in a religious sense, refers chiefly to the admission of
persons to the Lord’s Supper. This is said to be open, when all are
admitted who apply, as in the Church of England; to be strict, when
confined to the members of a single society, or, at least, to members of
the same denomination; and it is mixed, when persons are admitted from
societies of different denominations, on the profession of their faith,
and evidence of their piety. The principal difficulty on this point
arises between the strict Baptists and Pædo-Baptists.
persons to the Lord’s Supper. This is said to be open, when all are
admitted who apply, as in the Church of England; to be strict, when
confined to the members of a single society, or, at least, to members of
the same denomination; and it is mixed, when persons are admitted from
societies of different denominations, on the profession of their faith,
and evidence of their piety. The principal difficulty on this point
arises between the strict Baptists and Pædo-Baptists.