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A86500	The mischeife of mixt communions, fully discussed. All maine arguments on both sides, are largely canvased. Many difficulties demonstratively cleared, as that Judas was not at the Lords Supper, &c. When, and how was the originall of parishes in England. Severall cases of conscience resolved. As in case unworthy ones thrust into the Lords Supper; what single Christians should doe, and what the congregation should doe. A discovery what is the originall, and rise of all these disputes, and how a faire end may be put to all. / By Doctor Nathanael Homes.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2569A; Thomason E607_8; ESTC R205868	24,915	24

among the Lutherans partly in Doctrine namely that of Consubstantiation and partly in ceremonies many Christians gathered themselves into purer Churches at Geneva c. And here in England of late the Presbyterian Churches were a little refined in some things out from the Episcopal congregations So then to tell me there must not be separation upon separation and that if another discerne not the Lords body yet I doe and if another hath no right to it yet I have c. these are all contrary as well to former practice as well as rule and are impertinent to our point in hand Churches that will be called and counted Churches must be constituted as Churches and act as Churches they must be godly persons joyning together and setling their officers among them with one unanimous consent to keep out unworthy persons and upon due complaint and proceeding as aforesaid to cast out unworthy persons So the dispute is at an end Consciences shal not be troubled No danger of separation Good mens consciences shall be cherished and bad men shall be shamed till they repent the dogs shall not have opportunity to snatch the childrens bread nor the children afrayd to goe to their meals lest if they let not the dogs take share with them they bite and teare them Is he a wise governour of a Family that will say Children Servants goe to dinner let the Dogs alone to share with you though they take of your meat doe you take your meale When he may far easier by help of his Family shut the Dogs out if they be so unruly And t is at least as unwise an exhortation to stir up godly men to goe to mixt Communions as to incite them to goe thither when t is known that there are many there that have Plague-sores upon them Sure spirituall infection is worse then corporal and the soule more precious then the body But in your second Reply to our Objections you say ●…ir se●…d Re●… that that 1 Cor. 5. about Leven and that 1 Cor. 10. of one bread doth not signifie any spriritual pollution by reason of society at the Lords Supper But that in 1 Cor. 5. only signifies that the Church of Corinth might be corrupted by the incestuous persons evill example if he were not cast out And that in 1 Cor. 10. cannot signifie that either the wicked man can become a true member with me ●…r Du●… or I a false member with him by reason of fellowship at the communion To which we duply and answer thus to both places distinctly 1. To that of 1 Cor. 5. t is evident that the Apostle speaks in the past time of things past not of what in future that evill example might effect but of an evill past that 't was their sin all the churches sin that they had not been humbled for letting such a one abide a member amongst them v. 2. Secondly That he speaks in the Present tence of their present condition that the whol lump of them was now at present levened by that person being one of them though they were unlevened in their persons in regard of regeneration or else they could not be sayd to be levened but rather to be very leven yet levened in their actions in regard of polluting mixture and polluted worship 3. For future 1. The Apostle cold not imagin that by example all the church of Corinth could become incestuous persons but Paul speaks of the danger of the levening the whole lump 2. He speaks of keeping the feast purely and of not eating with a Brother walking disorderly Therefore from all its plain the Apostle drives at more then evill example namely at evil of Church-communion with unworthy persons so likewise to the 2d. place Viz. 1 Cor. 10. we say that as there is a Anti-federall unholinesse or uncleannesse in children whose Parents neither of them are beleevers though these children may be elect and in time may beleive 1 Cor. 7.14 And a matrimonial-like or a tanquam conjugal union between an Harlot and a Christian whiles that Christian by temptation c. fals into that ditch as Solomon speaks of which union see 1 Cor. 6.15.16 18. So there is a confederate onenesse unto spirituall pollution or purity according to the matter and manner of worship men joyne in If in the due partaking of the Lords Supper t is the Communion of the body and blood of Christ 1 Cor. 10.16 If in eating and drinking at the Idolatrous feasts they that did so though Christians are said to partake of the cup of Devils v. 20. And by the same proportion a compound of good and evil doth make the partners in the same to share in that evill mixture as we have heard much afore 2. Let us speak something to their arguments for mixt Communions a little will serve because former things have anticipated Ob. 1 1. They say it is certaine that there were great offenders at this time in the Church of Corinth some that made themselves drunk at their love feasts at the Sacrament chap. 11. some that even denyed the resurrection chap. 15. and sundry other greivous offenders 2 Cor. 12.20 21. yet are they still a Church though these uncast out and he no where blames for comming to the Lords Table because of them no not in that 1 Cor. 5. An ¦ swer To this our answer is ● That the Church of Corinth might farr better be called and accounted a Church then the ordinary Parochiall Churches here among us 1. Because Corinth for the generality were in matter a Church of such as were called to be Saints and sanctified in Christ Jesus chap. 1. v. 2. And they were altogether a Church in forme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 orderly gathered and united of such according to the Apostles direction 1 Cor. 11.34 and 1 Cor. 14.40 But Parochiall Churches in the matter for the generality consist of prophane and ignorant and their forme and union is onely by the Gutters and Stones and Posts of the Precincts of the Parish making them to belong to that congregation of that Parish But when they move house but over the Gutter into another Parish they are no more of that Parish Church Here is no spirituall bond relation or mutuall owning or reciprocall watching between Minister and People or between People and People So that this Objection doth nothing helpe the now Churches that are for mixt Communion least of all these defending mixt Communions which the Church of Corinth did not If they brake the commandement of God yet they did not teach men so So that in many respects it was safer to call Corinth a Church and more tolerable to communicate with it then with the Parish Churches now extant The Church of Corinth however at a time negligent yet the rule was known and own'd among them to keep out and cast out the unworthy 2. We answer That it is not true that the Corinthians are not blamed for comming because of them uncast out