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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.
2. Christ is compared to a Pearl of Price, Mat. 13. 46. other Pearls add no real worth to them that wear them; but Christ this illustrious Pearl doth; he makes us worthy through his worthiness; Ezek. 16. 14.
2. Christ is compared to a Pearl of Price, Mat. 13. 46. other Pearls add no realworth to them that wear them; but Christ this illustrious Pearl doth; he makes us worthy through his worthiness; Ez•k. 16. 14.
But among all the Metaphors and Allegories in Scripture, none doth more lively decipher, and set out Christ, than the Vine. He calls himself here, the True Vine. The Vine (saith Pliny) is to be ranked the highest among all the Plants that grow.
Doct. 1. That Jesus Christ is a Spiritual Vine. The Analogies are these.