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Whether did not Christ intend, that all should receive or communicate in outward admistrations by an external right? Page 30 And if so, then what ground is there for the visible, impenitent, or known scandalous?
Whether if true saving faith were the one part of the In∣terest, and the external right the other part of it, there be any ground left for the other Communicants? And whether that the Scriptures rule, and purer practise of all Churches in the Gospel, excepting when faln, or beside the rule; and the Scrip∣ture Cautions do not wholly exclude such scandalous impeni∣tent persons pleaded for, against all other forrain, probable, possibl, rational, or Rethoricating consequences and conclusions to the contrary.
Whether the glory of Gods justice in the judgement upon unworthy receivers, be any ground to take in Communicants for condemnation, since it is full against other Scriptures, that Christ came not into the world to condemn the world; and to save mens lives, not to destroy them; and he would not the death of a sinner? And whether, though finally condemna∣tion be ordered for all such, yet no such thing being formally, externally, dispensatively ordered, any persons ought to be called in for condemnation in such a way?
Whether this be not quite against the nature of the Gospel dispensation; Christ under the Gospel dispensing himself, and giving out himself as a Saviour, a Redeemer, and in all the Gospel declining judgement; I come not to judge the world, re∣serving that work till he appear in his own day to condemnation of sinners, this being onely his day of reconciliation to them.
Whether the Apostle in Rom. 3. where he saith, But if our righteousnesse commend the righteousnesse of God, is God unrigh∣teous, who taketh vengeance? And not rather as we be stande∣rously reported; and some affirm that we say, Let us do evil, that good may come thereof, doth not parallel this; For the Apostle here, though Gods righteousnesse and justice was set forth by his justice upon sinners, yet he did not say as in the Quere is said, Let us then do evil, that God may be glorified, or good may come thereof.
