Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Obj. But it may be said, surely this course of procedure can §. 54 never be acceptable to Jesus Christ: What? shall we daily come to him, with our Filth, our Guilt, our Sins? may He not, will He not bid us keep them to our selves, they are our own; shall we be always giving sins, and taking Righteousness?

Obj. But it may be said, surely this course of procedure can §. 54 never be acceptable to Jesus Christ: What? shall we daily come to him, with our Filth, our Guilt, our Sinnes? may He not, will He not bid us keep them to our selves, they are our own; shall we be allwaies giving sinnes, and taking Righteousnesse?

Ans. There is not any thing that Jesus Christ is more delighted with, then that his Saints should always hold communion with him, as to this business of giving and receiving. For

Ans. There is not any thing that Jesus Christ is more delighted with, then that his Saints should allwaies hold communion with him, as to this businesse of giving and receiving. For

1. This exceedingly honours him, and gives him the Glory §. 55 that is his due; many indeed cry Lord, Lord, and make mention of him, but honour him not at all. How so? They take his work out of his hands, and ascribe it unto other things; their Repentance, their Duties, shall bear their iniquities. They do not say so, but they do so. The commutation they make, if they make any, it is with themselves. All their bartering about sin, is in and with their own souls. The work that Christ came to do in the world, was to bear our iniquities, and lay down his life a Ransom for our sins. The Cup He had to drink of, was filled with our sins, as to the punishment due to ⟨p. 224⟩