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A04377	Directions for the vvorthy receiuing of the Lords Supper with some few questions to the same purpose. By Robert Iension, Batchelor in Diuinity, and Minister of Gods Word, at New-Castle vpon Tine.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1624 (1624)	STC 14490; ESTC S119429	15,511	55

The second duetie is when wee see our sin to consider how hatefull a thing it is in it selfe how abominable to God all good men that so wee may know it with a féeling of the burthen of it and with true sorrow that thereby wee should offend and shew our selues vnthankfull to so louing a Father and bountifull a GOD. Then must wee humble our selues in hearty and earnest Prayer vnto GOD confessing vnto him our sinnes our vnknowne sinnes generally our knowne sinnes particularly and that fréely without any excuse defence or hiding the least of them So did Dauid Psal 32. Psal 51. and withall wée must make earnest intreaty and deprecation to God in the Name and mediation of Christ Iesus who died for our sinnes that God would in mercy pardon them all and seale vnto vs the pardon of them by his Spirit and héere euery one must frame his confession according to his owne néede at the least in sighes and sobs of the heart and the secret desires thereof To this end where whiles men cannot in priuate so well pray of themselues may bee vsed such formes of prayer as may bee found in the Leitargie of the Church and in riuers godly Bookes framed for this particular occasion Lastly there must be in our repentance an holy and full purpose of heart and intendment of new obedience for time to come and a resolution with Gods helpe to withstand all sinnes and to vse care to preuent all occasions thereof CHAP. 6. Of Charity BEsides all these which respect God wee must also bee in loue and perfect charity with our neighboures If they haue offended vs wee must bee ready to forgiue them especially vpon their request and acknowledgement euen as God for Christs sake forgaue vs who had offended him and as wée our selues in the Lords Prayer desire to be forgiuen as wee our selues forgiue others And if we haue iustly offended others wee must seeke peace with them their loue and not be ashamed to acknowledge our faults This is so necessary that God will haue his seruice stay till it bee performed and without it will not accept our seruice and sacrifice He would haue vs leaue our offering Goe thy way and first bee reconciled to thy brother c. Math. 5.24 CHAP. VII Of Examination ALl the fore-named things are necessary in euery Christian at all times but especially when wee are to come to the holy Communion wee are to practise these dueties and to renew our faith and our repentance to examine our selues whether these graces bee in vs in truth and synserity or no according to 2. Cor. 13.5 1. Cor. 11.28 especially our Faith and Repentance Our Faith is true when first it is grounded namely on Gods Word and not on traditions or authority of men When wee find that Gods Word hath beene effectuall in vs and our selues altered thereby so that we remaine not still the same we were long since and if therfore we haue a loue and desire to Gods Word that by it our Faith may bee increased If our Faith be set on a right Obiect that is if it beleeue the same Word of God as well the threatnings of it as the promises especially if it truely rely vpon the mercy of GOD and merits of CHRIST By the fruites of it wee may know it if our Faith purifie our heart Act. 15 9. and if it work in vs an endeuour is please God in all things if wee can beleeue God and his Trueth euen before experience as did the Woman of Canaan Math. 15.22 and when wee feele not his presence yea if with Iob wée can trust in God though hee seeme to kill vs and bee our enemie These may suffice for the present Our repentance is then true First when wee are sorry not so much for punishment or shame of our sinne as that thereby we haue offended and displeased our louing God and Father Secondly when we are sorry and repent of all sin and doe not secretly desire to liue in or to inioy still any one pleasant sinne but resolue to leaue euery sinne for the loue we owe to God Lastly when wee presently and without delay so soone as wée see and know our sinne doe repent Sée Psal 119.59 60. I made haste and delayed not to keep thy Commandements Our Charity and loue to our brethren is then good and sound when wee loue them not in by respects for feare or profit and delight but as they are Christians and because God loues them they being his friends yea because we loue God so when wee wish them the best things as that they were partakers with vs of Christ and of life euerlasting when we can forget and forgiue priuate iniuries and hate not their persons but their sinnes c. ☞ Note If after examination wee finde these graces in vs though but weake yet wée may bée comforted and wée must come If we feele our selues vnworthy knowe that this sense and feeling of sin where there is no purpose to liue in sin is an argument of grace by our corrupt nature wee cannot discerne of our corruptions but by grace onely This Supper is a remedy for our weaknes and corruption Christ calling the weary humble and contrite vnto him Matth. 11.28 Luke 4.18 Wée must not looke so much to come perfect as to goe from it perfect that is more perfect and better then wée came If thou canst but desire that grace which thou wantest assure thy selfe of it God will giue it nay He accepts the desire for the grace it selfe For if lustfull desire after a woman be in Gods account adultery and the sinne it selfe Mat. 5.28 much more is the desire of any Grace in Gods acceptance the Grace it selfe desired God inclining as much to mercy as to iustice and as ready to take in good worth our good desires as to take the aduantage of our euill desires CHAP. VIII Of dueties to be performed in this holy Action OVr behauiour during the time of the celebration of this holy Action must be decent with all reuerence to the high Maiestie and presence of God and to his diuine Ordinance Now whereas the benefits and grace we receiue in this Sacrament are conuayed vnto vs as on Gods part by His Spirit so on our part by a kind of reasoning in the mind and an inference and vse-making from the collation or comparing conferring the outward signes with the things signified thereby Wee are therefore when wee come to the Table of the Lord not to suffer our minds to wander after impertinent matters but to apply our hearts to diligent attention and consideration reasoning with our selues and making vse of euery thing in this Sacrament which we behold as thus When we behold and sée bread and wine to be set apart to signifie vnto vs the body and bloud of Christ then must we further meditate and consider That this Sacrament is ordained for our spirituall nourishment and increase

deede of gift whereby thou giuest and sealest vnto all beleeuers eternall life O Lord now I may see and that without doubting that indeed my name is written in the Lambs booke of life When wee take and apply the Bread and Wine to our selues then must wee stir vp our selues to take hold on Christ Esa 64.7 and be put in minde of the speciall act of faith which is to apply and bring Christ home to the inmost closet of our hearts relying our selues and putting our whole affiance wholly and onely on him for saluation stirring vp our faith and by it féeding on our Sauiour more and more crying also Lord I beleeue helpe my vnbeleefe When we eat and drinke then also must we meditate first on our strait vnion with Christ whereby we become one with him and he with vs euen as the Bread and Wine turne to our nourishment and become one substance with vs one flesh and one bone and what straighter vnion can there bee then this Then rouze vp thy spirit say O my blessed Sauiour be thou vnto mee Bread and water of life for euermore let this vnion once made by thy Spirit my faith neuer again be dissolued but fasten me vnto thée by the bond of my faith and fasten and vnite thy selfe vnto me by the bond of thy Spirit and that for euermore Let nothing dissolue this knot let not my sinnes euer hereafter separate betweene thee and me Esa 59.2 But O Lord let thy most precious and pure and holy body and blood clense and sanctifie my body and my soule and either keepe them that they sinne not against thee at any time presumptuously or if they sinne that by thy precious bloud they may be forthwith purged from sin 1. Ioh. 1.7 Yea O Lord let me walke on in the strength of this spirituall foode this liuing Bread and Water of life euen to eternall life according to thy gracious promise and Word whereby thou hast said Whosoeuer eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Bloud hath eternall life and if any man eat of this Bread he shall liue for euer Ioh. 6.51 54. Let mee therefore hence be assured that neither death nor life nor any thing else shall bee able to seperate me from this loue of thy Father which is in thee his sonne my Sauiour Iesus Christ Rom. 8.38 39. Heere also must we thinke of our participation of all the benefits of Christ both by imputation concerning our iustification and also by infusion concerning our sanctification seeing Christ neuer comes alone but as the married wise though she marry with the man himselfe and not with his lands or goods yet being partaker of him she partakes of them too Why then O Lord need I distrust thy goodnesse for any blessing spirituall or temporall seeing thou hast giuen me thy Sonne Christ and in him interest in all things 1. Cor. 3.22 23. If thou sparedst not thy Sonne but gauest him for me to death and now giuest and appliest him spiritually vnto me how shalt thou not with him giue mee all things also Rom. 8.32 I will henceforth therefore neuer distrust thy goodnesse Lastly when thou seest in this holy action others also rich and poore of all sorts without difference eat of the same Bread and drinke of the fame Cup bee put in minde of loue and charity to all wee see where men familiarly conuerse one with another and liue together in one house sitting and feeding at the same table there is mutuall loue knowledge and familiarity else it is very vnusuall and vnnaturall yea very beasts by drawing together in the same Yoke grow familiar one with another and shew loue in their kinde what louing respect therefore owe I euen to the meanest of my fellowes and brethren and to the least of the Saints of God seeing wee all that are many are one bread and one body because we all are partakers of one Bread 1. Cor. 10.17 and wee all haue beene made to drinke into one Spirit 1. Cor. 12.13 Surely then because I see there is one body and but one one Spirit one Lord one Faith one Baptisme yea one onely communion of Saints one God and Father of all I will therefore endeuour to keepe the vnity of the Spirit in the bond of peace and with all humblenesse of minde and meeknesse with long suffering support others through loue as the Apostle exhorts me Ephesians 4.1 2 3 4 5. And because I here see my Sauiour makes no difference and hath no respect of persons so they feare God Act. 10.34 35. but alike admits all to his Table of all sorts rich and poore noble and ignoble c. and communicates himselfe to all I will henceforth despise none of GODS Saints not the least member of Gods Church whom God and Christ so loues and hath done so much for 1. Cor. 11.22 Mat. 18.10 With these or such like meditations should our thoughts be taken vp during the time of the celebration of the blessed Sacrament at which time especially wee are to make conscience of our thoughts CHAP. 9. Of duties to be performed after this action is ended AS before we should presume to this Table we must set our selues and our thoughts by meditations a part by times some two or thrée daies that we may come prepared after the example of the Passeouer Exod. 12.3 6. So after this Sacrament is solemnly celebrated in the Church each man and woman particularly should doe well to set apart some fit and conuenient time to consider well what is done what God hath done for them and what they haue promised and ought to doe for God And here First each one for himselfe must in particular be thankfull for the high fauour vouchsafed him that God would admit him to his Table being in himselfe vnworthy so much as to gather vp the crums that fall from it The forme of thanks may either be performed as it shall please God by his Spirit to helpe our infirmities Rom 8.26 or helpe may be had from the order of the Church and from diuers good bookes of deuotion in this kinde Now to this end each for himselfe must well remember what he hath made promise and profession of Here we haue renued our promise and vow made in Baptisme to forsake the deuill and haue taken the Sacrament vpon it and receiued as it were presse-money from God to fight valiantly constantly and faithfully vnder his banner against all his and our enemies after which it is high treason against his Maiestie to reuolt or giue ouer resolue therefore now of constancie to hold out to the end whatsoeuer come of it whatsoeuer opposition wée finde from our traiterous and rebellious flesh from the scoffes of the world from the assaults and slie suggestions of Satan And as thou lookest that God should make good what he in his word hath promised and in this Sacrament hath sealed vnto thée so looke that thou performe all thy vowes to God else this