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A75820	A practicall catechisme of purpose framed for the help of such as desire to enjoy more sweet and intimate soul-communion with Jesus Christ in that sacred ordinance of his own Supper. Begun at Newport-Pagnel in Buckinghamshire, revived at Luton in Bedfordshore, and now perfected at Queen Hithe in London. By Samuel Austin, an unworthy minister of the Gospell of Jesus Christ.	Austin, Samuel, Minister of St. Michael's Queenhithe.	1647 (1647)	Wing A4258; Thomason E1187_4; ESTC R208239	16,915	47

A Practical Catechisme Of purpose framed for the help of such as desire to enjoy more sweet and intimate Soul-communion with Jesus Christ in that sacred Ordinance of his own Supper Begun at Newport-Pagnel in Buckinghamshire revived at Luton in Bedfordshire and now perfected at Queen Hithe in London By Samuel Austin an unworthy Minister of the Gospell of Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 10.16 17. The cup of blessing which we bless is it not the Communion of the blood of Christ the bread which we break is it not the Communion of the body of Christ For we being many are one bread and one body for we are all partakers of that one bread 1 Cor. 12.13 For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body whether we be Iews or Gentiles whether we be bond or free and have been made to drink into one Spirit 1 Ioh. 1.3 4. That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you that ye also may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Iesus Christ And these things write we unto you that your joy may be full London Printed for Tho. Vnderhill at the sign of the Bible in Woodstreet 1647. THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY To my dearely beloved friends the Church and faithfull People of God which are at Newport-Pagnell in Buckinghamshire at Luton in Bedfordshire and at Michael Queen Hithe in London * 2 Pet. 1.2 Grace and Peace be multiplyed unto you through the knowledge of God and of Iesus our Lord. Dearely beloved IT is not unknown to some if not to the most of you that this sacred Ordinance of the Lords supper is superstitiously and prophanely abused by many who are extreamly zealous to have their part in the outside visible elements of this Ordinance * As Popish spirits who content themselves with the opus operatum or work done but never care for the invisible grace or spirit of Christ in the Ordinance Others there are that do 〈◊〉 much slight and despise both the elements and the grace of it that they seldom or never care for the participation of it unless formally and for fashion sake Others that not only neglect it themselves but hinder such from it as much desire the renovation of their Covenant and sweet Soul-communion with Christ in the due participation of it And some there are also sprung up of late I hear which to me appear in a more strange visage then the rest who deny this and other Ordinances of Christ in the New Testament to be now had in use at all amongst Gods people they holding this as a principle That this and all other Ordinances are now lost and dead with Christ and his Apostles which sad opinion I must confess I cannot look upon as a notion of any new light as some may please to esteem of it but rather to bewaile it as a strange and dangerous fancie without and against the word of truth * Mat. 28.19 20. 1 Cor. 11.23 c. 25 26. or as an ignis fatuus a fond light that will lead those that follow it if God in mercy prevent not into utter darkness To administer some means of cure to these sad distempers if God shall please to glorifie himself by so weak an instrument I have taken this opportunity to send out these few Catacheticall thoughts of mine upon this Ordinance of the Lords supper wherein I have endeavoured to clear to you and others so far as a work of this nature would bear these four particulars 1. The divine authority of this Ordinance 2. The nature of it 3. The ends of it wherein the perpetuity of it is implyed 4. The requisites or things required for the prevention of the abuse and the better help of my self and others to the sweet and comfortable participation of it All which dearely beloved in the Lord I have thought good to present respectively unto your selves as the fittest objects I could make choyce of to dedicate this work unto and that for diverse reasons as these in special 1. Because it was conceived and brought forth amongst you as being a part of my poor ministeriall pains while divine providence did call me to labour with you and therefore you have the more right unto it A poor childe by Law must be kept where it was born I leave it therefore to your tender care hoping you will nourish it as your own 2. It was at first intended for your spirituall good and therefore I do now the more boldly bequeath it to you 3. These labours of mine in a way of Catechizing have been sometimes profitable to some yea I may say with thankfulness to God by the acknowledgment of others to many of you * As at Newport especially before our late troubles where I bestowed many years pains in this exercise I desire by this means they may prove so unto you all 4. Divine providence hath called me off from some of you and I know not how soon I may be called from others where I now am to a country and people that have more need of the ministery at least more sence of their needs then many now in London have Where I may be more serviceable to God then in that slender Congregation which I now attend And therefore I desired to leave this amongst you as a perpetuall pledge and memoriall of my most dear love unto your souls and of my most earnest desires to help you on in your more sweet and intimate Communion with Jesus Christ in this and other of his Ordinances of grace here till hee shall call you home into full Communion with himself in his everlasting glory 5. The time will come how soon I know not that you all as well as my self must give up your accounts * Rom. 14.10.12 2 Cor. 5.10 of your Stewardships to Jesus Christ and what holy use you have made of this and other Ordinances of grace I thought it meet therefore to leave this with you both to put you in remembrance * As 2 Pet. 1.12 13 14 15. of your duty and to help you in it that so you may give up your accounts with joy and not with grief 6. There are some reasons in respect of the times 1. You know the times are full of loosnes prophaness by this I desire to press you to more holy strictness Eph. 4.17 20. 5.15.16 Heb. 12.14 2. The times are full of unchristian bitterness divisions c. By this I desire that you may endeavour the more to make up breaches and to preserve Christian Vnity and Vnanimity amongst your selves * Remember Phil. 2.1 2. Which hath been sometimes opened applyed unto you Phil. 2.1 2. Eph. 4. v. 3. 3. The times are full of slighting and neglecting this and other divine Ordinances the means and ministery of grace which are sadly withdrawn from some of you † As Newport and Luton I desire you by this

to prize them the more to pray for them more earnestly where they are wanting and to make more holy use of them where and when you have them 4. These are times wherein men are much taken up in seeking after new notions and strange opinions I desire by this you may seek the more earnestly after the * Ier. 6.16 1 Ioh. 2.7 old truth of Jesus Christ and stick more close unto them While others are notionall be you practicall * 1 Cor. 8.1 Joh. 13.17 these are the reasons of my dedication Give me leave to add some reasons for my publication of this poor piece if it shall be approved and I have done It was not either from the apprehension of the want of other more learned helps in this kinde of which there are many * Mr. Daniel Rogers two Treatises upon the Sacraments Mr. Dike Bradshaw Hildersam c. very usefull and profitable for which I desire to bless God nor from any thoughts of the worth of this as flowing from my self which I conceive to be very weak But. 1. Out of desire to add my poor mite to the helping on of the great work of God now in agitation scil the administration of this Ordinance of the Lords supper amongst others in its purity 2. To satisfie the earnest desires of some friends not to be despised 3. To prevent my tedious labour of writing copies for such as did desire it 4. To have a help in more readiness for preparation of the people I relate unto for the Lords supper This help I conceive being more familiar to them then others 5. To give some tast of my poor labours in this kind which have done good to some though I have not time to send forth all 6. And lastly to stir up others of my brethren who are more able to send out those helps of theirs which may prove more profitable And to bestow the more diligent pains in this great duty of Catechizing which if ever would at this time prove very seasonable * Prov. 22.6 Hos 4.6 Heb. 5.12 c. Thus you have the reasons both of my Dedication and Publication I have kept you to long in the Porch I shall now leade you into the House it self The Lord give you and others abundance of joy and consolation in Christ in the use of it So Prayes Your truly loving friend and servant for Jesus sake Samuel Austin London Martii 5o. 1646. Some briefe * Or A Practicall Catechism Catecheticall Directions by way of question and answer the better to prepare my selfe and others for sweet Communion with Iesus Christ in that sacred Ordinance of his own Supper begun at Newport revived at Luton but perfected at Queen Hithe in London By S. A. The Text laid as the foundation of this Exercise 1 Cor. 11.23 24. c. 29. The sum of these directions shewing 1. The Author 2. The nature 3. the ends and 4. the requisites of this Ordinance Quest WHo is the Author of this Sacrament of the Lords Supper Answ The Lord Jesus Christ himselfe 1 Cor. 11.23 Mat. 26.26 27. and therefore it is called the Lords Supper because he is the Author and Institutor of it 1 Cor. 11.20 Quest What gather you from hence Answ These five things 1. That we must prize and esteem it highly as the precious Ordinance of Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 10.16 cap. 11.27 2. We must not slight but come to it and partake of it with faith fear and reverence as of his Ordinance as Isa 55.1 2 3. Mat. 22.4 5. c. 3. We must go to him and wait upon him by faithfull and fervent prayer for his speciall presence with and blessing on us in this his own Ordinance Joh. 14.13 14. Mat. 18.19 20. 4. We must make it our speciall care and labour As the life and soul of this Ordinance to enjoy him and close in sweet Soul-communion with him in this Ordinance Cantic 1.2 Joh. 6.27 5. And lastly That those who are slighters and despisers of it are slighters and despisers of Christ himself whose Ordinance it is and therefore they must look to answer for it Mat. 22.4 5. 1 Thes 4.8 1 Cor. 11.27 Quest What is the nature of the Lords supper Answ It is the second Sacrament of the New Testament or the Sacrament of our growth and continuation in Jesus Christ and his Church * As Baptism is the first Sacrament or the Sacrament of our initiation or entrance into Iesus Christ and his Church wherein by the due and worthy receiving of Bread and Wine according to Christs institution is signified and sealed unto us our true receiving of the body and blood of Jesus Christ with all his † Conceive it in a spirituall sense Compare Joh. 6.51 52 53 63. verses precious merits and excellencies to the nourishing up of our souls unto everlasting life 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26. Joh. 6.27.52.53 c. Quest Why or for what ends must we partake of this Ordinance Answ For these three ends 1. To testifie our obedience unto Jesus Christ Math. 26.26 27. 2. To perpetuate the memoriall of his death for us and infinite love therein unto us 1 Cor. 11.24 25 26. Joh. 15.13 3. To seal up our intimate Union and Communion with him by faith and with the Saints by love 1 Cor. 10.16 17. 12 13. Quest What are the requisites or things required of all such as desire to be worthy and welcome partakers of this Sacrament Answ These three viz. 1. Due preparation before they come 2. A right disposition or behaviour of themselves when they come 3. An answerable carefull Christian carriage when they are gone Quest Why must they prepare themselves before they come Answ For these four reasons 1 Because God requires it in all his services as 1 Sam. 7.3.16.5 Ecles 5.1 Amos 4.12 so especially in this 2 Chron. 35.6 1 Cor 5.7 8. 11.28 2. The Saints practised it both in the Old and New Testament 2 Chron. 30.15 16 17 19. Ezra 6.20 21 22. John 11.55 1 Cor. 5.7 8. 3. Mercy and pardon belongs only to such as prepare themselves for it 2 Chron. 30.18 4. The miserable inconveniences of comming to it without preparation which are these three viz. 1. 'T is a horrible sin no less then guilt of the body and blood of lesus Christ 1 Cor. 11.27 2. 'T is a filthy shame as to come with old nasty cloaths to a Kings sable 2 Chron. 30.3.15 Mat 22.11 12. 3. 'T is a most fearfull danger as to come to eat and drink damnation to themselves 1 Cor 11.29 Quest But wherein does this due preparation of our selves before we come consist Answ In these two things 1. In self-examination before we come 1 Cor. 11.28 2. In putting on our wedding garment Mat. 22.11 12. Rev. 19.7 Quest What is required of us in this self-examination Answ These two things First We must set some time and pains apart

from the creature or carryed out of our selves to rest on him This is to take the name of the Lord our God in vain * Against the third Commandement Exod. 20.7 to sin against him with aggravation we had need to take heed of sinning there where we come to confess bewaile and ask pardon for our sin † See Isa 1.13 14. c. Jer. 3.4 5. cap. 7.8 9 10. Quest How divinely and spiritually without earthliness Answ By raysing our hearts to high and holy meditations in the outward Sacramental signes actions of this Ordinance and thereby feeding and solacing our souls with the inward grace of Christ herein presented to us Exod. 12.24 c. 27. 1 Cor. 11.25 26. As for example 1. When we see the Minister in the name of Christ setting apart the bread and wine then Meditate on Gods gracious act of setting apart his Son Iesus Christ for the work of our Redemption Joh. 3.16 2. When he blesseth the bread then let us lift up our souls to bless God for Iesus Christ Luke 1 68. c. Eph. 1.3 c. 3. When we see the bread broken and the wine poured out in this Ordinance then think with our selves even thus was the blessed Body of Iesus Christ broken and crucified for us and his pretious bloud poured out for us viz. For me and thee in particular Isa 53.5 6. 1 Pet. 1.18 19. Gal. 2.20 Rev. 1.5 c. 4. VVhen the Minister gives unto us the Bread and VVine then think thus does God freely offer and give unto us Jesus Christ Isa 9.6 Joh. 3.16 5. VVhen we receive the Bread and VVine by the hand of the body then stretch we out our speciall faith which is as the hand of the soul to receive and apply Iesus Christ with all his pretious Merits and Excellencies to our everlasting good Joh. 1.12 6. VVhen we feed upon the Bread and VVine by the mouth and stomake of our bodies then let us sweetly feed by faith upon Jesus Christ to the refreshing and nourishing of our souls to everlasting life See Joh. 6.51.53.54 c. We must take heed of sitting idly or in a brown study as our poor ignorant people use to do but let our hearts be wholly taken up with sweet meditations of Jesus Christ and him crucified and of Gods free and infinite love to us in him as presented to us in this Ordinance 1 Cor. 2.2 Gal. 3.1 As John was ravished in the spirit on the Lords day Rev. 1.10 so we should be ravished in the spirit at the Lords supper Quest How must this be done with renovation of our covenant of faith and obedience towards God and of love unto the Saints without back-slidingness Answ 1. We must renew our faith as the Spouse in the Canticles by closing more intimately with Christ then ever saying I am my beloveds and my beloved is mine Cantic 2.16 6.3 2. Our obedience to God as Israel in Moses and Joshuahs time Exod. 24.3 c. 7 8. verses with John 24.16 17 18. as we take the Lord to be our God so we must ingage our selves by grace assisting us to be his people And that we will never swear lie steal cozen be drunk prophane his Sabbaths slight and despise his Ordinances or break Covenant with him as we have done either by wilfull commission of any sin or neglect and omission of any duty and therefore this is called a Sacrament or Military Oath whereby as souldiers of old did ingage themselves to be true to their Captain as well as he to them So we in this Ordinance do solemnly ingage our selves to be true and faithfull to Jesus Christ as well as he to us 3. Our love unto the Saints as David Paul and the Saints did to each other of old Psal 16.3 2 Cor. 7.1 3. Phil. 4.1 1 Thes 3.12 4.9 10. Ephes 1.15 So we must now resolve by the grace of Christ that there shall be more true love and mutuall dear affections between us that are members of the same body united by the same Spirit partakers of the same Table professors of the same faith and hope and to be heirs of the same Kingdom then ever there hath been Ephes 4.3 4 5. c. and that we will not admit of any more unchristian bitterness wrath anger clamour or evill speaking or any malice heart-burnings or unbrotherly jealousies against one another or strifes and contentions with each other as heretofore * Gen. 13.8 Eph. 4.31 32. And therefore this is fitly called the Sacrament of our Communion with Christ by faith and in him with each other by the bonds of Love 1 Cor. 10.16 17. cap. 12.12 13. Quest What is the third and last thing required of those that would be worthy and welcome partakers of this Ordinance Answ A carefull Christian carriage when they are gone such as may in some measure answer their sweet Communion with Iesus Christ Col. 2.6 7. As ye have therefore received Christ Iesus the Lord so walk ye in him c. Quest How must this be done Answ These 4. wayes 1. Thankfully without forgetfulness Ps 103.1 2 3. 116.12 13. 2. Worthily without baseness Col. 1.10 3. Thrivingly without fruitlesness 1 Thes 4.1 2 Pet. 3.18 4. Hungringly without fulsomness Mat. 5.6 Quest Pray explain these 4. particulars a little more fully for the better knowledge and practise of them 1. How may we carry our selves thankfully without forgetfulnes when we are gone from this Ordinance Answ By stirring up our souls all that is within us to bless the Lord exceedingly who hath vouchsafed to invite admit us freely to his own table to feed and feast us with the pretious merits and excellencies of Iesus Christ And although we deserve not the least crumb of mercy nay deserve nothing but hell misery in our selves and to have Communion with Devils damned spirits to all eternity yet that he should please to take us into blessed intimate Communion with himself Oh! what should we render to the Lord for this We can never be sufficiently thankfull to him for so great a mercy Ps 116.12.13 Ephes 1.3 c. Quest How Worthily without Baseness Answ By behaving our selves suteably to so high a priviledge Col. 1.10 As a man who is admitted to feast at a great mans table will not away with base inferiour company and course or nasty dyet So we being admitted into high Communion with Iesus Christ and to feast upon his pretious excellencies should loath our former vain base companionships with drunkards swearers c. to feed upon the filth of our own lusts pride malice c. 1 Cor. 6.15 2 Cor. 6.14 15. Quest How thrivingly without fruitlesness Answ By getting strength and growth in every grace as in faith hope repentance humility holiness heavenly-mindedness love patience c. and more power against our spirituall enemies as sin Satan c. 1 Thes 4.1 2 Pet. 3.18 Eph. 6.10 c. 1 Pet. 5.8 9. c. As a man that hath been at a feast becoms more strong 〈…〉 for his work so we in the wor●● of Iesus Christ Quest How hungeringly without fulsomness Answ By earnest desires and resolution to come again as God shall give us opportunity 1 Cor. 11.26 As a travellour that hath a great journey to go baits often So we having a great journey to go from earth to heaven to the heavenly Canaan the new Jerusalem we must feed upon Christ often in this Sacrament till we grow up in him who is our head unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ Eph. 4.13 15. And so at length obtain the end of our hopes the everlasting salvation of our souls 1 Pet. 1.9 Gloria sola Deo FINIS