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Show SomMjfencts iiiengti[hpari[h Ch•rchet. p4renu, or others in their jlead, made for them; which is an offence, not onely contrary to the order of their owne Church, exprelfed in the R:<bric!tbefore the Common Catechifme, but alfo co~trary to the word of God, which rcceiveth none to the fellowfhip of the, feales of the Covenant , but fuch as prnfejfe their taktng hold of the Covenant, as hath been !hewed before. 3· It is a publick offence, that in their parilh Communion, (which not e~mmunion ofJPirit, but co-habitation begetteth) they partake with all ignorant and fcandalom pe• fons, not excluding drunkards, whoremongers, prophane (wearers, covetous world· lings, Athei!l:s, Papi!l:s, and the like; whereby it cometh to palfe, that not a little leaven, but a great ma.ffe of leaven hath deeply lea• vcned the whole lump. 4· It is a publike offi:nce, that they have worlhlpped God ac· cot:ding to the precepts and inventions of men, both in prefcript formes of Liturgic, and Letanies, and in fuch ceremonies, as which though they be not ordained of God, yet are publickly enjtryned, as neither darke, nor dull, bat apt to !l:irre up the dull mind of man to the remembrance of dutie to God by fome notable and fpeciall' fJgnlfication, by which he may be edified. • S: It is a publ!ck offence, that they have yeelded voluntary ftib· JCllioa and obedtence to fuch a fortm of government in the Church, as the Lord }efi1s hath not appointe.d i.n his Word, and have approv~ d the fame, whet~~r by JuJ;fcrtptton,. or by oat~ o[Camnico/1 sbedtence, or by conformttte ~o thetr uiurpat!ons and mpmaions.' Thefe, or fuch hke pubhck offences, as we~ have bewailed in our' felves, ( fo farre .as wee had any fellowlhip witli them) fo wee have thought it needfull, that our brethren alfo who came over to us {hould profelfe their repentance of the fame' at lea!l: in a pofidv~ acknowledgement.' of the contrary fincere wayes of the Gofpel before they be recetved to CommWlion with us. ' S E C T• V I. IF tbefe grounds may {iJffice to ju!Hiie our non-admittance of aU the ~Ountry-mCl!\ promifcuoufly} that com~ 9Ver tO US 10 tbl ft~'*'fhtf of the Lords Table, without further Gtisfaaion, the fame al!o (or fome of them at lea!l:) may fuffice to juftifie our non-ad· miuame Se&.6. wbojiCh'ldc h . • 1 ren &'1.!1 ngbt to B.!ptifme. mzuanct oJ.tbeir tnfan/Jtmto B' ifi unto Bapufme but i h . t1 me. lnfantl' cannot claime right where 11eitber o'f the p n t e nt; Jt o1f one of their parents, or both. h h . . :~rents can c aime · h h Lo d · t ere t e1r mf•'lfs cannot 1 . . ng t tot e r s Supper not c1 a •tm e rig l c ~1n1e nght to B -n ;r A d ' 1t to the Lords Su - . .. •rt~mc. n they can-lawfulllibcrtie to admin' fl 1 pLper, If 11 be fo that Wc'C have not to one o f t I1 cn1 at leafi e1'•t .he r tfli e ords Sup per tot he Parents, or or t I1 roug h t I>. ez•r >V.mt' of C er or o.u r w.znt 0·1' 'd1 1e power over them, the Sacrament is a feale )or bm mm;.on fith the Church,( whereof they lie under; (as hath ~e Y lea ~n ° fome publici<,_ offence which third rcafon reach not In;.•~t a rea Yh opened). Surely thou!'h this h v-· s,yett etwofo d "d · vent as t eir P al'mts of jufi 1 . f h rmer oe, an pre-d~ tc right. of B.rptifme with us~~:; ~ei~h e Lo,-ds Supper, fo them of them,neither have they communi -.·her h.tve \~ee power over being difrni!fed from the Churchun t'' ~ny psrncular Church, rccommc!lded w none. w !ere t ey were baptized, and Againlt this limd,ythings b' rt 1 of much weight; as are 0 ,ec eu, and ft1ch (as leeme) 1' That the SJcrament of B tptifme h h b .. fome who were no members nf.tny vifb!e c~:w ·h een dadnunulred to uot to the Cbi ld,-en of nan-member 1 ? as p bili ' b> an. therefore why ~gs 8. 37, 38. and Peter baptized Cornlur af~~tthh E(h"]~' d hl?· h47> :t_8· p • .,/ baptized Lydia and her houfhold thuG o l' athni ngs.I S owmld' AlJs 16 · 15 · 33 · T 0 h" h ' e .Jo cr w Ic wee anfiver three • Firft, The Apofiles had an unlimited d · beleevers profeffing the f.lith' and thei;fe~~r,an h n_upht b~ptize came, bur the powerofP.Jjlors and 'fe h • ? ~ e•e.oevei they particular vifible Church whi~h hat he '{( dls llmuted to .th.eir own to them. ' ' c.t e tlcm to lllllllfier un-lifl~ on~ly, Tt cannot be proved, that the Apofi!cs or Enn Chur a~zf anh but fiJch as either were members of fome ~ifi~I: into a ~iiibl;~htu:!/:~~~hbd Jo_ thhm,bor c~ lc they g.tthered them in .AJJ 8 wa . P. e, e Ole t cy apuz:d them. The E..m~<ob (lith b~ ~.r sa t:lyte totheChurch:>f]cmpiem, for the Text any ~ln of::({ to te~uf:.lemfor to .worflJZ/J, Aas 8. 27· Neither let title hi!ll to ka~t~~~~~hls ~e-nberll.up a~ Hiemf•bn would not in· ' , ' kc1ug lhpnl\f1iu c Is a SJc:'ol'llCUt ofthc Ct'~ l· • jlun * * * |