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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
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Object. 5. But I cannot find any of these things in the Sacrament; my heart is dead and locked up, and I have no return at all.
Resp. Wait on God for an answer of the Ordinance. God hath promised to satiate the soul*. Psal. 107. 9. He silleth the hungry soul ⟨p. 85⟩with goodness. If not with gladness, yet with goodness; the soul must be filled, or how can the promise be fulfilled? Christian! God hath said it, therefore wait. Wilt not thou believe God, unless thou hast a voice from Heaven? The Lord hath given thee his promise; and is it not as good security to have a Bill under a man's hand, as to have it by word of mouth? Be content to wait a while; mercy will come. God's mercies in Scripture, are not called speedy mercies, but they are Sure mercies, Isa. 55. 3.
- *Promissa Deicadunt in debitum
5. Hath Christ given us his Body 1Blood? Then when we are at this Gospel-Ordinance, let us remember the Lord Jesus there. The Sacrament is a Christ-remembering Ordinance. 1 Cor. 11. 25. This do in remembrance of me*