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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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A second thing required in the text, is, that we must eat, and this standeth in excellent proportion with natural food. If a man come where there is great store of meat, and variety of choice wines, and he see others have a notable appetite, and himself none; all the cheer that is set before him will do him no good, but rather vex, and trouble him: even so it is in the spiritual feast: 1and therefore Christ exhorteth us so often to feed upon him: take, eat (saith he) showing us what that is, viz. to believe in him: 2in which regard he is said to dwell in our hearts by faith: whereas unbelief chaseth him thence, and will let him have no room, nor place of abode in our souls. Therefore let us make account, that as the natural food, so the spiritual also, is to be received into our stomachs, and there to be as it were digested before ⟨p. 148⟩we can have benefit by it.
A second thing required in the text, is, that wee must eat, and this standeth in excellent proportion with naturall food. If a man come where there is great store of meat, and varietite of choice wines, and he see others haue a notable appetite, and himselfe none; all the cheere that is set before him will doe him no good, but rather vexe, and trouble him: euen so it is in the spirituall feast: 1and therefore Christ exhorteh vs so often to feed vpon him: take, eat (saith hee) shewing vs what that is, viz. to beleeue in him: 2in which regard hee is said to dwell in our hearts by faith: whereas vnbeliefe chaset hhim thence, and will let him haue no roome, nor place of abode in our soules. Therefore let vs make account, that as the naturall food, so the spirituall also, is to be receiued into our stomackes, and there to be as it were digested before ⟨p. 148⟩wee can haue benefit by it.