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~ (S4) v on of fome of the church to their unworthy, re ceiving See. . ’ ' ' Rejol. For anfwer hereunto, I fhail here fet down what I wrote in the fame letter concer ning it, viz. * . tf ft is and hath been a great trouble to me, that there is no meancs of inftru&ing by Cate-clnfwg, which is like, in my apprehenfiori,to put a flop in the way of the Gofpell. And ^con ceive the ordinance of the Lords fuppcr cannot be kept pure, without inflru£lin^ thofe that are of the Church, younger ones especially, in - the myftery of difcerning the Lords body for this many are weake and fic'k, the Apoftle laies it down as a Caufe of that fickmffe and death that was amongfl them. For my part it is my feare that the Lord hath a contr over fie with us for not difcerning the Lords body, and not judging our felves. Surely the Lords hand that, is upon us, and thofe afflictions that have been upon me, hath put me upon ferious enquiry after the Lord in his word-, and / am afraid we do not walk up to our own principles, and keep the ordinances pure. \ Behold Mr. Stuclejs difcretion and ingenu ity in cenfuring me for cenfuring my felfe, which I did in that letter as well as others. I did impute the *tjflitfions on my felfe and them, either to the omitting of the adminittration of the Lords fnpper for a long time,without giving any
DOI link for ~ (S4) v on of fome of the church to their unworthy, re ceiving See. . ’ ' ' Rejol. For anfwer hereunto, I fhail here fet down what I wrote in the fame letter concer ning it, viz. * . tf ft is and hath been a great trouble to me, that there is no meancs of inftru&ing by Cate-clnfwg, which is like, in my apprehenfiori,to put a flop in the way of the Gofpell. And ^con ceive the ordinance of the Lords fuppcr cannot be kept pure, without inflru£lin^ thofe that are of the Church, younger ones especially, in - the myftery of difcerning the Lords body for this many are weake and fic'k, the Apoftle laies it down as a Caufe of that fickmffe and death that was amongfl them. For my part it is my feare that the Lord hath a contr over fie with us for not difcerning the Lords body, and not judging our felves. Surely the Lords hand that, is upon us, and thofe afflictions that have been upon me, hath put me upon ferious enquiry after the Lord in his word-, and / am afraid we do not walk up to our own principles, and keep the ordinances pure. \ Behold Mr. Stuclejs difcretion and ingenu ity in cenfuring me for cenfuring my felfe, which I did in that letter as well as others. I did impute the *tjflitfions on my felfe and them, either to the omitting of the adminittration of the Lords fnpper for a long time,without giving any
~ (S4) v on of fome of the church to their unworthy, re ceiving See. . ’ ' ' Rejol. For anfwer hereunto, I fhail here fet down what I wrote in the fame letter concer ning it, viz. * . tf ft is and hath been a great trouble to me, that there is no meancs of inftru&ing by Cate-clnfwg, which is like, in my apprehenfiori,to put a flop in the way of the Gofpell. And ^con ceive the ordinance of the Lords fuppcr cannot be kept pure, without inflru£lin^ thofe that are of the Church, younger ones especially, in - the myftery of difcerning the Lords body for this many are weake and fic'k, the Apoftle laies it down as a Caufe of that fickmffe and death that was amongfl them. For my part it is my feare that the Lord hath a contr over fie with us for not difcerning the Lords body, and not judging our felves. Surely the Lords hand that, is upon us, and thofe afflictions that have been upon me, hath put me upon ferious enquiry after the Lord in his word-, and / am afraid we do not walk up to our own principles, and keep the ordinances pure. \ Behold Mr. Stuclejs difcretion and ingenu ity in cenfuring me for cenfuring my felfe, which I did in that letter as well as others. I did impute the *tjflitfions on my felfe and them, either to the omitting of the adminittration of the Lords fnpper for a long time,without giving any
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~ (S4) v on of fome of the church to their unworthy, re ceiving See. . ’ ' '