A20536:581
Ten sermons tending chiefly to the fitting of men for the worthy receiving of…Ten sermons tending chiefely to the fitting of men for the worthy receiuing of…
Ten sermons tending chiefly to the fitting of men for the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper Wherein amongst many other holy instructions: the doctrines of sound repentance and humiliation, and of Gods special favours unto penitent sinners, and worthy communicants are largely and effectually handled. The six first, by I. Dod. The four last, by R. Cleaver. Whereunto is annexed, a plain and learned metaphrase on the epistle to the Colossians, written by a godly and judicious preacher. There is also set before the sermons, a short dialogue of preparation: containing the chief points that concern the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper, taken for the most part, out of the sermons following: and collected into a method for the benefit and ease of those that desire direction in this matter.Ten sermons tending chiefely to the fitting of men for the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper VVherein amongst many other holy instructions: the doctrines of sound repentance and humiliation, and of Gods speciall fauours vnto penitent sinners, and worthy communicants are largely and effectually handled. The six first, by I. Dod. The foure last, by R. Cleauer. Whereunto is annexed, a plaine and learned metaphrase on the epistle to the Collossians, written by a godly and iudicious preacher. There is also set before the sermons, a short dialogue of preparation: containing the chiefe points that concerne the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper, taken for the most part, out of the sermons following: and collected into a method for the benefit and ease of those that desire direction in this matter.
London: printed by William Hall for Roger Jackson, 1610London: printed by William Hall for Roger Iackson, 1610
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But we come far short of that that should be in us. Object. What of that? if you have a sight of your defects, Answ. and a mourning heart for the same, and a constant endeavour to get the graces that you want, you may come to the Sacrament as soon as any other: yea if any have cause to make hast unto it, you are one of them: 1for the more dangerous any ones sickness is, the greater speed they should make to the Physician: and the more grievous any mans wound is, the more need hath he to hasten to the Surgeon. Neither is their absenting of themselves from the Sacrament, §1any means to better their estate, but the next way to keep them in a bad case still: Nay to make their condition far worse then it is, and to hasten the plagues of God upon them. 2By the Law of Moses it was determined, that all those that were negligent to keep the Passover, should incur the sentence and censure of excommunication, if they were not in a journey, hindered by inundations of waters, detained by sickness, or some extraordinary accident of that kind. Now if they were so strictly bound to repair unto that feast, when it was to be celebrated at Jerusalem, which was many miles distant from the greatest part of them that were inhabitants in that land: how much more are men now tied to attend upon the celebration of the Lords Supper, seeing they need not undertake such a tedious journey, ⟨p. 128⟩but may have it ministered unto them nearer at hand, and that with less cost (and yet a larger blessing) then they could in the days of the ceremonial Law? surely if they do neglect so great salvation, well they may escape the punishments of men, but they shall feel the strokes of God, and shall be cut off from having communion with him, and with his servants: they shall bear their sin, (as in that place the holy Ghost speaketh) which otherwise by receiving the Sacrament, they might have discharged their consciences of, and put it over unto Christs accounts.
But wee come farre short of that that should bee in vs. Obiect. What of that? if you haue a sight of your defects, Answ. and a mourning heart for the same, and a constant endeuour to get the graces that you want, you may come to the Sacrament as soon as any other: yea if any haue cause to make hast vnto it, you are one of them: