2 He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, 1eateth and drinketh damnation to himself; so our translators render it. And truly this is a necessary consequence from the former; for he that is guilty of the body and blood of Christ, how can he but incur the danger of damnation?2 Indeed, the word in the Greek translated damnation, may as well signify temporal chastisement, as eternal punishment. And questionless, as hypocrites and unbelievers, while they eat and drink unworthily, eat and drink damnation to themselves, if they repent not; so also such as are faithful and sincere Christians, when they through infirmity and negligence do partake of this ordinance unworthily, incur thereby temporal judgements, as sickness, weakness, and sometime death it self For saith the Apostle, speaking of the be•eeving Corinthians, who had not prepared themselves as they should to that ordinance;3 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep, or dye. For what cause? namely, because they received the Sacrament unworthily, and irreverently, without any preparation, or examination of themselves. I grant, the best men cannot be said in themselves to be worthy to partake of this ordinance: Yet if thou beest a believing Christian, and dost sincerely endeavour to receive it in that manner, and with such affections as the Lord doth require of thee, thou mayest be said (how unworthy soever thou art otherwise) to be a worthy receiver.
2 Hee that eateth and drinketh unworthily, 1eateth and drinketh damnation to himself; so our translators render it. And truly this is a necessary consequence from the former; for hee that is guilty of the body and blood of Christ, how can hee but incur the danger of damnation?2 Indeed, the word in the Greek translated damnation, may as well signifie temporal chastisement, as eternal punishment. And questionless, as hypocrites and unbeleevers, while they eat and drink unworthily, eat and drink damnation to themselves, if they repent not; so also such as are faithful and sincere Christians, when they through infirmity and negligence do partake of this ordinance unworthily, incur thereby temporal judgements, as sicknesse, weaknesse, and sometime death it self For saith the Apostle, speaking of the be•eeving Corinthians, who had not prepared themselves as they should to that ordinance;3 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep, or dye. For what cause? namely, because they received the Sacrament unworthily, and irreverently, without any preparation, or examination of themselves. I grant, the best men cannot be said in themselves to be worthy to partake of this ordinance: Yet if thou beest a beleeving Christian, and dost sincerely indeavour to receive it in that manner, and with such affections as the Lord doth require of thee, thou mayest be said (how unworthy soever thou art otherwise) to be a worthy receiver.
- 11 Cor. 11. 29.
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- 31 Cor. 11. 30.
