A37046:410
The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
By stupidly, or senselessly taking the Elements without any affection, and by being heartless in the work, and comfortless because we want sense. 9. By not che• ring our selves by Faith, that we may obtain and win to sense, and by pressing too little at sense or comfort. 10. By not improving this Ordinance in reference to the general ends of a Sacrament, or the particular ends we should aim at in this Sacrament: As 1. Fellowship with Christ himself. 2. Communion in his Death and Sufferings. 3. The sense of these, and the comfort of them. 4. The lively commemoration of Christs Death and Sufferings, and of the Love he had to us i• all these; for the stirring up of our Love again to him. 5. The strengthening of our selves in the way of Holiness, by strength drawn from him by Faith. 6. Minding his glory, and the setting forth thereof, with respect unto, and hope of his coming again. 7. Particular engaging of our affections one to another. 8. Engaging our hearts by serious resolutions to make for Suffering: Lastly, We •i• here, by not reflecting on our hearts in the mean time, that we may know wh•• ⟨p. 65⟩they are doing▪ no• putting▪up Ejaculatory Prayers to God in the time; receiving the S•cr••ent with our hand, and yet not receiving him in that mean by Faith […] the heart, nor feeding on him, and satisfying our selves with him really present in that mean: for he is to our Faith really present there as well as in his Word.
By stupidly, or senselesly taking the Elements without any affection, and by being heartless in the work, and comfortless because we want sense. 9. By not che• ring our selves by Faith, that we may obtain and win to sense, and by pressing too little at sense or comfort. 10. By not improving this Ordinance in reference to the general ends of a Sacrament, or the particular ends we should ayme at in this Sacrament: As 1. Fellowship with Christ himself. 2. Communion in his Death and Sufferings. 3. The sense of these, and the comfort of them. 4. The lively commemoration of Christs Death and Sufferings, and of the Love he had to us i all these; for the stirring up of our Love again to him. 5. The strengthening of our selves in the way of Holiness, by strength drawn from him by Faith. 6. Minding his glory, and the setting forth thereof, with respect unto, and hope of his coming again. 7. Particular ingaging of our affections one to another. 8. Ingaging our hearts by serious resolutions to make for Suffering: Lastly, We i here, by not reflecting on our hearts in the mean time, that we may know wh