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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 Third and main Use is, that seeing there is so great ground to fear Communicating unworthily, and that so great Judgements follow upon it, it would be, as our fear to Communicate unworthily, So our uptaking business, how we may communicate worthily; This is the end of the day, and should be our task, and work this night, even to endeavour to be worthy communicants to morrow: Ye will readily ask how is such a Frame to be attained and come by? I would, for answer, desire you seriously to mind what ye have heard on these words, Let a man Examine himself and so let him eat, Which comprehend the Sum of what is called for from you; and we shall now add these Four things, that in your preparing your selves to Communicate Rightly and worthily, ye would seriously mind, 1. A right uptaking of your selves. Secondly, A Right uptaking of the Ordinance. Thirdly, A right Acting in reference to both. Fourthly, A right manner of Acting, or a right Frame in your going about the work. For the First, We say, there would be a right uptaking of our Selves, that ⟨p. 16⟩we may know what we are, what are our Sins, Spiritual wants and necessities, that we may have some distinct errand to God; This is implied in these Words. Let a man examine himself; That he may be well acquainted with himself: if there be not some time taken for attaining to a right Consideration of our Selves, we cannot come rightly to thy Ordinance: or if any word come that suits our condition it will come by guess as to us, and we may come to the Communion, and neither know what we need, not what we are seeking or would be at.
The Third and main Use is, that seeing there is so great ground to fear Communicating unworthily, and that so great Judgements follow upon it, it would be, as our fear to Communicat unworthily, So our uptaking business, how we may communicat worthily; This is the end of the day, and should be our task, and work this night, even to endeavour to be worthy communicants to morrow: Ye will readily ask how is such a Frame to be attained and come by? I would, for answer, desire you seriously to mind what ye have heard on these words, Let a man Examine himself and so let him eat, Which comprehend the Summe of what is called for from you; and we shal now add these Four things, that in your preparing your selves to Communicat Rightly and worthily, ye would seriously mind, 1. A right uptaking of your selves. Secondly, A Right uptaking of the Ordinance. Thirdly, A right Acting in reference to both. Fourthly, A right manner of Acting, or a right Frame in your going about the work. For the First, We say, there would be a right uptaking of our Selves, that