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. › 3. Of the duties which we are to perform after receiving of the hol… › A Prayer to be said after the receiving of the Communion.

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A Prayer to be said after the receiving of the Communion.

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WHAT shall I render unto thee (O blessed Saviour) for all these blessings which thou hast so graciously bestowed upon my Soul? How can I sufficiently thank thee, when I can scarce express them? Where thou mightest have made me a Beast, thou madest me a Man after thine own Image. When by sin I had lost both thine Image, and my self, thou didst renew in me thine Image by thy Spirit, and didst redeem my Soul by thy Blood again: and now thou hast given unto me thy Seal and Pledge of my Redemption; nay, thou hast given thy self unto me, O blessed Redeemer. Oh what an inestimable treasure of riches, and overflowing Fountain of grace hath he got who hath gained thee! No man ever touched thee by Faith, but thou didst heal him by Grace; for thou art the Author of Salvation, the remedy of all evils, the medicine of the sick, the life of the quick; and the resurrection of the dead. Seemed it a small matter unto thee to appoint ⟨p. 356⟩thy holy Angels to attend upon so vile a Creature as I am; but that thou wouldest enter thy self into my Soul, there to preserve, nourish and cherish me unto life everlasting.

WHAT shall I render unto thee (O blessed Saviour) for all these blessings which thou hast so graciously bestowed upon my Soul? How can I sufficiently thank thee, when I can scarce express them? Where thou mightest have made me a Beast, thou madest me a Man after thine own Image. When by sin I had lost both thine Image, and my self, thou didst renew in me thine Image by thy Spirit, and didst redeem my Soul by thy Blood again: and now thou hast given unto me thy Seal and Pledge of my Redemtion; nay, thou hast given thy self unto me, O blessed Redeemer. Oh what an inestimable treasure of riches, and overflowing Fountain of grace hath he got who hath gained thee! No man ever touched thee by Faith, but thou didst heal him by Grace; for thou art the Author of Salvation, the remedy of all evils, the medicine of the sick, the life of the quick; and the resurrection of the dead. Seemed it a small matter unto thee to appoint ⟨p. 356⟩

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

A Prayer to be said after the receiving of the Communion.

2. Of the duties which we are to do after the Communion jointly with the Congregation.

2. Of the duties which we are to do after the Communion joyntly with the Congregation.

Thus far of the Duties to be practised in the Church.

Now followeth the Practice of Piety in glorifying God in the time of sickness, and when thou art called to die in the Lord.

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Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

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A Prayer to be said after the receiving of the Communion.

2. Of the duties which we are to do after the Communion jointly with the Congregation.

2. Of the duties which we are to do after the Communion joyntly with the Congregation.

Thus far of the Duties to be practised in the Church.

Now followeth the Practice of Piety in glorifying God in the time of sickness, and when thou art called to die in the Lord.