The LETTER.
A mixt Communion may do no hurt, what is it to me, what others are? Ans. Yes, it will be hurt to him that commu∣cates with scandalous brethren, 1 Cor. 5. 7. It is not meant there the sin, but the
An apology for the Church of England in point of separation from it by ... William Lord Bishop of St. Davids.
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- An apology for the Church of England in point of separation from it by ... William Lord Bishop of St. Davids.
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- Thomas, William, 1613-1689.
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- London :: Printed for William Leach ...,
- 1679.
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incestuous person. The danger is in vers. 6. so Gal. 5. 9. which is, it may become sin to me in neglecting my duty, if I have not endeavoured the casting out of a scandalous person, as far as it lyeth in me, and in following the rule, Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17.
The ANSWER.
You plead it noxious to communi∣cate with scandalous Brethren, from 1 Cor. 5. 7. compared with vers. 6. I have already vindicated this Text from your gloss, being to be understood of Excommunication, not separation with∣out it▪ You add, Gal. 5. 9. (A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump) It is a reci∣tal of the same maxime, but not with the same scope, or drift. In the fifth Chap∣ter of the first Epistle to the Corinthi∣ans, it is applied to the incestuous per∣son, but in the fifth to the Galatians, to the infection of Circumcision, a con∣tagious Doctrine.
It is our Saviours Lecture. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. Their singularity, their hypocrisie like lea∣ven had a double influence, to swell
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and sower (Arrogance and Virulence) If this leaven be entirely purged out, the question of separation will be com∣pletely stated, absolutely determi∣ned.
If we will separate from the Pha∣risee, in the secret mortification of our own bosoms, we cannot separate from the Publican, in the publick pious devotion of the Temple.
This primary duty being conscien∣tiously observed (of purging the cor∣ruption of our own hearts) the secon∣dary duty will much more dextrously he discharged to endeavour so far as in us lyeth (within the compass of our own Sphere, our calling) to cleanse the Congregation of its corruption (a scandalous person.)
The Rule proposed, Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. hath been copiously examined, though by your selves scantily ob∣served.
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〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Theophyl. in Gal. 5.
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Matth. 16. 6. Luk 12. 1.