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A82009	The communicants instructor. Or, A sacramental catechism in which the nature of the covenant of grace, and the visible seals thereof (viz.) baptism and the Lord's Supper, with the gospel qualifications of worthy receivers, are opened with all plainness and clearness by way of question and answer. Recommended to the use of the younger and more ignorant sort, especially to such as desire admission to, and would worthily partake of the Lord's Supper; with a request to the charitable, that they would make it a piece of their spiritual alms to the poor. By George Day, Minister of the gospel.	Day, George, d. 1697.	1700 (1700)	Wing D460; ESTC R229671	41,977	125

Tree Rom. 11.16 Q. 62. By what other Argument is it proved A. 3. By the Example and Practice of the Apostles in the Primitive Church who baptized whole Housholds and the universal Practice of the Christian Church in all Ages ever since which hath been the same Acts 16.15 33. 1 Cor. 1.16 Q. 63. What is the Duty of those Christian Parents who offer their Children to God in Baptism A. Their Duty is 1. To make a serious Profession of their Faith in God the Father Son and Spirit and Obedience to him according to his Word 2. To own and renew the Covenant which they made with God in their own Baptism 3. To consent in the Name and behalf of their Children being parts of themselves that they shall be the Lord's Covenan-servants 4. To bring their Children up in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord to teach them the Nature of that Covenant with God which they make in Baptism by their Parents consent and to command them to keep it Eph. 6.4 Deut. 6.6 7. Gen. 18.19 1 Chro. 28.9 Q. 64. Is Baptism to be administred by dippin or sprinkling A. Baptism may be administred either by dipping or sprinkling For 1. The Original word signifieth to wash whether by dipping or sprinkling as Mark 7.4.2 The Christian Churches have used both Q 65. Where should Baptism be administred A. Baptism being a Publick or Church-Ordinance by which Persons are solemnly addmitted into the Church of Christ should ordinarily be administred in the Publick Assemblies of Christians that thereby 1. The whole Assembly may joyn in Prayer for a blessing upon the Ordinance 2. Those that 〈…〉 ●●ptized may be put in mind of the Covenant which they made in 〈…〉 Baptism and be stirred up to keep 〈◊〉 Q 66. May 〈…〉 administred in Priv●●● 〈…〉 A. Yes in case of ●ecessity as in times of Persecution or of the sickness of the Persons to be baptized c It may be administred in private Families provided there be a competent number of other Christians present to be witnesses of the Administration and to joyn in Prayer for a Blessing Acts 8.38 and 16.33 Q 67. How often is Baptism to be administred to the same person A. Only once 1. Because it is the Sacrament of our New Birth and we are to be but once new born 2. Because it is the Ordinance of our Admission or Entrance into the Church of O●rist and we are to be entered but once into it Q. 68. Which is the other Sacrament of the New Testament A. The other Sacrament of the New Testament is the Lord's Supper Q. 69. What is the Lord's Supper A. The Lord's Supper is an holy Ordinance of Christ wherein by giving and receiving Bread and Wine according to Christ's appointment his Death is shewed forth and the worthy Receivers are 〈◊〉 after a corporal and carnal manner 〈◊〉 by Faith made partakers of his Body 〈◊〉 Blood with all his Benefits to their Spiritual Nourishment and Growth in Grace the confirming of their Union Communion with Christ the testifying and renewing their Covenant with God and thankfulness to him and their mutual Love to and fellowship with each other as Members of the same Mystical Body Matth. 26.26 27 28. 1 Cor. 11.23 24 25 26. 1 Cor. 10.16 17. Q 70. What be the parts of the Lord's Sapper A. They are two The outward and visible parts signifying and the inward and spiritual part signified Q. 71. What are the outward parts of this Ordinance A. The outward parts of this Ordinance are three 1 Signifying Things or Elements 2. Signifying Words 3. Signifying Affions Q. 72. What are the signifying Things or Elements A. Bread and Wine Q. 73. What do they signifie A. The Bread signifieth and representeth the Body of Christ The Wine the Blood of Christ Both together signifie whole Christ with all his Saving Benefits Q. 74. What be the signifying Words A. The words of Institution Take Eat This is my Body which is broken for you Do this in remembrance of me And This Cup is the New Testament in my Blood shed for many for the Remission of Sins Drink ye all of it Q. 75. What do these words signifie or contain A. They contain 1. A Command requiring the use of this Ordinance in these words Take Eat This Bread and Drink of this Cup. Do this in remembrance of me 2. A Promise assuring us of Christ giving himself to the worthy Receivers in these words This is my Body and This Cup is the New Testament in my Blood c. Q. 76. Are the Elements of Bread and Wine then turned into the very Body and Blood of Christ in this Ordinance after Consecration A. No. They remain still in their own Nature real Bread and Wine and are only changed from a common to a Religious Use to signifie and represent the Body and Blood of Christ Q. 77. How may this be proved A. Three ways 1. By Scripture Which informs us that the Body of Christ was whole and his Blood in his Veins when he first instituted and administred this Ordinance that the same Body was afterward crucified buried rose again on the third day appeared alive to many Witnesses and at length ascended into Heaven that it is there to remain until the time of the Restitution of all things Matth. 26.35 1 Cor. 15.4 5 6. Acts 1.9 10 11. and 3.21 1 Thess 4.16 Q. 78. How else A. 2. By Reason For Christ having but one Body it is against Reason to think that he could both give his Body to his Disciples to eat and his Blood to drink and yet at the same time have it still alive and whole by them Had it been thus he must have had two Bodies at the same time for its contrary to the nature of a Body to be in two places at once Yea further If the Bread and VVine were turned into the Body and Blood of Christ then supposing the Lord's Supper was administred in a thousand places at the same time Christ would have a thousand Bodies at the same time Q. 79. How else A. 3. By Sense For we see and taste that it is still Bread and VVine and not Flesh and Blood And if we cannot believe our Senses in this matter How shall we believe them in any other thing Q 80. But doth not Christ call the Bread his Bo●y and the Wine his Blood A. Yes but Christ speaks this not in a proper but in a figurative or improper sense calling the sign by the name of the thing signified by it which manner of speech Christ did often use So he calls himself a Door a Vine a Light c. not that he was really changed into these very things but to teach us that he is of like use to our Souls that these are to our Bodies John 10.7 and 15.1 Q. 81. Is not Christ then really and truly present in this Ordinance of his Supper A. Yes Christ is really and truly present in this

as in all other Gospel-Ordinances but not corporally or carnally but spiritually and so he is to be fed upon not by the Mouth of the Body but of the Soul that is to be received applied to the Soul by Faith John 6.56 Eph. 3.17 Q. 82. What are the signifying Actions to be used in this Ordinance A. 1. The Actions to be used by the Minister are Taking Blessing Breaking Giving the Bread to the Communicants and Taking giving Thanks and giving the Cup also to them 2. The Actions of the Communicants are Taking and Partaking or Eating the Bread and Drinking the Wine Matt. 26.26 27 28. Q. 83. What is signified by the Ministers taking the Bread and Wine when he cometh to the Table A. It signifieth God the Fathers taking or choosing and designing Christ from all Eternity to be Man's Redeemer Isa 42.1 Q. 84. What is signified by the Ministers Blessing the Elements or giving Thanks A. It signifieth the setting of them apart from a common to an holy use and is to be performed by declaring the words of Institution and by praying to God for a blessing on this Ordinance ioyned with giving Thanks unto God for Jesus Christ and for all his benefits Q 85. What is signified by the Breaking of the Bread A. It signifieth all the Sufferings of Christ especially the breaking of his Body shedding of his Blood upon the Cross Q. 86. What is signified by the Ministers giving the Bread and Wine to the Communicants A. It signifieth God the Fathers giving Christ as a Saviour and Christ's giving himself with all his benefits to true Believers John 3.16 Q. 87. What is signified by the Communicants taking the Bread and Wine A. It signifieth their thankful accepting and receiving of Christ to be their Saviour with all his benefits by Faith John 1.12 Q. 88. What is signified by the Communicants eating the Bread and drinking the Wine A. It signifieth their applying of Christ with all his benefits by Faith unto their own Souls in particular that each Believer may believingly say of Christ as Thomas My Lord and my God John 20.28 Q. 89. For what holy Ends is the Lord's Supper to be used A. For such holy Ends as these 1. For the preserving of the Remembrance of Christ and his matchless Love in dying for Sinners this Ordinance being a lively shewing forth of his Death Luke 22.19 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26. Gal. 3 1● Q 90. What other End A. 2. For the spiritual nourishing and strengthning of the inward Man or o● grace in the Heart as Faith Repentance Love Hope c For this Reason it seems to be call'd a Supper being a spiritual Meal for Souls in which Christ himself is our spiritual Food 1 Cor. 11.20 Q 91. What other End A. 3. For the fealing and confirming the New Covenant of Grace or the New Testament For as the last Will or Testament of a Man is confirmed and comes in force by the Death of the Testator or of him that made it so the Death of Christ which is represented in this Ordinance confirms the New Covenant as being Christ's last Will and Testament Heb. 9.15 16 17. Q. 93. For what other A. 4. For the testifying of Believers thankfulness to Christ for his Love to them in dying for them Therefore it is sometimes call'd the Eucharist or the Thanksgiving and the Cup is call'd the Cup of blessing 1 Cor. 10.16 Q 93. For what other A. 5. For the strengthning and increase of believers Union to and communion with Christ and him crucified and also with one another as Fellow-Members of the same Mystical Body of Christ his Church for which cause it is also call'd the Communion 1 Cor 10.16 17. Q. 94. Is it sufficient to partake of the Lord's Supper as of Baptism only once A. No. Believers should often partake of this Ordinance if it may be because of their constant need of it in order to the obtaining of the holy Ends thereof 1 Cor. 11.26 Q. 95. To whom is the Lord's Supper to be administred A. The Lord's Supper is to be administred only to such as have a Gospel-right to it and a Gospel fitness or preparedness for it Q. 96. What is a Gospel-right to this Ordinance A. There is a twofold Gospel-right 1. Outward with Reference to the Church 2. Inward with Reference to God Q. 97. Who have an outward Right with Reference to the Church A. All such have an outward and visible Right to the Lord's Supper who being baptized and grown Persons do make a credible Profession of their being in Covenant with God or of their Faith in Christ and Obedience to him Acts 8.36 37 38. Q. 98. When is their Profession to be accounted credible or worthy to be believed A. When they have a competent measure of Gospel-knowledge seriously and understandingly own and consent to their Covenant with God in baptism and live a religious and unblameable Life according to Gospel-Rule Phil. 1.27 Q. 99. Who may examine and judge of this outward and visible Right A. That particular Church of Christ with which they desire to joyn and walk in full Communion especially the Pastor thereof 1 Pet. 5.2 Heb. 13.17 Q. 100. Who then are to be kept off from this Ordinance A. All such as are grosly ignorant of the Doctrine of Christ or openly vicious and scandalous in their Lives Q. 101. Who are to be accounted grosly ignorant A. All such as understand not the Principles of the Christian Religion the Nature of the New Birth or a Work of Grace upon their Heart nor the Nature Use and Ends of this holy Ordinance 1 Cor. 15.34 Q. 102. Why should such ignorant persons be kept off from this Ordinance A. Because they want an Eye to discern the Lord's Body an hand to receive him and a Mouth to feed upon him and therefore if they should partake of this Ordinance they would receive no benefit but much hurt by it Q. 103. Who are to be accounted openly vicious or scandalous A. All such as live in any open or known course of sin impenitently and by their Words or Actions give just cause of offence to those that fear God 1 Cor. 5.11 Q. 104. Why should such vicious persons be kept off A. Because they in presuming to touch such holy things with unholy hands and hearts would dishonour provoke God pollute and profane his Ordinance grieve the Godly contract the guilt of Christ's Blood and eat and drink Judgment to themselves 1 Cor. 11.27 29. Matth. 7.26 Q. 105. But may not the Lord's Supper be administred to vicious persons in order to their Conversion A. No. For we do not find that Christ appointed this Ordinance to convert sinners but to confirm and comfort Saints it is not to work grace where it is wanting but to increase and strengthen grace where it is Q. 106. Who have an inward invisible Right to this Ordinance A. All such who are indeed Heart-covenanters with God or

of the Remembrance of Christ our spiritual Nourishment and growth in Grace the confirming of the Covenant of Grace the testifying of our Thankfulness to Christ and the strengthning of our Union to him and Communion with him and with one another Q. 346. Wherein else A. 3. In using this Ordinance according to Christ's Institution in order to these Ends that is using the same Elements of Bread and Wine and the same Words and Actions about them and to the same significations and ends that Christ used them for Q. 347. Wherein else A. 4. In holy Meditations on the Elements Words and Actions that are used in the Celebration or Administration of this holy Ordinance and especially on Christ himself who is signified and represented by them Prov. 23.1 John 1.29 Q. 348. What good Meditations may our Souls raise from these A. 1. When we see Bread and Wine prepared for this Ordinance we should meditate on the Resemblance that there is between them and the Body and Blood of Christ signified by them Q. 349. How doth Bread resemble the Body of Christ A. In three things especially 1. As Corn is prepared by grinding moulding and baking to make it Bread for our Bodies so Christ was prepared by exquisite Sufferings to be Bread for our Souls Isa 53.10 Q. 350. How else A. As Bread is the Staff and strength of our Natural Life so is Christ the Staff and Strength of our spiritual Life Psal ●05 16 19.14 Q. 351. How else A. 3. As Bread is but one Body tho' it be made up of many Grains so Christ mystical that is the Church is but one Body though made up of many Members 1 Cor. 12.12 Q. 352. How doth the Wine resemble the Blood of Christ A. In three things especially 1. As Wine quencheth the Thirst of the Body so doth the Blood of Christ quench the Thirst of the Soul John 6.35 Q. 353. How else A. 2. As Wine is of a cheering Nature making the Heart glad so the Blood of Christ applied by Faith cheers and makes glad the Souls of mournful sinners Psal 104.15 Q. 354. What else A. 3. As Wine is of a purging and cleansing quality so the Blood of Christ doth meritoriously purge and cleanse us from sin Heb. 9.13 14. 1 John 1.7 Q. 355. What other Meditation may we raise from this Ordinance A. When we see the Bread and Wine blessed sanctified or set apart from a common to an holy use by the Ministers pronouncing the words of Institution and Prayer we should meditate on God the Father his sanctifying and setting apart his Son the Lord Jesus Christ from all Eternity to be our Redeemer Isa 42.1 Q. 356. What other Meditation A. When we see the Bread broken we should meditate on the Breaking of Christ's sacred Body on the Cross and all the Sufferings Pains and Torments which he endured both in Soul and Body for our sakes on the heinous nature of our sins that could not be done away but by the shedding of Christ's Blood and the impartial Justice of God the Father in punishing his only begotten Son when he stood as our Surety Q 357. What other Meditation A. When we see the Minister offering and giving Bread and Wine to us we should meditate on the infinite Love of God the Father in Giving Christ and of Christ in Giving himself to be a Sacrifice for us and of the Spirit in revealing and applying Christ to us Q. 258. What other Meditation A. When we Receive the Bread and Wine from the hand of the Minister with the hand of our Bodies and eat and drink them with our Mouths we should meditate on the spiritual Receiving of the Body and Blood of Christ and feeding on him by Faith in our Souls Q. 359. What other Meditation A. We should meditate on the precious Benefits that redound to true Believers by a right receiving of Christ in this holy Ordinance which are Redemption from all Enemies and Evils Reconciliation to God Pardon of Sin Justification Adoption Sanctification Victory over our Souls Adversaries Increase of Grace and a Title to Glory Q. 360. Wherein else doth this gracious disposition of Soul consist A. 5. In a lively acting or exercising of saving Graces and using our bodily senses of seeing touching and tasting to help our spiritual Senses and Graces in their Actings John 20.27 Q. 361. What Graces should we exercise in partaking of this Ordinance A. We should especially exercise these four Faith Repentance Love and Joy Q. 362. How is Faith to be exercised in it A. Faith should be exercised as the Eye of the Soul to discern Christ in this Ordinance as the hand of the Soul to Receive him and as the Mouth of the Soul to feed upon him or apply him with all his Benefits to each Believer in particular Job 20.28 Gal. 2.20 Q. 363. How is Repentance to be exerc●sed A. Repentance should then be exercised in remembring our sins confessing them with shame and sorrow hating of them judging and condemning our selves for them and turning from them unto God in Christ Isa 53.4 5.6 Zech. 12.10 11. Q. 364. How is Love to God then to be exercised A. Love to God both Father Son and Spirit should then be exercised by the fervent out goings of the Soul to God and to each Person in the God head and by the firm cleaving of the Soul to him as to the chief Good and our All-sufficient Portion Psal 63.8 Acts 11.23 Q. 365. How is Love to other Christians then to be exercised A. Love to other Christians should then be exercised by our cleaving to them in heart as to our Brethren by praying with and for them by forgiving their Trespasses against us and by a readiness to give to those that want according to our Ability and their Necessity Heb. 13.1 2 3. 1 Pet. 2.17 Eph. 4.32 Q. 366. How is Joy then to be exercised A. Joy is then to be exercised in the Soul 's being cheered revived and lifted up in the believing apprehension or assurance of its interest in God as his own God in Christ and Covenant and so in all the Blessings promised in the Covenant of Grace of which this Ordinance is a sign and seal Psal 16.5 Phil. 4.4 1 Pet. 1.8 Rom. 5.2 Q. 367. How is this Ordinance to be elosed up A. It is to be closed up in singing some Spiritual Hymn to the praise of God our Creator Redeemer and Sanctifier Matth. 26.30 Mark 14.26 Of our Duties after partaking Q. 368. What is required of us after partaking of tho Lord's Supper A. Two sorts of Duties some more publick and others more private Q. 369. What are the publick Duties A. Such as these 1. A solemn and hearty Thanksgiving to God for his love in giving Christ for Christ's love in giving himself and for the love of the holy Spirit in revealing Christ to us and in us with all the blessed Fruits of this Love As also for the Covenant of