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Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness
Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness: wherein several important duties, are urged, and the evil of divers common sins, is evinced; delivered in sundry sermons. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green upon assignment of Samuel Sewall, 1682
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.
2. The Evangelist declareth for that end it was the Disciples at Irons, met together on the day mentioned. It was not for Civil but for Religious Ends and Purposes, nor indeed may Christians (excepting when present and indubitable necessity, shall call for a dispensation) meet together on that day of the week, to attend any other work, but such as are of an holy nature. One thing then which these Disciples came together for, was, to break, Bread, […] to eat the Lords Supper. The breaking of the Consecrated Bread, is a Sacramental Action, whereby the sufferings of Christ are signified; and is therefore by a Synecdoche put for that whole Ordinance, which is appointed to show forth the Lords Death until he come. Moreover, these Disciples at Troas, met upon the Lords Day, ⟨p. 193⟩that so they might hear the Word Preached, us well as partake at the Table of the Lord. And because the Apostle Paul, was the next day to depart from them, and it may be never more to speak unto them, in the Name of the Lord; he continued long in his Sermon, even until midnight.
2. The Evangelist declareth for that end it was the Disciples at Iro•s, met together on the day mentioned. It was not for Civil but for Religious Ends and Purposes, nor indeed may Christians (excepting when present and indubitable necessity, shall call for a dispensation) meet together on that day of the week, to attend any other work, but such as are of an holy nature. One thing then which these Disciples came together for, was, to break, Bread, 〈…〉 to eat the Lords Supper. The breaking of the Consecrated Bread, is a Sacramental Action, whereby the sufferings of Christ are signified; and is therefore by a Synecdoche put for that whole Ordinance, which is appointed to shew forth the Lords Death until he come. Moreover, these Disciples at Troas, met upon the Lords Day, ⟨p. 193⟩that so they might hear the Word Preached, us well as partake at the Table of the Lord. And because the Apostle Paul, was the next day to depart from them, and it may be never more to speak unto them, in the Name of the Lord; he continued long in his Sermon, even until midnight.