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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 1 › Chapter 3 › Section 7: More Motives to encourage us in this work.
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8. Consider, it's a command of Christ, that we should look to Jesus. Behold me, behold me; lo I, lo I; A command not only backed with Authority, but accompanied with special Ordinances appointed to this end: what is Baptism? and what is the Lords Supper,1 but the representation of Jesus Christ? Is it not Christs command in his last Supper, Do this in remembrance of me? and this do ye as oft as ye drink in remembrance of me? In this Ordinance we have Christ crucified before our Eyes, and can we forget him? Or, can we hold our eyes off him? can we see the Bread broken, & the Wine distinctly severed from the bread, and not call to mind (according to the Scripture) Christs Agony in the Garden, and on the Cross? can we take, and eat the bread? and take, and drink the cup, and not apprehend Christ stooping down from Heaven to feed our souls? At such a time if we forget the Lord Jesus Christ, it will argue our disaffection, our ingratitude, our disobedience every way.
8. Consider, it's a command of Christ, that we should look to Jesus. Behold me, behold me; lo I, lo I; A command not only backt with Authority, but accompanied with special Ordinances appointed to this end: what is Baptism? and what is the Lords Supper,1 but the representation of Jesus Christ? Is it not Christs command in his last Supper, Do this in remembrance of me? and this do ye as oft as ye drink in remembrance of me? In this Ordinance we have Christ crucified before our Eyes, and can we forget him? Or, can we hold our eyes off him? can we see the Bread broken, & the Wine distinctly severed from the bread, and not call to mind (according to the Scripture) Christs Agony in the Garden, and on the Cross? can we take, and eat the bread? and take, and drink the cup, and not apprehend Christ stooping down from Heaven to feed our souls? At such a time if we forget the Lord Jesus Christ, it will argue our disaffection, our ingratitude, our disobedience every way.