The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained

Name: The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained
Author: Thomas Watson

The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained by Thomas Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed by A. Maxwell for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668

[16], 181, [3] p. · 29k words · Wing W1129 · ESTC R9124

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THE MYSTERY of the Lords Supper.

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2. Christ's setting the Elements apart from common Bread and Wine, showed, That he is not for common Persons to feed on. They are to be divinely, purified who touch these holy things of God; they must be outwardly separated from the World, and inwardly sanctified by the Spirit.

2. Christ's setting the Elements apart from common Bread and Wine, shewed, That he is not for common Persons to feed on. They are to be divinely, purified who touch these holy things of God; they must be outwardly separated from the World, and inwardly sanctified by the Spirit.

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Quest. Why did Christ take Bread, rather than any other Element?

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Answ. 1. Because it did prefigure Him. Christ was typified by the Show bread, 1 King. 7. 48. By the Bread which Melchizedek offered unto Abraham, Gen. 14. 18. And by the Cake which the Angel brought to Elijah, 1 Kings 19. 4. Therefore he took Bread, to answer the Type.

Answ. 1. Because it did prefigure Him. Christ was typified by the Shew bread, 1 King. 7. 48. By the Bread which Melchisedeck offered unto Abraham, Gen. 14. 18. And by the Cake which the Angel brought to Elias, 1 Kings 19. 4

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