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B20902 Mensalia sacra, or, Meditations on the Lord's Supper wherein the nature of the holy sacrament is explain'd and the most weighty cases of conscience about it are resolv'd / by the reverend Mr. Francis Crow, late minister of the Gospel at Clare in Suffolk ; to which is prefixt a brief account of the author's life and death. Crow, Francis, d. 1692. 1693 (1693) Wing C7365 75,143 146

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his_o house_n shall_v eat_v i_o up_o my_o life_n shall_v be_v a_o transcript_n of_o his_o law_n and_o my_o death_n a_o desire_a dissolution_n to_o be_v with_o he_o in_o a_o word_n the_o covenant_n i_o now_o renew_v with_o he_o at_o his_o own_o holy_a table_n i_o be_o willing_a shall_v be_v lay_v against_o i_o for_o conviction_n accusation_n and_o humiliation_n in_o all_o my_o departing_n from_o he_o but_o know_v that_o without_o he_o i_o be_o nothing_o and_o can_v do_v nothing_o all_o my_o expectation_n be_v from_o he_o and_o amid_o my_o best_a purpose_n sensible_a of_o my_o sin_n and_o weakness_n i_o do_v with_o holy_a david_n say_v o_o lord_n when_o will_v
thou_o come_v unto_o i_o that_o be_v for_o my_o assistance_n and_o help_n to_o make_v good_a my_o promise_n to_o god_n psa_fw-la 101.2_o let_v my_o song_n of_o praise_n be_v all_o of_o he_o here_o until_o i_o come_v where_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o tune_v they_o high_o than_o my_o sinful_a imperfection_n will_v now_o permit_v 49._o qu._n have_v i_o heaven_n permission_n yea_o have_v i_o the_o master_n invitation_n to_o be_v here_o ans_fw-fr any_o that_o be_v weary_a of_o the_o world_n vanity_n and_o lade_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n look_v out_o for_o health_n and_o cure_n and_o come_v for_o a_o physician_n sensible_a of_o soul_n disease_n and_o heart_n distemper_n have_v christ_n own_o call_n to_o come_v mat._n 11.28_o 2._o if_o thou_o dare_v not_o come_v for_o a_o world_n without_o his_o invitation_n and_o that_o the_o best_a encouragement_n of_o thy_o approach_n be_v his_o call_n of_o grace_n such_o a_o sinner_n may_v draw_v near_o mar._n 10.49_o 3._o reconcile_v friend_n be_v invite_v to_o come_v and_o eat_v song_n 5.1_o and_o we_o be_v god_n friend_n no_o further_o than_o we_o keep_v his_o commandment_n job_n 15.14_o 4._o what_o warm_a invitation_n have_v you_o give_v christ_n for_o come_v and_o blow_v on_o your_o garden_n to_o prepare_v all_o for_o himself_o to_o make_v way_n for_o his_o invite_v you_o compare_v song_n 4_o ult._n with_o ch_z 5.1_o 5._o solemn_a humiliation_n and_o secret_a personal_a examination_n must_v go_v before_o our_o lord_n allowance_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v here_o 1._o cor._n 11._o do_v we_o come_v to_o employ_v christ_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o office_n upon_o your_o soul_n for_o grace_n and_o mercy_n to_o purge_v and_o pardon_v come_v you_o for_o favour_n and_o forgiuness_n do_v you_o come_v for_o power_n and_o virtue_n to_o kill_v your_o lust_n and_o cool_v your_o affection_n to_o a_o vain_a world_n to_o draw_v you_o that_o you_o may_v run_v after_o he_o come_v you_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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●●●●cri●●_n 〈◊〉_d double_a deal_n with_o god_n 〈◊〉_d may_v ●●●ture_v to_o come_v yea_o wh●n_a 〈◊〉_d find_v much_o dros●_n and_o can_v judge_v and_o ●●hor_n ourselves_o for_o it_o in_o dus●_n and_o as●es_n and_o betake_v ourselves_o humble_o and_o sincere_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n for_o peace_n and_o pardon_n w●_n be_v allow_v to_o com●_n but_o if_o any_o come_v 〈◊〉_d ●hers_n may_v not_o take_v they_o for_o unbe●evers_n and_o yet_o be_v unwi●●i●_n to_o believe_v indeed_o and_o whole_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o god_n law_n and_o save_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n have_v better_o forbear_v than_o mock_v god_n and_o drink_n damnation_n to_o themselves_o happy_a soul_n that_o can_v keep_v a_o ●ingle_a eye_n on_o christ_n in_o come_v hither_o to_o partake_v of_o his_o gracious_a spirit_n and_o merit_n himself_o and_o all_o his_o bless_a benefit_n to_o get_v grace_n and_o strength_n to_o oppose_v sin_n and_o serve_v god_n better_o and_o to_o walk_v more_o 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●igh●en●sness_n and_o enlighten_v by_o his_o spirit_n to_o know_v the_o ●hing●_n 〈◊〉_d give_v ●e_n of_o god_n 4._o for_o what_o end_n com●s_v the_o c●●ld_n to_o the_o father_n house_n the_o ●●ngry_a to_o the_o full_a the_o 〈…〉_o the_o bride_n to_o the_o bridegroom_n but_o to_o marr●_n a●●_n ma●e_n merry_a why_o come_v the_o prodigal_n home_o but_o to_o repent_v of_o his_o folly_n and_o to_o live_v with_o his_o father_n in_o better_a fashion_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v leave_v th●●●●●ling_a and_o like_o better_a of_o thy_o father_n house_n take_v a_o promise_n for_o it_o jer._n 3.19_o thou_o shall_v call_v i_o my_o father_n and_o shall_v not_o turn_v away_o from_o m●_n 5._o
wherefore_o come_v the_o diseased_a to_o the_o physiti●n_n but_o for_o health_n and_o ●ase_n 6_o and_o wherefore_o come_v the_o oppress_a subject_n to_o the_o king_n but_o for_o relief_n against_o his_o enemy_n i_o come_v for_o help_v against_o a_o hard_a heart_n i_o come_v for_o power_n against_o a_o strong_a lust_n a_o mighty_a goliath_n that_o threaten_v the_o life_n of_o my_o soul_n 7._o i_o be_o weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v with_o sin_n and_o therefore_o i_o come_v for_o rest_n and_o peace_n my_o sin_n be_v my_o great_a burden_n my_o ignorance_n sloth_n ●nd_v slowness_n earthlyness_n and_o lukewarmness_n the_o indwelling_a body_n of_o death_n pain_n my_o heart_n and_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n sting_v my_o conscience_n and_o i_o come_v for_o purge_v and_o pacify_v by_o christ_n 8._o i_o come_v for_o mutual_a communication_n of_o love-token_n to_o give_v and_o take_v i_o will_v have_v my_o faith_n confirm_v my_o love_n more_o fervent_a my_o heart_n more_o enlarge_v more_o wean_v 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