Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

1. Because without faith it is impossible to please God in any holy ordinance: ¹as the Apostle expresseth it. But true faith will commend both our persons and services unto G•d, so that they shall find acceptance with him, though they be full of weaknesses, and imperfections.² This made Abel's sacrifice so acceptable to God. If therefore thou come to this ordinance without faith, instead of pacifying God, thou shall purchase his heavy displeasure.

1. Because without faith it is impossible to please God in any holy ordinance: ¹as the Apostle expresseth it. But true faith will commend both our persons and services unto G•d, so that they shall find acceptance with him, though they be full of weaknesses, and imperfections.² This made Abels sacrifice so acceptable to God. If therefore thou come to this ordinance without faith, instead of pacifying God, thou shall purchase his heavy displeasure.

1. 1Heb. 11. 6.
2. 2Heb. 11. 6. Non Pla•as se• peccas. Bern. super •ant. Serm. 24.

2. Except thou hast faith before thou approachest to that ordinance, the Sacrament cometh but like a seal to a blank, and serveth only to seal up thine unbelief to condemnation; So that faith is necessarily required of every worthy communicant, before he cometh to the Lords Supper: for that ordinance is not instituted for the working of faith, but for the strengthening thereof. A man may come to the ministry of the word though he be faithless, because it is an ordinance instituted by God for the begetting of faith,