reverend_a zepperus_n as_o may_v appear_v at_o large_a from_o his_o tract_n of_o the_o sacrament_n in_o genere_fw-la &_o specie_fw-la l._n 4._o de_fw-la sacrâ_fw-la domini_fw-la coenâ_fw-la cap._n 5._o where_o he_o handle_v this_o question_n for_o who_o christ_n institute_v the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o supper_n and_o determine_v it_o be_v only_o for_o his_o disciple_n who_o these_o be_v he_o explain_v from_o joh._n 8.31_o mat._n 16.24_o 5._o zepperus_n in_o tract_n de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la l._n 4._o de_fw-la sacra_fw-la coenâ_fw-la cap._n 5._o joh._n 13.35_o and_o determine_v that_o the_o scandalous_a and_o obstinate_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v because_o they_o be_v none_o of_o christ_n disciple_n because_o holy_a thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o dog_n because_o it_o have_v be_v the_o constant_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n to_o keep_v they_o away_o this_o he_o prove_v not_o only_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o passeover_n but_o from_o the_o write_n of_o tertullian_n cyprian_n chrysostome_n etc._n etc._n and_o answer_v the_o objection_n of_o judas_n his_o suppose_a receive_v i_o have_v a_o book_n write_v in_o latin_a 130._o ecclesiasticae_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la &_o anglicanae_n ecclesiae_fw-la ab_fw-la ill_a â_fw-la aberrationis_fw-la plena_fw-la dilucidatio_fw-la p._n 127_o 128_o 129_o 130._o anno_fw-la 1574._o by_o some_o pious_a learned_a man_n who_o i_o know_v not_o i_o be_o inform_v it_o be_v mr_n dudley_n fenner_n it_o be_v call_v ecclesiasticae_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la &_o anglicanae_n ecclesiae_fw-la ab_fw-la illâ_fw-la aberrationis_fw-la plena_fw-la è_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o dilucida_fw-la explicatio_fw-la where_o suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n be_v maintain_v and_o prove_v from_o scripture_n and_o antiquity_n what_o be_v bucanus_n his_o judgement_n be_v evident_a enough_o from_o his_o institution_n in_o his_o 44._o common_a place_n he_o propound_v this_o as_o his_o ten_o question_n quot_fw-la sunt_fw-la part_n sive_fw-la gradus_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la correctionis_fw-la how_o many_o degree_n be_v there_o of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n he_o answer_v three_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d admonition_n 2._o exclusio_fw-la seu_fw-la abstentio_fw-la etc._n etc._n suspension_n from_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o a_o time_n etc._n bucan_n instit_fw-la theol_fw-it loc_fw-la 44._o q._n 10_o etc._n etc._n 3._o excommunication_n of_o which_o see_v more_o there_o so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o also_o think_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o suspension_n distinct_a from_o excommunication_n viz._n absolute_a excommunication_n reverend_a and_o learned_a beza_n judgement_n be_v so_o know_v that_o i_o
need_v quote_v nothing_o out_o of_o he_o but_o yet_o in_o regard_n that_o i_o be_o credible_o inform_v that_o m_n boatman_n have_v the_o confidence_n to_o quote_v the_o french_a church_n as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n and_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o a_o passage_n in_o beza_n which_o not_o only_o speak_v his_o judgement_n but_o the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o france_n i_o shall_v transcribe_v it_o it_o be_v in_o the_o preface_n of_o the_o book_n which_o he_o direct_v against_o erastus_n excom_n beza_n de_fw-fr presbyterio_n &_o excom_n he_o call_v it_o tractatus_fw-la pius_fw-la &_o moderatus_fw-la de_fw-la verâ_fw-la excommunicatione_n &_o presbyterio_n in_o the_o preface_n of_o that_o book_n you_o shall_v find_v this_o passage_n consistorium_fw-la igitur_fw-la habemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o have_v say_v he_o a_o consistory_n in_o which_o not_o only_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n but_o twice_o as_o many_o more_o sit_z as_o judges_z choose_v out_o of_o the_o lesser_a and_o great_a senate_n not_o without_o public_a notice_n first_o give_v to_o the_o people_n dissenter_n as_o to_o the_o receive_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n be_v first_o friendly_a and_o brotherly_o admonish_v if_o they_o will_v be_v quiet_a they_o be_v command_v to_o remain_v still_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o there_o be_v no_o further_a vote_n of_o disgrace_n put_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o be_v stubborn_a and_o a_o second_o more_o serious_a admonition_n will_v not_o profit_v than_o they_o be_v summon_v to_o the_o consistory_n if_o they_o pertinacious_o resist_v their_o admonition_n than_o they_o be_v forbid_v the_o lord_n supper_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o that_o doctrine_n in_o which_o they_o dissent_v from_o we_o and_o the_o whole_a senate_n be_v inform_v of_o they_o the_o same_o course_n be_v take_v against_o they_o who_o discover_v their_o profane_a mind_n by_o a_o open_a contempt_n of_o holy_a meeting_n as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o several_a person_n when_o fault_n be_v secret_a we_o use_v gentle_a admonition_n as_o the_o lord_n prescribe_v nor_o be_v any_o one_o call_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judicatory_a for_o a_o private_a fault_n which_o be_v not_o conjoin_v with_o the_o public_a scandal_n of_o the_o church_n unless_o he_o contemn_v private_a admonition_n but_o such_o as_o do_v contemn_v they_o be_v again_o admonish_v by_o the_o church_n and_o be_v convict_v by_o due_a testimony_n if_o instead_o of_o ask_v pardon_n they_o show_v themselves_o obstinate_a they_o be_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n mat._n 18.17_o command_v to_o keep_v from_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n till_o they_o declare_v a_o change_n of_o heart_n as_o for_o more_o manifest_a and_o infamous_a sin_n which_o the_o church_n can_v wink_v at_o he_o that_o have_v so_o offend_v for_o a_o example_n to_o other_o be_v summon_v to_o the_o consistory_n but_o if_o he_o ask_v pardon_n he_o be_v dismiss_v but_o if_o he_o be_v admonish_v the_o second_o time_n and_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n and_o promise_v amendment_n then_o as_o one_o who_o go_v on_o scandalize_a the_o church_n he_o be_v keep_v away_o from_o the_o holy_a supper_n which_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o our_o mutual_a communion_n with_o christ_n and_o each_o with_o other_o until_o he_o have_v give_v evidence_n of_o his_o repentance_n in_o more_o gross_a and_o open_a sin_n which_o deserve_v great_a than_o verbal_a correction_n only_o the_o church_n have_v first_o have_v lawful_a cognisance_n of_o it_o those_o that_o so_o sin_n be_v command_v to_o humble_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o keep_v away_o from_o the_o lord_n table_n for_o some_o time_n in_o order_n to_o public_a edification_n until_o it_o appear_v that_o their_o sin_n be_v indeed_o grievous_a unto_o they_o but_o for_o open_a and_o public_a excommunication_n denounce_v before_o all_o the_o congregation_n we_o do_v not_o use_v it_o but_o against_o person_n altogether_o desperate_a and_o hopeless_a non_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o poenè_fw-la deploratos_fw-la that_o be_v his_o phrase_n yet_o say_v he_o for_o apostate_n we_o do_v not_o receive_v they_o to_o communion_n again_o though_o they_o profess_v repentance_n in_o the_o consistory_n unless_o they_o also_o beg_v forgiveness_n in_o the_o open_a congregation_n thus_o far_o this_o holy_a and_o learned_a and_o reverend_a man_n which_o speak_v his_o judgement_n and_o the_o french_a church_n clear_o enough_o holy_a and_o learned_a ames_n speak_v clear_o enough_o 21._o amesii_n medullae_fw-la theol_fw-it l_o 1._o cap._n 37._o n._n 19_o 20_o 21._o excommunication_n say_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v unless_o to_o the_o sin_n be_v add_v contumacy_n n._n 19_o mat._n 18.17_o the_o sinner_n be_v due_o admonish_v must_v appear_v penitent_a or_o stubborn_a he_o that_o be_v penitent_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v therefore_o the_o contumacious_a only_o n._n 21._o 8._o v._o amesium_fw-la de_fw-la conscientia_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la jure_fw-la &_o casibus_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 29._o q._n 8._o when_o the_o business_n can_v admit_v delay_n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o scripture_n and_o reason_n that_o excommunication_n be_v begin_v first_o by_o suspension_n and_o keep_v away_o of_o the_o sinner_n from_o the_o sacrament_n and_o other_o church-priviledge_n this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o lesser_a excommunication_n n._n 22._o but_o the_o church_n must_v not_o stay_v here_o but_o urge_v the_o sinner_n repentance_n by_o this_o way_n and_o in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o suspension_n and_o when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o hope_n of_o that_o they_o must_v proceed_v to_o a_o complete_a separation_n of_o he_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n this_o be_v the_o great_a excommunication_n anthony_n wollebius_n 26._o ant._n wollebii_fw-la compendium_n christ_n theol_fw-it l._n 1._o cap._n 26._o professor_n sometime_o in_o basil_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n lagationis_fw-la gradus_fw-la sunt_fw-la 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