A persuasive to frequent communion in the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
         Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.
      
       
         
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             A persuasive to frequent communion in the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
             Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.
          
           
             The third edition.
          
           [2], 33, [3] p.
           
             Printed by M. Flesher, for Brabazon Aylmer ..., and William Rogers ...,
             London :
             1685.
          
           
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           A
           PERSUASIVE
           TO
           Frequent
           Communion
           IN
           THE
           HOLY
           SACRAMENT
           OF
           THE
           Lord's
           Supper
           .
        
         
           The
           Third
           Edition
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             M.
             Flesher
          
           ,
           for
           
             Brabazon
             Aylmer
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
             Three
             Pigeons
          
           against
           the
           
             Royal
             Exchange
          
           in
           Cornhill
           ,
           and
           
             William
             Rogers
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Sun
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           Fleetstreet
           ,
           1685.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           PERSUASIVE
           TO
           FREQUENT
           COMMUNION
           .
        
         
           MY
           design
           in
           this
           Argument
           ,
           is
           from
           the
           Consideration
           of
           the
           Nature
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           of
           the
           
             Lord's
             Supper
          
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           perpetual
           Use
           of
           it
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           awaken
           Men
           to
           a
           sense
           of
           their
           Duty
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           Obligation
           which
           lies
           upon
           them
           to
           the
           more
           frequent
           receiving
           of
           it
           .
           And
           there
           is
           the
           greater
           need
           to
           make
           men
           sensible
           of
           their
           Duty
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           because
           in
           this
           last
           Age
           by
           the
           unwary
           Discourses
           of
           some
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Nature
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           and
           the
           danger
           of
           receiving
           it
           unworthily
           ,
           such
           doubts
           and
           fears
           have
           been
           raised
           in
           the
           
           minds
           of
           Men
           as
           utterly
           to
           deter
           many
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           to
           discourage
           almost
           the
           generality
           of
           Christians
           from
           the
           use
           of
           it
           ;
           to
           the
           great
           prejudice
           and
           danger
           of
           Mens
           Souls
           ,
           and
           the
           visible
           abatement
           of
           Piety
           by
           the
           gross
           neglect
           of
           so
           excellent
           a
           means
           of
           our
           growth
           and
           improvement
           in
           it
           ;
           and
           to
           the
           mighty
           scandal
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           by
           the
           general
           disuse
           and
           contempt
           of
           so
           plain
           and
           solemn
           an
           Institution
           of
           our
           blessed
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           I
           shall
           take
           occasion
           as
           briefly
           and
           clearly
           as
           I
           can
           to
           treat
           of
           these
           four
           Points
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           Of
           the
           Perpetuity
           of
           this
           Institution
           ;
           this
           the
           Apostle
           signifies
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           that
           
             by
             eating
             this
             Bread
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             drinking
             this
             Cup
             ,
             we
             do
             shew
             the
             Lord's
             Death
             till
             he
             come
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Of
           the
           Obligation
           that
           lies
           upon
           all
           Christians
           to
           a
           frequent
           observance
           of
           this
           Institution
           ;
           this
           is
           signified
           in
           that
           Expression
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             As
             often
             as
             ye
             eat
             this
             Bread
             ,
             and
             drink
             this
             Cup
             :
          
           which
           Expression
           considered
           and
           compared
           together
           with
           the
           practice
           of
           the
           Primitive
           Church
           ,
           does
           imply
           an
           Obligation
           upon
           Christians
           to
           the
           frequent
           receiving
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Objections
           and
           Scruples
           which
           have
           been
           raised
           in
           the
           Minds
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           particularly
           of
           many
           devout
           and
           sincere
           Christians
           ,
           to
           their
           great
           discouragement
           from
           their
           receiving
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           at
           least
           so
           frequently
           as
           they
           ought
           :
           which
           Objections
           are
           chiefly
           grounded
           upon
           what
           the
           Apostle
           says
           ,
           
             Wherefore
             whosoever
             shall
             eat
             this
             Bread
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             drink
             this
             Cup
             of
             the
             Lord
             unworthily
             ,
             
             is
             guilty
             of
             the
             Body
             and
             Bloud
             of
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           
           and
           
             doth
             eat
             and
             drink
             damnation
             to
             himself
             .
          
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           What
           Preparation
           of
           our selves
           is
           necessary
           in
           order
           to
           our
           worthy
           receiving
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           :
           which
           will
           give
           me
           occasion
           to
           explain
           the
           Apostle's
           meaning
           in
           those
           Words
           ,
           
           
             But
             let
             a
             man
             examine
             himself
             ,
             and
             so
             let
             him
             eat
             of
             that
             Bread
             ,
             and
             drink
             of
             that
             Cup.
             
          
        
         
           I.
           For
           the
           Perpetuity
           of
           this
           Institution
           ,
           implyed
           in
           
           those
           Words
           ,
           
             For
             as
             often
             as
             yet
             eat
             this
             Bread
             ,
             and
             drink
             this
             Cup
             ,
             ye
             do
             shew
             forth
             the
             Lord's
             Death
             till
             he
             come
          
           ;
           or
           the
           Words
           may
           be
           read
           imperatively
           and
           by
           way
           of
           Precept
           ,
           
             shew
             ye
             forth
             the
             Lord's
             Death
             till
             he
             come
             .
          
           In
           the
           three
           verses
           immediately
           before
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           particularly
           declares
           the
           Institution
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           with
           the
           manner
           and
           circumstances
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           he
           had
           received
           it
           not
           onely
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           Words
           seem
           rather
           to
           intimate
           ,
           by
           immediate
           Revelation
           from
           our
           Lord
           himself
           ,
           ver
           .
           23.
           
           
             For
             I
             have
             received
             of
             the
             Lord
             that
             which
             I
             also
             delivered
             unto
             you
             :
             that
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             in
             the
             same
             night
             that
             he
             was
             betrayed
             took
             Bread
             ,
             and
             when
             he
             had
             given
             Thanks
             he
             brake
             it
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             Take
             ,
             eat
             ,
             this
             is
             my
             Body
             which
             is
             broken
             for
             you
             ;
             this
             doe
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             .
             After
             the
             same
             manner
             also
             he
             took
             the
             Cup
             when
             he
             had
             supped
             ,
             saying
             ,
             This
             Cup
             is
             the
             New
             Testament
             in
             my
             Bloud
             :
             this
             doe
             as
             often
             as
             ye
             shall
             drink
             it
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             .
          
           So
           that
           the
           Institution
           is
           in
           these
           Words
           ,
           
             this
             doe
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             .
          
           In
           which
           words
           our
           Lord
           commands
           his
           Disciples
           after
           his
           Death
           to
           repeat
           these
           actions
           of
           taking
           and
           breaking
           and
           
             eating
             the
             Bread
          
           ,
           and
           of
           
             drinking
             of
             the
             Cup
          
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           solemn
           Commemoration
           
           of
           him
           .
           Now
           whether
           this
           was
           to
           be
           done
           by
           them
           once
           onely
           ,
           or
           oftner
           ;
           and
           whether
           by
           the
           Disciples
           onely
           ,
           during
           their
           lives
           ,
           or
           by
           all
           Christians
           afterwards
           in
           all
           successive
           Ages
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           is
           not
           so
           certain
           merely
           from
           the
           force
           of
           these
           Words
           ,
           
             doe
             this
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             :
          
           but
           what
           the
           Apostle
           adds
           puts
           the
           matter
           out
           of
           all
           doubt
           ,
           that
           the
           Institution
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           was
           intended
           for
           all
           Ages
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ;
           
             For
             as
             often
             as
             ye
             eat
             this
             Bread
             ,
             and
             drink
             this
             Cup
             ,
             ye
             do
             shew
             the
             Lord's
             Death
             till
             he
             come
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           untill
           the
           time
           of
           his
           second
           coming
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           at
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World.
           So
           that
           this
           Sacrament
           was
           designed
           to
           be
           a
           standing
           Commemoration
           of
           the
           Death
           and
           Passion
           of
           our
           Lord
           till
           he
           should
           come
           to
           Judgment
           ;
           and
           consequently
           the
           Obligation
           that
           lies
           upon
           Christians
           to
           the
           observation
           of
           it
           is
           perpetual
           ,
           and
           shall
           never
           cease
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           So
           that
           it
           is
           a
           vain
           conceit
           and
           mere
           dream
           of
           the
           Enthusiasts
           concerning
           the
           
             seculum
             Spiritûs
             Sancti
             ,
             the
             Age
          
           and
           dispensation
           
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
          
           ,
           when
           ,
           as
           they
           suppose
           ,
           all
           humane
           Teaching
           shall
           cease
           ,
           and
           all
           external
           Ordinances
           and
           Institutions
           in
           Religion
           shall
           vanish
           ,
           and
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           farther
           use
           of
           them
           .
           Whereas
           it
           is
           very
           plain
           from
           the
           
             new
             Testament
          
           that
           Prayer
           ,
           and
           outward
           Teaching
           ,
           and
           the
           Use
           of
           the
           two
           Sacraments
           ,
           were
           intended
           to
           continue
           among
           Christians
           in
           all
           Ages
           .
           As
           for
           Prayer
           ,
           (
           besides
           our
           natural
           Obligation
           to
           this
           duty
           ,
           if
           there
           were
           no
           revealed
           Religion
           )
           we
           are
           by
           our
           Saviour
           particularly
           exhorted
           to
           
             watch
             and
             pray
          
           ,
           with
           regard
           to
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           in
           consideration
           of
           the
           uncertainty
           of
           the
           time
           when
           it
           shall
           be
           :
           And
           therefore
           this
           will
           always
           be
           a
           Duty
           incumbent
           upon
           Christians
           till
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           prescribed
           as
           one
           of
           the
           best
           ways
           of
           Preparation
           
           for
           it
           .
           That
           
             outward
             Teaching
          
           likewise
           and
           Baptism
           were
           intended
           to
           be
           perpetual
           is
           no
           less
           plain
           ,
           because
           Christ
           hath
           expresly
           promised
           to
           be
           with
           the
           Teachers
           of
           his
           Church
           in
           the
           use
           of
           these
           Ordinances
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           Matth.
           28.19
           ,
           20.
           
           
             Go
             and
             disciple
             all
             Nations
             ,
             baptizing
             them
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             :
             and
             lo
             I
             am
             with
             you
             always
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World.
          
           Not
           onely
           to
           the
           end
           of
           that
           particular
           Age
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Gospel
           Age
           ,
           and
           the
           consummation
           of
           all
           Ages
           ,
           as
           the
           Phrase
           clearly
           imports
           .
           And
           it
           is
           as
           plain
           from
           this
           Text
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Sacrament
             of
             the
             Lord's
             Supper
          
           was
           intended
           for
           a
           perpetual
           Institution
           in
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           till
           the
           second
           coming
           of
           Christ
           ,
           viz.
           his
           coming
           to
           Judgment
           :
           Because
           St.
           Paul
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           by
           these
           Sacramental
           Signs
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           is
           to
           be
           represented
           and
           commemorated
           till
           he
           comes
           .
           
             Doe
             this
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             :
             For
             as
             oft
             as
             ye
             eat
             this
             Bread
             ,
             and
             drink
             this
             Cup
             ,
             ye
             do
             shew
             the
             Lord's
             Death
             till
             he
             come
             .
          
        
         
           And
           if
           this
           be
           the
           End
           and
           Use
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           solemn
           remembrance
           of
           the
           Death
           and
           Sufferings
           of
           our
           Lord
           during
           his
           absence
           from
           us
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           till
           his
           coming
           to
           Judgment
           ,
           then
           this
           Sacrament
           will
           never
           be
           out
           of
           date
           till
           the
           second
           coming
           of
           our
           Lord.
           The
           consideration
           whereof
           should
           mightily
           strengthen
           and
           encourage
           our
           Faith
           in
           the
           hope
           of
           Eternal
           Life
           so
           often
           as
           we
           partake
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           :
           since
           our
           Lord
           hath
           left
           it
           to
           us
           as
           a
           memorial
           of
           himself
           till
           he
           come
           to
           translate
           his
           Church
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           sure
           pledge
           that
           he
           will
           come
           again
           at
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           and
           invest
           us
           in
           that
           Glory
           which
           he
           is
           now
           gone
           before
           to
           prepare
           for
           us
           .
           So
           that
           as
           often
           as
           we
           approach
           the
           Table
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           we
           should
           comfort
           our selves
           with
           the
           thoughts
           of
           that
           blessed
           time
           when
           we
           shall
           
           eat
           and
           drink
           with
           him
           in
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           admitted
           to
           the
           great
           Feast
           of
           the
           Lamb
           ,
           and
           to
           eternal
           Communion
           with
           God
           the
           Judge
           of
           all
           ,
           and
           with
           our
           blessed
           and
           glorified
           Redeemer
           and
           the
           holy
           Angels
           and
           the
           Spirits
           of
           just
           men
           made
           perfect
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           same
           consideration
           should
           likewise
           make
           us
           afraid
           to
           receive
           this
           Sacrament
           unworthily
           ,
           without
           due
           Preparation
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           without
           worthy
           effects
           of
           it
           upon
           our
           Hearts
           and
           Lives
           .
           Because
           of
           that
           dreadfull
           Sentence
           of
           condemnation
           which
           at
           the
           second
           coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           shall
           be
           past
           upon
           those
           ,
           who
           by
           the
           profanation
           of
           this
           solemn
           Institution
           trample
           under
           foot
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           contemn
           the
           bloud
           of
           the
           Covenant
           ;
           that
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           and
           Mercy
           which
           God
           hath
           ratified
           with
           Mankind
           by
           the
           bloud
           of
           his
           Son.
           The
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           that
           
             he
             that
             eateth
             and
             drinketh
             unworthily
             is
             guilty
             of
             the
             Body
             and
             Bloud
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           and
           
             eateth
             and
             drinketh
             damnation
             to
             himself
             .
          
           This
           indeed
           is
           spoken
           of
           temporal
           Judgment
           (
           as
           I
           shall
           shew
           in
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           this
           Discourse
           ,
           )
           but
           the
           Apostle
           likewise
           supposeth
           ,
           that
           if
           these
           temporal
           Judgments
           had
           not
           their
           effect
           to
           bring
           men
           to
           Repentance
           ,
           but
           they
           still
           persisted
           in
           the
           Profanation
           of
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           ,
           they
           should
           at
           last
           
             be
             condemned
             with
             the
             World.
          
           For
           as
           he
           that
           partaketh
           worthily
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           confirms
           his
           interest
           in
           the
           promises
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           his
           Title
           to
           eternal
           Life
           ;
           so
           he
           that
           receives
           this
           Sacrament
           unworthily
           ,
           that
           is
           without
           due
           Reverence
           ;
           and
           without
           fruits
           meet
           for
           it
           ;
           nay
           ,
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           continues
           to
           live
           in
           sin
           whilst
           he
           commemorates
           the
           Death
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             who
             gave
             himself
             for
             us
             that
             he
             might
             redeem
             u●
             from
             all
             iniquity
             ,
          
           this
           man
           aggravates
           and
           seals
           his
           own
           Damnation
           ,
           because
           he
           is
           guilty
           of
           the
           Body
           and
           Bloud
           of
           Christ
           ,
           not
           onely
           by
           the
           contempt
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           by
           renewing
           in
           some
           sort
           the
           cause
           of
           
           his
           sufferings
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           
             crucifying
             to
             himself
             afresh
             the
             Lord
             of
             life
             and
             glory
             ,
             and
             putting
             him
             to
             an
             open
             shame
             .
          
           And
           when
           the
           great
           Judge
           of
           the
           world
           shall
           appear
           and
           pass
           final
           Sentence
           upon
           men
           ,
           such
           obstinate
           and
           impenitent
           wretches
           as
           could
           not
           be
           wrought
           upon
           by
           the
           remembrance
           of
           the
           dearest
           love
           of
           their
           dying
           Lord
           ,
           nor
           be
           engaged
           to
           leave
           their
           sins
           by
           all
           the
           tyes
           and
           obligations
           of
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           ,
           shall
           have
           their
           portion
           with
           Pilate
           and
           Judas
           ,
           with
           the
           
             chief
             Priests
          
           and
           Souldiers
           ,
           who
           were
           the
           betrayers
           and
           murtherers
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           life
           and
           glory
           ;
           and
           shall
           be
           dealt
           withall
           as
           those
           who
           are
           in
           some
           sort
           
             guilty
             of
             the
             body
             and
             bloud
             of
             the
             Lord.
          
           Which
           severe
           threatning
           ought
           not
           to
           discourage
           men
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           to
           deter
           all
           those
           from
           their
           sins
           who
           think
           of
           engaging
           themselves
           to
           God
           by
           so
           solemn
           and
           holy
           a
           Covenant
           .
           It
           is
           by
           no
           means
           a
           sufficient
           Reason
           to
           make
           men
           to
           fly
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           certainly
           one
           of
           the
           most
           powerfull
           Arguments
           in
           the
           world
           to
           make
           men
           forsake
           their
           sins
           ;
           as
           I
           shall
           shew
           more
           fully
           under
           the
           third
           head
           of
           this
           Discourse
           .
        
         
           II.
           The
           Obligation
           that
           lyes
           upon
           all
           Christians
           to
           
           the
           frequent
           observance
           and
           practice
           of
           this
           Institution
           .
           For
           though
           it
           be
           not
           necessarily
           implyed
           in
           these
           Words
           ,
           
             as
             oft
             as
             ye
             eat
             this
             bread
             and
             drink
             this
             cup
          
           ;
           yet
           if
           we
           compare
           these
           words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           with
           the
           usage
           and
           practice
           of
           Christians
           at
           that
           Time
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           communicate
           in
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           so
           often
           as
           they
           solemnly
           met
           together
           to
           worship
           God
           ,
           they
           plainly
           suppose
           and
           recommend
           to
           us
           the
           frequent
           use
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           or
           rather
           imply
           an
           obligation
           upon
           Christians
           to
           embrace
           all
           opportunities
           of
           receiving
           it
           .
           For
           the
           sense
           and
           meaning
           of
           any
           Law
           or
           Institution
           
           is
           best
           understood
           by
           the
           general
           practice
           which
           follows
           immediately
           upon
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           convince
           men
           of
           their
           obligation
           hereunto
           ,
           and
           to
           ingage
           them
           to
           a
           sutable
           practice
           ,
           I
           shall
           now
           endeavour
           with
           all
           the
           plainness
           and
           force
           of
           persuasion
           I
           can
           :
           And
           so
           much
           the
           more
           ,
           because
           the
           neglect
           of
           it
           among
           Christians
           is
           grown
           so
           general
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           many
           persons
           from
           a
           superstitious
           awe
           and
           reverence
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           are
           by
           degrees
           fallen
           into
           a
           profane
           neglect
           and
           contempt
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           briefly
           mention
           a
           threefold
           Obligation
           lying
           upon
           all
           Christians
           to
           frequent
           Communion
           in
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           ;
           each
           of
           them
           sufficient
           of
           it self
           ,
           but
           all
           of
           them
           together
           of
           the
           greatest
           force
           imaginable
           to
           engage
           us
           hereunto
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           We
           are
           obliged
           in
           point
           of
           
             indispensable
             duty
          
           ,
           and
           in
           obedience
           to
           a
           plain
           precept
           and
           most
           solemn
           institution
           of
           our
           blessed
           Saviour
           that
           great
           
             Lawgiver
             ,
             who
             is
             able
             to
             save
             and
             to
             destroy
             ,
          
           as
           St.
           James
           calls
           him
           :
           He
           hath
           bid
           us
           
             doe
             this
          
           .
           And
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           who
           declares
           nothing
           in
           this
           matter
           but
           what
           he
           tells
           us
           he
           
             received
             from
             the
             Lord
          
           ,
           admonisheth
           us
           to
           doe
           it
           often
           .
           Now
           for
           any
           man
           that
           professeth
           himself
           a
           Christian
           to
           live
           in
           the
           open
           and
           continued
           contempt
           or
           neglect
           of
           a
           plain
           Law
           and
           Institution
           of
           Christ
           is
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           such
           a
           profession
           .
           To
           such
           our
           Lord
           may
           say
           as
           he
           did
           to
           the
           
             Jews
             ,
             Why
             call
             ye
             me
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             and
             doe
             not
             the
             things
             which
             I
             say
             ?
          
           How
           far
           the
           Ignorance
           of
           this
           institution
           ,
           or
           the
           mistakes
           which
           men
           have
           been
           led
           into
           about
           it
           ,
           may
           extenuate
           this
           neglect
           is
           another
           consideration
           .
           But
           after
           we
           know
           our
           Lord's
           will
           in
           this
           particular
           and
           have
           the
           Law
           plainly
           laid
           before
           us
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           cloak
           for
           our
           sin
           .
           For
           nothing
           
           can
           excuse
           the
           wilfull
           neglect
           of
           a
           plain
           Institution
           from
           a
           downright
           contempt
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           Authority
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           We
           are
           likewise
           obliged
           hereunto
           in
           point
           of
           Interest
           .
           The
           benefits
           which
           we
           expect
           to
           be
           derived
           and
           assured
           to
           us
           by
           this
           Sacrament
           are
           all
           the
           blessings
           of
           the
           new
           Covenant
           ,
           the
           forgiveness
           of
           our
           sins
           ,
           the
           grace
           and
           assistence
           of
           God's
           holy
           Spirit
           to
           enable
           us
           to
           perform
           the
           conditions
           of
           this
           Covenant
           required
           on
           our
           part
           ;
           and
           the
           comforts
           of
           God's
           holy
           Spirit
           to
           encourage
           us
           in
           well-doing
           ,
           and
           to
           support
           us
           under
           sufferings
           ;
           and
           the
           glorious
           reward
           of
           eternal
           life
           .
           So
           that
           in
           neglecting
           this
           Sacrament
           we
           neglect
           our
           own
           interest
           and
           happiness
           ,
           we
           forsake
           our
           own
           mercies
           ,
           and
           judge
           our selves
           unworthy
           of
           all
           the
           blessings
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           deprive
           our selves
           of
           one
           of
           the
           best
           means
           and
           advantages
           of
           confirming
           and
           conveying
           these
           blessings
           to
           us
           .
           So
           that
           if
           we
           had
           not
           a
           due
           sense
           of
           our
           duty
           ,
           the
           consideration
           of
           our
           own
           interest
           should
           oblige
           us
           not
           to
           neglect
           so
           excellent
           and
           so
           effectual
           a
           means
           of
           promoting
           our
           own
           comfort
           and
           happiness
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           We
           are
           likewise
           particularly
           obliged
           in
           point
           of
           gratitude
           to
           the
           carefull
           observance
           of
           this
           Institution
           .
           This
           was
           the
           particular
           thing
           our
           Lord
           gave
           in
           charge
           when
           he
           was
           going
           to
           lay
           down
           his
           life
           for
           us
           ,
           
             doe
             this
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             .
          
           Men
           use
           religiously
           to
           observe
           the
           charge
           of
           a
           dying
           friend
           ,
           and
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           very
           difficult
           and
           unreasonable
           ,
           to
           doe
           what
           he
           desires
           :
           But
           this
           is
           the
           charge
           of
           our
           best
           friend
           (
           nay
           of
           the
           greatest
           friend
           and
           benefactour
           of
           all
           mankind
           )
           when
           he
           was
           preparing
           himself
           to
           dye
           in
           our
           stead
           and
           to
           offer
           up
           himself
           a
           sacrifice
           for
           us
           ;
           to
           undergo
           the
           most
           
           grievous
           pains
           and
           sufferings
           for
           our
           sakes
           ,
           and
           to
           yield
           up
           himself
           to
           the
           worst
           of
           temporal
           deaths
           that
           he
           might
           deliver
           us
           from
           the
           bitter
           pains
           of
           eternal
           death
           .
           And
           can
           we
           deny
           him
           any
           thing
           he
           asks
           of
           us
           who
           was
           going
           to
           doe
           all
           this
           for
           us
           ?
           Can
           we
           deny
           him
           this
           ?
           so
           little
           grievous
           and
           burthensome
           in
           it self
           ,
           so
           infinitely
           beneficial
           to
           us
           ?
           Had
           such
           a
           friend
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           circumstances
           ,
           bid
           us
           doe
           some
           great
           thing
           would
           we
           not
           have
           done
           it
           ?
           how
           much
           more
           when
           he
           hath
           onely
           said
           ,
           
             doe
             this
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
          
           ;
           when
           he
           hath
           onely
           commended
           to
           us
           one
           of
           the
           most
           natural
           and
           delightfull
           Actions
           ,
           as
           a
           fit
           representation
           and
           memorial
           of
           his
           wonderfull
           love
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           cruel
           sufferings
           for
           our
           sakes
           ;
           when
           he
           hath
           onely
           enjoyned
           us
           ,
           in
           a
           thankfull
           commemoration
           of
           his
           goodness
           ,
           to
           meet
           at
           his
           Table
           and
           to
           remember
           what
           he
           hath
           done
           for
           us
           ;
           to
           look
           upon
           him
           whom
           we
           have
           pierced
           ,
           and
           to
           resolve
           to
           grieve
           and
           wound
           him
           no
           more
           ?
           Can
           we
           without
           the
           most
           horrible
           ingratitude
           neglect
           this
           dying
           charge
           of
           our
           Sovereign
           and
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           the
           great
           friend
           and
           lover
           of
           souls
           ?
           A
           command
           so
           reasonable
           ,
           so
           easie
           ,
           so
           full
           of
           blessings
           and
           benefits
           to
           the
           faithfull
           observers
           of
           it
           !
        
         
           One
           would
           think
           it
           were
           no
           difficult
           matter
           to
           convince
           men
           of
           their
           duty
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           necessity
           of
           observing
           so
           plain
           an
           Institution
           of
           our
           Lord
           ;
           that
           it
           were
           no
           hard
           thing
           to
           persuade
           men
           to
           their
           interest
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           willing
           to
           partake
           of
           those
           great
           and
           manifold
           blessings
           which
           all
           Christians
           believe
           to
           be
           promised
           and
           made
           good
           to
           the
           frequent
           and
           worthy
           Receivers
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           .
           Where
           then
           lyes
           the
           difficulty
           ?
           what
           should
           be
           the
           cause
           of
           all
           this
           backwardness
           which
           we
           see
           in
           men
           to
           so
           plain
           ,
           so
           necessary
           ,
           and
           so
           beneficial
           a
           duty
           ?
           The
           truth
           is
           ,
           men
           have
           been
           greatly
           discouraged
           from
           this
           Sacrament
           
           by
           the
           unwary
           pressing
           and
           inculcating
           of
           two
           great
           truths
           ;
           
             the
             danger
             of
             the
             unworthy
             receiving
             of
             this
             holy
             Sacrament
             ,
             and
             the
             necessity
             of
             a
             due
             preparation
             for
             it
             .
          
           Which
           brings
           me
           to
           the
        
         
           III.
           Third
           Particular
           I
           proposed
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           endeavour
           
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Objections
           and
           Scruples
           which
           have
           been
           raised
           in
           the
           minds
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           particularly
           of
           many
           devout
           and
           sincere
           Christians
           ,
           to
           their
           great
           discouragement
           from
           the
           receiving
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           at
           least
           so
           frequently
           as
           they
           ought
           .
           And
           these
           Objections
           ,
           I
           told
           you
           ,
           are
           chiefly
           grounded
           upon
           what
           the
           Apostle
           says
           at
           the
           27th
           .
           
             verse
             .
             Wherefore
             whosoever
             shall
             eat
             this
             bread
             and
             drink
             this
             cup
             of
             the
             Lord
             unworthily
             ,
             is
             guilty
             of
             the
             body
             and
             bloud
             of
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           again
           ver
           .
           29.
           
           
             He
             that
             eateth
             and
             drinketh
             unworthily
             ,
             eateth
             and
             drinketh
             damnation
             to
             himself
             .
          
           Upon
           the
           mistake
           and
           misapplication
           of
           these
           Texts
           have
           been
           grounded
           two
           Objections
           ,
           of
           great
           force
           to
           discourage
           men
           from
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           with
           all
           the
           tenderness
           and
           clearness
           I
           can
           to
           remove
           .
           First
           ,
           That
           the
           danger
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           being
           so
           very
           great
           ,
           it
           seems
           the
           safest
           way
           not
           to
           receive
           at
           all
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           so
           much
           preparation
           and
           worthiness
           being
           required
           in
           order
           to
           our
           worthy
           Receiving
           ,
           the
           more
           timorous
           sort
           of
           devout
           Christians
           can
           never
           think
           themselves
           duly
           enough
           qualified
           for
           so
           sacred
           an
           Action
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           the
           danger
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           being
           so
           very
           great
           it
           seems
           the
           safest
           way
           wholly
           to
           refrain
           from
           this
           Sacrament
           and
           not
           to
           receive
           it
           at
           all
           .
           
           But
           this
           Objection
           is
           evidently
           of
           no
           force
           if
           there
           be
           (
           as
           most
           certainly
           there
           is
           )
           as
           great
           or
           a
           greater
           danger
           on
           
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           viz.
           in
           the
           neglect
           of
           this
           Duty
           :
           And
           so
           though
           the
           danger
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           be
           avoided
           by
           not
           receiving
           ,
           yet
           the
           danger
           of
           neglecting
           and
           contemning
           a
           plain
           Institution
           of
           Christ
           is
           not
           thereby
           avoided
           .
           Surely
           they
           in
           the
           Parable
           that
           refused
           to
           come
           to
           the
           marriage-feast
           of
           the
           
             King's
             Son
          
           and
           
             made
             light
          
           of
           that
           gracious
           invitation
           were
           at
           least
           as
           faulty
           as
           he
           who
           came
           
             without
             a
             wedding
             garment
          
           .
           And
           we
           find
           in
           the
           conclusion
           of
           the
           Parable
           ,
           that
           as
           he
           was
           severely
           punished
           for
           his
           disrespect
           ,
           so
           they
           were
           destroyed
           for
           their
           disobedience
           .
           Nay
           of
           the
           two
           it
           is
           the
           greater
           sign
           of
           contempt
           wholly
           to
           neglect
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           than
           to
           partake
           of
           it
           without
           some
           due
           qualification
           .
           The
           greatest
           indisposition
           that
           can
           be
           for
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           is
           one's
           being
           a
           bad
           man
           ,
           and
           he
           may
           be
           as
           bad
           ,
           and
           is
           more
           likely
           to
           continue
           so
           ,
           who
           wilfully
           neglects
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           than
           he
           that
           comes
           to
           it
           with
           any
           degree
           of
           reverence
           and
           preparation
           ,
           though
           much
           less
           than
           he
           ought
           :
           And
           surely
           it
           is
           very
           hard
           for
           men
           to
           come
           to
           so
           solemn
           an
           Ordinance
           without
           some
           kind
           of
           religions
           awe
           upon
           their
           spirits
           ,
           and
           without
           some
           good
           thoughts
           and
           resolutions
           ,
           at
           least
           for
           the
           present
           .
           If
           a
           man
           that
           lives
           in
           any
           known
           wickedness
           of
           life
           do
           before
           he
           receive
           the
           Sacrament
           set
           himself
           seriously
           to
           be
           humbled
           for
           his
           sins
           ,
           and
           to
           repent
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           beg
           God's
           grace
           and
           assistence
           against
           them
           ;
           and
           after
           the
           receiving
           it
           ,
           does
           continue
           for
           some
           time
           in
           these
           good
           resolutions
           ,
           though
           after
           a
           while
           he
           may
           possibly
           relapse
           into
           the
           same
           sins
           again
           ;
           this
           is
           some
           kind
           of
           ▪
           a
           restraint
           to
           a
           wicked
           life
           ;
           and
           these
           good
           moods
           and
           fits
           of
           repentance
           and
           reformation
           are
           much
           better
           than
           a
           constant
           and
           uninterrupted
           course
           of
           sin
           :
           Even
           this
           righteousness
           ,
           which
           is
           but
           
             as
             the
             morning
             cloud
             and
             the
             early
             dew
             which
             so
             soon
             passeth
             away
             ,
          
           is
           better
           than
           none
           .
        
         
         
           And
           indeed
           scarce
           any
           man
           can
           think
           of
           coming
           to
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           he
           will
           by
           this
           consideration
           be
           excited
           to
           some
           good
           purposes
           ,
           and
           put
           upon
           some
           sort
           of
           endeavour
           to
           mend
           and
           reform
           his
           life
           :
           and
           though
           he
           be
           very
           much
           under
           the
           bondage
           and
           power
           of
           evil
           habits
           ,
           if
           he
           do
           with
           any
           competent
           degree
           of
           sincerity
           (
           and
           it
           is
           his
           own
           fault
           if
           he
           do
           not
           )
           make
           use
           of
           this
           excellent
           means
           and
           instrument
           for
           the
           mortifying
           and
           subduing
           of
           his
           lusts
           and
           for
           the
           obtaining
           of
           God's
           grace
           and
           assistence
           ,
           it
           may
           please
           God
           by
           the
           use
           of
           these
           means
           so
           to
           abate
           the
           force
           and
           power
           of
           his
           lusts
           ,
           and
           to
           imprint
           such
           considerations
           upon
           his
           mind
           in
           the
           receiving
           of
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           and
           preparing
           himself
           for
           it
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           at
           last
           break
           off
           his
           wicked
           course
           and
           become
           a
           good
           man.
           
        
         
           But
           ,
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           as
           to
           those
           who
           neglect
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           there
           is
           hardly
           any
           thing
           left
           to
           restrain
           them
           from
           the
           greatest
           enormities
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           a
           check
           to
           them
           in
           their
           evil
           course
           :
           nothing
           but
           the
           penalty
           of
           humane
           Laws
           ,
           which
           men
           may
           avoid
           and
           yet
           be
           wicked
           enough
           .
           Heretofore
           men
           used
           to
           be
           restrained
           from
           great
           and
           scandalous
           vices
           by
           shame
           and
           fear
           of
           disgrace
           ,
           and
           would
           abstain
           from
           many
           sins
           out
           of
           regard
           to
           their
           honour
           and
           reputation
           among
           men
           :
           But
           men
           have
           hardened
           their
           faces
           in
           this
           degenerate
           Age
           ,
           and
           those
           gentle
           restraints
           of
           modesty
           which
           governed
           and
           kept
           men
           in
           order
           heretofore
           signifie
           nothing
           now
           adays
           .
           Blushing
           is
           out
           of
           fashion
           ,
           and
           shame
           is
           ceased
           from
           among
           the
           children
           of
           men
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           Sacrament
           did
           always
           use
           to
           lay
           some
           kind
           of
           restraint
           upon
           the
           worst
           of
           men
           :
           and
           if
           it
           did
           not
           wholly
           reform
           them
           ,
           it
           would
           at
           least
           have
           some
           good
           effect
           upon
           them
           for
           a
           time
           :
           If
           it
           did
           not
           make
           men
           
           good
           ,
           yet
           it
           would
           make
           them
           resolve
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           and
           leave
           some
           good
           thoughts
           and
           impressions
           upon
           their
           minds
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           it
           hath
           been
           a
           thing
           of
           very
           bad
           consequence
           ,
           to
           discourage
           men
           so
           much
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           as
           the
           way
           hath
           been
           of
           late
           years
           :
           And
           that
           many
           men
           who
           were
           under
           some
           kind
           of
           check
           before
           ,
           since
           they
           have
           been
           driven
           away
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           have
           quite
           let
           loose
           the
           reins
           ,
           and
           prostituted
           themselves
           to
           all
           manner
           of
           impiety
           and
           vice
           .
           And
           among
           the
           many
           ill
           effects
           of
           our
           past
           confusions
           ,
           this
           is
           none
           of
           the
           least
           ▪
           That
           in
           many
           Congregations
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           Christians
           were
           generally
           disused
           and
           deterred
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           upon
           a
           pretence
           that
           they
           were
           unfit
           for
           it
           ;
           and
           being
           so
           ,
           they
           must
           necessarily
           incur
           the
           danger
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           ;
           and
           therefore
           they
           had
           better
           wholly
           to
           abstain
           from
           it
           .
           By
           which
           it
           came
           to
           pass
           that
           in
           very
           many
           Places
           this
           great
           and
           solemn
           Institution
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           was
           almost
           quite
           forgotten
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           had
           been
           no
           part
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           the
           remembrance
           of
           Christ's
           death
           even
           lost
           among
           Christians
           :
           So
           that
           many
           Congregations
           in
           England
           might
           justly
           have
           taken
           up
           the
           complaint
           of
           the
           Woman
           at
           our
           Saviour's
           Sepulchre
           ,
           
             they
             have
             taken
             away
             our
             Lord
             ,
             and
             we
             know
             not
             where
             they
             have
             laid
             him
             .
          
        
         
           But
           surely
           men
           did
           not
           well
           consider
           what
           they
           did
           ,
           nor
           what
           the
           consequences
           of
           it
           would
           be
           ,
           when
           they
           did
           so
           earnestly
           dissuade
           men
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           indeed
           the
           danger
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           is
           great
           ;
           but
           the
           proper
           inference
           and
           conclusion
           from
           hence
           is
           not
           that
           men
           should
           upon
           this
           consideration
           be
           deterred
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           should
           be
           affrighted
           from
           their
           sins
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           wicked
           course
           of
           life
           which
           is
           an
           habitual
           indisposition
           and
           
           unworthiness
           .
           St.
           Paul
           indeed
           (
           as
           I
           observed
           before
           )
           truly
           represents
           ,
           and
           very
           much
           aggravates
           the
           danger
           of
           the
           unworthy
           receiving
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ;
           but
           he
           did
           not
           deter
           the
           Corinthians
           from
           it
           ,
           because
           they
           had
           sometimes
           come
           to
           it
           without
           due
           reverence
           ,
           but
           exhorts
           them
           to
           amend
           what
           had
           been
           amiss
           and
           to
           come
           better
           prepared
           and
           disposed
           for
           the
           future
           .
           And
           therefore
           after
           that
           terrible
           declaration
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             Whosoever
             shall
             eat
             this
             bread
             and
             drink
             this
             cup
             of
             the
             Lord
             unworthily
             ,
             is
             guilty
             of
             the
             body
             and
             bloud
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           he
           does
           not
           add
           ,
           therefore
           let
           Christians
           take
           heed
           of
           coming
           to
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           ,
           let
           them
           come
           prepared
           and
           with
           due
           reverence
           ,
           not
           as
           to
           a
           common
           meal
           ,
           but
           to
           a
           solemn
           participation
           of
           the
           body
           and
           bloud
           of
           Christ
           ;
           
             but
             let
             a
             man
             examine
             himself
             ,
             and
             so
             let
             him
             eat
             of
             that
             bread
             and
             drink
             of
             that
             cup.
             
          
        
         
           For
           ,
           if
           this
           be
           a
           good
           reason
           to
           abstain
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           performing
           so
           sacred
           an
           action
           in
           an
           undue
           manner
           ,
           it
           were
           best
           for
           a
           bad
           man
           to
           lay
           aside
           all
           Religion
           and
           to
           give
           over
           the
           exercise
           of
           all
           the
           duties
           of
           Piety
           ,
           of
           prayer
           ,
           of
           reading
           and
           hearing
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           because
           there
           is
           a
           proportionable
           danger
           in
           the
           unworthy
           and
           unprofitable
           use
           of
           any
           of
           these
           .
           
             The
             prayer
             of
             the
             wicked
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           of
           one
           that
           resolves
           to
           continue
           so
           )
           
             is
             an
             abomination
             to
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           our
           Saviour
           gives
           us
           the
           same
           caution
           concerning
           hearing
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           
             take
             heed
             how
             ye
             hear
          
           .
           And
           St.
           Paul
           tells
           us
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           are
           not
           reformed
           by
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           it
           is
           
             the
             savour
             of
             death
          
           ,
           that
           is
           deadly
           and
           damnable
           ,
           to
           such
           persons
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           will
           any
           man
           from
           hence
           argue
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           best
           for
           a
           wicked
           man
           not
           to
           pray
           ,
           not
           to
           hear
           or
           reade
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           lest
           by
           so
           doing
           he
           should
           endanger
           
           and
           aggravate
           his
           condemnation
           ?
           And
           yet
           there
           is
           as
           much
           reason
           from
           this
           consideration
           ,
           to
           persuade
           men
           to
           give
           over
           praying
           and
           attending
           to
           God's
           Word
           as
           to
           lay
           aside
           the
           use
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           .
           And
           it
           is
           every
           whit
           as
           true
           that
           he
           that
           prays
           unworthily
           and
           hears
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           unworthily
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           without
           fruit
           and
           benefit
           ,
           is
           guilty
           of
           a
           great
           contempt
           of
           God
           and
           of
           our
           blessed
           Saviour
           ;
           and
           by
           his
           indevout
           prayers
           and
           unfruitfull
           hearing
           of
           God's
           Word
           does
           further
           and
           aggravate
           his
           own
           damnation
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           this
           is
           every
           whit
           as
           true
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           that
           eats
           and
           drinks
           the
           Sacrament
           unworthily
           is
           guilty
           of
           a
           high
           contempt
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           
             eats
             and
             drinks
             his
             own
             Judgment
          
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           danger
           of
           the
           unworthy
           performing
           this
           so
           sacred
           an
           action
           is
           no
           otherwise
           a
           reason
           to
           any
           man
           to
           abstain
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           than
           it
           is
           an
           Argument
           to
           him
           to
           cast
           off
           all
           Religion
           .
           He
           that
           unworthily
           useth
           or
           performs
           any
           part
           of
           Religion
           is
           in
           an
           evil
           and
           dangerous
           condition
           ;
           but
           he
           that
           casts
           off
           all
           Religion
           plungeth
           himself
           into
           a
           most
           desperate
           state
           ,
           and
           does
           certainly
           damn
           himself
           to
           avoid
           the
           danger
           of
           damnation
           :
           Because
           he
           that
           casts
           off
           all
           Religion
           throws
           off
           all
           the
           means
           whereby
           he
           should
           be
           reclaimed
           and
           brought
           into
           a
           better
           state
           .
           I
           cannot
           more
           fitly
           illustrate
           this
           matter
           than
           by
           this
           plain
           Similitude
           :
           He
           that
           eats
           and
           drinks
           intemperately
           endangers
           his
           health
           and
           his
           life
           ,
           but
           he
           that
           to
           avoid
           this
           danger
           will
           not
           eat
           at
           all
           I
           need
           not
           tell
           you
           what
           will
           certainly
           become
           of
           him
           in
           a
           very
           short
           space
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           some
           conscientious
           persons
           who
           abstain
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           upon
           an
           apprehension
           that
           the
           sins
           which
           they
           shall
           commit
           afterwards
           are
           unpardonable
           .
           But
           this
           is
           a
           great
           mistake
           ;
           our
           Saviour
           having
           so
           plainly
           declared
           that
           all
           manner
           of
           sin
           shall
           
           be
           forgiven
           men
           except
           the
           blasphemy
           against
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ;
           such
           as
           was
           that
           of
           the
           Pharisees
           ,
           who
           as
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           blasphemed
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           in
           ascribing
           those
           great
           miracles
           which
           they
           saw
           him
           work
           ,
           and
           which
           he
           really
           wrought
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Devil
           .
           Indeed
           to
           sin
           deliberately
           after
           so
           solemn
           an
           engagement
           to
           the
           contrary
           is
           a
           great
           aggravation
           of
           sin
           ,
           but
           not
           such
           as
           to
           make
           it
           unpardonable
           .
           But
           the
           neglect
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           is
           not
           the
           way
           to
           prevent
           these
           sins
           ;
           but
           ,
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           the
           constant
           receiving
           of
           it
           with
           the
           best
           preparation
           we
           can
           is
           one
           of
           the
           most
           effectual
           means
           to
           prevent
           sin
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           and
           to
           obtain
           the
           assistence
           of
           God's
           grace
           to
           that
           end
           :
           And
           if
           we
           fall
           into
           sin
           afterwards
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           renewed
           by
           repentance
           ;
           
             for
             we
             have
             an
             advocate
             with
             the
             Father
             Jesus
             Christ
             the
             righteous
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             propitiation
             for
             our
             sins
          
           ;
           and
           as
           such
           ,
           is
           in
           a
           very
           lively
           and
           affecting
           manner
           exhibited
           to
           us
           in
           this
           blessed
           Sacrament
           of
           his
           body
           broken
           ,
           and
           his
           bloud
           shed
           for
           the
           remission
           of
           our
           sins
           .
           Can
           we
           think
           that
           the
           primitive
           Christians
           ,
           who
           so
           frequently
           received
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           ,
           did
           never
           after
           the
           receiving
           of
           it
           fall
           into
           any
           deliberate
           sin
           ?
           undoubtedly
           many
           of
           them
           did
           ;
           but
           far
           be
           it
           from
           us
           to
           think
           that
           such
           sins
           were
           unpardonable
           ,
           and
           that
           so
           many
           good
           men
           should
           because
           of
           their
           carefull
           and
           conscientious
           observance
           of
           our
           Lord's
           Institution
           unavoidably
           fall
           into
           condemnation
           .
        
         
           To
           draw
           to
           a
           conclusion
           :
           such
           groundless
           fears
           and
           jealousies
           as
           these
           may
           be
           a
           sign
           of
           a
           good
           meaning
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           certainly
           a
           sign
           of
           an
           injudicious
           mind
           .
           For
           if
           we
           stand
           upon
           these
           Scruples
           ,
           no
           man
           perhaps
           was
           ever
           so
           worthily
           prepared
           to
           draw
           near
           to
           God
           in
           any
           duty
           of
           Religion
           ,
           but
           there
           was
           still
           some
           defect
           or
           other
           in
           the
           disposition
           of
           his
           mind
           ,
           and
           the
           degree
           
           of
           his
           preparation
           .
           But
           if
           we
           prepare
           our selves
           as
           well
           as
           we
           can
           ,
           this
           is
           all
           God
           expects
           .
           And
           for
           our
           fears
           of
           falling
           into
           sin
           afterwards
           ,
           there
           is
           this
           plain
           answer
           to
           be
           given
           to
           it
           ;
           that
           the
           danger
           of
           falling
           into
           sin
           is
           not
           prevented
           by
           neglecting
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           encreased
           :
           because
           a
           powerfull
           and
           probable
           means
           of
           preserving
           men
           from
           sin
           is
           neglected
           .
           And
           why
           should
           not
           every
           sincere
           Christian
           ,
           by
           the
           receiving
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           and
           renewing
           his
           Covenant
           with
           God
           ,
           rather
           hope
           to
           be
           confirmed
           in
           goodness
           ,
           and
           to
           receive
           farther
           assistences
           of
           God's
           grace
           and
           holy
           Spirit
           to
           strengthen
           him
           against
           sin
           ,
           and
           to
           enable
           him
           to
           subdue
           it
           ;
           than
           trouble
           himself
           with
           fears
           which
           are
           either
           without
           ground
           ,
           or
           if
           they
           are
           not
           ,
           are
           no
           sufficient
           reason
           to
           keep
           any
           man
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           ?
           We
           cannot
           surely
           entertain
           so
           unworthy
           a
           thought
           of
           God
           and
           our
           blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           as
           to
           imagine
           that
           he
           did
           institute
           the
           Sacrament
           not
           for
           the
           furtherance
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           snare
           ,
           and
           an
           occasion
           of
           our
           ruine
           and
           damnation
           .
           This
           were
           to
           pervert
           the
           gracious
           design
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           turn
           the
           cup
           of
           Salvation
           into
           a
           cup
           of
           deadly
           poison
           to
           the
           souls
           of
           men
           .
        
         
           All
           then
           that
           can
           reasonably
           be
           inferred
           from
           the
           danger
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           is
           ,
           that
           upon
           this
           consideration
           men
           should
           be
           quickened
           to
           come
           to
           the
           Sacrament
           with
           a
           due
           preparation
           of
           mind
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           the
           more
           to
           fortifie
           their
           resolutions
           of
           living
           sutably
           to
           that
           holy
           Covenant
           which
           they
           solemnly
           renew
           every
           time
           they
           receive
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           .
           This
           consideration
           ought
           to
           convince
           us
           of
           the
           absolute
           necessity
           of
           a
           good
           life
           ,
           but
           not
           to
           deter
           us
           from
           the
           use
           of
           any
           means
           which
           may
           contribute
           to
           make
           us
           good
           .
           Therefore
           (
           as
           a
           learned
           Divine
           says
           very
           well
           )
           this
           Sacrament
           can
           be
           neglected
           by
           none
           but
           those
           that
           do
           
           not
           understand
           it
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           are
           unwilling
           to
           be
           tyed
           to
           their
           duty
           and
           are
           afraid
           of
           being
           engaged
           to
           use
           their
           best
           diligence
           to
           keep
           the
           commandments
           of
           Christ
           :
           And
           such
           persons
           have
           no
           reason
           to
           fear
           being
           in
           a
           worse
           condition
           ,
           since
           they
           are
           already
           in
           so
           bad
           a
           state
           .
           And
           thus
           much
           may
           suffice
           for
           answer
           to
           the
           
             first
             Objection
          
           concerning
           the
           great
           danger
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           .
           I
           proceed
           to
           the
        
         
           2.
           
           
             Second
             Objection
          
           ,
           which
           was
           this
           ;
           
           That
           so
           much
           preparation
           and
           worthiness
           being
           required
           to
           our
           worthy
           receiving
           ,
           the
           more
           timorous
           sort
           of
           Christians
           can
           never
           think
           themselves
           duly
           enough
           qualified
           for
           so
           sacred
           an
           Action
           .
        
         
           For
           a
           full
           Answer
           to
           this
           Objection
           ,
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           briefly
           to
           clear
           these
           three
           things
           .
           First
           ,
           That
           every
           degree
           of
           Imperfection
           in
           our
           preparation
           for
           this
           Sacrament
           is
           not
           a
           sufficient
           reason
           for
           men
           to
           refrain
           from
           it
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           a
           total
           want
           of
           a
           due
           preparation
           ,
           not
           onely
           in
           the
           degree
           but
           in
           the
           main
           and
           substance
           of
           it
           ,
           though
           it
           render
           us
           unfit
           at
           present
           to
           receive
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           yet
           it
           does
           by
           no
           means
           excuse
           our
           neglect
           of
           it
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           That
           the
           proper
           Inference
           and
           conclusion
           from
           the
           total
           want
           of
           a
           due
           preparation
           is
           not
           to
           cast
           off
           all
           thoughts
           of
           receiving
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           immediately
           to
           set
           upon
           the
           work
           of
           preparation
           that
           so
           we
           may
           be
           fit
           to
           receive
           it
           .
           And
           if
           I
           can
           clearly
           make
           out
           these
           three
           things
           I
           hope
           this
           Objection
           is
           fully
           answered
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           every
           degree
           of
           Imperfection
           in
           our
           preparation
           for
           this
           Sacrament
           is
           not
           a
           sufficient
           reason
           for
           men
           to
           abstain
           from
           it
           :
           For
           then
           no
           man
           should
           ever
           receive
           it
           .
           For
           who
           is
           every
           way
           worthy
           and
           in
           all
           degrees
           and
           respects
           duly
           qualified
           to
           approach
           the
           presence
           
           of
           God
           in
           any
           of
           the
           duties
           of
           his
           Worship
           and
           Service
           ?
           Who
           can
           
             wash
             his
             hands
             in
             innocency
          
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           may
           be
           perfectly
           fit
           to
           approach
           God's
           Altar
           ?
           
             There
             is
             not
             a
             man
             on
             earth
             that
             lives
             and
             sins
             not
             .
          
           The
           Graces
           of
           the
           best
           men
           are
           imperfect
           ;
           and
           every
           imperfection
           in
           grace
           and
           goodness
           is
           an
           imperfection
           in
           the
           disposition
           and
           preparation
           of
           our
           minds
           for
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           :
           But
           if
           we
           do
           heartily
           repent
           of
           our
           sins
           ,
           and
           sincerely
           resolve
           to
           obey
           and
           perform
           the
           terms
           of
           the
           Gospel
           and
           of
           that
           Covenant
           which
           we
           entred
           into
           by
           Baptism
           and
           are
           going
           solemnly
           to
           renew
           and
           confirm
           by
           our
           receiving
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           we
           are
           at
           least
           in
           some
           degree
           and
           in
           the
           main
           qualified
           to
           partake
           of
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           ;
           And
           the
           way
           for
           us
           to
           be
           more
           fit
           is
           to
           receive
           this
           Sacrament
           frequently
           ,
           that
           by
           this
           spiritual
           food
           of
           God's
           appointing
           ,
           by
           
             this
             living
             bread
             which
             comes
             down
             from
             heaven
          
           our
           souls
           may
           be
           nourished
           in
           goodness
           ,
           and
           new
           strength
           and
           vertue
           may
           be
           continually
           derived
           to
           us
           for
           the
           purifying
           of
           our
           hearts
           and
           enabling
           us
           to
           run
           the
           ways
           of
           God's
           commandments
           with
           more
           constancy
           and
           delight
           .
           For
           the
           way
           
             to
             grow
             in
             grace
          
           and
           to
           be
           
             strengthned
             with
             all
             might
             in
             the
             inner
             man
             ,
          
           and
           to
           
             abound
             in
             all
             the
             fruits
             of
             righteousness
             which
             by
             Christ
             Jesus
             are
             to
             the
             praise
             and
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
          
           is
           with
           care
           and
           conscience
           to
           use
           those
           means
           which
           God
           hath
           appointed
           for
           this
           end
           :
           And
           if
           we
           will
           neglect
           the
           use
           of
           these
           means
           it
           is
           to
           no
           purpose
           for
           us
           to
           pray
           to
           God
           for
           his
           grace
           and
           assistence
           .
           We
           may
           tire
           our selves
           with
           our
           devotions
           and
           fill
           heaven
           with
           vain
           complaints
           ,
           and
           yet
           by
           all
           this
           importunity
           obtain
           nothing
           at
           God's
           hand
           :
           Like
           lazy
           beggars
           that
           are
           always
           complaining
           and
           alway
           asking
           ,
           but
           will
           not
           work
           ,
           will
           doe
           nothing
           to
           help
           themselves
           and
           better
           their
           condition
           ;
           and
           therefore
           are
           never
           like
           to
           move
           the
           
           pity
           and
           compassion
           of
           others
           .
           If
           we
           expect
           God's
           grace
           and
           assistence
           ,
           we
           must
           work
           out
           our
           own
           Salvation
           in
           the
           carefull
           use
           of
           all
           those
           means
           which
           God
           hath
           appointed
           to
           that
           end
           .
           That
           excellent
           degree
           of
           goodness
           which
           men
           would
           have
           to
           fit
           them
           for
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           be
           had
           but
           by
           the
           use
           of
           it
           .
           And
           therefore
           it
           is
           a
           preposterous
           thing
           for
           men
           to
           insist
           upon
           having
           the
           end
           before
           they
           will
           use
           the
           means
           that
           may
           further
           them
           in
           the
           obtaining
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           total
           want
           of
           a
           due
           preparation
           ,
           not
           onely
           in
           the
           degree
           but
           in
           the
           main
           and
           substance
           of
           it
           ,
           though
           it
           render
           us
           unfit
           at
           present
           to
           receive
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           yet
           does
           it
           by
           no
           means
           excuse
           our
           neglect
           of
           it
           .
           One
           fault
           may
           draw
           on
           another
           ,
           but
           can
           never
           excuse
           it
           .
           It
           is
           our
           great
           fault
           that
           we
           are
           wholly
           unprepared
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           can
           claim
           any
           benefit
           by
           his
           fault
           ,
           or
           plead
           it
           in
           excuse
           or
           extenuation
           of
           it
           .
           A
           total
           want
           of
           preparation
           and
           an
           absolute
           unworthiness
           is
           Impenitency
           in
           an
           evil
           course
           ,
           a
           resolution
           to
           continue
           a
           bad
           man
           ,
           not
           to
           quit
           his
           lusts
           and
           to
           break
           off
           that
           wicked
           course
           he
           hath
           lived
           in
           :
           But
           is
           this
           any
           excuse
           for
           the
           neglect
           of
           our
           duty
           that
           we
           will
           not
           fit
           our selves
           for
           the
           doing
           of
           it
           with
           benefit
           and
           advantage
           to
           our selves
           ?
           A
           father
           commands
           his
           son
           to
           ask
           him
           blessing
           every
           day
           ,
           and
           is
           ready
           to
           give
           it
           him
           ;
           but
           so
           long
           as
           he
           is
           undutifull
           to
           him
           in
           his
           other
           actions
           ,
           and
           lives
           in
           open
           disobedience
           ,
           forbids
           him
           to
           come
           in
           his
           sight
           .
           He
           excuseth
           himself
           from
           asking
           his
           father
           blessing
           because
           he
           is
           undutifull
           in
           other
           things
           ,
           and
           resolves
           to
           continue
           so
           .
           This
           is
           just
           the
           case
           of
           neglecting
           the
           duty
           God
           requires
           ,
           and
           the
           blessings
           he
           offers
           to
           us
           in
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           because
           we
           have
           made
           our selves
           incapable
           of
           so
           performing
           the
           one
           as
           to
           receive
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           are
           resolved
           to
           continue
           so
           .
           
           We
           will
           not
           doe
           our
           duty
           in
           other
           things
           ,
           and
           then
           plead
           that
           we
           are
           unfit
           and
           unworthy
           to
           do
           it
           in
           this
           particular
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           proper
           Inference
           and
           conclusion
           from
           a
           total
           want
           of
           due
           preparation
           for
           the
           Sacrament
           is
           not
           to
           cast
           off
           all
           thoughts
           of
           receiving
           it
           ,
           but
           immediately
           to
           set
           about
           the
           work
           of
           preparation
           ,
           that
           so
           we
           may
           be
           fit
           to
           receive
           it
           .
           For
           if
           this
           be
           true
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           are
           absolutely
           unprepared
           ought
           not
           to
           receive
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           nor
           can
           do
           it
           with
           any
           benefit
           ;
           nay
           by
           doing
           it
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           render
           their
           condition
           much
           worse
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           most
           forcible
           Argument
           to
           repentance
           and
           amendment
           of
           life
           :
           There
           is
           nothing
           reasonable
           in
           this
           case
           but
           immediately
           to
           resolve
           upon
           a
           better
           course
           that
           so
           we
           may
           be
           meet
           partakers
           of
           those
           holy
           Mysteries
           ,
           and
           may
           no
           longer
           provoke
           God's
           wrath
           against
           us
           by
           the
           wilfull
           neglect
           of
           so
           great
           and
           necessary
           a
           duty
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           .
           And
           we
           do
           wilfully
           neglect
           it
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           we
           do
           wilfully
           refuse
           to
           fit
           and
           qualifie
           our selves
           for
           the
           due
           and
           worthy
           performance
           of
           it
           .
           Let
           us
           view
           the
           thing
           in
           a
           like
           case
           ;
           A
           Pardon
           is
           graciously
           offered
           to
           a
           rebel
           ,
           he
           declines
           to
           accept
           it
           ,
           and
           modestly
           excuseth
           himself
           because
           he
           is
           not
           worthy
           of
           it
           .
           And
           why
           is
           he
           not
           worthy
           ?
           because
           he
           resolves
           to
           be
           a
           rebel
           ,
           and
           then
           his
           pardon
           will
           do
           him
           no
           good
           ,
           but
           be
           an
           aggravation
           of
           his
           crime
           .
           Very
           true
           :
           and
           it
           will
           be
           no
           less
           an
           aggravation
           that
           he
           refuseth
           it
           for
           such
           a
           reason
           ,
           and
           under
           a
           pretence
           of
           modesty
           does
           the
           impudentest
           thing
           in
           the
           world
           .
           This
           is
           just
           the
           case
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           case
           there
           is
           but
           one
           thing
           reasonable
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           for
           a
           man
           to
           make
           himself
           capable
           of
           the
           benefit
           as
           soon
           as
           he
           can
           ,
           and
           thankfully
           to
           accept
           of
           it
           :
           But
           to
           excuse
           himself
           from
           accepting
           of
           the
           benefit
           
           offered
           ,
           because
           he
           is
           not
           worthy
           of
           it
           nor
           fit
           for
           it
           ,
           nor
           ever
           intends
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           is
           as
           if
           a
           man
           should
           desire
           to
           be
           excused
           from
           being
           happy
           because
           he
           is
           resolved
           to
           play
           the
           fool
           and
           to
           be
           miserable
           .
           So
           that
           whether
           our
           want
           of
           preparation
           be
           total
           ,
           or
           onely
           to
           some
           degree
           ,
           it
           is
           every
           way
           unreasonable
           :
           If
           it
           be
           in
           the
           degree
           onely
           ,
           it
           ought
           not
           to
           hinder
           us
           from
           receiving
           the
           Sacrament
           ;
           If
           it
           be
           total
           ,
           it
           ought
           to
           put
           us
           immediately
           upon
           removing
           the
           impediment
           ,
           by
           making
           such
           preparation
           as
           is
           necessary
           to
           the
           due
           and
           worthy
           receiving
           of
           it
           .
           And
           this
           brings
           me
           to
           the
        
         
           IV.
           Fourth
           and
           last
           thing
           I
           proposed
           ,
           viz.
           What
           preparation
           of
           our selves
           is
           necessary
           in
           order
           to
           the
           worthy
           receiving
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           .
           Which
           I
           told
           you
           would
           give
           me
           occasion
           to
           explain
           the
           
           Apostle's
           meaning
           in
           the
           last
           part
           of
           the
           
             Text
             ,
             But
             let
             a
             man
             examine
             himself
             ,
             and
             so
             let
             him
             eat
             of
             that
             bread
             and
             drink
             of
             that
             cup.
          
           I
           think
           it
           very
           clear
           from
           the
           occasion
           and
           circumstances
           of
           the
           
           Apostle's
           discourse
           concerning
           the
           Sacrament
           that
           he
           does
           not
           intend
           the
           examination
           of
           our
           state
           ,
           whether
           we
           be
           Christians
           or
           not
           ,
           and
           sincerely
           resolved
           to
           continue
           so
           ;
           and
           consequently
           that
           he
           does
           not
           here
           speak
           of
           our
           habitual
           preparation
           by
           the
           resolution
           of
           a
           good
           life
           .
           This
           he
           takes
           for
           granted
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           Christians
           and
           resolved
           to
           continue
           and
           persevere
           in
           their
           Christian
           profession
           :
           But
           he
           speaks
           of
           their
           actual
           fitness
           and
           worthiness
           at
           that
           time
           when
           they
           came
           to
           receive
           the
           Lord's
           Supper
           .
           And
           for
           the
           clearing
           of
           this
           matter
           ,
           we
           must
           consider
           what
           it
           was
           that
           gave
           occasion
           to
           this
           discourse
           .
           At
           the
           20th
           .
           verse
           of
           this
           Chapter
           he
           sharply
           reproves
           their
           irreverent
           and
           unfutable
           carriage
           at
           the
           Lord's
           Supper
           .
           They
           came
           to
           it
           very
           disorderly
           ,
           
           
             one
             before
             another
          
           .
           It
           was
           the
           custome
           of
           Christians
           to
           meet
           at
           their
           
             Feast
             of
             Charity
          
           ,
           in
           which
           they
           did
           communicate
           with
           great
           sobriety
           and
           temperance
           ;
           and
           when
           that
           was
           ended
           they
           celebrated
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           the
           Lord's
           Supper
           .
           Now
           among
           the
           Corinthians
           this
           order
           was
           broken
           :
           The
           rich
           met
           and
           excluded
           the
           poor
           from
           this
           common
           Feast
           .
           And
           after
           an
           irregular
           feast
           (
           one
           before
           another
           eating
           his
           own
           supper
           as
           he
           came
           )
           they
           went
           to
           the
           Sacrament
           in
           great
           disorder
           ;
           
             one
             was
             hungry
          
           having
           eaten
           nothing
           at
           all
           ,
           
             others
             were
             drunk
          
           ,
           having
           eaten
           intemperately
           ,
           and
           the
           poor
           were
           despised
           and
           neglected
           .
           This
           the
           Apostle
           condemns
           as
           a
           great
           profanation
           of
           that
           solemn
           Institution
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           ;
           at
           the
           participation
           whereof
           they
           behaved
           themselves
           with
           as
           little
           reverence
           as
           if
           they
           had
           been
           met
           at
           a
           common
           supper
           or
           feast
           .
           And
           this
           he
           calls
           
             not
             discerning
             the
             Lord's
             body
          
           ,
           making
           no
           difference
           in
           their
           behaviour
           between
           the
           Sacrament
           and
           a
           common
           meal
           :
           which
           irreverent
           and
           contemptuous
           carriage
           of
           theirs
           he
           calls
           
             eating
             and
             drinking
             unworthily
          
           :
           For
           which
           he
           pronounceth
           them
           
             guilty
             of
             the
             body
             and
             bloud
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           which
           were
           represented
           and
           commemorated
           in
           their
           
             eating
             of
             that
             bread
             and
             drinking
             of
             that
             cup.
          
           By
           which
           irreverent
           and
           contemptuous
           usage
           of
           the
           body
           and
           bloud
           of
           our
           Lord
           ,
           he
           tells
           them
           that
           they
           did
           incur
           the
           judgment
           of
           God
           ;
           which
           he
           calls
           
             eating
             and
             drinking
             their
             own
             judgment
             .
          
           For
           that
           the
           word
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           which
           our
           Translatours
           render
           damnation
           ,
           does
           not
           here
           signifie
           eternal
           condemnation
           ,
           but
           a
           temporal
           judgment
           and
           chastisement
           in
           order
           to
           the
           prevention
           of
           eternal
           condemnation
           ,
           is
           evident
           from
           what
           follows
           ;
           
             He
             that
             eateth
             and
             drinketh
             unworthily
             ,
             eateth
             and
             drinketh
             judgment
             to
             himself
             :
          
           And
           then
           he
           says
           ,
           
             For
             this
             cause
             many
             are
             weak
             and
             sickly
             among
             you
             ,
             and
             many
             sleep
             :
          
           That
           is
           ,
           
           for
           this
           irreverence
           of
           theirs
           God
           had
           sent
           among
           them
           several
           diseases
           ,
           of
           which
           many
           had
           dyed
           .
           And
           then
           he
           adds
           ,
           
             For
             if
             we
             would
             judge
             our selves
             ,
             we
             should
             not
             be
             judged
             .
             If
             we
             would
             judge
             our selves
          
           ;
           whether
           this
           be
           meant
           of
           the
           publick
           Censures
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           or
           our
           private
           censuring
           of
           our selves
           in
           order
           to
           our
           future
           amendment
           and
           reformation
           ,
           is
           not
           certain
           .
           If
           of
           the
           latter
           ,
           which
           I
           think
           most
           probable
           ,
           then
           judging
           here
           is
           much
           the
           same
           with
           
             examining
             our selves
             ,
             ver
          
           .
           28.
           
           And
           then
           the
           
           Apostle's
           meaning
           is
           ,
           that
           if
           we
           would
           censure
           and
           examine
           our selves
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           be
           more
           carefull
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           we
           should
           escape
           the
           judgment
           of
           God
           in
           these
           temporal
           punishments
           .
           
             But
             when
             we
             are
             judged
             ,
             we
             are
             chastened
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             not
             be
             condemned
             with
             the
             world
             .
             But
             when
             we
             are
             judged
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           when
           by
           neglecting
           thus
           to
           judge
           our selves
           we
           provoke
           God
           to
           judge
           us
           ;
           
             we
             are
             chastened
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             not
             be
             condemned
             with
             the
             world
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           he
           inflicts
           these
           temporal
           judgments
           upon
           us
           to
           prevent
           our
           eternal
           condemnation
           .
           Which
           plainly
           shews
           ,
           that
           the
           judgment
           here
           spoken
           of
           is
           not
           eternal
           condemnation
           .
           And
           then
           he
           concludes
           ,
           
             Wherefore
             ,
             my
             Brethren
             ,
             when
             ye
             come
             together
             to
             eat
             tarry
             for
             one
             another
             .
             And
             if
             any
             man
             hunger
             ,
             let
             him
             eat
             at
             home
             ,
             that
             ye
             come
             not
             together
             unto
             judgment
             :
          
           where
           the
           Apostle
           plainly
           shews
           both
           what
           was
           the
           crime
           of
           unworthy
           receiving
           ,
           and
           the
           punishment
           of
           it
           .
           Their
           crime
           was
           ,
           their
           irreverent
           and
           disorderly
           participation
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           ;
           and
           their
           punishment
           was
           ,
           those
           temporal
           judgments
           which
           God
           inflicted
           upon
           them
           for
           this
           their
           contempt
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           .
        
         
           Now
           this
           being
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           very
           plain
           ;
           we
           are
           proportionably
           to
           understand
           the
           precept
           of
           examination
           of
           our selves
           
             before
             we
             eat
             of
             that
             bread
             and
             drink
             of
             
             that
             cup.
             But
             let
             a
             man
             examine
             himself
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           consider
           well
           with
           himself
           what
           a
           sacred
           Action
           he
           is
           going
           about
           ,
           and
           what
           behaviour
           becomes
           him
           when
           he
           is
           celebrating
           this
           Sacrament
           instituted
           by
           our
           Lord
           in
           memorial
           of
           his
           body
           and
           bloud
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           of
           his
           death
           and
           passion
           :
           And
           if
           heretofore
           he
           have
           been
           guilty
           of
           any
           disorder
           and
           irreverence
           (
           such
           as
           the
           Apostle
           here
           taxeth
           them
           withall
           )
           let
           him
           censure
           and
           
             judge
             himself
          
           for
           it
           ,
           be
           sensible
           of
           and
           sorry
           for
           his
           fault
           ,
           and
           be
           carefull
           to
           avoid
           it
           for
           the
           future
           ;
           and
           having
           thus
           
             examined
             himself
             ,
             let
             him
             eat
             of
             that
             bread
             and
             drink
             of
             that
             cup.
          
           This
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           is
           the
           plain
           sense
           of
           the
           
           Apostle's
           Discourse
           ;
           and
           that
           if
           we
           attend
           to
           the
           scope
           and
           circumstances
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           cannot
           well
           have
           any
           other
           meaning
           .
        
         
           But
           some
           will
           say
           ,
           Is
           this
           all
           the
           preparation
           that
           is
           required
           to
           our
           worthy
           receiving
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           that
           we
           take
           care
           not
           to
           come
           drunk
           to
           it
           ,
           nor
           to
           be
           guilty
           of
           any
           irreverence
           and
           disorder
           in
           the
           celebration
           of
           it
           ?
           I
           answer
           in
           short
           ,
           this
           was
           the
           particular
           unworthiness
           with
           which
           the
           Apostle
           taxeth
           the
           Corinthians
           ;
           and
           which
           he
           warns
           them
           to
           amend
           ,
           as
           they
           desire
           to
           escape
           the
           judgments
           of
           God
           ,
           such
           as
           they
           had
           already
           felt
           for
           this
           irreverent
           carriage
           of
           theirs
           ,
           so
           unsutable
           to
           the
           holy
           Sacrament
           :
           He
           finds
           no
           other
           fault
           with
           them
           at
           present
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           though
           any
           other
           sort
           of
           irreverence
           will
           proportionably
           expose
           men
           to
           the
           like
           punishment
           .
           He
           says
           nothing
           here
           of
           their
           habitual
           preparation
           ,
           by
           the
           sincere
           purpose
           and
           resolution
           of
           a
           good
           life
           answerable
           to
           the
           rules
           of
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           :
           This
           we
           may
           suppose
           he
           took
           for
           granted
           .
           However
           ,
           it
           concerns
           the
           Sacrament
           no
           more
           than
           it
           does
           Prayer
           or
           any
           other
           religious
           duty
           .
           Not
           but
           that
           it
           is
           very
           true
           that
           none
           but
           those
           who
           do
           heartily
           embrace
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           
           and
           are
           sincerely
           resolved
           to
           frame
           their
           lives
           according
           to
           the
           holy
           rules
           and
           precepts
           of
           it
           ,
           are
           fit
           to
           communicate
           in
           this
           solemn
           acknowledgment
           and
           profession
           of
           it
           .
           So
           that
           it
           is
           a
           practice
           very
           much
           to
           be
           countenanced
           and
           encouraged
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           of
           great
           use
           ,
           for
           Christians
           by
           way
           of
           preparation
           for
           the
           Sacrament
           to
           examine
           themselves
           in
           a
           larger
           sense
           than
           in
           all
           probability
           the
           Apostle
           here
           intended
           :
           I
           mean
           ,
           to
           examine
           our
           past
           lives
           and
           the
           actions
           of
           them
           in
           order
           to
           a
           sincere
           repentance
           of
           all
           our
           errours
           and
           miscarriages
           ,
           and
           to
           fix
           us
           in
           the
           steady
           purpose
           and
           resolution
           of
           a
           better
           life
           :
           particularly
           ,
           when
           we
           expect
           to
           have
           the
           forgiveness
           of
           our
           sins
           sealed
           to
           us
           ,
           we
           should
           lay
           aside
           all
           enmity
           and
           thoughts
           of
           revenge
           ,
           and
           heartily
           forgive
           those
           that
           have
           offended
           us
           ,
           and
           put
           in
           practice
           that
           universal
           love
           and
           charity
           which
           is
           represented
           to
           us
           by
           this
           holy
           Communion
           .
           And
           to
           this
           purpose
           we
           are
           earnestly
           exhorted
           in
           the
           publick
           Office
           of
           the
           Communion
           by
           way
           of
           due
           preparation
           and
           disposition
           for
           it
           ,
           to
           
             repent
             us
             truly
             of
             our
             sins
             past
             ,
             to
             amend
             our
             lives
             and
             to
             be
             in
             perfect
             charity
             with
             all
             men
             ,
             that
             so
             we
             may
             be
             meet
             partakers
             of
             those
             holy
             mysteries
             .
          
        
         
           And
           because
           this
           work
           of
           examining
           our selves
           concerning
           our
           state
           and
           condition
           ,
           and
           of
           exercising
           repentance
           towards
           God
           and
           charity
           towards
           men
           is
           incumbent
           upon
           us
           as
           we
           are
           Christians
           ,
           and
           can
           never
           be
           put
           in
           practice
           more
           seasonably
           and
           with
           greater
           advantage
           than
           when
           we
           are
           meditating
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           therefore
           besides
           our
           habitual
           preparation
           by
           repentance
           and
           the
           constant
           endeavours
           of
           a
           holy
           life
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           very
           pious
           and
           commendable
           custome
           in
           Christians
           before
           their
           coming
           to
           the
           Sacrament
           to
           set
           apart
           some
           particular
           time
           for
           this
           work
           of
           examination
           .
           But
           how
           much
           time
           every
           person
           should
           allot
           to
           this
           
           purpose
           ,
           is
           matter
           of
           prudence
           ;
           and
           as
           it
           need
           not
           ,
           so
           neither
           indeed
           can
           it
           be
           precisely
           determined
           .
           Some
           have
           greater
           reason
           to
           spend
           more
           time
           upon
           this
           work
           ,
           than
           others
           ;
           I
           mean
           those
           whose
           accounts
           are
           heavier
           because
           they
           have
           long
           run
           upon
           the
           score
           and
           neglected
           themselves
           :
           And
           some
           also
           have
           more
           leisure
           and
           freedom
           for
           it
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           their
           easie
           condition
           and
           circumstances
           in
           the
           world
           ;
           and
           therefore
           are
           obliged
           to
           allow
           a
           greater
           portion
           of
           time
           for
           the
           exercises
           of
           piety
           and
           devotion
           .
           In
           general
           ,
           no
           man
           ought
           to
           doe
           a
           work
           of
           so
           great
           moment
           and
           concernment
           slightly
           and
           perfunctorily
           .
           And
           in
           this
           ,
           as
           in
           all
           other
           actions
           ,
           the
           end
           is
           principally
           to
           be
           regarded
           .
           Now
           the
           end
           of
           examining
           our selves
           is
           to
           understand
           our
           state
           and
           condition
           ,
           and
           to
           reform
           whatever
           we
           find
           amiss
           in
           our selves
           .
           And
           provided
           this
           end
           be
           obtained
           ,
           the
           circumstances
           of
           the
           means
           are
           less
           considerable
           :
           whether
           more
           or
           less
           time
           be
           allowed
           to
           this
           work
           it
           matters
           not
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           sure
           that
           the
           work
           be
           throughly
           done
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           do
           on
           purpose
           speak
           thus
           cautiously
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           because
           some
           pious
           persons
           do
           perhaps
           err
           on
           the
           stricter
           hand
           ,
           and
           are
           a
           little
           superstitious
           on
           that
           side
           ;
           insomuch
           that
           unless
           they
           can
           gain
           so
           much
           time
           to
           set
           apart
           for
           a
           solemn
           preparation
           ,
           they
           will
           refrain
           from
           the
           Sacrament
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           though
           otherwise
           they
           be
           habitually
           prepared
           .
           This
           I
           doubt
           not
           proceeds
           from
           a
           pious
           mind
           ;
           but
           as
           the
           Apostle
           says
           in
           another
           case
           about
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           
             shall
             I
             praise
             them
             in
             this
             ?
             I
             praise
             them
             not
             .
          
           For
           ,
           provided
           there
           be
           no
           wilfull
           neglect
           of
           due
           preparation
           ,
           it
           is
           much
           better
           to
           come
           so
           prepared
           as
           we
           can
           ,
           nay
           I
           think
           it
           is
           our
           duty
           so
           to
           doe
           ,
           rather
           than
           to
           abstain
           upon
           this
           punctilio
           .
           For
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           the
           best
           preparation
           for
           the
           Sacrament
           is
           the
           general
           care
           and
           endeavour
           of
           a
           good
           
           life
           :
           And
           he
           that
           is
           thus
           prepared
           may
           receive
           at
           any
           time
           when
           opportunity
           is
           offered
           ,
           though
           he
           had
           no
           particular
           foresight
           of
           that
           opportunity
           .
           And
           I
           think
           in
           that
           case
           such
           a
           one
           shall
           do
           much
           better
           to
           receive
           than
           to
           refrain
           ;
           because
           he
           is
           habitually
           prepared
           for
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           though
           he
           had
           no
           time
           to
           make
           such
           actual
           preparation
           as
           he
           desired
           .
           And
           if
           this
           were
           not
           allowable
           how
           could
           Ministers
           communicate
           with
           sick
           persons
           at
           all
           times
           ,
           or
           persuade
           others
           to
           do
           it
           many
           times
           upon
           very
           short
           and
           sudden
           warning
           ?
        
         
           And
           indeed
           we
           cannot
           imagine
           that
           the
           primitive
           Christians
           ,
           who
           received
           the
           Sacrament
           so
           frequently
           that
           for
           ought
           appears
           to
           the
           contrary
           they
           judged
           it
           as
           essential
           and
           necessary
           a
           part
           of
           their
           publick
           worship
           as
           any
           other
           part
           of
           it
           whatsoever
           ,
           even
           as
           their
           Hymns
           and
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           reading
           and
           interpreting
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           we
           cannot
           well
           conceive
           how
           they
           who
           celebrated
           it
           so
           constantly
           ,
           could
           allot
           any
           more
           time
           for
           a
           solemn
           preparation
           for
           it
           ,
           than
           they
           did
           for
           any
           other
           part
           of
           divine
           worship
           :
           And
           consequently
           ,
           that
           the
           Apostle
           when
           he
           bids
           the
           Corinthians
           examine
           themselves
           could
           mean
           no
           more
           than
           that
           considering
           the
           nature
           and
           ends
           of
           this
           Institution
           they
           should
           come
           to
           it
           with
           great
           reverence
           ;
           and
           reflecting
           upon
           their
           former
           miscarriages
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           should
           be
           carefull
           upon
           this
           admonition
           to
           avoid
           them
           for
           the
           future
           and
           to
           amend
           what
           had
           been
           amiss
           :
           which
           to
           do
           ,
           requires
           rather
           resolution
           and
           care
           than
           any
           long
           time
           of
           preparation
           .
        
         
           I
           speak
           this
           ,
           that
           devout
           persons
           may
           not
           be
           entangled
           in
           an
           apprehension
           of
           a
           greater
           necessity
           than
           really
           there
           is
           of
           a
           long
           and
           solemn
           preparation
           every
           time
           they
           receive
           the
           Sacrament
           .
           The
           great
           necessity
           that
           lies
           upon
           men
           is
           to
           live
           as
           becomes
           Christians
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           can
           never
           be
           absolutely
           unprepared
           .
           
           Nay
           ,
           I
           think
           this
           to
           be
           a
           very
           good
           preparation
           ;
           and
           I
           see
           not
           why
           men
           should
           not
           be
           very
           well
           satisfied
           with
           it
           ,
           unless
           they
           intend
           to
           make
           the
           same
           use
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           that
           many
           of
           the
           Papists
           do
           of
           Confession
           and
           Absolution
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           quit
           with
           God
           once
           or
           twice
           a
           year
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           may
           begin
           to
           sin
           again
           upon
           a
           new
           score
           .
        
         
           But
           because
           the
           Examination
           of
           our selves
           is
           a
           thing
           so
           very
           usefull
           ,
           and
           the
           time
           which
           men
           are
           wont
           to
           set
           apart
           for
           their
           preparation
           for
           the
           Sacrament
           is
           so
           advantageous
           an
           opportunity
           for
           the
           practice
           of
           it
           ;
           therefore
           I
           cannot
           but
           very
           much
           commend
           those
           who
           take
           this
           occasion
           to
           search
           and
           try
           their
           ways
           ,
           and
           to
           call
           themselves
           to
           a
           more
           solemn
           account
           of
           their
           actions
           .
           Because
           this
           ought
           to
           be
           done
           sometime
           ,
           and
           I
           know
           no
           fitter
           time
           for
           it
           than
           this
           .
           And
           perhaps
           some
           would
           never
           find
           time
           to
           recollect
           themselves
           and
           to
           take
           the
           condition
           of
           their
           souls
           into
           serious
           consideration
           ,
           were
           it
           not
           upon
           this
           solemn
           occasion
           .
        
         
           The
           sum
           of
           what
           I
           have
           said
           is
           this
           ,
           that
           supposing
           a
           person
           to
           be
           habitually
           prepared
           by
           a
           religious
           disposition
           of
           mind
           and
           the
           general
           course
           of
           a
           good
           life
           ,
           this
           more
           solemn
           actual
           preparation
           is
           not
           always
           necessary
           :
           And
           it
           is
           better
           when
           there
           is
           an
           opportunity
           to
           receive
           without
           it
           ,
           than
           not
           to
           receive
           at
           all
           .
           But
           the
           greater
           our
           actual
           preparation
           is
           ,
           the
           better
           .
           For
           no
           man
           can
           examine
           himself
           too
           often
           ,
           and
           understand
           the
           state
           of
           his
           soul
           too
           well
           ,
           and
           exercise
           repentance
           ,
           and
           renew
           the
           resolutions
           of
           a
           good
           life
           too
           frequently
           .
           And
           there
           is
           perhaps
           no
           fitter
           opportunity
           for
           the
           doing
           of
           all
           this
           ,
           than
           when
           we
           approach
           the
           Lord's
           table
           ,
           there
           to
           commemorate
           his
           death
           and
           to
           renew
           our
           Covenant
           with
           him
           to
           live
           as
           becomes
           the
           Gospel
           .
        
         
         
           All
           the
           Reflexion
           I
           shall
           now
           make
           upon
           this
           Discourse
           ,
           shall
           be
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           what
           hath
           been
           said
           earnestly
           to
           excite
           all
           that
           profess
           and
           call
           themselves
           Christians
           to
           a
           due
           preparation
           of
           themselves
           for
           this
           holy
           Sacrament
           ,
           and
           a
           frequent
           participation
           of
           it
           according
           to
           the
           intention
           of
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           in
           the
           institution
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           undoubted
           practice
           of
           Christians
           in
           the
           primitive
           and
           best
           times
           ,
           when
           men
           had
           more
           devotion
           and
           fewer
           scruples
           about
           their
           duty
           .
        
         
           If
           we
           do
           in
           good
           earnest
           believe
           that
           this
           Sacrament
           was
           instituted
           by
           our
           Lord
           in
           remembrance
           of
           his
           dying
           love
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           have
           a
           very
           high
           value
           and
           esteem
           for
           it
           upon
           that
           account
           .
           Methinks
           so
           often
           as
           we
           reade
           in
           the
           institution
           of
           it
           those
           words
           of
           our
           dear
           Lord
           ,
           
             doe
             this
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             ,
          
           and
           consider
           what
           he
           who
           said
           them
           did
           for
           us
           ,
           this
           dying
           charge
           of
           our
           best
           friend
           should
           stick
           with
           us
           and
           make
           a
           strong
           impression
           upon
           our
           minds
           :
           Especially
           if
           we
           add
           to
           these
           ,
           those
           other
           words
           of
           his
           not
           long
           before
           his
           death
           ,
           
             Greater
             love
             than
             this
             hath
             no
             man
             ,
             that
             a
             man
             lay
             down
             his
             life
             for
             his
             friend
             ;
             ye
             are
             my
             friends
             if
             you
             doe
             whatsoever
             I
             command
             you
             .
          
           It
           is
           a
           wonderfull
           love
           which
           he
           hath
           expressed
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           worthy
           to
           be
           had
           in
           perpetual
           remembrance
           .
           And
           all
           that
           he
           expects
           from
           us
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           thankfull
           acknowledgment
           ,
           is
           to
           celebrate
           the
           remembrance
           of
           it
           by
           the
           frequent
           participation
           of
           this
           blessed
           Sacrament
           .
           And
           shall
           this
           charge
           ,
           laid
           upon
           us
           by
           him
           who
           laid
           down
           his
           life
           for
           us
           ,
           lay
           no
           obligation
           upon
           us
           to
           the
           solemn
           remembrance
           of
           that
           unparallel'd
           kindness
           which
           is
           the
           fountain
           of
           so
           many
           blessings
           and
           benefits
           to
           us
           ?
           It
           is
           a
           sign
           we
           have
           no
           great
           sense
           of
           the
           benefit
           when
           we
           are
           so
           unmindfull
           of
           our
           benefactour
           as
           to
           forget
           him
           days
           
           without
           number
           .
           The
           Obligation
           he
           hath
           laid
           upon
           us
           is
           so
           vastly
           great
           ,
           not
           onely
           beyond
           all
           requital
           but
           beyond
           all
           expression
           ,
           that
           if
           he
           had
           commanded
           us
           some
           very
           grievous
           thing
           we
           ought
           with
           all
           the
           readiness
           and
           chearfulness
           in
           the
           world
           to
           have
           done
           it
           ;
           how
           much
           more
           when
           he
           hath
           imposed
           upon
           us
           so
           easie
           a
           commandment
           ,
           a
           thing
           of
           no
           burthen
           but
           of
           immense
           benefit
           ?
           when
           he
           hath
           onely
           said
           to
           us
           ,
           
             Eat
             O
             friends
             ,
             and
             drink
             O
             beloved
             ?
          
           when
           he
           onely
           invites
           us
           to
           his
           table
           ,
           to
           the
           best
           and
           most
           delicious
           Feast
           that
           we
           can
           partake
           of
           on
           this
           side
           heaven
           ?
        
         
           If
           we
           seriously
           believe
           the
           great
           blessings
           which
           are
           there
           exhibited
           to
           us
           and
           ready
           to
           be
           conferred
           upon
           us
           ,
           we
           should
           be
           so
           far
           from
           neglecting
           them
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           heartily
           thank
           God
           for
           every
           opportunity
           he
           offers
           to
           us
           of
           being
           made
           partakers
           of
           such
           benefits
           .
           When
           such
           a
           price
           is
           put
           into
           our
           hands
           ,
           shall
           we
           want
           hearts
           to
           make
           use
           of
           it
           ?
           Methinks
           we
           should
           long
           with
           David
           (
           who
           saw
           but
           the
           shadow
           of
           these
           blessings
           )
           to
           be
           satisfied
           with
           the
           good
           things
           of
           God's
           house
           ,
           and
           to
           draw
           near
           his
           altar
           ;
           and
           should
           cry
           out
           with
           him
           ,
           
             O
             when
             shall
             I
             come
             and
             appear
             before
             thee
             !
             My
             soul
             longeth
             ,
             yea
             even
             fainteth
             for
             the
             courts
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             my
             flesh
             cryeth
             out
             for
             the
             living
             God.
          
           And
           if
           we
           had
           a
           just
           esteem
           of
           things
           ,
           we
           should
           account
           it
           the
           greatest
           infelicity
           and
           judgment
           in
           the
           world
           to
           be
           debarred
           of
           this
           privilege
           ,
           which
           yet
           we
           do
           deliberately
           and
           frequently
           deprive
           our selves
           of
           .
        
         
           We
           exclaim
           against
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           with
           great
           impatience
           ,
           and
           with
           a
           very
           just
           indignation
           ,
           for
           robbing
           the
           People
           of
           half
           this
           blessed
           Sacrament
           ,
           and
           taking
           from
           them
           the
           
             cup
             of
             blessing
             ,
             the
             cup
             of
             salvation
          
           ;
           and
           yet
           we
           can
           patiently
           endure
           for
           some
           months
           ,
           nay
           years
           ,
           to
           exclude
           our selves
           wholly
           from
           it
           .
           If
           no
           such
           great
           benefits
           and
           blessings
           belong
           to
           it
           ,
           
           why
           do
           we
           complain
           of
           them
           for
           hindring
           us
           of
           any
           part
           of
           it
           ?
           But
           if
           there
           do
           ,
           why
           do
           we
           by
           our
           own
           neglect
           deprive
           our selves
           of
           the
           whole
           ?
        
         
           In
           vain
           do
           we
           bemoan
           the
           decay
           of
           our
           graces
           and
           our
           slow
           progress
           and
           improvement
           in
           Christianity
           ,
           whilst
           we
           wilfully
           despise
           the
           best
           means
           of
           our
           growth
           in
           goodness
           .
           Well
           do
           we
           deserve
           that
           God
           should
           send
           leanness
           into
           our
           souls
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           to
           consume
           and
           pine
           away
           in
           perpetual
           doubting
           and
           trouble
           ,
           if
           ,
           when
           God
           himself
           doth
           spread
           so
           bountifull
           a
           Table
           for
           us
           and
           set
           before
           us
           the
           bread
           of
           life
           ,
           we
           will
           not
           come
           and
           feed
           upon
           it
           with
           joy
           and
           thankfulness
           .
        
         
           THE
           END
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           Catalogue
           of
           Books
           and
           Sermons
           ,
           Writ
           by
           the
           Reverend
           Dr.
           Tillotson
           ,
           Dean
           of
           Canterbury
           .
           Viz.
           
        
         
           
             1.
             
             SErmons
             Preached
             upon
             several
             Occasions
             ,
             in
             two
             Volumes
             in
             Octavo
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             Rule
             of
             Faith
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             A
             Sermon
             Preached
             on
             the
             5th
             .
             of
             November
             ,
             1678.
             at
             St.
             
               Margarets
               Westminster
            
             ,
             before
             the
             Honourable
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
             upon
             St.
             Luke
             9.55
             ,
             56.
             
             
               But
               he
               turned
               ,
               and
               rebuked
               them
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
               Ye
               know
               not
               what
               manner
               of
               spirit
               ye
               are
               of
               ;
               For
               the
               Son
               of
               man
               is
               not
               come
               to
               destroy
               mens
               lives
               ,
               but
               to
               save
               them
               .
            
          
           
             4.
             
             A
             Sermon
             Preached
             at
             the
             first
             General
             Meeting
             of
             the
             Gentlemen
             and
             others
             in
             and
             near
             London
             ,
             who
             were
             Born
             within
             the
             County
             of
             York
             ,
             Upon
             John
             13.34
             ,
             35.
             
             
               A
               new
               Commandment
               I
               give
               unto
               you
               ,
               that
               ye
               love
               one
               another
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             A
             Sermon
             Preached
             before
             the
             King
             ,
             at
             
               White-hall
               ,
               April
            
             4th
             .
             1679
             ,
             upon
             1
             John
             4.1
             .
             
               Beloved
               ,
               believe
               not
               every
               Spirit
               ,
               but
               try
               the
               Spirits
               whether
               they
               are
               of
               God
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             6.
             
             A
             Sermon
             Preached
             before
             the
             King
             ,
             at
             
               White-hall
               ,
               April
            
             2d
             .
             1680
             ,
             upon
             Joshua
             24.15
             .
             
               If
               it
               seem
               evil
               unto
               you
               to
               serve
               the
               Lord
               ,
               chuse
               ye
               this
               day
               whom
               ye
               will
               serve
               .
            
          
           
             7.
             
             The
             Lawfulness
             ,
             and
             Obligation
             of
             Oaths
             .
             A
             Sermon
             Preached
             at
             the
             Assizes
             held
             at
             Kingstone
             upon
             
               Thames
               ,
               July
            
             21.
             1681
             ,
             upon
             Heb.
             6.16
             .
             
               And
               an
               Oath
               for
               Confirmation
               is
               to
               them
               an
               end
               of
               all
               Strife
               .
            
          
           
             8.
             
             A
             Sermon
             Preached
             at
             the
             Funeral
             of
             the
             Reverend
             Mr.
             
               Thomas
               Gouge
               ,
               November
            
             4th
             .
             1681
             ,
             with
             an
             account
             of
             his
             Life
             ,
             upon
             Luke
             20.37
             ,
             38.
             
             
               Now
               that
               the
               Dead
               are
               raised
               ,
               even
               Moses
               shewed
               at
               the
               bush
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             9.
             
             A
             Sermon
             Preached
             at
             the
             Funeral
             of
             the
             Reverend
             
               Benjamin
               Whichcot
            
             ,
             D.D.
             and
             Minister
             of
             St.
             
               Lawrence
               Jewry
               ,
               London
               May
            
             24th
             .
             1683
             ,
             upon
             2
             
               Cor.
               v.
            
             6.
             
             
             
               Wherefore
               we
               are
               always
               confident
               ,
               knowing
               that
               whilst
               we
               are
               at
               home
               in
               the
               body
               we
               are
               absent
               from
               the
               Lord.
               
            
          
           
             10.
             
             A
             Persuasive
             to
             Frequent
             Communion
             in
             the
             Holy
             Sacrament
             of
             the
             Lord's
             Supper
             ,
             Preached
             in
             two
             Sermons
             upon
             1
             Cor.
             11.26
             ,
             27
             ,
             28.
             
             
               For
               as
               oft
               as
               ye
               eat
               this
               Bread
               and
               drink
               this
               Cup
               ,
               ye
               do
               shew
               the
               Lord's
               Death
               till
               he
               come
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             11.
             
             A
             Treatise
             against
             Transubstantiation
             ,
             in
             4
             to
             .
          
        
         
           Sold
           by
           
             Brabazon
             Aylmer
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
             Three
             Pigeons
          
           against
           the
           
             Royal
             Exchange
          
           in
           Cornhill
           ,
           and
           
             William
             Rogers
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Sun
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           Fleetstreet
           .
        
      
       
         
           Advertisement
           of
           Books
           .
        
         
           THE
           Works
           of
           the
           Learned
           Dr.
           
             Isaac
             Barrow
          
           ,
           late
           Master
           of
           Trinity
           College
           in
           Cambridge
           ;
           Published
           by
           the
           Reverend
           Dr.
           Tillotson
           ,
           Dean
           of
           Canterbury
           :
           in
           two
           Volumes
           in
           Folio
           .
           The
           First
           containing
           Thirty
           two
           Sermons
           ,
           preached
           upon
           several
           Occasions
           ,
           an
           Exposition
           of
           the
           Lord's
           Prayer
           and
           the
           Decalogue
           ;
           a
           Learned
           Treatise
           of
           the
           Pope's
           Supremacy
           ,
           a
           Discourse
           concerning
           the
           Unity
           of
           the
           Church
           :
           also
           some
           Account
           of
           the
           Life
           of
           the
           Authour
           ,
           with
           Alphabetical
           Tables
           .
           The
           Second
           Volume
           containing
           Sermons
           and
           Expositions
           upon
           all
           the
           Apostles
           Creed
           :
           with
           an
           Alphabetical
           Table
           ;
           and
           to
           which
           may
           be
           also
           added
           the
           Life
           of
           the
           Authour
           .
           Printed
           for
           
             Brabazon
             Aylmer
          
           .
        
         
           SErmons
           preached
           upon
           several
           Occasions
           :
           by
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           
             John
             Wilkins
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           and
           late
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           Chester
           .
           Never
           printed
           before
           .
           Printed
           for
           
             William
             Rogers
          
           at
           the
           Sun
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           Fleetstreet
           .
        
         
         
           NOW
           in
           the
           Press
           ,
           Five
           Sermons
           of
           Contentment
           ,
           one
           Sermon
           of
           Patience
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           
             Resignation
             to
             the
             Divine
             Will
          
           :
           By
           
             Isaac
             Barrow
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Never
           before
           published
           :
           in
           Octavo
           .
           For
           
             Brabazon
             Aylmer
          
           in
           Cornhill
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A71106-e150
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.26
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.27
             .
          
           
             Ver.
             29.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             28.
             
          
           
             Obj.
             1.
             
          
           
             Obj.
             2.