Piney Woods planter., 1839-11-30
LIBERTY, MI, NOVEMBER 80, 1889

fore only necessary that those who associate for this
should be believers should have of their
faith, should be satisfactory to those with whom they were o,
associate 1t is not religion alone that man 70 church
Peges this matter between God and the
until credby profession made No church consistently
ceve any member into the enjoyment of its privileges until that
individual has made such profession the
views OF that church. Otherwise there would be
tween the church and the world That baptism the
spural profession Of faith be inferred its frequent in
PRODUCTION in the scripture duty consequent upon faith she
that beieyeth and bapzed &C. The doctrine contained Gal
3-27 plain this subectAs many have
baptized into Christ have Christ" This putting bap
sm we understand not to be really and spiritually
Dr. Clarke this place. calls receiving BAPTISM ga public proof
that they had received Christ their Lord and Saviour" DR. Scott
mere says that ah Christ publicly proessed in BAPTISM
Mr. Henry in his commentary this passage that "th in
Christ what they poessed in bapsm-baptm the
emn rite OF admission into the visible church, After the
with Of many dvne Of different
the sentiment that baptism the proper scpura profession
h and after having shewn necessity of cedbe profession
of faith church membership and church privileges and that
munon church acit must be manifest that unbapzed
althougha believer is entitled this odnancand bap
the Lords supper positive institutions Of God and the
order of their observance laid down the New Testament
comply with the order that heaven has mad and that
sm ordnance of God the submission to required and
that it administered muudes before the Sacred Supper
heard Of had existence, undenbe facts The
cradle John the twelve Apostles and the Of God ncana
all united in recommending BAPTISM time when would have
mpous have eaten bread and drank wine ordinance
tuon which is pesumpye evidence tina, has and viii
have prior claim obedience Nor with the New e
hands, and jealousy for the glory God heart be-
eve baptism to be that indefinite thing and thing that
the various maginatons of may suggest The argument
thus the observance of the ordinance church cred
be and scrpura profession church privileges, and
that baptism necessary scrptura profession of regonun
baptized persons therefore, qualified for admission this
ordnance
So far ielowshps expressed by this communion have said
altogether consequential the and design of this
dnance We will explain ourselves hus So far as the eating
bread drinking the by each Individual considered
ate remember and shew the Lords DEATH But as it is
which individuals une by such union they virtually
the world that they approve of act Of each others
e that they agree the most minute religious sent
that they agree what they doing body
Christ Now the commandment goes the design well
TO the form, if should afterwards appear that they had different
designs they will far have made profession agreement when
there This be done gnoanty But such union
should into by those who know they differ dsn and
in their views Of the proper qualification of communicates must
result the following consequences viz That they make false
profession of when they know there none light
" rreveny he with the word of God and one OF his most
solemn institutions by countenancng its oemnzaon by persons
who they could believe qualified.
Here without explanation might seem encourage practice
which occurs but commonly churches and which deem
ve renrebenbe For want of fellowship with one
member the church, there who seldom or never
this ordinance and violate one OF the most positive IN
functions of Lord given to all his disciples hs 40 N
eavor hem have said was church act to De OBJ
served church members therefore, who are not qad tor
this serce fit for church membership Let sucn members as
feel afflicted with mekness ohav the offender reclaimed
be done let him be accommodated 1t they cannot
obtain either points, they clear they have done their
Duty and the acon is now removed from the oender TO the
ustifes him. We should arn however, 10 great
respect the judgment of churches such cases. and we ha often
find such aedged Offences rather imaginary than real 1t true
there may members in almost every church. IN whom we
NAV not have confidence could wh but we had good
for receiving and their ctnduct has not been such
bring them under of the church, bare suspicious
should not interfere with ihe church privileges uh less
church duties To withdraw silently FROM the communion IN case
Of offence to leave church bear the rcpoach and The
Of Christ 10 suffer- while only seek shield heads this
selfish unchsan contrary the commando bear ye one
another's burdens" ~
The solemn Injunction "do this remembrance OF me- should
Think heavy the conscences o 'hose VINO say e
have hope death Of Christ and yet have never united them
selves to the church, consequently have never bcyed TINS
cent he worthy be obeyed and honored by them
thew would do we'll consider what ground they expect be
bonored by him hereafter becomes the duty every church to
have this ordinance regularly among he and to nave
all their members Instructed and disciplined that there may be
no barrier to its by every member in the church.
From what sa will appear that there are many pro-
of religion whom cannot invite to associate WIN US IN
this ordinance nor except invitation from them:-
Is We cannot invite those who deny the divinity Christ tor
this DESTROYS the whole the which here
ed to be set forth ,,.
3D. We invite those who refuse the cup to the y for
our Lord hath said drink all oft those who worship the ee
Of the supper the real body and beod Christ tor he him.
self calls them the and the cup after the conservation
and distribution of them his decpe and requires them to repeat
il in remembrance OF him. -,
3d. We cannot thus with prosscd unbceors r they
DISCERN the Lords body and must parake unwory
md be guilty Of body and blood Of Christ BY assocatng