A treatise concerning the Lords Supper

3. Such shall be more acceptable and welcome unto God: What you have done aright, he will graciously accept; and wherein you failed, he will freely pardon? then the Father will bid you welcome, and the Son will bid you welcome, and the Holy Ghost will bid you ⟨p. 54⟩welcome, when you have been weeping any mourning in secret for your sin, whereby you have crucified the Lord of Life; when you have been begging at the Throne of Grace▪ Lord give me a spiritual Appetite after th• Heavenly food: Lord give me power again•• my pride, and passion, and earthly mindedness; after you have been searching into every corner of your heart, that you may find out every Achan in your Soul, God will say, Yonder is a Soul that hath taken pains with himself in secret, and hath cried unto me for a gracious acceptance of his person and performances, & no• he shall find that he is welcome; for I will sen• forth my Spirit, and comfort him, I will give him my Grace, and quicken him, I will give him my Son, and satisfy him Oh it will be swe•• to have God to smile upon you at his Table• But to have him frown when you are there will be uncomfortable; and to have hi• withdraw, will make your du•y to be unprofitable: Could you take delight at a Man Table, if he frown upon you for every Morsel that you eat? and will it not be worse when you take the Bread, then to have God to frown? And when you take the Cup, then to have God to frown, and say, Friend, how came you in hither amongst my Children, when you have not on the Wedding-garment? or if you have Grace, you have not endeavoured by painful preparation, to have it drawn forth into act and ex•rcise.

3. Such shall be more acceptable and welcome unto God: What you have done aright, he will graciously accept; and wherein you failed, he will freely pardon? then the Father will bid you welcome, and the Son will bid you welcome, and the Holy Ghost will bid you