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The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained
The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed by A. Maxwell for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
6. Feeding upon Christ Sacramentally, will be a good preparative to Sufferings. The bread of life will help us to feed upon the bread of affliction. The Cup of Blessing, will enable us to drink of the Cup of persecution. Christ's blood is a wine that hath a flavour in it, and is full of Spirits. Therefore Cyprian tells us, When the Primitive Christians were to appear before the cruel Tyrants, they were wont to receive the Sacrament, and then they arose up from the Lords Table, as Lyons breathing forth the fire of heavenly courage*. Let these considerations be as sauce to sharpen our appetite to the Lords Table. God loves to see us feed hungrily upon the bread of life.
6. Feeding upon Christ Sacramentally, will be a good preparative to Sufferings. The bread of life will help us to feed upon the bread of affliction. The Cup of Blessing, will enable us to drink of the Cup of persecution. Christ's blood is a wine that hath a flavour in it, and is full of Spirits. Therefore Cyprian tells us, When the Primitive Christians were to appear before the cruel Tyrants, they were wont to receive the Sacrament, and then they arose up from the Lords Table, as Lyons breathing forth the fire of heavenly courage*. Let these considerations be as sawce to sharpen our appetite to the Lords Table. God loves to see us feed hungrily upon the bread of life.
- *Tanquam Leones ignem spirantes.
5. If we would come prepared to this Ordinance, we must come with penitent hearts*. The Passover was to be eaten with bitter herbs. We must bring our Myrrh of Repentance; which, though it be ⟨p. 59⟩