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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88892	The sacramental stumbling-block removed. Or a brief discourse concerning examination by the congregational eldership, before admittance to the sacrament. Wherein all contrary scruples are silenced : the equity and necessity of that duty vindicated, both by scripture, and undenyable arguments. Set forth for, 1. The satisfaction of the weake. 2. The information of the ignorant. 3. The conviction of the obstinate. 4. The edification of the Church of God. / by W.L.	L. W.	1648 (1648)	Wing L96; Thomason E425_16; ESTC R204558	31,401	51

preposterous and unwarrantable thrusting himself upon such Divine displeasure Why shouldst thou endeavour to draw the guilt of thy bloud upon the Eldership or why shouldst thou pull ruine upon thy self And although thou beest not capable blesse God for a believing wife or if thy wife uncapable and thou admitted endeavour her instruction that she may in due time be also received in to Sacramental Communion here and both spiritually united to Jesus Christ 3. It s the want of knowledge of Jesus Christ ignorance of the Doctrine of regeneration and reformation that makes men scruple hereat for any such reason none being more ready to rush upon Divine Ordinances to their ruine then men and women most uncapable to receive them rightly Ob. 24. What are the principal points that will be enquired of by the Eldership what time men come before them A. They are very plain and easie to be understood and every man and woman may reade them in the Ordinance of Parliament wherein are set down certain rules and directions concerning Admission and suspension in point of ignorance and scandal but for that all have not that Ordinance I shall hint out the Heads briefly as followeth All admitted ought to know 1. That there is a God That there is but one True and everliving God maker of Heaven and Earth and Governour of all things That this onely true God is the God whom we worship That this God is but one yet three distinct Persons the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost all equally God 2. That God created man in his own Image in Knowledge righteousnesse and true holinesse That by one man sinne entred the world and death by sinne That thereby also all men are dead in trespasses and sinnes and are by Nature children of wrath and so liable to eternal death the wages of every sinne 3. That there is but one Mediator between God and man the man Christ Jesus who is also over all God blessed for ever neither is their salvation in any other That he was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary That he died upon the Crosse to save his People from their sinnes That he rose the third day from the Dead ascended into Heaven sitteth at the right hand of God and maketh continual Intercession for us of whose fulnesse we receive all Grace necessary to salvation 4. That Christ and his benefits are applied onely by Faith that Faith is the gift of God and that we have it not of our selves but is wrought in us by the Word and Spirit of God 5. That Faith is that Grace whereby we believe and trust in Christ for remission of sinnes and life everlasting according to the promise of the Gospel That whosoever believes not on the Sonne of God shall not see life but the wrath of God abides on him to Eternity 6. That they who truely repent of their sinnes do see them sorrow for them and turn from them to the Lord and that except men repent they shall surely perish 7. That a godly life is conscionably ordered according to the Word of God in holynesse and righteousnesse without which no man shall see the Lord. 8. That the Sacraments are Seals of the Covenant of grace in the bloud of Christ That the Sacraments of the New Testament are Baptisme and the Lords Supper That the outward Elements in the Lords Supper are Bread and Wine and do signifie the Body and Bloud of Christ crucified which the worthy receiver by Faith doth partake of in this Sacrament which Christ hath likewise ordained for a remembrance of his death That whosoever eateth and drinketh unworthily is guilty of the Body and Bloud of the Lord and therefore that every one is to examine himself lest he eat and drink judgement to himself not discerning the Lords Body 9. That the souls of the Faithfull after death do immediately live with Christ in blessednesse And that the souls of the wicked do immediately go into Hell torments That there shall be a Resurrection of the bodies both of just and unjust at the last day at which time all shall appear before the judgement seat of Christ to receive according to what they have done in the body whether it be good or evil and that the righteous shal go into Life eternal and the wicked into everlasting punishment Ob. 25. What are the crimes that make men uncapable of admittance in point of scandal A. 1. All persons that shall blasphemously speak or write any thing of God his holy Word or Sacraments 2. An Incestuous person 3. An Adulterer 4. A Fornicator 5. A Drunkard 6. A profane Swearer or Curser 7. One that hath taken away the life of any Person maliciously 8. All worshippers of Images Crosses Crucifixes or Reliques All that shall make any Image of the Trinitie or any person thereof all Religious worshippers of Saints Angels or any meer Creatures 9. Any person that professeth himself not to be in charitie with his Neighbour 10. Any person that shall challenge any other person by word message or writing to fight or that shall accept such challenge and agree thereunto any person that shall knowingly carry any such challenge by word message or writing 11. Any person that on the Lords-Day shall use any Dancing Playing at Dice or Cards or any other Game Masquing Wake Shooting Bowling playing at Foot-ball or Stool-ball Wrestling or that shall make or resort to any Playes Interluds Fencing Bull-baiting or Bear-baiting or shall use Hawking Hunting or Coursing Fishing or Fowling or that shall publikely expose any Wares to sale otherwaise then is provided by an Ordinance of Parliament of the 6. of April 1644. Any person that shall travel upon the Lords-Day without reasonable cause 12. Any person that keepeth a known Stewes or Brothel-house or that shall solicit the Chastitie of any person for himself or any other 13. Any person Father or Mother that shall consent to the marriage of their Child to a Papist or any person that shall marry a Papist 14. Any person that shall repair for any advice to any Witch Wizard or Fortune-teller 15. Any person that shall assault his Parents or any Magistrate Minister or Elder in the Execution of his Office 16. Any person that shall be Legally attainted of Barretrie Forgerie Extortion or Briberie And the severall Elderships shall have power likewise to suspend from the Sacrament of the LORDS-Supper all Ministers that shall be duely proved to be guiltie of any of the Crimes aforesaid from giving or receiving the Sacrament of the LORDS-Supper FINIS Imprimatur James Cranford John Bellamie Errata Pag 4. line 6. For the journey reade their journey l. 9. for no way r. in a way p. 4. Ob. 4. r. appear p. 4. l. 24 for tresbytery r. Presbytery p. 10. l. 34. for desolute r. destitute p. 11. l. 8. for gelding r. gould ring p. 12. l. 5. for which r. when p. 15. l. 17. for Aposiles r. appeals p. 16. l. 10. for hardly r. Lordly p. 16. l. 11. for dominum r. dominion p. 16. l. 31. for record r. retard p. 22. l. 9. for injustifiably r. inevitably p. 24. l. 34. for their Idols r. the Iewes p. 30. l. 3. for preaches Preachers

some hinderance but doubtlesse every knowing Christian woman that desires communion with Iesus Christ in his Ordinances the premises considered will not reject their own mercy in turning their backs upon so weighty an Ordinance rather then do that duty which we see both God and man enjoyns and expects and wherein their own safety is so much concerned and I am confident out times have as many Maries Priscillahs Hannahs Lydiaes c. viz. women fearing the Lord and not ashamed of their profession as any time since the world began and who I hope are rather ashamed of taking upon them loose and fantastick fashions not becoming the Gospel then contemne the Ordinances of Iesus Christ and who with those Godly Matrons of old make their chief ornament the hidden man of of the heart the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit according to the exhortation of the Apostle 1 Pet. 3.4.5 also in 1 Tim. 2.9.10 both places worth the taking special notice of by every woman fearing God Neither are such uselesse to the Church but may with Priscilla help forward the work of Christ in the services of the Church Rom. 16.3 And doubtlesse they will not misse of that respect and tender care from the Eldership as be seems both their age and Sex 15. Ob. Were it only to be examined by the Minister it were not so much but for a man or woman to come before so many dashes them out of Countenance A. 1. It s not otherwaies intended but the Pastor or Minister shall propound such plain and necessary queries as are requisite which indeed are so few and easie that none need scruple Neither can any be ignorant of that know any thing of God especially being so cleerly laid down in the Ordinance of Church government the Elders for the most part being auditors only with the Pastor approving or otherwise of mens aptnesse c. for so weighty an Ordinance 2. It s for very good reason there should be Elders to joyne with the Pastor in this work otherwise the businesse would be arbitrary and more apt to corruption it s not fit the power of admission or suspension should rest in any particular breast 3. The Pastors and Elders doubtlesse know its their duty to avoid preposterous and partial proceeds vain glory provocation to strife c. And although they ought to be jealous yet must they also be tender over the soules of such who are committed to their charge and to doe all in long suffering and meeknesse forbearing one another in love that no offence be given according to the Apostles rule Phil. 2.3 Gal. 5.26 2 Cor. 63 4. 1 Pet. 5.1 2 3. 16. Ob. Me thinks it were sufficient to suspend the scandalous Is there any such need to keep off the ignorant Is not the Sacrament a converting Ordinance A. Ignorance as well as scandal make men uncapable for ignorant men are not able to discerne the Lords body Nay men ignorant and erronious are more dangerous in the Church then the scandalous for the scandalous is palpably known to himself and others to be in an undone condition but an ignorant man or a man of corrupt judgement in fundamentalls doth not only go himself hud-winked to hell but if God be not the more mercifull draws others along with him Therefor● as a man would keep a sword or other hurtfull weapon out of a Childes or a mad mans hand so carefull should we be of admitting men either scandalous ignorant or erronious to Sacramental communion least they ruine themselves and others for the Sacrament of the Lords supper is a consuming but not a converting Ordinance Preaching Reading Prayer c. are converting Ordinances and till men are converted and well seen in the Doctrine of Faith Repentance Justification and Sanctification they are very unfit for Sacramental communion 17. Ob. But do what you can yet many corrupt men will be admitted A. True but the fewer the better if men be inwardly depraved God only judges the Eldership sees only as man sees And if notwithstanding all care some will be corrupt much more would be if men were admitted hand over head as formerly without Examination 18. Ob. Surely were it a good work and aceording to God good Ministers would promote it but there are diverse good Preachees about London and in other parts of the kingdome that act little or nothing at all this way A. It s true that good Ministers do promote the work very much and many Congregations have made good progresse where the Ministers or Pastors are hearty to the work of Reformation And indeed where there are good Elders it bewrayes either a nutral Episcopal or a malignant spirit in those Ministers that act not Let them preach how they will if they stir not up both People and Elders to improve their ability to the utmost to put forward the work there is but little zeal for God And if the Elders be backward the Minister ought to use all means either to cause them to mend their pace or have them outed and it s the fault of Elders considering remedy may be had if they suffer under an Episcopal or malignant Pastor 2. Pastors ought to seek both the Elders and People and so the Elders and People their Pastor from God and all joyntly to seek God viz. the godly for direction and protection for it s very unlikly else the work should prosper A work well begun is half ended no doubt but Satan and our corrupt hearts will cast blocks in our way that we might stumble and fall but we have a strong God whose grace is sufficient Therefore all should resolve thorow his strength to rush thorow all opposition he that hath promised to be with his servants in Gospel Ordinances and Dispensations to the end of the world is semper idem I know there are diverse discouragements arise both to the Pastors and Elders As 1. That natural and general aversenesse of men to come in whence it comes to passe that although the Confines of a Parrish be very large and populous yet few are fit to be admitted and those peradventure of the lower sort 2. Multiplicity of such as turn their backs and lift up the heel 3. Some again expect either Independency will be established or a generall tolleration and this makes many Episcopally neutrally or malignantly affected run hither and thither rather then come in at the doore of examination hoping this Government will not long stand rather lust after their old flesh-pots and Egyptian onyons c. 4. Some are discouraged upon fears of violence offered to the Ordinances by profane men that will in despite both of God and Man lay foul hands upon the sacred Elements c. In answer to all these and many more such unworthy fcars I could speak much but that I have exceeded already and account them not worthy much debate therefore I answer briefly To the first and second 1. That generall aversnesse that is in men to the