Ralph Wardlaw, The Principles of Christian Communion (1842)

Wardlaw, Ralph. The Principles of Christian Communion: A Sermon, preached in West George Street Chapel, Glagow, on Lord's Day Evening, Sept. 4th, 1842. Glasgow: James Maclehose, 1842. First Edition. [10679] Removed, no wrapper, 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, 36 clean pp. Good. Pamphlet. The text is Romans 15:7, "Wherefore, receive ye one another, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God." The main points: I. There subsists a universal spiritual union among all whom "Christ has received." II. The visible communion of believers ought, in the principle of it, be co-extensive with their spiritual union. III. The external communion of the church should be made, as far as possible, to correspond with its real spiritual union; - it should be the communion only of those whom "Christ has received." IV. Churches are by no means warranted to refuse such as are "weak in the faith." V. There are differences of judgment now subsisting among Christians, which are of such a nature as to necessitate dist