A26921:583
Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and…
Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and the latter times of his corporal pains and weakness.
London: printed by Tho. Snowden for B. Simmons, 1683
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5. Christ and his Apostles instituted the Weekly Celebration of the Remembrance of his Resurrection on ⟨p. 269⟩the Lord's days: Friends and Foes confess the History, that the first Day of the Week hath been kept for such Memorial ever since, through all the Christian part of the World: Which proveth the uninterrupted belief of Christ's Resurrection, as a Notorious Practical Tradition.
6. Christ and his Apostles ever since his Resurrection instituted Solemn Assemblies of Christians to be held on those Days, and at other Times: Once a Week was the least through the Christian World: And what did they meet for but to Preach, hear and profess the same Christian Faith?
7. It was the constant custom of Christians in their Assemblies, and their Houses, to sing Hymns of Praise to Jesus Christ, in remembrance of his Resurrection, &c. Pliny tells Trajan that this was the practice by which Christians were known by their Persecutors: Which is a Practical Tradition.
8. Jesus Christ instituted, and all Christians to this Day have constantly used, the Sacrament of Christ's Sacrifice, called the Eucharist; to keep in remembrance his Death till he come, and profess their Belief that he is our Life. And as the constant Celebration of the Passover with all its Ceremonies, was a most certain Tradition of the Egyptians Plagues, and Israelites deliverance, more than a bare written History would be; so hath the Lord's Supper been of the uninterrupted belief of the History of our Redemption by Christ.