A treatise concerning the Lords Supper

Thirdly, From the time there was betwixt the taking, and the killing of the Paschal ⟨p. 44⟩Lamb; the Lamb was taken the tenth day, and killed the fourteenth day of the month, Exod, 12.3. ad 7. And it is received as a Tradition among the Jews, that for the duration of those four days, the Lamb was tied to their Bed-posts, that in the Evening when they went to bed, and in the Morning when they arose, and in the day-time when they were private in their Chambers; the sight of the Lamb might affect their hearts, and put them in mind of the work they were to do, and bethink themselves of the greatness of Gods Mercy towards them, in delivering them from Egyptian Bondage.

The Parallel of this is, That believers, before the Lords Supper, should take • competent measure of time to bethink themselves of the Love of God in delivering them from Sin and Hell, infinitely worse than Egyptian Bondage, and prepare themselves to commemorate the Death of Christ, and be partakers of the great Blessing that at the Lords Table true Believers have conferred upon them.

It is not sufficient to spend an hour the night before, or in the morning you are to approach unto it, but some day before to have it in your thoughts, that you may consider the greatness of the work you are to go about.