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Show \l u The order and forml ------any offenc~pl;lblicW,y known, do~ lidl J;~:movem~enc~ >~fore they pi:efent themfelv~~ ~o the Lords T,ahle; accorrung to Mat: 5· 23, 24. The membm of ;my Church, if any be prefenc, wh? bnng Letters tellimoniall with tliem to our Churches, wee admit them to the Lords Table with us, and their children alfo (if occafion~llyin their csave!l they be b01:ne with US) upon Jike iecom~~pda~on wee adm1t to Baptifme. The prayers wee ufe at the admlfllfrra~!On of ~he fea:les, a«: no,~ ,any fet formes Frefcribed to us, but conce1ved bJ.: the Minifter, acoordingt? the prefent occafion,.and the nature or the dude in,hand1 Ceremonies ,wee. tlfr:wSlJ1e, bt1t are carefull,t6 adminifrer all things according to the pdmitive inftitutioi s. The l' ather prefenteth his owne childe to baptifme, as being baptized by the right of hi1 CI!Vm.mt, and not of the Covenant unto God-fathers & god-mqthers) (for there is no _fhch covenant of God unto them and their god-fonnes )and th~retoxe we have no ufe of them, but omit them in Bapcifme; as che Apofrle caft out love-ftafls from the Lords Supper, being both of them alike ji1peradditw11s to the Lords inflitutions, 1 Cor. u. 23, 24.The Lords Supper weadminifler ft;JI' the time, once a '!ZOnfth at lea fl. and. for ,the geflure, to the people fitting; according as Chrill: adQ'li.o.iftred. it to his Difciples fitting, (Mat. 26. 20. 26.) who alfo made a Symbolicall ufe of it, to teach the Church their majoritie over their Minill:ers in {orne cafes, and their judicia II authoritie, as co-fdfors with him at the l;1fr Judgement, ( Ltlk,: 22. f7· to 30. ).iv!ncb rnaketh us looke at kneeling at the Lords Supper, not only as an adoration devi(ed by man,butalfoasa violation by man efthc infiitution of Chrill, diminifhlng part of the Counfell of God, and of the honour and comfort of the Church held forth in h. •. In time offolemnizationofthe Supper, the Minill:er having uken, blelfed, and broken the bread, and commanded all the people to take and C<jte it, as the body of Chrift broken for them, he taketh it himfelfe, and giveth it to all that fit at Table with him, a~d f;om the Table it is reach~d by the DtdiCon.t to th~ people firung m the next feats about tb~m~ the Minifier fitting in his plqce at the Table. l Mter they ~-ave all panaked in the bread, he taketh the cup'!rl like manner, and giveth, tbqn4!_ a new ;(bleffeth it) according tv the ~ample of Chrifi iu ~he Evangelift~ who defcribcs the inHitiidori ' Mat. sea.3. Jf!a~. ~6,'27 • .ll.ftir'k.: I'J:-23:Lr~"l2! 17' Mt·ofthem in fuch a wa aife~~h fo,rth the EI.;q\:llcs,not blcifed'to~tbl.>",bu~ either of the~ II]J.stt, the bread firfi by lt felft!,a'nd arterwahls the>wine by it 'G!lfe· fo~ what reafon the Lor_d himfelfe bell: knoweth, and wee canno~ be Ignorant, tha~ a rece1ved folenme bleffing exprefly performed by ~imfelfe,doth apparen~ly callupofi the• whale alfembly to look agamyfor a fupernatttt-,all and fpeci~lt btertlh£rm-clie •lame >IDlem~ hlfo as well as ~n tlie former; fop whlt!t tli:e wrd will be a· game f~~gh~ to-doe 1t for li9. : .• ! •. • .• •• , , . After the ce_lebration of the Supper,~ ~falme of thankfgiving is fung, (according to Mat. 2 6. 50. )aud the €-hurch-difm.ilfed With a bleffing. h , S E c T. I I I. IN the afternoone afi:er puhlick prayer offered up to God, eith"e1• by the Paflor or T~acher,and t~e W~rd read ·and expounded by 1hem who preached Ill the mornmg ( 1f there be time) and preac~ ed by the other, and the Sacrament ofBaptifme adminifrred (if any of th_e Church doe-offer their chUdr~n thereunta) the Dea:ons (who fitm a Ceate under the Elder.r,yet in.fimdry Churches lifted up higher then the other pewes) doe call upon the people, that as God ~ath profpered them, and hath made their hearts willing there. IS now time left fo~ contribution : prefently the people froU: the h1gheft to the lowell: m ftmdry_ Churches do arife, the firll: pew firfr, the ~ext nexc,a~d foth~ rell:m order, and prcfent before the Lord thea· holy offenngs. For in the old Tell:ament at thcirfolemne feafts none u:as to !tppeare before the LordempiJ; Dem.16. r6. And the ~drd$ ~y Js <?nely uilro €:1!ri!Hans -the' ortlillary"fo./emm~ feaftofthe Lord: m tlienew 'Fell-ament'theChrifrians laid it'owne their oWatio.ns at t~e Apoj!les feete_, ( Alls4-3 5 .)into ~Jfe~lace, f~r that fer'Vi.ce,D.!acqns were fubfhtuted, JfllJ' 15. :1· . . ~~d .. to tbr;putpol'e the 'i'-rb~legave·ord~r nrtto the Qlnnx:hes~ mat ujMitbi JtrfPtJify B[i'h~:e~ every 'imc'fob!ik/.la} bf w;.,;,.:!P),,o the treafury (as tfe w:ord ligmHeth )for the fuppty o) ihe Saint1, 'd! God bfd cf}erel ~~~ x:COr. r6, 2. Whic_l'l or1:1inance ]tiffin Marty ~~, eth ofin· hl~·nme, ~hat the. o1bf;r fort otz-the Loid.r d'!Y did comribr- te to the ntc~fjims oft he brethrm; m•the end of the fccond A polo-· gie. |