in receiving the Sacrament of LCaiiupper. 2 39 thewicked living together in the world, and fo I find many In- terpreters take it) but howfoever, cake it that it is meant of the Church-communion, yet thus far is deer that it was through the fault of the Officers that there fhould be any Tares among the Wheat ; for fo the text faithplainly, that while theServants flept, there did Tares fpring up; therefore there fhould have been none. Secondly, They were not fuch Tares as would fpoil the Wheat ; but as TrierOili faith, in thofe Countries the Tares did, grow much like Wheat all the while is was in the Blade, fo that they were hardly to be diftinguifhed, though fome that were of more underftanding, wereable todifcern them from the Wheat ee therefore though fuch as do grow up like unto the Wheat may be fuffered, and yet in this cafe only, that is, in cafe that it wit prejudice the Wheat, that is, when they are fo dole to the Wheat, as there will be danger by plucking themup, to pluck up the Wheat too, then they muff be let alone. Mark, firft it was through the negligence of the Officers e they fhould have been kept out. Secondly, if they do get in, yet while they grow fo, dole to theWheat as there will bedanger that when you pluck. out them, to pluck out the Wheat coo ; only in that cafe it muff be forborn : But this gives no liberty that therefore all forts; may be let into the Church, and there fhould be no kindofOr-- dinance.eocaft out chafe that are venemous weeds that will do' hurt andmilchiefe. But if you underhand it (as many do) concerning the world then the meaning is thus: The preaching of the Golpel that comes to a place, and there's only good Seed fown, and is a means of the converfion of many but together with the con- verfion ofCome ; there are others that do hear the Gofpel ched, and the truth is, they being. mingled among the hearers of the Word, inflead ofbringing forth good fruit according to theGofpel, they bring forth the Tares ; now faith theServant; Lord, how comes it topals that we preach filch excellent Truths in this place, and yet there are fo many wicked men that bring forth fuch wicked fruit Lord,. is it thy mindthat we fhould be wholly feparated from. them,; and have nothing: to do with them,, that there fhould be a full feparation_while we live in this Woald3:
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