Gospel-Worship

4. The fourth thing that is to be done for the sanctifying of Gods name here, it is the hungering and thirsting of the soul after Jesus Christ; whosoever comes hither, he comes to a feast, and the Lord expects that all his guests should come with stomachs unto this feast, come with hungering and longing for Jesus Christ; this should be the disposition of the soul, oh that my soul might enjoy Communion with Jesus Christ; now, this is the end that I am come for; oh, the Lord: that knows the workings of my heart, knows that this is the great desire of my soul, that I might enjoy Communion with Jesus Christ; oh that I might have more of Christ, that I might meet with Christ, that I might have some further manifestation with Jesus Christ, that I might have my soul further united to the Lord Christ, and so have further influence of Christ to my soul; I come with thirsting after the Lord Christ knowing my infinite need of him, and the infinite excellency that there is in Jesus Christ; my soul doth famish and perish for ever without Christ; but in the enjoyment of Christ there is a fullness for the satisfying of my soul; that I have had of Christ sometimes in the word, and sometimes in prayer, that hath been sweet unto me, but I expect a further Communion of Christ here, for this is the grand Ordinance for Communion with Jesus Christ; in deed the word in this respect it is beyond this Ordinance, that is, it is not only for the increase of grace, but for the begetting; this is only for the increase of grace and not appointed for the begetting; now in that respect the Word is above the Sacrament; but now this Sacrament is a more full Ordinance for Communion with Jesus Christ, this is the Communion of the body of Jesus Christ, and of his blood, and therefore there ought ⟨p. 252⟩to be hungering and thirsting desires of the soul after Jesus Christ, therefore you must take heed you do not come with your Stomachs full of trash, as children when they can get Plums and Pears and fill their stomachs with them, when they come to your Tables, though there be never so much wholesome diet, they have no mind at all to it;

4. The fourth thing that is to be done for the sanctifying of Gods name here, it is the hungering and thirsting of the soule after Jesus Christ; whosoever coms hither, he comes to a feast, and the Lord expects that all his guests should come with stomacks unto this feast, come with hungring and longing for Jesus Christ; this should be the disposition of the soule, oh that my soule might injoy Communion with Jesus Christ; now, this is the end that I am come for; oh, the Lord: that knows the workings of my heart, knowes that this is the great desire of my soule, that I might enjoy Communion with Jesus Christ; oh that I might have more of Christ, that I might meet with Christ, that I might have some further manifestation with Jesus Christ, that I might have my soule further united to the Lord Christ, and so have further influence of Christ to my soule; I come with thirsting after the Lord Christ knowing my infinite need of him, and the infinite excellency that there is in Jesus Christ; my soule doth famish and perish for ever without Christ; but in the injoyment of Christ there is a fulnesse for the satisfying of my soule; that I have had of Christ sometimes in the word, and sometimes in prayer, that hath been sweet unto me, but I expect a further Communion of Christ here, for this is the grand Ordinance for Communion with Jesus Christ; in deed the word in this respect it is beyond this Ordinance, that is, it is not only for the increase of grace, but for the begetting; this is only for the increase of grace and not appointed for the begetting; now in that respect the Word is above the Sacrament; but now this Sacrament is a more full Ordinance for Communion with Jesus Christ, this is the Communion of the body of Jesus Christ, and of his bloud, and therefore there ought