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A30663 The constant communicant a diatribe proving that constancy in receiving the Lords Supper is the indespensible duty of every Christian / by Ar. Bury ... Bury, Arthur, 1624-1713. 1681 (1681) Wing B6191; ESTC R32021 237,193 397

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proposition_n ver_fw-la 26._o be_v not_o the_o lord_n supper_n but_o this_o bread_n and_o this_o cup._n the_o predicate_v be_v utter_o useless_a and_o worse_a towards_o such_o a_o design_n vi_o 2._o positive_o the_o proposition_n point_v at_o some_o determinate_a bread_n and_o cup._n the_o argument_n reduce_v to_o a_o syllogism_n chap._n ii_o concern_v the_o clause_n as_o often_o as_o pag._n 70._o i._o the_o unhappiness_n of_o this_o clause_n ii_o the_o true_a son_n of_o the_o word_n mesure_v by_o parallel_a precept_n iii_o serviceable_a remark_n 1._o with_o what_o care_n the_o apostl_n record_v this_o claus_n iv_o 2._o with_o partiality_n he_o treat_v the_o cup._n v._o the_o justice_n he_o do_v the_o bread_n join_v it_o with_o the_o cup_n in_o his_o deduction_n vi_o the_o conclusion_n with_o a_o objection_n answer_v chap._n iii_o concern_v the_o vulgar_a interpretation_n of_o as_o often_o as_o pag._n 85._o i._o the_o distinction_n between_o suppositive_a and_o absolute_a state_v 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the_o manner_n of_o its_o celebration_n do_v not_o say_v the_o lord_n supper_n be_v turn_v into_o sin_n if_o the_o communicant_a be_v guilty_a of_o other_o sin_n but_o solomon_n prov._n 15.8_o say_v express_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v sin_n and_o again_o chap._n 21.27_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v abomination_n david_n psal_n 50._o expostulate_v in_o god_n name_n that_o they_o presume_v to_o tread_v his_o court_n and_o take_v his_o name_n into_o their_o mouth_n and_o the_o prophet_n isa_n 4._o describe_v god_n sick_a of_o his_o own_o ordinance_n because_o unworthy_a person_n celebrate_v they_o jeremiah_n and_o amos_n speak_v the_o same_o language_n so_o that_o if_o we_o take_v our_o mesure_n from_o scripture_n we_o find_v much_o great_a reason_n to_o examine_v our_o selus_fw-la and_o upon_o since_o of_o our_o personal_a unworthiness_n to_o forbear_v prayer_n than_o the_o lord_n supper_n whence_o then_o this_o so_o gross_a partiality_n why_o shall_v we_o 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there_o we_o deny_v frequency_n in_o prayer_n we_o own_o frequency_n and_o there_o we_o deny_v preparation_n so_o the_o one_o we_o perform_v unworthy_o and_o the_o other_o we_o forbear_v unworthy_o and_o wipe_v our_o mouth_n and_o say_v we_o have_v don_v no_o wickedness_n say_v not_o i_o plead_v now_o for_o irreverence_n in_o the_o communion_n or_o forbearance_n of_o prayer_n no_o religion_n be_v not_o to_o compound_v with_o our_o corruption_n but_o to_o destroy_v they_o will_v no_o more_o connive_v at_o unworthiness_n in_o prayer_n for_o fear_v lest_o god_n throne_n be_v as_o much_o deserted_n as_o his_o table_n than_o at_o unfrequency_n in_o communicate_v for_o fear_v lest_o irreverence_n shall_v be_v as_o rude_a with_o his_o table_n as_o his_o footstool_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o we_o perish_v either_o by_o poison_n or_o starve_v by_o do_v this_o we_o be_v not_o invite_v only_o but_o command_v so_o to_o honour_v our_o lord_n as_o to_z fest_n our_o own_o soul_n chap._n iii_o the_o obligation_n cease_v not_o upon_o the_o change_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o fe_v in_o the_o church_n but_o must_v be_v accommodate_v thereto_o i._o the_o apostle_n have_v prevent_v such_o a_o consequence_n by_o say_v our_o lord_n appoint_v we_o to_o do_v this_o till_o he_o come_v ii_o the_o adequate_a measure_n of_o our_o do_v this_o be_v not_o eat_v but_o meet_v in_o the_o church_n as_o change_v of_o the_o ceremony_n hinder_v not_o perjury_n from_o be_v a_o sin_n nor_o do_v change_v of_o the_o season_n hinder_v we_o from_o still_v it_o a_o supper_n iii_o the_o church_n careful_a to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n and_o title_n of_o fe_v iv_o the_o apostl_n argument_n hold_v by_o vers_n 20._o more_o for_o the_o thing_n than_o for_o the_o manner_n wherein_o we_o can_v now_o be_v guilty_a as_o the_o corinthian_n be_v v._o the_o equitable_a and_o moral_a sens_fw-fr of_o the_o argument_n accommodate_v to_o the_o present_a manner_n of_o church-meeting_n vi_o distinguish_v between_o yield_v and_o justify_v but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o way_n obligation_n without_o either_o countermand_n or_o dispensation_n from_o the_o author_n may_v fall_v by_o the_o sink_n of_o the_o ground_n they_o be_v bilt_v upon_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o our_o parent_n we_o be_v no_o long_o oblige_v to_o honour_v their_o person_n but_o only_o their_o memory_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n all_o that_o we_o have_v say_v seem_v to_o free_v we_o from_o any_o other_o duty_n towards_o this_o institution_n but_o that_o of_o speak_v and_o think_v honourable_o of_o it_o for_o if_o this_o be_v bilt_v upon_o a_o festival_n tradition_n then_o will_v the_o apostl_n declaration_n of_o our_o lord_n will_v oblige_v we_o to_o do_v this_o as_o often_o as_o they_o do_v that_o his_o argument_n must_v be_v good_a against_o the_o corinthian_n and_o all_o other_o church_n that_o may_v irreverent_o fest_n in_o the_o church_n but_o when_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n banish_v fe_v thence_o 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ecclesiastical_a exercise_n but_o till_o he_o come_v whereby_o he_o put_v it_o out_o of_o the_o church_n reach_n in_o point_n of_o duration_n as_o before_o he_o have_v do'n_z in_o point_n of_o constancy_n he_o have_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v our_o lord_n constitution_n not_o to_o be_v omit_v in_o any_o of_o their_o church_n fe_v because_o they_o must_v do_v this_o as_o often_o as_o they_o drink_v that_o grace-cup_n and_o that_o this_o humour_n may_v not_o fall_v upon_o another_o part_n he_o further_o tell_v they_o that_o though_o they_o shall_v omit_v the_o very_a grace-cup_n itself_o yea_o those_o very_a fe_v which_o it_o must_v attend_v or_o what_o ever_o other_o way_n they_o shall_v invent_v all_o must_v be_v unable_a to_o free_v they_o from_o the_o immortal_a obligation_n which_o they_o have_v as_o litl_n power_n to_o abolish_v as_o to_o intermit_v since_o it_o must_v equal_v the_o world_n in_o duration_n as_o well_o as_o their_o fe_v in_o constancy_n this_o therefore_o though_o a_o 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blood_n which_o in_o this_o be_v commemorate_a by_o the_o rest_n we_o serve_v god_n by_o this_o we_o honour_v the_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n to_o who_o mediate_a suffer_a person_n this_o service_n be_v adaequate_o proper_a all_o our_o founder_n as_o they_o have_v provide_v we_o maintenance_n so_o have_v they_o such_o statute_n as_o they_o think_v most_o conductive_a to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o their_o bounty_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n church_n and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v leave_v we_o particular_a one_o for_o commemoration_n of_o their_o own_o person_n those_o we_o own_v ourselves_o oblige_v to_o obey_v but_o these_o to_o embrace_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o pronounce_v that_o man_n unworthy_a the_o benefit_n who_o shall_v contemn_v the_o person_n in_o such_o commemorative_n statute_n of_o the_o benefactor_n this_o be_v the_o sole_a law_n of_o the_o late_a kind_n in_o the_o rest_n he_o speak_v as_o a_o master_n a_o shepherd_n a_o 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it_o if_o not_o pass_v it_o by_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o to_o repent_v to_o be_v in_o charity_n etc._n etc._n be_v therefore_o our_o duty_n bicaus_fw-la in_o our_o power_n but_o to_o make_v alter_v or_o take_v away_o ceremony_n to_o exclude_v who_o we_o judge_v unworthy_a either_o to_o give_v or_o receve_v the_o sacrament_n can_v therefore_o be_v our_o business_n bicaus_fw-la they_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n those_o can_v hinder_v we_o because_o we_o can_v master_v they_o nor_o these_o bicaus_fw-la we_o can_v neither_o master_n nor_o avoid_v they_o those_o who_o plead_v the_o former_a condemn_v themselves_o as_o not_o have_v don_v their_o endeavour_n and_o these_o who_o plead_v the_o latter_a accuse_v our_o lord_n as_o require_v what_o no_o endeavour_n can_v make_v possibl_n and_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o may_v find_v their_o sentence_n in_o those_o difficulty_n which_o our_o lord_n therefore_o think_v seasonabl_a for_o his_o institution_n that_o thereby_o we_o 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gratitude_n have_v oblige_v she_o to_o do_v to_o cast_v it_o into_o some_o by-corner_n out_o of_o sight_n suffer_v it_o to_o be_v sully_v with_o dust_n or_o bury_v under_o lumber_n neglect_v and_o forget_v will_v it_o not_o have_v oblige_v she_o to_o hang_v it_o in_o her_o chief_a room_n where_o she_o may_v best_o honour_v it_o not_o only_o with_o her_o care_n to_o keep_v it_o from_o abuse_n but_o with_o her_o frequent_a look_n still_o thereby_o renew_v upon_o her_o heart_n the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o great_a love_n of_o her_o dear_a gracchus_n no_o one_o certain_o can_v doubt_v which_o of_o these_o two_o way_n best_a savour_n of_o love_n and_o gratitude_n how_o then_o can_v we_o pretend_v to_o honour_v our_o lord_n when_o we_o answer_v his_o so_o great_a care_n in_o provide_v and_o recommend_v this_o so_o excellent_a a_o representative_a of_o his_o death_n by_o a_o contrary_a care_n in_o seek_v pretence_n to_o lay_v it_o aside_o we_o read_v indeed_o that_o some_o heathen_a 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