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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.
Abraham in the case of sacrificing his Son, did not call Reason to the Counsel-board: When God said, Offer up thy son Isaac, it was enough to pose not only fleshly wisdom, but even Faith too; for here, the commands of God did seem to interfere. In one command, the Lord said, Thou shalt not murder; and behold here a quite contrary command, Offer up thy son. So that Abraham in obeying one command, seemed to disobey another.
Abraham in the case of sacrificing his Son, did not call Reason to the Councel-board: When God said, Offer up thy son Isaac, it was enough to pose not only fleshly wisdom, but even Faith too; for here, the commands of God did seem to interfere. In one command, the Lord said, Thou shalt not murder; and behold here a quite contrary command, Offer up thy son. So that Abraham in obeying one command, seemed to disobey another.
Besides Isaac was a son of the Promise; the Messiah was to come of Isaac's line*; and if he be cut ⟨p. 95⟩off, where shall the World have a Mediator? Here was enough to amuse, and puzzle this holy Patriarch; yet Abraham's Faith unties all these knots, and the bloody knife is made ready.
Abraham believed that when God called for it, it was not Murder, but Sacrifice; and that the Lord having made a promise of Christ's springing out of Isaac's loins, rather than the promise should fall to the ground, God could raise up seed out of Isaac's ashes. Here was a Giant-faith, which God himself did set a Trophy of honour upon.