A64642:467
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crab. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanley Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.
London: printed by S. Griffin for Will, 1660
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Obj. And here may some say, is there any of us who can avouch that he eats and drinks at the Lords Table worthily? is any so presumptuous to say, that he is worthy to eat Christs flesh, and drink his blood? As for bodily food and entertainment, the Centurion could say, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; How then comes this to pass, that ⟨p. 438⟩he which eats and drinks the Lords body unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself?
Obj. And here may some say, is there any of us who can avouch that he eats and drinks at the Lords Table worthily? is any so presumptuous to say, that he is worthy to eat Christs flesh, and drink his blood? As for bodily food and entertainment, the Centurion could say, I am not worthy that thou shoulds come under my roof; How then comes this to passe, that ⟨p. 438⟩he which eats and drinks the Lords body unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself?
Sol. But here understand what is set down; worthiness is not always taken for a matter of merit, or proportion of worth between the person giving and receiving; but in Scripture it's often taken for that which is meet, fitting, and beseeming; And in this sense the Apostle uses it, 1 Cor. 16.4. If it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. If it be meet: the word in the Original is [Greek or Hebrew], or worthy, which is here rightly translated meet; so in that Sermon of Saint John Baptist, Mat. 3.8. bring forth fruits meet for repentance; that is, fruits beseeming amendment of life. And in this sense are we said to walk worthy of God, who hath called us to his Kingdom and glory. Worthy of God, that is, worthy of that calling God hath imparted to us,