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and if it be a great and difficult work to carry rightly on an ordinary Sabbath, or in Prayer, or meditation, or other duties any day, what a difficult work must it needs be to have all these rightly yoked together? A Second reason may be drawn not only from the complication of Graces and Duties, that is required in this action; But from the Nature of the thing it self, that calls for Duties in a high Degree of Spirituality; if any o dinance or Duty call for a Spiritual f•ame its this, It requires that the exercise of the Judgement be most clear, that Faith be most distinct, that Meditation be most Divine &c. And the more Spiritual the Duty be, there is certainly the more aptness in us thou our corruption to miscarry in it. A Third reason is, Because there is in Men and Women naturally, and ordinarily but very little study, and endeavour to know and take up aright the •ature of this ordinance; There is in the most part a great ignorance of the Strain and Series of the Gospel; but generally there is a greater Ignorance, ⟨p. 10⟩Darkness and Blindness as to the right partaking of this Ordinance, then as to most others; either through the difficulty of it, or through our Laziness that puts us not to study it better: So that if it were asked at many of us who may have some affection, what is a Communion? And what is the right way of partaking of it? there would be found but very little distinctness in the thing, and many content themselves to live without clearness about it: And this makes people incapable to go about it aright. A Fourth reason is from Peoples loathness to bestir themselves in the wo k of Preparation for it; There is some Self examination requisite for every Duty, but there is a more Solemn Self examination enjoined in reference to this; and how very reluctant are we to it? And seeing examination of our selves is as the door, and entry to this Duty, is it any wonder that most Persons Communicate unworthily? This exercise of Self-searching, being so much slighted, which is to the most part so very difficult, and to many through their own fault impossible.

and if it be a great and difficult work to carry rightly on an ordinary Sabbath, or in Prayer, or meditation, or other duties any day, what a difficult work must it needs be to have all these rightly yoked together? A Second reason may be drawn not only from the complication of Graces and Duties, that is required in this action; But from the Nature of the thing it self, that calls for Duties in a high Degree of Spirituality; if any o dinance or Duty call for a Spiritual fame its this, It requires that the execise of the Judgement be most clear, that Faith be most distinct, that Meditation be most Divine &c. And the more Spiritual the Duty be, there is cerainly the more aptness in us thoow our corruption to miscarry in it. A Third reaon is, Because there is in Men and Women naurally, and ordinarly but very little study, and endeavour to know and take up aright the ature of this ordinance; There is in the most part a great ignorance of the Strain and Series of the Gospel; but generally there is a greater Ignorance,