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A treatise concerning the Lords Supper
A treatise concerning the Lords Supper: with three dialogues for the more full information of the weak, in the nature and use of this sacrament. / By Tho. Doolittel [sic].
printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1700
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.
3 With bitter Herbs; Christ and this Ordinance, with bitter Repentings.
4. Wholly, all of it must be eaten, whole Christ must be received in all his Offices, Prophet, Priest, and King, Christ as the Paschal Lamb must be received with all his appurtenances
5. In hast; Christ must be received presently, without delay.
Seventhly, In the Subject that must eat thereof, they were Israelites, and those that were Circumcised. Those that should partake of this Ordinance ought to be Israelites indeed; and Circumcised in their hearts, if they would have benefit thereby. Thus you see the great agreement betwixt those two Ordinances: And were the Jews bound to observe that, and not Believers under the Gospel engaged unto this; Nay, I may argue, that there is a greater reason why we should be more forward to this duty, in as much, wherein they differ, this is more excellent. As,