( 144 ) ling, and then to ufe them as fuch : But, i,It is not credible that that per- fon is trulypenitent and willing to be a,Chrillian, or have Church-corn- murion,whowill not be perfwaded to content by all that can be faid by the Patiors from the word of God, but yet on the rack or to prevent un- doing will fay, I content. This is contrary to the nature of true Repen- tance. 2. Or if it did not make this forced confent utterly incredible, yet it utterly, croffeth the ends of Church difcipline, which is to difcern the voluntary penitent; which force fo obfcureth that noman can tell whe- ther theperfon be crediblypenitent or not. If I left a Legacy to fo many that are Lovers of the Church, and its Communion, and my Executors fhould get the Magifrate to hang, or Imprifon or undo certain men that are accufed as Enemies of the Church, unlefs they will fay, we Love the church, I think myWill would be ill performed, if thofemen had my Le- gacy, that were forced to fay fo. 2. Noman Ihottld beforced tohisown fin azlddiffruerion. But hethat is forced to take he Sacrament when he is unwilling and had rather be without it, in likelihood is forced to his fin and de(iruElion : For even the Liturgy telleth theunworthy that they eat and drinkdamnation to them - felves,. and that the Devil may enter into them as hedid into Judas : And who is unworthy if the unwilling are not ? 3. Force is not fitted to caufe love and millingneí ; therefore m ji fhauld: not be forced to takeaGift, which Love and willingnefs is the condition. of ; men ufe not to fay, Love me or I will hang thee or imprifon thee. This feemeth to make a new way of Preaching which Chrift never made. 4. Chrifis terms are felt-denial, Crofs- bearing and forfakíng all and following him for the hopes of heaven : But this feemeth a. new and con. trary (ofpel, as if Chrift had faid ; He that will be my difciple rather than be imprifoned or die, (hall be Paved or received.] Chrift faith He that farfaketb not all that he bath cannot be my difciple, Luk.14.33. This way, faith [He that will come to the Church-communion rather than forfake all Jhall be my difciple]. Chrift faith [He that loveth any thing, even his life; more than me, cannot be my difeiple.] This way faith, [He that loveth:. life, credit, wealth, liberty fo well as that he will rather receive the Sa- crament than lofe it, (hall be my difciple] Chrift faith, except yerepent ye (hall all perifh.] This forceth a Minifter to abfolve a wicked man, as 'if he fhould not peri(h, if he will but rather fay [I repent] than lore his li- berty and citare. Gcd faith [He that loveth the World, the love of the Fa- ther is not inhim]. This way faith [Do but Love the world fo well as to fly and do any thing tokeep it, and thenPallor and people [hall number theewith the Lovers of theFather.] God faith:; The carnal mind is enmi- ty to Godand is not fubjecll to his Law nor can be.] This way faith [If thy carnal mind make thee fay or do any thing tolave thy liberty or. money, . thouart an obedient Son of the Church and of God.] And is.not this to Pet up a new Gofpel, Goel.r.7.8. 1. And
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