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A87701	A free, plain, and just way concerning communion and excommunication, at, or from the Lords table. With a Christian account concerning the same. With answers to the objections to the contrary. In which is shewed, that the Church to day hath no more power to excommunicate from the Lords table, then it had yesterday power to separate from the altar, unto which sinners were exhorted by the church to go; whereby they might (as they are required at the Lords table) perfect their praises and repentance. And that the pretended differences in baptism, are no just ground of separation. / Written by William Kaye, with Christians approbation, with submission to the general oversight.	Kaye, William.	1655 (1655)	Wing K34; Thomason E826_11; ESTC R207719	6,341	10

by Christ the Onely * Heb. 10.1 2 c. 8 9 19 29. Sacrifice for our sins the sacrifices of Beasts as a shaddow thereof are totally abolished yet hath he established a second in his Supper to hold forth his Body by the blessed Bread and Wine as the Commemoration of his sacrifice which therefore ought often to be administred in every private Oversight with the submission to the General for the soul-uniting reforming and comforting of Gods people whereing they Jeeking the welfare of their souls ought no more to be deprived of this hidden Manna then to have their Bodily food taken from them Objections to the contrary answered Object 1. With contrary judgements in respect of Baptism there is no Communion Answ If mens judgements onely differ in not attaining to the same measure of knowledge in all circumstances concerning Baptism defects and imperfections in prayers singing and in the Lords Supper arising either through ignorance or frailty being made perfect as well as the imperfections in Baptism through Christs Mediatorship therefore though with the Apostle we may condemn each others opinion and say we know and perceive by the Lord Jesus that it is * Rom. 14.14 15. nothing yet must we not notwithstanding as the Apostle teacheth us we cannot condemn any mans conscience in his endeavoring to submit as he hath * Phil. 3.16 attained unto the rule to measure then our selves by our selves and so compare our selues by our selves so as to set at nought our Brethren whom God commands us not to judge looking after the rule as they have attained is not equal Or it is not the minde of Christ in respect of difference of judgement in attaining to the rule to separate or refer to Communicate with such as walk in imitation of Christ in all his commandments Object 2 The Church of Cornith did Excommunicate the incestuous person and we are required that if a brother be a drunkard an idolater an adulterer a covetous person or extortioner not to eat or drink with him or bear him company Answ The Church of Cornith or private brethren had not power of Excommunication and therefore Paul not leaving it to them to judge bade them as he had already judged to put away the wicked person as he wished in another place they were cut off that troubled the Church which putting away and and cutting off must not be done without a fair tryal by witnesses and judgement in case of denyal or not except they shall not be gained upon admonition for none can be excommunicated without lawful proceeding according to the rule An Heretick was to have two admonitions Tit. 3.10 or appointment of Jesus Christ as he hath ordered to judge any offender which is to be admonished by one or more if by the first he be not in a private way grieved and then to tell it to the Church which Church by the mouth of their Pastor or Angel is in the name of Christ and in Christs stead to exhort allure and perswade the offending Brother to be reconciled to God by the blood of Christs Sacrifice held forth in the Lords Supper A man must not be excluded for impenitency till he rejectth the means whereby he may be penitent or refuse to look up to Christ as by the brazen Serpent so that the Church must not Excommunicate before a man do wilfully refuse to profess Repentance or to Communicate for as it was never so from the beginning so it is unreasonable for the Church to Excommunicate a man from the Lords Supper if he shall be penitent as it were for a man to withhold his neighbour that is both wounded and besmeared to go to the Physician and fountain to be washed and cured The Church then cannot Excommunicate a sinner that thirsts after reconciliation or deprive any Christian of his spiritual food and garment of Righteousness seeing Christ is preached to such offered to such invites such and says that he will not in any wise cast away any that cometh unto him Object 3. If men be not excluded for the breach of their profession in Baptism but may have liberty to profess repentance they may run from sin to sin and so continue without repentance Answ This conjecture is as unreasonable as it is to suppose that to suffer a man to hear the word preached were the cause of unbelieving though it be true that all that hear become not believers therefore if we have the Spirit of Jesus we must not be offended with unprofitable hearers because it is their right and the means appointed for their salvation which to oppose them in is to shut the Kingdom of Heaven against men So in the like manner we must not be offended though these that profess their Baptism and so are admitted to the Lords Table shall often receive without visible fruit of Reformation because it is their priviledge and means of heart-Reformation and Christian communion for if they belong unto God they shall in his appointed time become worthy partakers and if not the Divel Judas-like will enter into their hearts whereby they shall persecute or forsake their profession or the external judgement of God will fall upon them as it did on some of the Corinthians so that they shall not as is objected long continue for the Divel cannot endure to be long tormented with the blood of Christ held forth in this Ordinance Obj. 4. This is an easie way or openeth the door too wide or giveth too much liberty Ans It is no more easie then our fathers that lived under the Law enjoyed save that they were burthened with ceremonial cleansings and sacrificing of their flocks whereby they gave the meat from their mouths and we may have by Bread and Wine the sanctified refreshments both of body and soul and therefore that the yoak is made easie to be born is not to be objected against but to be highly prized Obj. 5. How can it be proved that the Lords Supper in all intents doth succeed the use of the Altar which is abolished Ans Though he hath taken away the first the Sacrifies of the Law offered on the Altar yet hath he established a second Heb. 10.9 10. the sacrificing of Christ himself held forth in the Lords Supper the New and Living way to go to the Holiest by his blood Heb. 13.9 10. The Altar and the Lords Table compared For as they that went to the Altar perfected their repentance and praises to strengthen their faith in the belief of Christ the Lamb slain from the beginning with further expectation that Christ should be revealed so in this every one that is to come to the Lords Supper is in like maner 1. * 1 Cor. 11.28 To exaime themselves to the reforming of their lives or perfecting of repentance 2. To * 1 Cor. 11. discern the Lords Body once sacrificed for them 3. To have their faith strengthened in the remembrance of his second coming And

A Free Plain and Just Way Concerning Communion and Excommunication At Or from The Lords Table With A Christian Account Concerning the same With Answers to the Objections to the contrary In which is shewed that the Church to day hath no more power to excommunicate from the Lords Table then it had yesterday power to separate from the Altar unto which sinners were exhorted by the Church to go whereby their praises and repentance And that the pretended differences in Baptism are no just ground of separation Written by Willam Kaye with Christians approbation with submission to the general Oversight He taketh away the first the sacrifice of the Altar that he might establish a second Christs sacrifice held forth at the Lords Table Having therefore boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus by a new and living way which he hath consecrated for us through the veil which is his flesh Heb. 10.1 2 8 9 19 20. The bread which we breake is it not the Communion of the body of Christ c. 1 Cor. 10.16 Let a man examine himself and so let him eat c. 1 Cor. 11.28 Printed in the year 1655. A Christian account concerning the acknowledgement of Communion and Excommunication Humbly presented to all Christians to judge thereof and to undeceive such as have heard of it as falsly reported TO persevere in the Christian profession moderation truth and unity speaks so much your experience in your effectuall calling as that you know that it is not so much a matter of admiration to finde out the straight way of Reformation by following of Christ in the for-saking of Antichrist as it is to finish our Course saithfully and orderly for if the spirit of Core and Demas have more place left in them for schism pride and worldlyness as a bow over bent they will breake start a side or shipwrake their professions Not then to please men but God is to fight with the wolfe which would devour the sheepe and red Dragon which doth watch to distroy the truths which are to be brought forth as the food for the soules of Gods elect people so that a faithfull pastour must stand as a Rocke against which the waves of the envious sea of reproaches may breake it selfe as not able to breake down the standard of sincere professors for whose sake it is the specicall duty of ever Gospel-minister not only Christ-like to be sanctified but also even to dare to be sacrificed John 10. To suffer then any of the flocke of Christ to want their most precious food as I judge my self were justly to condemn me to be either mercienarily unfaithfull or politickly subtill contrarie to self-denyall and simplicitie the shining jamage of Christiantie that all stumbling stones might be cast out of the way of Gods people I having earnestly sought God to make the way to his supper plaine before me As the Lord hath returned I most humbly present this Christian consent concerning Communion and Excommunication as the Lords Table with my sermon Entitled the Doctrine of the martyrs Remembred and a Declaration both holding foth in part the Doctrine with some discoveries of undew negligent administrations and causeless separation And now I do most humbly appeale unto you in every respect fit judges whether any Christian that desires to be honest and faithfull to the profession which according to his light he doth acknowledge in Baptisme hath any just accasion to complaine that this way is too strict or that he is debarred from Receiving Or that any ought to judge one an others conscience for out submiting unto Baptisme as they acknowledge it And further in that we profess to worship Praise renew our selves as we have sinned against our Creator and mercifull Father in going unto the throne of Grace as from the beginning held forth in the new and Living way as in Christ revealed and in that we profess to judge no mans light Jew nor Gentile so as to persecute them nor to separate from any Christian that shall according to his light that is in him walk up to the rule in acknowledgeing his Baptisme as he hath atained And in that we profess as from the beginning the Magistrates power in the Church and avoid all schismes and factions Therefore we call the world to witness whether we hereby give any occasion or provoke any man though of contrary judgement to persecute or Reproach us if they be either honest or reasonable we desireing to be informed all seeing but in part wherein we are erring from the primitine Churches we desiring That the communion of Saints is an Article of Faith by which God is the Father of all believers W. Kaye A Free Plain and Just Way Concerning Communion and Excommunication At Or from The Lords Table 1. Concerning admission into Church-Communion to the Lords Table ALL Christians that shall willingly acknowledge their Baptisme according to the measure of Light that they have * Phil. 3.16 comp with Rom. 14.14 15. attained to holding forth their belief in Father Son and Holy Ghost and shall desire also to receive the Lords Supper * 1 Cor. 11.28 upon examination of themselves through Gospel-repentance and to * 1 Cor. 11.29 discern the Lords Body for the strengthening of their Faith to endeavor to * Mat. 5.16 glorifie God in the observation of prayer in private with * Mat. 6.6 Act. 10.2 Christians profess prayer both in private and publike Lords Day-worship reading and hearing the Scriptures read in publike with prayer preaching * Act. 7.20 Act. 16.13 14. singing of Psalmes Fasting and Church-Government with approbation and submission to the * Mat. 26.30 Magistrates power therein as well as in civil jurisdiction That an orderly honest sober peaceable * 1 Tim. 1.9 10.2 Theff 2.4 and humble conversation towards all men might be preserved ought to break Bread together with Gods people at the Lords Table 2. Concerning Separation or Excommunication ALl such Christians as are or shall be admitted as above-said ought not to be excommunicated or separated from the Lords Table for any sin or error by which they shall be overtaken for which there remaineth a * Mat. 18.15 16 17. sacrifice If they shall either by * Heb. 10.26 private or publike Christian exhortation or advice be gained so as not willfully to refuse to receive the Supper of the Lord by which Christian Ordinance they have a blessed opportunity to * Mat. 18. Praises and repentance are perfected by the discovering of Christs body perfect their Praises and Repentance 3. The ground why any should receive that graciously desire it ALl Christians that would walk according to the light that 's in them by which a sacrifie for sin as in Cain and Abel was held forth from the beginning must expect that Christ be the same to us to day as he was yesterday to our forefathers with further improvement of light and liberty Therefore though

4. To celebrate praise a * 1 Cor. 11.26 feastival so that the Doctrine of the Altar * 1 Cor. 5. and the Lords Supper held forth in the second succeedeth the first or the sacrifice of the Altar in all uses and intentions Obj. 6. This brings us unto the old way again Ans If by the old way be meant that we should observe that old way that Christ and his Apostles and Primitive Churches and their successors for six hundred yeers after Christ observed when were Golden Pastors Golden Pastors and wooden Cups and Christians did often receive with gladness of heart praising God living in simplicity sincerity and holiness it were a mercy then to see this good and old path for which our Martyrs contended for restored Note For as we have more and more digressed from the old way we have by little and little run into the wayes of Schism causeless separation errors and profaness so that Christianity is almost brought to prophesie in sackcloth and that he that opposeth error maketh himself a prey if not a signe and wonder Therefore if God intend to bless this Nation with his wonted presence when Christians unitedly and faithfully according to their light did communicate then we shall see the old way again restored and so we shall be called the repairers of the Breaches Obj. 7. We know none but you that hold this opinion Ans Then are you not acquainted with many solid Artic. 28. sober and zealous Christians the Antient Fathers and Modern Divines and ignorant of the Doctrine or Article of the Church of England that have made free passage to the Supper of the Lord as ever God made to the Altar for the humble thirsty and penitent so far from drawing back Mr. Prinns Separation separated as that they did rather through zeal to their souls compell them to communicate But especially you have not seen Mr. Prinns Book our zealous and faithful witness of the Truth who hath very notably defended a new way to the Lords Table so that I know none that held the contrary opinion but Tyrannical Antichrist and some professing Saints for whom I mourn to see them write after Romes copy in their private Church-discipline of exclusion from the Lords Table As though the Church Keyes were turned into Door-bolts and the sweet hony of the Kingdom of Heaven should be changed into the juice of sower Grapes of the Degenerated vineyard in that penitent groans are sleighted by Politick suspensions though they have not a letter or consequence of Scripture to judge of their brethrens hearts for the space of a week day or hour in respect of repentance whereby to exclude them from the Lords Supper which is not onely called the signe of that love which Christians should have one to another Doct. of the Church of England but it is called the Sacrament of our Redemption In which way to see it freely and duly administred to the glory of God in the unity and consolation of all Saints and poor sinners is the way that is onely aimed at for the profession of which I eat my hidden Manna in suffering the hatred and reproach of some persecuting spirits Obj. 8. It appertaineth not to the Magistrate to have to do in Church Government Ans Though it be well known that the Magistrate had ever supream power in the Church and that the Gospel-disciples then might and were owned till Antichrist opposed them yet it cannot be proved that either under the Law or in the New Testament that private Brethren of any Church ought to Judge or rule in matters of Excommunication or matters of Law for then they should be Rulers and not ruled To have then a Magistrate to appeal unto and that the Magistrate with the Ministers take the General oversight Se more of this in my Declaration and judge all private oversights is to make them Nursing Fathers and the Churches to grow in Grace Truth and Unity FINIS