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A45133	An humble vindication of a free admission unto the Lords-Supper published for the ease, support, and satisfaction of tender consciences (otherwise remediless) in our mixt congregations / as it was delivered at two sermons upon the occasion of this solemnity in the weekly labours of Iohn Humfrey ...	Humfrey, John, 1621-1719.	1652 (1652)	Wing H3682; ESTC R43272	34,741	95

satisfied Conscience to esteem no man unclean but all unlesse excommunicated free in the use of Gods Ordinances Adde to these proofs the consideration of such Texts as set forth Free grace as Isa 55.1 Rev. 22.17 Matt. 11.28.1 Tim. 2.4 I. 6.37 with the like And tell me when the Gospel offers Christ or when Christ offers himself and grace which are the things signifyed thus freely to poor Sinners how can we have the Conscience to turn them away from the Signs and means thereof in this Ordinance For my Reasons The first and chiefest I draw from the nature of the Sacraments The Sacraments are Verbum visibile a visible Gospell A declaring of Christ crucified A Memoriall of the Covenant made by his death that is The Sacraments set forth Christ to the eye as the Gospel does to the ear the same matter is presented in both only to divers senses and therefore the same latitude I suppose us within the Church neither Infants Fooles distraught I may include drunk or excomunicate must be granted to them both in their administration Upon this ground me thinks I stand as upon a Rock against which all objections like waves doe but dash themselves in pieces Look into the 1. Cor. 11. we find Christ in the words of Institution ver 25. telling us The bread is his Body the Cup is the bloud of the New Testament and the whole action an ordinance in the remembrance of him Now the Apostle comments on this in the 26 verse For as oft as you do it you do shew forth sayes he the death of the Lord whereby you see plainly what is his judgment of our Saviours Institution whatsoever you may think of it and that is to be a Declaration shewing or holding forth his death or Covenant made by his death unto the Receivers This word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 this annunciation or shewing forth is taken from the Iews Exo. 12.26.27 who were to instruct declare the matter to their children at the Passover so Christ is here shewed forth as the matter of the Sacrament set forth I may say of God Rom. 3.25 as a reconciliation through Faith in his bloud to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins alike in the Word and Sacrament You have a place may fully expresse this for us O ye Galathians Gal 3.1 before whose eyes Christ hath bin set out as crucified among you This expression may be well applyed to the Sacraments which doe so shew forth Christs death that they describe him crucified unto the sight and set him out unto the eye that which the word declares him to the hearing Now if there be any to whom the matter of the Gospell may not be declared if there be any to whom we may not or cannot shew forth the death of Iesus Christ if there be any stand thus excluded from the Church that without her mitigation we may not tender to them the Covenant it is they and they alone can be debarred from the Sacrament To this end we know the Sacraments are counted Signes and Seales and Seal indeed as Signes now wherein is this but as they signify or represent the new Covenant to us ratified in the bloud of Christ Vnderstand it thus A man covenants with a Landlord about a purchase for his children at such a prize the price being paid the bargain is establisht This done he requires a writing wherein the whole agreement is expresly declared unto this writing the Lord puts to his Seal to witnesse the confirmation and so it is deliver'd for his posterity Iesus Christ does thus make a purchase for us his death is the price he layes down to God for it for conveyance of this purchase the writing that is drawn is the Gospel and the Seal put to this writing is the Sacrament both of which must goe to make the publick Instrument firm that is to testifie the ratification of it and so it is delivered for the use of the Church More fully thus A Prince by intercession of a Favorite sends forth a Proclamation of Grace to Rebels upon condition of laying down their arms and coming in to him unto which he sets his own Seal for their assurance This Proclamation is the word of reconciliation preacht which runs conditionally to all The Seal annext is the Sacrament now can it be imagined there is any to whom the Proclamation belongs without the Seal Is not the Seal publick as the contents of it And so will it not be plain that as we offer the conditions thereof to any so likewise may we and must we the Seal upon their desire to confirm them to come in and submit unto them Thus we see the very nature of the Sacraments is as Seales to a Writing to be but necessary appendices of the Gospell To conclude this first reason then let me adde force to it briefly in these foure considerations 1 That we find that the Gospell is to be preached to every creature and a Baptizing them which on the same ground in an orderly way includes this Sacrament with it joyned as largely in the same Commission 2 That as the Gospell is to All so it offers Christ freely Now can any avouch that a poor Soul may take Christ freely without qualifications which is true is regard of any precedent merit so there be a present giving up himself to him sincerely as his Lord and Saviour and yet let none but such as are qualified to their mind be Admitted to receive him at the Sacraments Is Christ offered as a free gift in the Word and must we not come without our price and money to this ordinance Why this is even as they conceive of Iudas who being about to sell our Saviour went out to make his bargain at the Supper 3 That the Gospell-way is the best way to bring in Soules unto Christ Let a Man be fully convinced of the free grace of God in Christ his heart can stand it out no longer against his conversion Now when the word is preached the Covenant opened and the Seal too applyed this Message of reconciliation comes in its full vertue for the working this conviction and faith unto Salvation 4 That the Gospell is a peaceable Gospell an Embassy of Peace now how shall this peace be kept if where it comes it goes to making separations at this Ordinance may a poor Soul say O Lord Iesus Christ though I cannot lay claime unto thee as a Saint I can as sinner I mean as a wounded sinner whom thou camest to save and shall none but Saints apparent be suffered to come unto him hither In a word is the Gospell peaceable converting free universall What is the Gospell but a declaring Christ Crucified and what is the Sacrament in the Matter and Contents of it but the very same If Paul can tell us what it is 1 Cor. 11.26 therefore there ought to be a free admission to it as to the Gospell Provided only I meane still