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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
Meditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many years since by Edward Reynolds then fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Meditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many yeares since by Edvvard Reynolds then fellow of Merton College in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostock, 1638
MEDITATIONS ON THE HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE LORDS LAST SUPPER. › Chapter 19
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.
Thirdly, thee Spirit of God is compared to a Seal: thef work of a Seal is first to make a stamp and impression in some other matter, secondly, by that means to difference, and distinguish it from all other things: And so the Spirit of God doth fashion the hearts of his people unto a conformity with Christ, framing in it holy impressions, and renewing the decayed Image of God therein; and thereby separateth them from sinners, maketh them of a distinct common-wealth under a distinct government, that whereas before they were subject to the same Prince, Laws, and desires with the world, being now called out, they are new men and have another character upon them. Secondly, a Seal doth obsignate, and ratify some Covenant, Grant, or conveyance to the person unto whom it belongeth. It is used amongst men for confirming their mutual trust in each other. And so certainly doth the Spirit of Godb pre-affect the soul with an evident taste of that glory which in the Day of Redemption shall be actually conferred upon it, and therefore it is called an handsel, earnest, and first fruit of life.
Thirdly, thee Spirit of God is compared to a Seale: thef worke of a Seale is first to make a siampe and impression in some other matter, secondly, by that means to difference, and distinguish it from all other things: And so the Spirit of God doth fashion the hearts of his people unto a conformity with Christ, framing in it holy impressions, and renewing the decayed Image of God therein; and thereby separateth them from sinners, maketh them of a distinct common-wealth under a distinct governement, that whereas before they were subject to the same Prince, Lawes, and desires with the world, being now called out, they are new men and have another character upon them. Secondly, a Seale doth obsignate, and ratifie some Covenant, Grant, or conveyance to the person unto whom it belongeth. It is used amongst men for confirming their mutuall trust in each other. And so certainely doth the Spirit of Godb