A20536:973
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
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.
1. 1Because it was his will, as it is said concerning the Gospel, that it pleased him by the foolishness of preaching to sone them that believe.
1. 1Because it was his will, as it is said concerning the Gospel, that it pleased him by the foolishnesse of preaching to sone them that beleeue.
- 1Why GOD made choice of bread.Why GOD made choise of bread.
There is besides his pleasure, great wisdom in it, §2because it is very fit to represent that unto us for which it was ordained it being substantial food, and therefore called the staff of mans life, on which it doth as it were lean, and whereby it is upholden: and besides, this is for every mans stomach, and for every ones state, and may every where be gotten, And yet withal we must know that bread cannot fully express the efficacy of the spiritual food Christ Jesus, which we are to feed upon: for bread is earthly, that food is heavenly; bread preserveth the corporal life, and that but for a time; Christ not only preserveth, but giveth, not a natural, but a supernatural, not a temporal, but an eternal life.
There is besides his pleasure, great wisedome in it, §2because it is very fit to represēt that vnto vs for which it was ordianed it being substantiall foode, and therefore called the staffe of mans life, on which it doth as it were leane, and whereby it is vpholden: and besides, this is for euery mans stomach, and for euery ones state, and may euery where be gotten, And yet withall we must know that bread cannot fully expresse the efficacy of the spiritualll food Christ Iesus, which we are to feed vpon: for bread is earthly, that food is heauenly; bread preserueth the corporall life, and that but for a time; Christ not onely preserueth, but giueth, not a naturall, but a supernaturall, not a temporall, but an eternall life.