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The pattern of perfection exhibited in Gods image on AdamThe paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam
The pattern of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam: and Gods covenant made with him. Whereunto is added an exhortation, to redeem the time for recovering our losses in the premisses. And also some miscellanies, viz. I. The prayer of faith. II. A preparative to the Lords Supper. III. The character of a sound Christian, in 17. marks. By T.H.The paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam: and Gods covenant made with him. Whereunto is added an exhortation, to redeem the time for recovering our losses in the premisses. And also some miscellanies, viz. I. The prayer of faith. II. A preparative to the Lords Supper. III. The character of a sound Christian, in 17. markes. By T.H.
London: printed by R. Young for R. Young, 1640
MISCELLANIES. › Section 2: II. A preparative to the Lords Supper.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Quest. 1. Is it left unto a mans liberty to come, or not to come unto the Sacrament?
Answ. It is not a point of indifferency, it is a point of necessity, which the Lord layeth upon us as a duty, which God expecteth from us, if ⟨p. 362⟩God affords occasion with conveniency; it is a sin in us to do the contrary: I say, If God afford occasion with conveniency, nothing should detain us from coming; yet some straight may haply lie upon a man, that it were neither requisite nor reasonable for him then to press in to that duty. As,
Answ. It is not a point of indifferency, it is a point of necessity, which the Lord layeth upon us as a duty, which God expecteth from us, if ⟨p. 362⟩God affords occasion with conveniency; it is a sinne in us to doe the contrary: I say, If God afford occasion with conveniency, nothing should detain us from cōming; yet some straight may haply lie upon a man, that it were neither requisite nor reasonable for him then to presse in to that duty. As,
1. Were it so that a man could not receive the Sacrament unless he should cross some comfortable assurance of Gods favour towards him in the committing of some sin; as to receive it by halves, as the Papists do; then he were not bound, nay, he ought not to receive it; it is not a point of conveniency; for no man must do evil that good may come thereof: it is their fault ⟨p. 363⟩who pollute the holy ordinance in aberring from Christs institution, it is not my fault not to receive.