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The Great feast of the gospel-passover, or, The commemoration of the sufferings of Christ celebrated in his Last Supper a poem.
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THE Great Feast OF THE Gospel-Passover OR The Commemoration of the Sufferings of Christ Celebrated in his last Supper Matth. 26. chap. V. 26. And as they were eating Jesus took Bread and blessed it and brake it and gave it to the Disciples and said Take eat this is my Body V. 27. And he took the Cup and gave Thanks and gave it to them saying Drink ye all of it V. 28. For this is my Blood of the New Testament which is shed for many for the remission of Sins Christ's Flesh and Blood they feed on who Believe And he to them Eternal Life doth give Christ dy'd to save from Death his Turtle Dove She offers up her self to him in Love John 6.40 54 63. Cant. 7.10 Rom. 12.1 A POEM Licensed and Entered according to Order LONDON Printed for the Author by James Astwood and Sold by Peter Parker at the Legg and Star and John Salusbury at the Rising Sun both in Cornhill John Lawrence at the Angel and John Harris at the Harrow both in the Poultrey 1694. The Introduction THe Supper of the Lord Commemorates The quintessence of all our Gospel Cates Christs Institution makes each element Transcendent excellencies represent In this great Mist'ry lively is held forth A blessing of inestimable worth The apple of the Tree of life is here For God himself is a Believers cheer The banner of free Grace is here display'd And glorious'ly into the heart convey'd To Faiths sharp-sighted eye Christ doth appear I' th' oriency of his beauty here And so his golden lines of Love imparts Vnto the centre of Believers bearts The Word doth Trumpet-like proclaim his grace This like a Glass doth represent his face The things we see far more impression leave Vpon our heart than those the ear receive A Solemn spectacle of Death invites That heart to mourn which an Oration sleights Even so Christs Death thus represented more Affects our Souls than preaching on 't before Thus Christ doth both the soul and senses feast Of every Self-examin'd longing guest Christ feasts his Saints with sacred wine and bread His body broken and his life-blood shed Christs broken body to a broken heart The onely healing med'cine doth impart Christs mourning is become our Song of mirth Which gives our dying hopes a Second birth Christ by his stripes our wounded Spirits heals And his free Grace with his own Signet Seals Thus Christ to strengthen our weak faith conjoyns His Sanctifying Word with sealing signs When we sit at his Table the sweet smell Of his rich Grace doth Spikenard far excell Here Christ transfigured before our eyes Gives us a glimpse o' th' heave'nly Paradise Now we should mount upon Seraphick wings To meet this Prince of glory King of Kings Whose mouth an olive-branch of Peace doth bring Whose kisses make the Soul with joy to sing Christ in those pleasant Galleries resides Wherein the sweet perfume of Grace abides Let 's on those golden hours high value set When we do at free Grace's Table eat For Christ himself is present as a Guest And is both the Feast-maker and the Feast Who put off God with empty shews alone He only will to them by Signs be known Who but to Him the skin of duty give The Shell of Comfort only shall receive But God his grace and glory will impart To those who serve him with a perfect heart THE GREAT FEAST OF THE Gospel-Passover OR The Commemoration of the Sufferings of Christ celebrated in his last Supper Mat. 26.26 27 28. ALL Gospel Institutions appertain Of Right to Christ who o're his Church doth reign It is a flower of his Crown and He On all Usurpers will avenged be Christ to the Deed of Grace subscribes his Name Appoints the Seal that ratifies the same Christ is the founder of this Ordinance Which doth its worth and lustre much advance The King of Kings this royal Banquet makes Whereof each Subject high and low partakes This Feast Christ after Supper celebrates Which shews it chiefly to the Soul relates 'T is not t' indulge the Senses but to feast The Graces that their strength might be increas'd Christ seeing fear and danger near at hand Now arms his Saints that they may these withstand This Antidote will soon expell their fear This Cordial will their Fainting Spirits cheer As Christ set Bread so God set Him appart For Mans Redemption to rejoyce his heart Christ separates and Sanctifies the bread So All should be that would therewith be fed He therefore chose this very Element ' Cause Bread * 1 Kings 7.48 Gen. 14.18 1 Kings 19.6 did formerly him represent Musick and Colours please the Eye and Ear But bread gives life 't is that the heart doth cheer As bread doth to the Soul subsistence give So he that eateth Christ by him shall live As bread new strength †1 Kings 19.8 transmits into the heart So Christ doth by this bread more Grace impart Christ both the Soul and Senses satisfies He 's bread to th' heart and beauty to the eyes This bread it will supply of strength extend 'Till we again the mount of God ascend Christ sanctifies the Elements so they His crucifixion to the life pourtray And thus the secret openly imparts How he conveys Himself into our hearts The Signs through his effectual blessing Seal Those priviledges which He doth reveal If He gave thanks who was to shed his blood Then how should we who drink it for our good This box of oyntment broke ill Scents consumes And fills both Heav'n and Earth with its perfumes Christ to his Church in truth might say I see A bloody Spouse * Exod. 4.25 thou hast been unto me Water on red-hot Iron pour'd makes fire Although the Iron suffers not expire Christs humane Nature suffering the divine Did then triumphantly in glory shine His birth is like unto the rising Sun His death is like him when his race is run When as the humane nature was to dye Then the Divine did Justice satisfie Christs Godhead Majesty and power gave Unto his sufferings so our Souls they save Christ is our Altar Priest and Sacrifice As man God-man †Mat. 23.19 and God Gods Lamb thus dyes Thus Christ our Passeover for us was slain At this great feast let pure affections raign Christs lingring shamefull cursed Death was Smart The arrow of Gods wrath did pierce his heart His pains were equal to the pains of Hell Which in this ‖ 1 Pet. 2.21 to 24. Tragedy are acted well Well might the lamp of Heav'n withdraw his light And mask it self with darkness black as night As blushing to behold the glorious Sun Of Righteousness this gloomy course to run Upon this King Eternal Life depends This Spring to drooping Souls refreshing lends This Death-bed Cordial fainting Spirits chears This Antidote expells all servile fears With Christ there were two pair of Thieves that dy'd For Sin and Satan too were crucifi'd Christ also took the Cup which shews
how free And large his Merits of Redemption be But how can those Men think with Christ to Sup Who Sacrilegiously withhold the Cup. The mortal bleeding of this precious Vine Is signified by this Cup of Wine Now was the Lilly of the Vallies dy'd A deep Carnation Colour for his Bride To Christ this did a cup of Terror prove But to his Church a Cup of dearest Love When He drank of this deadly cup of blood It wrought for her an everlasting good We see in this pure blood so freely shed Sin fully punisht fully pardoned Well might the Spouse give Christ her spiced Wine And juice of her Pomgranates * Cant. 8.2 with it joyn When Christ gave her his blood spic'd with his Love Perfumed with the Godhead from above Here 's Childrens food with this Christ feasts his Friends These Cates he to each welcom Guest extends For these Christ poured out his Pray'rs his blood Here 's Love transcendent O how great how good But to th' Impenitent that have not Faith He 's given for a stumbling-stone in wrath His blood like Chimick drops a pow'r distills That every Patient quickly cures or kills Sinners turn bread to Poyson by their breath For Judas from the Tree of Life suckt Death Saints here your Everlasting Joy begins This Seals to you Remission of your Sins This mercy is of the first Magnitude This one all other Blessings doth include Whoever hath this Charter granted is Enrolled in the Book of * Psal 103.3 4. 32 1. Life and Bliss Adoption Glory Joy are fixed here Within the Orb of this Coelestial Sphere One fitly styles this feast the Feast o th' Cross For Christ made that our gain which was his loss To say the Bread is Flesh is most absurd Contrary both to Reason and the Word Untill the Serpent turn'd a Rod again 'T was no Rod while that species did remain This casts contempt upon Christs Ordinance Which is design'd his Glory to advance Thus they while thus the bread they Idolize Blaspheme Christs Priesthood slight his Sacrifice This minted Fancy dunghill Brains doth yield It was not gather'd in the Scriptures Field As this blest Ord'nance doth Christs Beauty shew So doth its Virtue strength of Grace bestow This Breast this Picture drawn yields much delight It feasts the Eye and sacred Appetite Who in the Sign alone their Scope do summ Short of the Mystery and Comfort come Be it enacted by the King of Heaven This Feast †Act. 20.7 c. 1 Cor. 11.18 c. 16.2 be kept o' th' first day of the Seav'n Those who neglect it through remiss desire Do run into a Gospel-premunire The Trophie of rich Mercy 's here display'd Wherein the ground-work of Salvation's laid To slight this Gospel Mercy is a Crime Which God will sharply Punish * Numb 9.3 Luk. 14.24 in due time Proud Hipocrites do need a flaming Sword To keep them from the Table of the Lord Others Christs whip of small Cords need to drive Them to fetch Virgin Honey from this Hive Christs death must be Commemorated here 'Till he at the last Judgment-day †1 Cor. 11.26 appear Who come without true Grace fixt in the Heart Without true Comfort shall from thence depart To Hipocrites 't is but a golden Dream If Conscience wakes their wants prove more extream Though Manna Isr'els camp enclos'd alas They lookt thereon but wist not what it was These Persons see th' External Element Yet know not Christ which it doth represent There 's Honey in this Spiritual rock Which they n'ere tast of thus their Souls they mock They feed upon the empty husk and rind While they the fruit and marrow leave behind Like Isaac they a kid for Venison take The substance of a shadow they would make Christ crucifi'd before our eyes is laid How is Gods Love to Man herein display'd How far doth this a finite Love excell This pattern is without a parallel We on his Love should greater value set Than if he freely had forgave the Debt That Viper Sin Christ off his hand did toss It was his Love that fixt him to the Cross We 're Vanity yea emnity yet Christ Exprest his Love to us to th' very high'st When we are fighting with contemptuous Pride He 's dying and the Spear doth pierce his Side The quintessence of Love he did display When we our state and strength had cast away When Christ the travel of his Soul espy'd Redemption brought to light he 's Satisfi'd (a) Isa 53.11 Christ though he on the Cross hard labour had Yet seeing this man-child brought forth was glad Fall'n Angells golden Vessells he forsakes Of us though clods of earth bright Stars he makes Christ dyed once but he doth ever Love And now doth Intercede for us above How should this Heav'nly fruit our Souls invite How should this Morning-Star our heart delight His unconceivable surpassing Love Our Souls unto an exstasie should move Who parts with all if this rich Pearl he gains Hath purchas'd more than all the World contains Christ as a Pipe that golden Oyl imparts (b) 2 Kings 4.7 Isa 10.27 1 John 2.20 Which brings Redemption to our captiv'd Hearts Behold Sins odiousness in the red glass Of those sharp Sufferings through which Christ did pass Sin out of Paradise did Adam turn And threw the Angells down to Hell to burn This Sin is a peace-breaker that doth make Our God fall out with us and us forsake Sin of our Sorrows is the Viprous womb The grave which all our Comforts doth entomb What crucifi'd our Lord Sins Hellish brood Made Christ to vail his Glory lose his Blood If that a woman on that Sword should light Which kill'd her Husband she would hate its sight Do we count that Sin light call that a joy Which made Christ heavy took his Life away (a) Mark 14.34 Isa 53.3 1 Pet 2.24 What shall not we those horrid Sins forsake Which did 'twixt God and Christ such distance make Let Sin with Indignation be withstood (b) Psal 22.1 Mat 27.46 Say 'T is this Sin that poured out (c) 2 Sam. 23.17 Christs blood Sin pierced Christ to it no pardon give Slay that which would not suffer Christ to live (d) Exod. 21.28 If He who knew no Sin did suffer thus Grudge not if God for Sin do punish us If Christ who was our head was Crown'd with thorns Shall we think much to suffer taunts and scorns Think it not strange with Gold and Gems to part When as the nails and spear did pierce Christs heart Sinners may well expect the lash when He Who was an Innocent could not go free What influence should this have on our hearts That Christ for us with his own heart-blood parts The rocks did rend with Christs heart-renting groans The Sensless heart is harder than the Stones What large affection should by us be shown Since he to spare our Life did lose his own O