A05817:709
The Practice of Piety
The practise of piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God.The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God.
London: printed for John Hodgets, 1613London: printed for Iohn Hodgets, 1613
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.
2 If it be a Communion day, draw near to the Lords Table, in the Wedding Garment of a faithful and penitent heart, to be partaker of so holy a banquet.
2 If it be a Communion day, draw neere to the Lords Table, in the Wedding Garment of a faithfull and penitent heart, to be partaker of so holy a banquet.
And when Baptism is to be administered, stay and behold it with all reverent attention, that so thou mayest, ⟨p. 602⟩First, show thy reverence to Gods ordinance. Secondly, that thou mayest the better consider thine own engrafting into the visible body of Christs Church: and how thou performest the vows of thy new Covenant. Thirdly, that thou mayest repay thy debts in praying for the Infant, which is to be baptized (as other Christians did in the like case for thee:) that God would give him the inward effects of Baptism by his Blood and Spirit. Fourthly, that thou mayest assist the Church in praising God for grafting another member into his Mystical Body. Fifthly, that thou mayest prove whether the effects of Christs death killeth sin in thee; ⟨p. 603⟩and whether thou be raised to newness of life by the virtue of his Resurrection: and so to be humbled for wants, and to be thankful for his grace. Sixthly, to show thy self to be a Free-man of Christs Corporation: having a voice or consent in the admission of others into that holy society.
And vvhen Baptisme is to be administred, stay and behold it with all reuerent attention, that so thou maist, ⟨p. 602⟩First, shew thy reuerence to Gods ordinance. Secondly, that thou maist the better consider thine owne ingraffing into the visible body of Christs Church: and how thou performest the vowes of thy new Couenant. Thirdly, that thou maist repay thy debts in praying for the Infant, which is to be baptized (as other Christians did in the like case for thee:) that God would giue him the inward effects of Baptisme by his Bloud and Spirit. Four'thly, that thou maist assist the Church in praising God for graffing another member into his Mysticall Body. Fiftly, that thou maist proue whether the effects of Christs death killeth sinne in thee;