Ch.4.3, of the i_fue of Beleevers.- 375 j from Analogy, though not barely from Analogy. Neither have any one of Mailer Tombes his Antagonifs concluded Infant -Bap- tifinebarely from the Analogy of Circumciíon. There are other arguments which wait for his anfwer, fo that this inftance Hands. I inftanced in the Apoftles arguing, r Cor. to. 16,17. he makes it good that partaking together of the Sacrament of the Lords Sup- per, we are made one Ecclelaftical body, by way of Analogy with the like in the Sacrifices of the Jewes, yea in the Sacrifices of the Gentiles, to which Mafter Tombes faies,This argument is to prove, that they which profile Chrirl may not partake of the things of I- dols, From thisçoneral truth, that they which joyne in the fervice of any God, they hold communion with that God, and are one with thofe that worfhip that God, this the e- 4poille proves by %nflances in the Chrillian and Jewifh fervices. So that this argument is from general truth proved by indultion of in(tances. Mailer Tombes mi- flakes, the Apoítle takes no fuch general truth for granted, but af- firmes that we are one body at the Lords Table, which he firft proves by Analogy in the infiaraces mentioned ,and then concludes thence againfl communion with Idols ; That which the Apoftle difputes from, he laies down, but we have not thefè words in the text. I inftanced in Chrifts defence of his difciples from the charge of the Pharifecs, Matth. t a. 3, 4. by Analogy and pro- portion of the like in David.Mafter Tombes anfwers, That is only an inflance to prove that Sacrifice mull give place to mercy, a Ce- remonial to a Moral duty, not an argument from meere Analogy, or refemblance of thingr different. He proves that truth them by Ana- logy, if not by meere Analogy, and he tells us of no other thing that is jóyned to help it our, and make it an argument compleat. To thefe abundant more might be added, upon Mafter Tombes his delire of rules how fare we may go in this parity of reafon , and himfelfe allowing this way of reasoning, in morals, though not in pofìtives; I defired rules from him in morals, which in many ca- fes might be fingulai ly ufeful, and very helpful in this particular ; he is yet filent, we may then keep up our way of reafoning with- out rules as well as he his ; I yet gave in mine, which he epitomi- zes and gives in to the Reader by the halves. To whom in the firft place I might apply that of the Poet Carpere vet noli noflra, vel ede tua. Take them as he layes.them down, Apolog. pag. z. When parity of reafon or Analogydash not inftitute any piece of
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