Meditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many years sinceMeditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many yeares since

But we may not presume that we remember Christs death as he requires, when either with an historical memory, or with a festival solemnity only, we celebrate, or discourse of it, except we do it with a practic memory, proportioned to the goodness and quality of the thing remembered. And first we must remember Christ with a memory of faith, with an applying and assuming memory, not only in the general, that he died; but in particular, that the reason of his death was my salvation and deliverance from death. Pilate and the unbelieving Jews shall one day see him whom they have pierced, and remember his death, Judas shall see and remember him whom he kissed, the Devil shall see and remember him whom he persecuted, and in every one of these shall their remembrance produce an effect of horror and trembling, ^abecause they remember him as their Judge. If our remembrance of the love and mercy of his death, not only testified, but ⟨p. 138⟩exhibited, and obsignated unto us, were no other than that which the wicked spirits have of his justice and severity, it could not be but that we should as readily believe, as they do tremble at his death.

BUt wee may not presume that wee remember Christs death as hee requires, when either with an historicall memory, or with a festivall solemnitie onely, wee celebrate, or discourse of it, except we doe it with a practicke memory, proportioned to the goodnesse and quality of the thing remembred. And first we must remember Christ with a memory of faith, with an applying and assuming memory, not onely in the generall, that he died; but in particular, that the reason of his death was my salvation and deliverance from death. Pilate and the unbeleeving Iewes shall one day see him whom they have peirced, and remember his death, Iudas shall see and remember him whom he kissed, the Devill shall see and remember him whom he persecuted, and in every one of these shall their remembrance produce an effect of horror and trembling, ^abecause they remember him as their Iudge. If our remembrance of the love and mercy of his death, not onely testified, but ⟨p. 138⟩exhibited, and obsignated unto us, were no other than that which the wicked spirits have of his justice and severity, it could not be but that wee should as readily beleeve, as they do tremble at his death.