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Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture
Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture wherein believers are assisted in preparing their hearts, and exciting their affections and graces, when they draw nigh to God in that most awful and solemn ordinance of the Lords Supper / by Jo. Flavel ...
London: printed for Jacob Sampson, 1679
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.
2. For Direction.
Let all that experimentally sense and feel what the Apostle here mourns over, carefully attend such directions as may prevent the spoil of their duties by the working of their corruptions in them.
Though no rules are found sufficient to prevent wholly the influence of our Corruptions upon our duties, yet own it as a special mercy, if it may in any measure be prevented, or restrained; in order whereunto, I shall hint briefly these following rules, which the experience of many Christians hath recommended as exceeding useful in this case.
First: Be more diligent in preparation for your duties, if you would meet with 1less interruption in your duties. The very light of nature teacheth solemn preparation to all important and weighty ⟨p. 54⟩business, and is there more solemn and concerning business in all the world, than that which thou transactest with God in duties? Angels approach not this God with whom thou hast to do, without profound respects to his immense greatness & awful holiness,