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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

no not in the 1 Cor. 5. For we argue thus if they are blamed for not casting out unworthy persons but let them abide as members with them in 1 Cor. 5. they must needs be blamed there for comming to the Communion with them and if they are told in 1 Cor. 5. that they must not eate with any Brother that was a lesse sinner then any named in the Objection namely a railer or a covetous person then sure the blame of the breach of this command in 1 Cor. 5. is upon them if after this they did eate with them at the Lords Table 3. We answer that in 1 Cor. 11. first Paul blames them for comming together to their Church-meetings to their hurt v. 17. where the Apostle plainly tels them they were the worse for those meetings and his figurative speech in an Hyperbolicall Meiosis namely I praise you not is a vehement reproofe of them as the witty Objectors well understand and this sharp reproofe is the Preface to all the Apostle would Declare to them both the first and second part of his Declaration against them which two parts should seem by the Apostles therefore in v. 20. did unhappily depend Their disorderly communicating sprang from their divisions Againe in that 1 Cor. 11. the Apostle bids them examine themselves whether this were right receiving And brings them to the institution just as Christ reproved sins against marriage And in the Lords institution of his last SUPPER there is not onely rule but example that after Judas tooke the Sop and thereby was discovered which Sop must of necessity be before the Supper Christ in cleer effect bids him be gone and punctually t is said upon the receiving of the Sop he immediatly went out John 13. Fourthly We answer as full to all the great offenders mentioned in the whole Epistle afore and objected here in the present Objection Paul concludes his Epistle with this direction to the Church of Corinth If ANY MAN love not the Lord Jesus LET HIM BE he doth not say I pronounce him so but let him be ANATHEMA MARANATHA which is the forme of the great excommunication Ob. 3 3. They object for mixt communions That he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation or judgment to HIMSELFE not to others An ¦ swer We answer first It should seem that men for mixt Communions will grant gratis that unworthy communicants may drink damnation or judgement to themselves rather then they will by the rule Matth. 18.15 keep them from so drinking For if they were kept from the Communion they could not be sayd to drink their own damnation or c. 2. Behold what a sophisme and fallacy here is in this Argument The poore ignorant prophane unworthy wretches in comming to the Communion drink damnation to themselves therefore the able gifted Brethren and Ministers and such are the objectors doe not drink pollution to themselves in comming and drinking with them at the Communion But t is plaine by that which hath been argued against mixt Communions that the unworthy receivers drink pollution to the other and they in communicating with them doe pledge them 3. The Lord in Ezek. 3.18 teacheth us better Logick and pertinent to the thing in hand When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousnesse c. he shall dye because thou hast not given him warning he shall dye in his sins but his blood will I require at THY hands You see here that there is danger to the sinner and to him also that did not endeavour to reclaime him Con ∣ clusion The rest of the Objections are not worthy the considering therefore let me conclude with bewailing these times which succeed and exceed former times of false Prophets false Teachers and Pharisaicall Rabbies and Professors who spend their wits and parts to keep holinesse low in Doctrine and Practice Saying Every man that can say the Creed the Lords prayer and the ten Commandements is a Christian yea if he doth but confesse Christ is come in the flesh and come to Church as they call it he is a Christian that all Infants whatsoever although both the Parents be apparently unbeleevers ought to be Baptized That all the Parishoners offering themselvs ought to be admitted to the Lords Supper To Preach spirituality and of the inward power of the spirit of Christ in a soule are but strange phantasies of mans wit and that an ordinary man a faith and troth Professor hath the spirit of God as well as another whom you cal a Saint With many the like holinesse-depressing doctrines and suitably as needs must the people practice Thus as in Jer. 5. v. ult The Prophets prophesie falsely and the Priests bear rule by their means and my people love to have it so and what will yee doe in the end thereof Thus in 2 Pet. 2.1 There were false Prophets among the people as there shall be false Teachers among you c. How shall we know them By their laying holinesse low despising or bringing into contempt Christ making the way of truth evil spoken of through covetousnes making merchandise of mens soules or salvation leading or leaving people in their riotings and wantonnesse c. throughout the Chapter The Apostle teacheth us better 1 Cor. 12. v. ult covet earnestly the best gifts and I will shew you a more excellent way and chargeth us Phil. 1.10 as we wil shew our selves to be syncere to approve the things that are excellent and to be without offence So that if it were lawful to have som unworthy at the communion but it were best or more excellent to have none we should choose the best way and that which is most excellent You see notwithstanding all objections that this truth stands firm that persons known to walk unworthily and unbeseeming an ordinary true Christian should not be admitted to the Lords Supper nor should true Christians communicate with such unworthy ones in case others will admit them And the trut● is to speak my conscience therefore ordinary partakers of mixt Communions are so little reformed because the Church-rules Mat. 18.15 2 Thes 3.6 1 Cor. 5. are so neglected and in stead thereof gracelesse men are nuzled up in a self-flattery because admitted to the priviledges of the best Saints and the best that partake of such mixt communions are not so quickned and comforted because polluted Ordinances are not so blest to men that by neglect of rule pollute them Study that place Ezek. 22.26.28.31 and that in Mat. 15.3 6. Qu. How should a Congregation know what a Communicant is Ans By conference by enquiry by conversation In other things men would be inquisitive by those means to know exactly as in matters of Marriage servants Partnership c. Qu. But may not Congregations for all those wayes by them used be deceived in admission of some Ans 1. Not ten for one 2. In observing the rule to their power they keep themselves from sinning against knowledge and through negligence 3. If any such break out and appeare worse then they were they are to be cast out if not reformed according to rule * But those assemblies that take in among them those that are apparently bad at first they cannot with any shew of Justice according to their principles cast out such whiles such because they are as good at last as at first Viz. naught all along 4. In carelesse Congregations receiving all to the Communion men come in openly bad because no stop is made and so continue because no orderly admonition is exercised but in Congregations that are exact to look well to the Gates of the Church and yet some make the Church beleeve they are right because they pronounce Shibboleth right I meane they make a laudable confession and are unblamable in their conversation and so creep in and at last appear to be naught it is the sin of the received not of the receivers and they lye open to the Law of Churches to be thrown out because growne worse And usually unsound hearted Professors doe grow worse for this reason because Pharisaically they trusted in their relation and membership c. Lay all together and consider whether the way we have propounded or the way of mixt Communions doe most tend to purity and reformation which we professe and pretend in opposition to former corrupt times The Lord give the Reader understanding in all things Amen FINIS