A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper.…

you see the Officers let in that man to the Feast, and did not keep him out, who came without a wedding-garment; but the Master of the Feast, when he cometh and vieweth them, he finds him out, saying, Friend, how camest thou hither, without a wedding garment? Mat. 22.12. which made him speechless immediately; he did not plead, thy servants admitted me, they bid me come; so neither wilt thou be able to plead, who being not born again, or in a state of grace, approachest to this Ordinance: ⟨p. 131⟩Lord I was admitted by the Ministers, I gave them satisfaction. This is not enough, but search into the bottom of thy soul, inquire what are the great things God hath done to thy inward man: remember it is mensa Aquilarum, not Graculorum, a Table for Eagles, not Jays, as Chrysostom said. If a gracious heart doubt about this work of grace in himself; such an one is to know that his duty is to come; for where there is a sense of sin, an hungering after Christ, a bewailing of our infirmities, these are encouragements for thee to come, though ⟨p. 132⟩it may be thou art not assured of thy being in the state of Grace: many of Gods children would be denied this bread, if none might come, but those that had assurance of their being in Christ. I have not time to enlarge on this

you see the Officers let in that man to the Feast, and did not keep him out, who came without a wedding-garment; but the Master of the Feast, when he cometh and vieweth them, he finds him out, saying, Friend, how camest thou hither, without a wedding garment? Mat. 22.12. which made him speechless immediatly; he did not plead, thy servants admitted me, they bid me come; so neither wilt thou be able to plead, who being not born again, or in a state of grace, approachest to this Ordinance: ⟨p. 131⟩Lord I was admitted by the Ministers, I gave them satisfaction. This is not enough, but search into the bottom of thy soul, inquire what are the great things God hath done to thy inward man: remember it is mensa Aquilarum, not Graculorum, a Table for Eagles, not Jayes, as Chrysostom said. If a gracious heart doubt about this work of grace in himself; such an one is to know that his duty is to come; for where there is a sense of sin, an hungering after Christ, a bewailing of our infirmities, these are incouragements for thee to come, though