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Fourthly, what are the reasons why Christ will have his broken Body made thus discernible and apprehensible in this Sacrament? We answer, that he will have it so for these reasons. First for evidencing of and bearing Testimony to his great love to his People; It says that a dying Christ so loves us that he gave himself to us; and •o the memory of his death is revived and kept up; He will have his dying self, in a Sacrament bestowed on his People, to keep his love still fresh to them in their remembrance. Secondly for the Public Professing and testifying our faith in a dying Saviour; For in this Sacrament we profess our Faith in him, and dependence on him; and we say thereby and declare to the world, this my Saviour died, and is able to give me life; which is a piece of Honour and Glory to the Mediator, and a part of our duty; when we give Public testimony, that ⟨p. 30⟩we think no shame of a crucified Redeemer. Thirdly, The Lord hath, for the edification and benefit of his People, made himself •o discernible in this Sacrament; and there is a Fourfold edification o• benefit that redounds to them by it. First instruction, for they that cannot so well take up the Lord in the word, may be some-what helped to take him up in the Sacrament as a slain Saviour, and as being as needful as meat and drink, without which, as we cannot live, no more can we live without him: and O! how many Spiritual lessons may be ha• by these significant ceremonies instituted by Christ? Secondly There is here edification unto the faith of Gods People: and thus it becomes strengthening, when not only Christ says in his word, I have loved my Church, and given my self for her, and they that believe shall not perish; but we have his ordinance Sealing this: Its exceeding strengthening to a poor weak doubting body which could not easily believe, that Christ would be so kind to a rebel; when he gets a sacred Seal of his kindness, it helps to Believe what is promised. Thirdly It edifies as it serveth to promote the inward growth of Grace, for in the Sacrament Christ is Communicate: and as he is Communicate, life is Communicate, love to God, and to one another is Communicate: and in a word we cannot Imagine a Communication of Christ; but it brings with it strengthening to the inward man.

Fourthly, what are the reasons why Christ will have his broken Body made thus discernible and apprehensible in this Sacrament? We answer, that he will have it so for these reasons. First for evidencing of and bearing Testimony to his great love to his People; It sayes that a dieing Christ so loves us that he gave himself to us; and o the memorie of his death is revived and kept up; He will have his dieing self, in a Sacrament bestowed on his People, to keep his love still fresh to them in their remembrance. Secondly for the Publick Professing and testifying our faith in a dieing Saviour; For in this Sacrament we profess our Faith in him, and dependence on him; and we say thereby and declare to the world, this my Saviour died, and is able to give me life; which is a piece of Honour and Glory to the Mediator, and a part of our dutie; when we give Publick testimonie, that