Gospel-Worship

Now this knowledge likewise must be actual, not merely habitual knowledge, but there must be a stirring up of this knowledge, that is, by meditation, I must be meditating, have actual thoughts and meditations of what I do know; that ought to be the work of a Christian in coming to receive the Sacrament, to quicken up his knowledge, to have a renewed work of his knowledge by actual thoughts and meditations of the main points of Religion, and especially of the nature and the end of this holy institution, that is the first thing.

Now this knowledge likewise must be actuall, not meerly habituall knowledge, but there must be a stirring up of this knowledge, that is, by meditation, I must be meditating, have actuall thoughts and meditations of what I doe know; that ought to be the work of a Christian in comming to receive the Sacrament, to quicken up his knowledge, to have a renewed work of his knowledge by actuall thoughts and meditations of the maine points of Religion, and especially of the nature and the end of this holy institution, that is the first thing.

Secondly, As we must come understandingly, without which we cannot sanctify Gods name, so we must come with hearts suitable to the work that we are about, that is, because the great thing that is here, is the breaking of Christs body, and the pouring forth his blood. A suitable disposition to this is brokenness of heart, sense of our sin, of that dreadful breach that sin hath made between God and the soul; our sin should be upon our hearts so as to break them; But this brokenness must be evangelical; it must be through the applying of the blood of Christ unto my soul; I must come to be sensible of my sin; but especially be sensible of it by what I see in the holy Sacrament, that must make me sensible of my sin: There are a great many things to make me sensible of my sin: The consideration of the great God that thou hast sinned against, and the Curse of the Law that's due to thee, the wrath of God that is incensed against thee for thy sin, and those eternal flames that are prepared for sinners, those everlasting burnings.

Secondly, As wee must come understandingly, without which wee cannot sanctifie Gods name, so we must come with hearts sutable to the work that wee are about, that is, because the great thing that is here, is the breaking of Christs body, and the pouring forth his bloud. A sutable disposition to this is brokennesse of heart, sence of our sinne, of that dreadfull breach that sin hath made between God and the soul; our sin should be upon our hearts so as to break them; But this brokennesse must be evangelicall; it must be through the applying of the blood of Christ unto my soule; I must come to be sensible of my sin; but especially be sensible of it by what I see in the holy Sacrament, that must make me sensible of my sinne: There are a great many things to make me sensible of my sin: The consideration of the great God that thou hast sinned against, and the Curse of the Law thats due to thee, the wrath of God that is incensed against thee for thy sin, and those eternall flames that are prepared for sinners, those everlasting burnings.