Christian religion

First, a grave and reverent behaviour. Secondly, an attentive heed for comparing the outward signs and actions in the Sacraments, with the inward and spiritual things which they betoken.

First, a graue and reuerent behauiour. Secondly, an attentiue heed for comparing the outward signes and actions in the Sacraments, with the inward and spirituall things which they betoken.

What is to be done after the partaking of the Sacraments?

VVhat is to bee done after the partaking of the Sacraments?

Out of the feeling of the gracious work of God by them, to rejoice with thanksgiving; or to enter into judgement with our selves, and to humble our selves for our want of feeling the fruit the Sacraments do present unto us. And as we ought to be humbled if we feel not the work of God in us, in or after the Sacraments, as that which argueth want of preparation before, or attention in them: so yet ought we not therefore to be altogether dismayed: for as the sick man feeleth not the nourishment of ⟨p. 181⟩his meat, because of his malady; and yet notwithstanding is nourished: so is it in such faithful ones as do not so sensibly feel the working of God by them through the weakness of faith which is in them. And although we cannot feel it immediately, yet after by the fruits we shall be able to discern of our profiting.

Out of the feeling of the gratious worke of God by them, to reioyce with thankesgiuing; or to enter into iudgement with our selues, and to humble our selues for our want of feeling the fruit the Sacraments doe present vnto vs. And as we ought to bee humbled if wee feele not the worke of God in vs, in or after the Sacraments, as that which argueth want of preparation before, or attention in them: so yet ought we not therefore to bee altogether dismaied: for as the sicke man feeleth not the nourishment of