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soul_n	believe_v	eternal_a	life_n	3,820	5	4.8065	4	false

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A77605	Cases considered and resolved. Wherein all the tender godly conscientious ministers in England (whether for a Congregationall, or a Presbyteriall way) are concerned. Or pills to purge malignants. And all prophane, ignorant, and scandalous persons. (But more particularly calculated for the meridian of Margarets Fishstreet-hill) from those grosse conceits that they have of their childrens right to baptisme; and of their owne right to the Supper of the Lord, &c. Also good councell to bad men. Or friendly advise (in severall particulars) to unfriendly neighbours. By Thomas Brooks, a willing servant unto God, and the faith of his people, in the glorious Gospel of Christ, at Margarets Fishstreet-hill.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4938; Thomason E684_28; ESTC R207067	29,466	37

that are prophane ignorant scandalous or that are scoffers and mockers of all goodnesse c. to the Supper of the Lord is the ready way to turn the House of God into a den of theeves and to bring a dreadful doom both upon consenters and presumers as the Scriptures in the margent will make good Not onely the lack of the word and Sacraments saith Bilson but the abuse of either greatly hazards the weal of the whole Church If prophane ones be allowed to defile the mysteries and assemblies of the faithfull and holy things be cast to doggs Matth. 7.6 it will procure a dreadfull doom as well to consentaries as presumers Ergo 4. Because there are many horrid sins in their coming to the Supper of the Lord. 1 There is horrid pride Yet pride cannot climb so high but justice will sit above her else no man in his wickednesse would presume to tast of the Tree of Life 2 There is Rebellion and Treason against the Crowne and Dingity of Christ Their hands and lips adore him as Judas his did but their hearts and lives abhor him 3 There is theft and sacriledge Possidonius reports that all that took the gold of Tholosse perished in the possession of it Apply it They may say with Henry the 7th the cup of life is made my death if the taking away of the Communion Cup or Cloath c. be such horrible theft and sacriledge surely it is far greater theft and sacriledge to take that bread and wine that is set apart and sanctified by the Lord himselfe for a holy use 4 There is murther in the cruellest manner that can be for they kill two at once Christ and their own souls 1 Cor. 11.27.29 compared 'T was wickednesse in Julian to throw his blood in the face of Christ but for a wicked Communicant to take Christs own blood as it were from his heart and throw it into the face of Christ is most abominable and damnable 5. A gracious soul may say not only Credo vitam aeternam edo vitamaeternam I believe life eternall but I receive life eternall They want those qualifications that should fit them for this glorious Ordinance As 1 Experimentall knowledge 2 Faith without which they cannot see Christ nor receive Christ nor feed upon Christ nor apply Christ nor seale to Christ 3 Repentance from dead works 4 New obedience 5 Love to Christ and his Children 6 Holy thankfulnesse 7 A spirituall Appetite All which are absolutely necessary to fit souls for the Lords Supper Ergo. 6. Because such as are prophane scandalous scoffers and mockers Read these Scriptures Prov. 4.14 15 16. Ephes 5.14 1 Cor. 5.9 10 11. 2 Tim 3.1 2 3 4 5. The Heathen could say Qui aequo animo malis immiscetur malus est He that is well contented to keep company w th those that are naught is himself made naught Euseb lib. 3. c. 25. 1 Cor. 5. 1 Tim. 1.19 20. Mat. 18.15 16 17 18. 2 Thess 3.6 1 Tim. 6.3 4 5. c. are not fit for civil society how much lesse fit are they then for Religious societies Men that love but their names and credits in the world will shun the society of such vain persons how much more then should men that love their Christ and that love their precious souls shun such society Look as shelves and sands do endanger the Sea-man and as weeds endanger the corne and bad humours the blood and an infected house the neighbourhood So does the society of evill men endanger good men One said As oft as I have been among wicked men I returned home lesse a man then I was before Men that keep ill company are like those that walk in the sun tanned insensibly Eusebius reports of John the Evangelist that he would not suffer Cerinibus the Heretick in the same Bath with him lest some judgement should abide them both You may easily apply it to the point in hand 7. Because such persons as are prophane scandalous and wicked c. if they were in the Church they are by the word of God to be Excommunicated and cut off from visible union and communion with Christ and his Church therefore they are not to be admitted to the priviledges of the Church That wickednesse that is a sufficient ground for the casting them out if they were in is a sufficient ground to keep them out from polluting the glorious Ordinance of the Lord. 8. Mat. 26.27 28 29. 1 Cor. 10.16 17 c. Mat. 3.12 Because the Supper of the Lord is a Feast instituted by Christ only for his friends and children for those that have received spirituall life from him and that have union and communion with him But prophane ignorant malignant scandalous persons Luke 15 8. 1 Cor. 5.6 7. are chaffe which the fan flings out of the floor They be as dirt and dust which the besome sweeps out of the house They be as leaven which if let alone so wres the whole lump and therefore must be purged out They be as thorns and briers which must not stand in the middest of the corne Heb. 6.8 Rom. 3.13 Mat. 3.7 but must be stub'd up and burned They be as open Sepulchres out of which proceeds nothing but noysome savours Acts 28.3 4 5. They be as Vipers which must be shook off as Paul shook off the Viper that fastned upon his hand They be as ravenous wolves which every carefull John 10.12 watchfull shepheard must keep out of his fold They be as swine that will trample the choicest pearls under their feet Matth. 7.6 if they should be cast before them therefore Ministers must not hang Gospel-pearls in such swines snouts The Table of the Lord saith Chrysostome is that whereon the blessed carkasse is laid we must not suffer chattering Jaies to come thereunto for only high-flying Eagles are to feed thereupon nor cast them under such swines feet The fouler the chest is the more unfit it is to have a fair and precious Garment put therein and the filthier the soule is the unfiter it is to receive in this holy Sacrament I have read of a Jewel that being put into a dead mans mouth loseth all its vertue Such a Jewell is the Supper of the Lord it looseth its vertue when 't is put in prophane ignorant scandalous persons mouths who are dead God-wards and dead Heaven-wards and dead Holynesse-wards and dead Christ-wards Lastly these Petitioners say That I will not bury their dead To this I shall give this short Answer That if they mean that I would bury their dead after the old fashion Matth. 8.22 Nay 't is known to hundreds that 't is my practice after the dead is buryed to preach to the people that are met upon that occasion if so desired many grounds moving me thereunto I confesse it and shall only say that 't is most proper for the dead to bury the dead as Christ speaks my