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The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…
The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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The thirtieth Lords day.
1 Cor. 11. 28, 29. Verse 28. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
The Apostle in this part of his Epistle corrects many abuses, which had got some strength in the Church of Corinth; amongst which was the profanation of the Lord's Supper; and of the correction of it, this is the conclusion, wherein he expounds the duty of believers in receiving the Lords Supper. This duty may be referred to two heads; whereof the 1. Is concerning the action it self, whereby the faithful are made partakers of this mystery by eating and drinking. 2. Is about the manner of this action, which is specified to us in the word […]. And this manner is again contained in three acts, whereof the 1. is that which is set in the last place, that every communicant discern the Lord's body. 2. Is, that he try himself. 3. Is, that he furnish himself with such a disposition, as is worthy of so great a mystery. And these three acts are set down in these three words; discerning the Lord's body; let a man examine himself; and he that eats […] drinks unworthily.
THe Apostle in this part of his Epistle corrects many abuses, which had got some strength in the Church of Corinth; amongst which was the prophanation of the Lord's Supper; and of the correction of it, this is the conclusion, wherein he expounds the duty of believers in receiving the Lords Supper. This duty may be referred to two heads; whereof the 1. Is concerning the action it self, whereby the faithfull are made partakers of this mystery by eating and drinking. 2. Is about the manner of this action, which is specified to us in the word . And this manner is again contained in three acts, whereof the 1. is that which is set in the last place, that every communicant discerne the Lord's body. 2. Is, that he try himself. 3. Is, that he furnish himself with such a disposition, as is worthy of so great a mystery. And these three acts are set down in these three words; discerning the Lord's body; let a man examine himself; and he that eats drinks unworthily.