Vindication of Free-Admission to Holy Communion, Title page
A SEASONABLE VINDICATION Of Free-Admiſſion, and Frequent Adminiſtration of the HOLY COMMVNION To all Viſible Church-members, Regenerate or Vnregenerate. From the Inſtitution, Precept, Preſident of Chriſt himſelf; the Doctrine, Practice of the Primitive Church, Fathers, Councils, Chriſtians: the Confeſſions, Articles, Records, Chief Writers of our own and other reformed Churches: the dangerous Conſequents, Effects, Schiſms ariſing from the Diſuſage, Infrequency, Monopoly of this Sacrament, to viſible or real Saints alone; and Suſpenſion of all others from it, till approved Worthy upon trial. And that upon meer Anabaptiſtical, and Papiſtical falſe Principles, Practices, (here diſcovered) unadviſedly embraced, imitated, aſſerted, exceeded by ſundry over-rigid, reforming Miniſters; to our Saviours diſhonour, our Churches great diſturbance, their own, their peoples prejudice; and the Common Enemies, and Seducers grand Advantage.
By Will: Prynne of Swainſwick Eſq a Bencher of Lincolns Inne.
1 Cor. 10. 2, 3. 16, 17.
And did ALL eat the ſame spiritual meat; and did ALL drink the ſame ſpiritual drink, &c. The Cup of bleſſing which we bleſſe, is it not THE COMMUNION of the Bloud of Chriſt? The Bread which we break, is it not THE COMMUNION of the Body of Chriſt? For we being many are one Bread, for WE ARE ALL PARTAKERS OF THAT ONE BREAD.
Aug. Ep…ſt. 179.
Non bonum est homini hominem vincere, ſed bonum eſt homini ut eum Veritas vincat volentem; quia malum eſt homini ut eum Veritas vincat invitum. Nam ipſa vincat neceſſe eſt, ſive Negantem, ſive Confitentem.
LONDON, Printed by F. Leach for the Author, 1656.