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A42294 The guide of a Christian directing him to such things, as are by him, to be believed, practised, feared, and hoped for. There are added at the end prayers to be used upon several occasions. 1697 (1697) Wing G2184B 36,258 124

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us 5. Intercession That must be for all Mankind for the whole Catholick Church and that Particular Church whereof we are Members for the Nation wherein we live for our King for all the Royal Family for all the Ministers of State and Justice for the Vniversities and Schools for our private Relations our Friends and Benefactors for all in Trouble and Affliction for our Enemies and those who dispightfully use us Mat. 5.44 6. Thanksgiving This is Praising God for all his Mercies to us and to Mankind in the Name of Christ Eph. 5.20 Christians are to praise him for sending his Son and Holy Spirit for the Preservation of his Church for all the Examples and Patterns of Piety gone before us for the means of Grace his Word Worship and Sacraments for the particular blessings of Food Rayment c. or the Preservation of our Selves or Relations and the like When we consider such Mercies it would well become us to say with Reverence and Devotion Glory be to our Creator Redeemer and Sanctifier for ever and ever Amen This Duty of Praise is sometimes to be performed by singing of Psalms as particularly Ps 4 15 23 67 100 117 128 134. and Hymns and Spiritual Songs which render the Service very Solemn and are a means to raise Devotion in a Private Family or Publick Assembly Eph. 5.19 Col. 3.16 James 5.13 As for stated Publick Prayers in Churches and Private in Families he who wilfully Absents himself from either without just Cause or necessary Impediment looses the Blessing of God's presence promised where two or three are met together in his Name Mat. 18.20 As for Secret Devotion our Saviour himself directs it in these words Thou when thou prayest enter into thy Closet and when thou hast shut the door pray to thy Father which is in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly Mat. 6.6 This must be done at least every Morning and Evening it being not safe to let pass the sins or to adventure the Perils of a Day or Night without begging pardon for the one and the Divine Protection to prevent the other In this private Address we must as far as our Memories will serve us unbosom our selves by making a full and free Confession of all our sins and laying open all our wants and asking suitable supplies lifting up holy hands without wrath or doubting 1 Tim. 2.8 And then as the Son of Syrach says The Prayer of the humble pierceth the Clouds and will not turn away till the Highest regard it Ecclus 35.17 8. God is Glorify'd by the worthy Receiving of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper This is an holy Rite of the New Covenant agreeable to the Passover under the Old In this Rite by the outward and visible signs of Bread broken and Wine poured forth Mat. 26.26 27 28. Mark 14.22 23 24. Luke 22.19 20. is represented the Sacrifice of Christ upon the Cross in the Offering of which his Flesh was rent and his Blood shed forth John 19.34 And by eating of that Bread and drinking of that Cup Administred by Christ's Ministers in his Church according to Christ's own Institution is made a Festival Memorial of the Sacrifice of the Death of Christ which is thus to be shewed forth till He cometh to Judge the World 1 Cor. 11.23 24 25 26. To as many Baptized Persons as do this in such manner as God is pleased to account meet or worthy those outward Signs and Actions are both means whereby we receive the Benefits of Christs Sacrifice and also Pledges and Tokens from God to assure us that we verily and indeed partake of them To this Sacrament we are to come because Christ expresly commands all to do it Mat. 26.26 27. 1 Cor. 11.23 to 26. and to partake of the Holy Cup as well as the Bread And we cannot do less out of Love and Thankfulness to our Redeemer than to make such a Memorial of his Death Here we renew our holy Vows which we have need to do as oft as we can Hereby also the Church is edified the Bread which we break 1 Cor. 10.16 being the Communion of the Body of Christ and the Cup which we drink being the Communion of the Blood of Christ or a publick Act of Christian Fellowship 1 Cor. 10.20 21. made by the Members of Christ's Church in or for a Remembrance of his Passion to which God never denies his Blessing to those who duly receive it it being his own Ordinance Before a Man comes to this Supper he must retire and with Reverence and Godly Fear carefully examine himself 1 Cor. 11.28 and condemn himself for that which he finds amiss resolving by God's Grace to do so no more He is to judge himself that he may not be judged 1 Cor. 11.31 And if he finds any thing good in himself he is to Bless God for his Grace and to desire that he may grow in it and persevere in Holiness to his Lives end See Repentance in Table of Contents He is also to prepare himself with a lively Faith in God's Mercy through Christ and with a thankful Heart for the Benefit of Christ's Death and with fervent Charity to all not excepting Enemies Mat. 5.23 24. and especially to his Fellow-Communicants When he comes there he must with all Devout Affection exercise himself in the aforesaid Acts of Reverence Repentance and Faith and Thankfuln●ss and Charity and holy Resolution After the Sacrament he is again to do the same and to humble himself for any Failures in that Duty of which he may have observed himself to have been guilty and to bless God who has vouchsafed to make him a partaker of that Ordinance and to resolve by God's help having solemnly renewed his Baptismal Vow not to break it again In Sum God is honoured by a Christian Life Herein saith Christ to his Disciples John 15.8 is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit See at the end of this Book Prayers before and at and after the Sacrament 5. To trust and rely on God It is the Duty of all good Christians to depend and rest on God for all the good things which concern their Souls and Bodies either here or hereafter with Contentment and Resignation of Mind 1. Their Souls We may be said to rely on God for the things which concern our Souls by Faith Hope and Patience in well-doing that is by believing that all which God hath said is true and that all which he hath promised will be fulfilled by depending upon Him without murmuring and with a firm expectation that all things shall work together for good to us whilest we love Rom. 8.28 and obey Him and cast our care on Him 1 Pet. 5.7 But without this Love and Obedience Faith and Hope and Patience are vain and we shall never become Heirs of those precious Promises which without the performance of the Conditions required on our part do not at all belong to us Heb. 5.9 2.