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Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant…Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant…
Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant and lively description of spiritual death and life. III. The doctrine of self-denial. IV. Upon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, John Preston, Doctor of Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty; master of Emanuel College, and sometime preacher of Lincolns Inn.Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant and lively description of spirituall death and life. III. The doctrine of selfe-deniall. IV. Vpon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Doctor of Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinarie to his Majestie; master of Emanuel Colledge, and sometime preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by Thomas for Michael Sparke, 1633
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.
When you come to receive the Sacrament it […] great privilege to meddle with those […], to have those symbols given to […] love and favour of God in Christ; but […] must remember this that except you be […], you have nothing to do with him, and […] it is a fit & necessary point for this […] For when the Apostle would give directi••• to the Corinth. what they should do, to prepare themselves to the Sacrament, that they may be worthy receivers; he gives it in this short precept: Let every man (saith he) examine himself, & so let him eat this bread and drink this cup. 1Now what is a man to examine himself of? Surely every one that comes to the Lords Table, is to examine himself concerning these two things.
When you come to receive the Sacrament it 〈…〉 great priviledge to meddle with those 〈…〉, to have those simboles given to 〈…〉 love and favour of God in Christ; but 〈…〉 must remember this that except you be 〈…〉, you have nothing to doe with him, and 〈…〉 it is a fit & necessary point for this 〈…〉 For when the Apostle would give directi••• to the Corinth. what they should do, to prepare themselves to the Sacrament, that they may be worthy receivers; he gives it in this short precept: Let every man (saith he) examine himselfe, & so let him eate this bread and drinke this cup. 1Now what is a man to examine himselfe of? Surely every one that comes to the Lords Table, is to examine himselfe concerning these two things.