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Author: Collinges, John, 1623-1690.
Title: Provocator provocatus. Or, An answer made to an open challenge made by one M. Boatman in Peters Parish in Norwich, the 13th of December, 1654. in a sermon preached there at a fast, in which answer these questions are spoke to. 1. Whether juridicall suspension of some persons from the Lords Supper be deducible from Scripture; the affirmative is proved. : 2. Whether ministeriall or privative suspension be justifiable; the affirmative also is maintained. : 3. Whether the suspension of the ignorant and scandalous be a pharisaicall invention; a thing which wiser ages never thought of, as Mr Boatman falsly affirmed. In opposition to which is proved, that it hath been the judgment and practice of the eminent saints and servants of Christ, in all ages, of all other reformed churches in all times ... / By John Collings ...
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Print source: Provocator provocatus. Or, An answer made to an open challenge made by one M. Boatman in Peters Parish in Norwich, the 13th of December, 1654. in a sermon preached there at a fast, in which answer these questions are spoke to. 1. Whether juridicall suspension of some persons from the Lords Supper be deducible from Scripture; the affirmative is proved. : 2. Whether ministeriall or privative suspension be justifiable; the affirmative also is maintained. : 3. Whether the suspension of the ignorant and scandalous be a pharisaicall invention; a thing which wiser ages never thought of, as Mr Boatman falsly affirmed. In opposition to which is proved, that it hath been the judgment and practice of the eminent saints and servants of Christ, in all ages, of all other reformed churches in all times ... / By John Collings ...
Collinges, John, 1623-1690., Boatman, Mr.
London,: Printed for William Francklyng, bookseller in Norwich., 1654.
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Presbyterians -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Church discipline -- Early works to 1800.
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To the Right Worll John Mann Esq; Mayor of the City of Norwich.
The PREFACE.
An Account of the latter part of Mr Boatmans Sermon preached at St Pe∣ters in Norwich, upon the 13th of December, 1653. upon Rom. 14.12.—being a perfect count of his Sermon from his last Use; With short Animadversions upon it.
Errata.
CHAPTER I. Containing the State of the question.
CHAP. II. Containing the first Argument, from Mat. 7.6. From whence is proved, that this Ordinance is an holy thing, and so not to be given to Dogs, nor cast before Swine.
CHAP. III. VVherein a second Argument is brought to prove suspension di∣stinct from excommunication, from 1 Cor. 10.21.
CHAP. IV. VVherein a third and forth Argument is brought to prove that suspension distinct from excommunication is de∣ducible from Scripture; and the Ar∣gument is vindicated from the ex∣ceptions which Thomas Frastus, Mr Prin, Mr Humfry, &c. have made to it.
CHAP. V. VVherein a fifth Argument is brought whereby is proved, that hitherto none bath brought any Scripture precept or president, sufficient to warrant promiscuous administra∣tion of the Lords Supper.
CHAP. VI. Containining a digression, in which there is an attempt to prove that Christ did, eat the Passeover two daies before the Jewes did eat it that yeare, and that he was not crucified till the second day af∣ter he was apprehended, and that at the Passover there was but one supper, as is plaine by the comparing the Jewish or∣der of celebration, with the story of the foure Evangelists concerning this, and that Iudas was not present at the Passeo∣ver nor the Supper.
CHAP. VII. Containing a sixth Argument, drawne from the duty incumbent upon the Officers of the Church, to keep the fellowship of the Church pure.
CHAP. VIII. Wherein, by a seventh Argument, the law∣fulnesse of suspension is proved, because there can lie no Obligation upon the Of∣ficers of the Church to give the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to such as visibly are not bound to Receive.
CHAP. IX. Wherein an Eighth and Ninth Argument are brought to prove that Suspension di∣stinct from Excommunication is justifia∣ble from Scripture, and sound Reason.
CHAP. X. Wherein some other Arguments are mentio∣ned, but not largely insisted upon.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII. Wherein are answered the Objections brought against privative Suspension by the single Minister.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV. Containing a digression, or rather a regres∣sion, with an attempt to cleare from the Writings of the Ancients the severall degrees of persons not excommunicated, yet suspended from the Lords Supper.
An Appendix to the former Dis∣course, containing a Discourse of Mr Boatmans in a publike Lecture at Peters in Norwich, seeming to an∣swer my first Argument upon the first Question, by putting another inter∣pretation upon Mat. 7.6.
The TEXT.
Animadversions upon the preceding Sermon, wherein the Reader may discover how weakely Mr. Boatman that day (though with incredible confidence) (maintained that Admonition, and prea∣ching of the Gospell was the utmost meant in Mat. 7.6. and Mr Collings is vin∣dicated from preaching Ʋntruth in pleading there was no just reason to exclude the Sacrament from the num∣ber of Pearles and holy things there spoken of.
Now Reader, take the sum of my Sermon on that Text, and of his confuting discourse.
Reader, these Books following are Printed, and are to be sold by Richard Tomlins at the Sun and Bible neare Pye Corner.