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order_n	wonderful_a	work_n	wrought_v	51	3	8.8341	4	false

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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

work should be a strong perswasion to us that it s of God 2. That although the Confines are large and populous and but few come in know its a mercy rather then any cause of discouragement for as many are called and but few chosen so many heare the Word and but few fit for Sacramental Communion and so long as those that do come in are such as we may comfortably have fellowship withall be not troubled God had ever the smallest number and for my part if the work be once in any good forwardnesse I beleeve there is more cause to fear too many will lay claim to it then too few and will come in fast enough if they may be received 3. Consider the condition of those that reject the Ordinance and those that with humble and holy hearts offer themselves to the work those received are godly Let that comfort and despise not the Day of small things No matter how mean in the worlds account and let not those poore souls be deprived of their desired spirituall nutriment by any causelesse obstructions 3. For that fear of violence c. It cannot enter into my heart that men will be so impudently guilty of this high peece of spirituall sacriledge to lay violent and foul hands upon the body and bloud of Christ such must especially hale the guilt of his blood upon their own heads And yet if any such be it concerns those intrusted with the Holy Ordnance to oppose them by doing all in them lies either by perswasion admonition complaint to the civil Magistrate who in such cases bears not the swore in vain and who I am confident if applyed to will not be wanting to punish such according to demerit and to encourage those concernd And if neither admonition or Christian perswasion will serve it s very lawfull to reprove them sharply and to make open opposition to them let them be never so great A notable example of this we have in Azariah the Priest who when Vzziah the King would burn Incense upon the Altar 2 Chron. 26.18 19. the Priests are commended for withstanding him and thrusting him out of the Temple and the Lord left him not unrewarded for he was a Leper from that very houre to his dying day which plainly shews that God is present in his Ordnances and will undoubtedly avenge abuses offered to him in their dispensations and without speedy repentance and Gods wonderfull mercy such men may justly expect the reward of Corah c. 4. Whereas some expect either Independency or a generall tolleration I answer For general tolleration there is no great fear and if their should the Presbyterian government I hope will have its freedome as well as others and as for Independencie there is no such difference between the Presbyterian government and that as can any way give a nullity or change to Church Ordinances for they must have both Pastors Teachers Elders Deacons c. The same Ordnances only differ in point of appeal the truth is Independant Churches are Presbyterian only Presbyterian as now stated not Independant I look upon the Independant government as a Presbyterian tree with one branch cut off by reason there is not that provision made in point of errour or injury as in Presbyterian government but in neither none can communicate without being examined before admittance nay Episcopall government reformed will not admit of promiscuous dispensations 19. Ob. But what if the King come home think ye this government will stand A. I beleeve many in our dayes there are that dispise the day of smal things and with Sanballet and Tobiah say What will these weak Iews do and who as I said are lusting after their old Egyptian flesh-pots not caring at all for the Milk and Hony of Canaan who hope to see the wheele turn but let such know their hope is as the crackling of thernes the foundation of God stnads sure and he that hath laid the foundation will also lay the top-stone The government of the Church of God is not grounded upon the King but upon Jesus Christ Isa 9.6 that rock against which the gates of hell shall never be able to prevail and considering the wonderfull works God hath wrought for us of late years in order to Reformation hee knows little of God that doubts of his assistance for future much lesse such as hope for any obstruction 20. Object Doe yee not see how Parishes are divided about this businesse in divers places they are altogether by the ears A. 1. You may easily perceive by the persons that make opposition that the government is of God carnal and profane men cannot endure it they cannot subject to the yoak of Christ the cause is not in Reformation but in our own corrupt hearts and hence is it men band themselves against the Lord Christ saying Let us break his bands asunder and cast his cords from us but the Lord hath them in derision he laughs them to scorne and he will in due time make his stoutest foes his foot-stool 2. It was said by Christ himself that he came in the flesh to make division to set the father against the son son against father mother in law against the daughter in law c. And although this was not the intent of his coming yet it is so accidentally so it ever was and will be so long as there is seed of woman and seed of the serpent there will be if a Church millitant a Church malignant and so long as there is flesh and spirit 21. Ob. But what is the reason so many Elders are chosen in divers places and so few hold not half in some places A. Many men that are chosen are as unwilling to undergoe that trouble as many other are to come in to Communion and refuse to hold from divers grounds Some for that they feare they shall reape displeasure of their neighbours not having learned to goe thorow good and evil report for Christ Others feare they shall spend too much time from the world Some out of fear of opposition and difficulty they shall meet withall in the work being as unwilling to enter upon the Office by Examination or Tryall as others to come to Sacrament But to decline their trust from such sinister ends is an unworthy thing neither ought those that doe imbrace that office be discouraged although the sonnes of Anak be many and great it s the work of God and as the Lord Christ said in an other case to his Disciples it is I bee not afraid so say I to all that God hath called to the worke Bee not afraid its Gods worke and hee will give all suitable assistance and will in dispite of men and devils set his Sonne upon his Holy hill 2. No man ought to be discouraged for that the halfe of those chosen hold not For doubtlesse many that have declined after chosen have done it out of a sence of their own unfitnesse who if they had held