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The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic]…The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic]…
The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1685
A Preparation-Sermon, FOR THE COMMUNION.A Preparation-Sermon, FOR THE COMMVNION.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Second Use Serves for Trial, who among the great company gathered together here this day (are afraid of si•ning against God and taking his Name in vain in so Solemn an Ordinance; many think they are prepared: but we think not that person the better prepared that is not afraid and holily jealous over himself: Woe woe to many on the account of Communion-days that are past and gone without fear: It were good that ye were afraid lest this day prove to be like many former days, and lest any of you come short of what hath been attained in former communion days.
The Second Use Serves for Tryal, who among the great company gathered together here this day (are afraid of si•ning against God and taking his Name in vain in so Solemn an Ordinance; many think they are prepared: but we think not that person the better prepared that is not afraid and holily jealous over himself: Wo wo to many on the account of Communion-dayes that are past and gone without fear: It were good that ye were afraid lest this day prove to be like many former dayes, and lest any of you come short of what hath been attained in former communion dayes.
Thirdly: Observe That the sin of unworthy Communicating is a Wrath provoking and a Judgement-drawing-on-sin: He that Eats and Drinks unworthily, Eats and Drinks Damnation to himself: There is hardly any sin that the Lord will more readily, speedily, and Sadly Plague and punish, then this: Its true the Lord ha•h annexed ha• Certification to the third Command, That He will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain: but i• there any Ordinance wherein the Threatening is more expressed, and in reference to which the Judgement hat• been more severely & some way indifferently inflicted? As is clear whether we read before o• after the words of the Text: And there is good reason for it. For first, If the duty be more Solemn, if the presence in it be more gracious, and the bounty that fl wes in it be more abundant, then sure the sin of abusing, or of unbecoming going about it, must be the greater. Secondly if we look to the sin not only in respect of its greatness in several other respects, but in