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A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper.…
A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper. Together with a sermon of the general day of judgement. / By Anthony Burgess pastor of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper. Together with a sermon of the generall day of judgement. / By Anthony Burgesse pastor of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.
London: printed by J.H. for T. Underhill, 1658
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From the 17th verse to the end of the Chapter,1 we may see Paul like a shining and burning light, with that Urim and Thummim upon him, as some expound it; light by his doctrinal information; ⟨p. 2⟩burning, by his severe and sharp reprehension. [Greek or Hebrew], in a very terrible manner, as Chrysostom; and all this, wholly about the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Now although it would be too much, to analyze and take notice of all the particulars, in this his Discourse about the Lords Supper, yet I shall touch upon some general observations, and so bring you to the text. First therefore take notice of the sudden and speedy degeneracy of this Church of Corinth, from Christs first institution about the Sacrament: who would think that this ⟨p. 3⟩Church being a garden of Pauls own planting, and he yet alive, that it should be thus over-grown with weeds? As Paul of Doctrinals, to the Church of Galatia, so here of practicals, I wonder you are so soon removed from him that called you, Gal. 1.6. You see a false Apostle, an heretical teacher could do more on a sudden to pervert souls, then the Apostle in many years to establish them. That which other painful Ministers have with much difficulty bin a building many years, they can suddenly destroy. We may say of many Churches since Christs ⟨p. 4⟩time, how is it that they have fallen off from that primitive purity and godly order, which was observed by the Apostles.
FRom the 17th verse to the end of the Chapter,1 we may see Paul like a shining and burning light, with that Urim and Thummim upon him, as some expound it; light by his doctrinall information; ⟨p. 2⟩burning, by his severe and sharp reprehension. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in a very terrible manner, as Chrysostome; and all this, wholly about the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Now although it would be too much, to analize and take notice of all the particulars, in this his Discourse about the Lords Supper, yet I shall touch upon some general observations, and so bring you to the text. First therefore take notice of the suddain and speedy degeneracy of this Church of Corinth, from Christs first institution about the Sacrament: who would thinke that this