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Show Chap. '• bly Al1n3, I). unleife it be where the Eldeffi t~Jelves_lie un· de; offence, orfufpicion of offence; and theo en e pa{t"es may begin with them, Al1s ~I. 2· yet w~th due reverence ob erved, as. to thciryeers, fo to their place, I Ttm. 5· I· . In pretJChing the Wurd, the Elders have power to teach and cll/o~t to charge, comm1111d, to rtprove, and reb~, with aO authorit], 1 Tm:; 5. 7. & 6. I 7. zThef.3.6. Tit.2. I)· • • • . In diJPenfittg ali the cenforu of the Cburch(unlelfclt be1~ th~r oW~ caufe :) for though they take the confent of the ChHr_ch, m dif-cnfing a ccnfure, yet they fet it on withgreatanthonty, i_n t~e P. r ·'the L-d • yea it is no fmall power they pllt forth In J,. "rveaaminego1th eChu"r'c h'w bat'C e?fjim-Hdue,accord m' gto t he W ord ; asm· our native countrey, though the Judge difpenfe !lo _feotence but according to the verdil1 of the Jury, yet his authont~ IS great, both in direaing the Jury tO give in t~1eirverdifl:, according to th: Jaw; and in pronouncing fe~tence Wit~ power and terror ~cc~rdmg_ to the law, and their verd1Ct. The like do the Elders, m difpenhng Church-ceniLil'CS· S· The Elders have power to difmijje the Chrlf'Ch, and tltatwith a bleffing,Numb.6.23· to 26. which is ah aCt offuperioricy,Heb.7·7' 6. In cafe of the Apo!tafie of the Church, or' of other notorious fcandall committed by them, and their ob!tinacy therein, the El· det'S have power to dmounce tbe ]11d~ement of God <~gainft the C!n4rcb, and to withdraw tht:mfelves from It. As upon ~he ~dolatry of the I[raelitu, Mofet took,_ the T,.bernacle, and pitched tt wtthout tbe c~, Exod-33·7· and Paul with Barnabr, rejdJed the Jewufor thm blafPemJ'> a11d trnned tQthe Gentile!, AEI:. I3· 45> 46. cHApTER VI. . S E c T. 1. come now to that !aft part of our order, which !tandeth in our comttlsl11ion with otberChurchrt amsngfl B14r [elves; though oneChurc;h chtim no power, ei· ther ofOrdination or Jurifdiaion,ovcr another, (for we know of none fuch given us by Chri!t) yet wee maintain Brotherly communion one with another> fo far as wee ~{o Sect. 2. f.~ help for~ard our _mllt?•ll ~ommunion with the Lord Jell1s. ~ C0[\1lllll!l!on of Sa!nts J$ a~ounted au Article of the Creed , an commQtuon of qQrches ts but a b~anch there\)£ Seven ~ ~el}! _be,. whc_r~n w_ce exerc)fe hol,y .communion one with U. [/' whlcl~ for dilhuCtto~ and me11;1ories iak~, JNC may fllplme upm omany fhort.names:. F1r!t,byway of Participation :·fecond· :l:,y ,.of ~commendamn : th!fdl y • of Co1l}itlt at ion : fourthly, of COil· geg!ltto,n : fifthly, ?f Contribution : li1cthly, of Admonitio11 : fev. enthlyo.of Pm!'~g~qn, .or n,tultiplicoJtion of Churches. •• I. Fo~J'prtzczpatzaJZ, wee bave<>ccafion~y fpoken of it before; ltls allowed by ,the confent of our Churches; that when the mem· bers of any ,other Church are occafi<ine,I to rc!t with us on the \;wlfsclocy. when the Supper ~ometh to be admini!tred, (and neither tthe per[ on~ the11;1ft;lves, nor ~he Churches they come from, lie U!lder.any pub.like offence) Wtl! do admit thet;n to the panicipalton of the Lords Table with us : For wee look at the Lords Supper, not only as a feal of our communion with the Lord J efiH but al~o ·of.our ,cOm!)lun!on wich his members; and that not ~nly With the .mem~ers ot our owJz f;hurch, but of all the Churcbe; of the. Saints. . S E c T. 1 I. By WJfj of:R~~?I"mcnd<~tio11, ,wec commtm.icate cne with another. lln this w1fe .;. When =IllY .o~ O':.Jr memocrs by occafion of ~ufinelfc lS calle~ "o, ~elide and contmue for any time in another ! owne; wee gxve rom Lettert "f recommendation unto the Church "em• that place, g~vjng tefiimony of him as of a Brother approved :•:w.4 iutreat;il)~ thea1 to rece~ye hi?J ·i.n 1~h,e Lord, (as becomet; . ~nts)untohQly QoJUillUlllOn W.Ithtthem,and to-watch overbim "in%otherty./or;e.toh-H buil(iitlg up in f ellowfbip rnith t/?e LordJeJU! : The patterne wh~rcof wee take frorrt P 411/.t·recommendation of P bebe (jl PcaconelfcAf.the.Church.of Cenchrea )unto the, Church of Rome, .Ro11J.lt6.•J,r.z, r9f Whicl;l ,l,.e,tt.efS c~~ I_Ujlket~ m~ntion ~fo \0 the .Churcli ob~'IT'tnth,, ,tfto~h no~.~s, 11e~ull for l}ill,lfelfc, but for ,o~hers, 2 Cvr•3l I.,B!t~ if a Brqth,er l\a,ve J]ece!fary occafton to remove bimfe!fi tmd;h-Hf.r.llni!J for allt9gether,unto ;mother Cburch, and there ,.o,qk¢.upmsJCUed ,4aJ>~®Qn,.Jor-~ ,.n~effaqy, iJnployment of ' his |