A77851:82
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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5. The godly mans sins are the more heinous because committed against greater obligations, and bonds to the contrary; for every duty, every ordinance is a greater obligation against sin. The more thou hast prayed against ⟨p. 102⟩passions, & yet passionate: the more thou hast prayed against pride, and yet proud; and so of every sin, the greater is thy sin. God will bring thy prayers, thy duties to witness against thee, haply the wicked man never, or very seldom hath prayed against his evil ways; but in every confession, in every prayer thou hast bewailed, and resolved against such evils, and therefore in this respect, the greater aggravation of sin, when committed. Again the Sacrament of the Lords Supper that is a strong & mighty obligation against sin. Now the godly they are ⟨p. 103⟩admitted to this Ordinance, they are not commanded to stand in the Court, but they may enter into the Holy of Holies; they are children, and this bread is to be given to them. Now if they walk in proud sinful ways, what a witness will this ordinance be against thee; did ye receive Christ to serve the Devil? Did ye receive Christ to vain & unbelieving thoughts. Oh know that all sins after obliging Ordinances have a kind of perfidiousness and Covenant-breaking in them, and this must needs aggravate.
5. The godly mans sins are the more hainous because committed against greater obligations, and bonds to the contrary; for every duty, every ordinance is a greater obligation against sin. The more thou hast prayed against ⟨p. 102⟩passions, & yet passionate: the more thou hast prayed against pride, and yet proud; and so of every sin, the greater is thy sin. God will bring thy prayers, thy duties to witness against thee, haply the wicked man never, or very seldom hath prayed against his evil ways; but in every confession, in every prayer thou hast bewailed, and resolved against such evils, and therefore in this respect, the greater aggravation of sin, when committed. Again the Sacrament of the Lords Supper that is a strong & mighty obligation against sin. Now the godly they are ⟨p. 103⟩admitted to this Ordinance, they are not commanded to stand in the Court, but they may enter into the Holy of Holies; they are children, and this bread is to be given to them. Now if they walk in proud sinful waies, what a witness wil this ordinance be against thee; did ye receive Christ to serve the Devil? Did ye receive Christ to vaine & unbelieving thoughts. Oh know that all sins after obliging Ordinances have a kind of perfidiousness and Covenant-breaking in them, and this must needs aggravate.