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. › An humble confession of sins, to be made unto God before the receive… › 3. Of the means whereby thou mayest become a worthy Receiver. › 2. Of the Second sort of Duties which a worthy Communicant is to pe…: 2. Of the Second sort of Duties which a worthy Communicant is to perform at the receivi…THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. › An humble confession of sins, to be made unto God before the receiv… › 3. Of the means whereby thou maiest become a worthy Receiver. › 2. Of the Second sort of Duties which a worthy Communicant is to pe…: 2. Of the Second sort of Duties which a worthy Communicant is to perform at the receivi…

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First when the Sermon is ended, and the Banquet of the Lord's Supper begins to be celebrated, meditate with thy self how thou art invited by Christ to be a Guest at his Holy Table, and how lovingly ⟨p. 340⟩he inviteth thee;^* Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters of life, &c. Come, buy wine and milk, without money, and without price: eat ye that which is good, let your soul delight it self in fatness. ^bTake ye, eat ye: This is my body, which was broken for you; drink ye all of this: for this is my blood which was shed for the remission of your sins. What greater honour can be vouchsafed than to be admitted to sit at the Lord• own Table; What better fare can be afforded, than to feed on the Lord's own Body and Blood? If David thought it to be the greatest favour that he could show unto good Barzillai, ³for all the kindness that he showed unto him in his Troubles, to offer him, that he should feed with him at his own Table in Jerusalem: how much greater favour ought we to account it, When Christ doth indeed feed us in the Church at his own Table, and that with his own most holy Body and Blood?

First when the Sermon is ended, and the Banquet of the Lord's Supper begins to be celebrated, meditate with thy self how thou art invited by Christ to be a Guest at his Holy Table, and how lovingly ⟨p. 340⟩he inviteth thee;^* Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters of life, &c. Come, buy wine and milk, without money, and without price: eat ye that which is good, let your soul delight it self in fatness. ^bTake ye, eat ye: This is my body, which was broken for you; drink ye all of this: for this is my blood which was shed for the remission of your sins. What greater honour can be vouchsafed than to be admitted to sit at the Lord own Table; What better fare can be afforded, than to feed on the Lord's own Body and Blood? If David thought it to be the greatest favour that he could shew unto good Barzillai,

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A sweet Soliloquy to be said betwixt the consecration and receiving of the Sacrament.