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

Hath the light, and power of Gods Word discovered it self unto me? Have the Scriptures made me known unto my self? have they unlocked those crooked windings of my perverse heart? have they manifested unto my soul not only those sins which the light of reason could have discerned, but even those privy corruptions which I could not otherwise have known? have they acquainted me with the devices of Satan, wherewith he lieth in wait to deceive? have they taught me to distinguish between truth, and appearances, between ⟨p. 191⟩goodness, and shadows, to find out the better part, the one necessary thing, and to adhere unto it? am I sensible of the sweetness and benefits of his holy Word, doth it refresh my soul, and revive me unto every good work? Is it unto my soul like the^a honey Comb, like^b pleasant pastures, like^c springs of water, like [d] the Tree of life? do I take it along with me wheresoever I go, to preserve me from stumbling, and straggling in this valley of darkness, and shadow of death? Again do I feel the power of it like a Royal commanding Law, bearing rule in my soul? Am I willing to submit, and resign my self unto the obedience of it? do I not against the clear, and convincing evidence thereof, entertain in my bosom any the least rebellious thought? Do I spare no Agag, no ruling sin? withdraw no wedge or babylonish Garment, no gainful sin? make a league with no Gibeonite, no pretending sin? But do I suffer it like Joshua to destroy every Canaanite, even the sin which for sweetness I rolled under my tongue? doth it batter the Towers of Jericho, break down the Bull-works of the flesh? lead into captivity the corruptions of nature? mortify, and crucify the old man in me? doth it minister comforts unto me ⟨p. 192⟩in all the ebbs, and droppings of my spirit, even above the confluence of all earthly happiness, and against the combination of all outward discontents? and do I set up a resolution thus always to submit my self unto the Regiment thereof? In one word, doth it convince me of sin in my self, and so humble me to repent of it? of Righteousness in CHRIST, and so raise me, to believe in it, of his spiritual judgment in governing the souls of true believers by the power of love, and beauty of his graces, and so constrain, and persuade me to be obedient unto it?