Sermons preached

Use. Oh then let us seek this Benefit from God: that our Hearts may be directed into his Love.

1. The sanctifying Spirit is given us for this end, to stir up love to God, Joh. 41. 4. The Water I will give him shall be a Well of Water always springing up unto eternal Life. 'Tis not in the Heart a dead Pool, but a living Spring. And the same is intimated Joh. 7. 38. He that believes in me, out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living Water, this he spake of the Spirit.

2. The Ordinances were appointed for this End. The Word to represent God amiable to us, both for the goodness in him, and the goodness proceeding from him; especially in our Redemption by Christ, and also for those rich preparations of Grace he hath made for us in another World, to blow up this holy Fire: And this is the end of the Sacrament. All the Dainties that are set before us in the Lord's Supper do all taste and savour of Love. Our Meat is seasoned with Love, and ⟨p. 123⟩our Drink flows into our Cup out of the Wine-press of Love. Why do we eat of the Crucified Body of Christ? but that we may remember Jesus who loved us, and gave himself for us, Gal. 2. 20. And also the Drink that is provided for us at this Feast, is the Blood of Christ. Rev. 1. 5. Who loved us, and washed us from our Sins in his own Blood.

2. The Ordinances were appointed for this End. The Word to represent God amiable to us, both for the goodness in him, and the goodness proceeding from him; especially in our Redemption by Christ, and also for those rich preparations of Grace he hath made for us in another World, to blow up this holy Fire: And this is the end of the Sacrament. All the Dainties that are set before us in the Lord's Supper do all taste and savour of Love. Our Meat is seasoned with Love, and