Transubstantiation examined and confuted in two sermons on the Lord's Supper / preached in…Transusbstantiation examin'd and confuted in two sermons on the Lord's Supper / preach'd in…

for now was the action and sum of all Salvation in handling. If they did prepare themselves so before they did receive the figure of this Sacrament, how should we be prepared before we receive the Sacrament it self? Therefore as Josiah commanded the Levites to prepare the ¹People; so Paul adviseth the People to prepare themselves, that is, to examine whether they have Faith, and Love, and Repentance before they come to this Feast. By this all may see; First, That Paul ²would have every Lay-man skilful in the Scripture, that he be able to examine himself by it: for this admonition is not to them which minister the Sacrament, but to all which receive the Sacrament. And the rule by which we must examine our selves, is the Law by which we should obey: therefore if the Rule be unknown, the Examination must be undone. Our Doctrine must be ³examined by the Doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles; our Prayers must be examined by the Sixth Petition of Christs Prayer; our Belief must be examined by the Twelve Articles of Faith; our Life must be examined by the Ten Commandments of the Law. Now, he which hath this Touch-stone may try Gold from Copper; ⁴but he which hath it not, takes one for the other: Therefore before Paul's Examine, you had need to learn Christ's Search, Search ⁵the Scriptures, and they will lighten you to search your selves. This is the Doctrine with which I will end, and the necessary Point for which I chose this Text, to teach (if I could) that Christian ⁶Art how to examine your selves.

for now was the action and sum of all Salvation in handling. If they did prepare themselves so before they did receive the figure of this Sacrament, how should we be prepared before we receive the Sacrament it self? Therefore as Josiah commanded the Levites to prepare the ¹