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

2. The second Use is of Exhortation, and it hath several Branches.¹

1. 1Use. 2. Exhcrt.

1. Was Christ's precious body broken ¹for us? Let us be affected with the great goodness of Christ; Who can tread upon these hot Coals, and his Heart not burn? Cry out with Ignatius, Christ my Love is crucified. If a Friend should dye for us, would not our Hearts be much affected with his Kindness? That the God of Heaven should dye for us, how should this stupendous mercy have a ⟨p. 39⟩melting influence upon us! The body of Christ broken, is enough to break the most flinty Heart. At our Saviour's Passion, the very Stones did cleave asunder: Mat 27. 51. The Rocks rent. He that is not affected with this, hath an Heart harder than the Stones^*. If Saul was so affected with Davids Mercy in sparing his Life, 1 Sam. 24. 16. How may we be affected with Christs kindness, who to spare our life, lost his own! Let us pray, that as Christ was Crucifixus, so he might be Cordi-fixus: As he was fastened to the Cross, so that he may be fastened to our Hearts.

1. Was Christ's precious body broken ¹for us? Let us be affected with the great goodness of Christ; Who can tread upon these hot Coals, and his Heart not burn? Cry out with Ignatius, Christ my Love is crucified. If a Friend should dye for us, would not our Hearts be much affected with his Kindness? That the God of Heaven should dye for us, how should this stupendious mercy have a