A survey of the summe of church-discipline. Wherein the way of the churches of New-England is warranted out of the Word, and all exceptions of weight, which are made against it, answered: Whereby also it will appear to the judicious reader, that something more must be said, then yet hath been, before their principles can be shaken, or they should be unsetled in their practice (1648)
Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647 · London : Printed by A. M. for John Bellamy, at the Three Golden Lions in Cornhill, near the Royall exchange · leaf 287
Arguments to be anfwered. To thefirft, CON c LU s i o N I» Communion, according to the nature of the word, implies everfomething common to many^ wherein they fbare by way of proportion,each perfon according to hit condition and place. When this is applyed to feverallfubjetts, though it requires… … part.1. of Church- Difciplit. Chap, 15. 289 this communion lyes, yet there is alfo zftecification or determination ofthefubjett, unto which that is conveyed, whereupon itcomes3though allfuch have it, yet none but fuck are made parta^kersofit. Thus in cities there be fevera/Icomp<anles,that…
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