The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

Name: The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…
Author: Lewis Bayly

The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please God / amplified by the author

Lewis Bayly d. 1631London: printed for Edward Brewster, 1695

[17], 566 p. · 116k words · Wing B1502 · ESTC R29026

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THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. › Meditations concerning the due manner of practising Piety, in recei… › 1. Of the worthiness of the Sacrament. › 2. Of the parts of the Sacrament.

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2. Of the parts of the Sacrament.

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The parts of this blessed Sacrament are three. First, the earthly signs signifying. Secondly, the Divine Word Sanctifying Thirdly, the Heavenly Graces signified.

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First, the Earthly signs are * Bread and Wine, ¹in number two, but one in use.

11 Cor. 11. 23, &c. Prov. 9. 5.

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Secondly, the Divine Word, is the Word of Christ's Institution; pronounced with prayers and blessings by a^b lawful Minister. The Bread and Wine without the Word are nothing, but as they were before: but when the Word cometh to those Elements, then they are made a Sacrament: and God is present with his own ordinance, and ready to perform whatsoever he doth promise. The Divine Words of blessing do not change or annihilate the

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The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

2. Of the parts of the Sacrament.

3. Of the Ends for which this holy Sacrament was ordained.

Of the first End of the Lord's-Supper.

Of the second end of the Lord's Supper.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

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2. Of the parts of the Sacrament.

3. Of the Ends for which this holy Sacrament was ordained.

Of the first End of the Lord's-Supper.

Of the second end of the Lord's Supper.