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A80160 Responsoria bipartita, sive vindiciæ suspensionis ecclesiasticæ ut et presbyterii evangelici. A double reply, containing a vindication of the antient practice of the Church (according to the rule of the word) suspending the ignorant and scandalous from the Lords Supper. As also of ecclesiastical presbyteries ... The first in answer to one M. Boatmans challenge of all the ministers on earth to make suspension of any but Turks, Jews, pagans and excommunicate persons from the Lords Supper, appear from Scriptures. In answer to whom the said censure is justified by several arguments from Scripture, and the universal practice of the Church, the magisterial vanity also of his sermon, Decem. 13. and March 28. in Peters Church in Norwich is discovered, ... In which answer also some objections of Erastus, Mr. Prin, and Mr. Humfry, are coilaterally considered, and answered. The second part in answer to Theophilus Brabourn, who hath talked something in a little pamphlet against the Lord Jesus Christ ... / By John Collings, B.D. and pastor of the church of Christ in Stephens parish in Norwich. Collinges, John, 1623-1690. 1655 (1655) Wing C5333; Thomason E832_2; ESTC R207514 201,020 319

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faithful_a be_v plain_a not_o only_a first_o from_o reason_n but_o second_o from_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 4.2_o all_o the_o question_n lie_v upon_o the_o assumption_n whether_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n can_v discharge_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o a_o steward_n if_o he_o deliver_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o one_o that_o be_v ignorant_a or_o scandalous_a that_o he_o can_v i_o prove_v if_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o a_o steward_n lie_v whole_o as_o to_o the_o distribution_n of_o his_o master_n good_n in_o this_o 8._o praeceptum_fw-la naturale_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la dispensator_fw-la qui_fw-la bona_fw-la domini_fw-la dispensat_fw-la sit_fw-la fidelis_fw-la ac_fw-la prudent_a in_o dispensand●_n ergo_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la naturale_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la dispenset_fw-la homini_fw-la indigno_fw-la contra_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la &_o institutionem_fw-la suidomini_fw-la quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la esset_fw-la contra_fw-la fidelitatem_fw-la &_o 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