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lord_n	able_a	wrath_n	zion_n	25	3	8.8989	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81387	The devout communicant exemplified, in his behaviour before, at, and after the sacrament of the Lords Supper. More practical, useful, and sutable to all the parts of that solemn ordinance than any yet extant. : In this impression is added a prayer before, and another after the sacrament; together with more particular directions and meditations for the time of receiving.	Seller, Abednego, 1646?-1705.	1675 (1675)	Wing D1244AB; ESTC R174542	89,361	247

niggardliness unto inconsiderateness of the worth fearlesness of the loss of my pretious Soul caring more for the Body then it or others not troubled for such as are negligent poisoners murderers of theirs Not sufficiently convinced of humbled for the corruption of my nature mind conscience will affections of the evil of sin and lying under the wrath of God hiding excusing lessening of not making that narrow search after not being grieved for my sins in any proportion to their multitude and greatness as considering that wretched injustice follie and unkindness I have expressed by them loving darkness hating the light receiving the grace of God in vain turning it into wantonness crucifying the Son of God afresh tempting grieving the Holy Spirit hardly forsaking my beloved sin for thy sake who hast freely given thy only Sow for mine That carefulness that clearing of my self that indignation that fear that vehement desire that zele that revenge that watchfulness resolving striving against sin improving all advantages for avoiding and subduing it I find not that is wrought in those who sarrow after a godly sort nor applying my self with all earnestness to the onely means of pardon end reconciliation in the Gospel Time and strength would fail me to repeat how oft I am partaker of Family National Church other mens sins by setting an ill example provoking consenting to conniving at countenancing permitting sin where I might correct or hinder it hating my brother in my heart ●y suffering sin upon him Delightful societie with evil doers taking pleasure in the cause of my humiliation to see them pave their way to Hell with their own ●ands making that matter of sport which nothing but the dearest drop of the hearts ●lood of God could expiate laughing ●●t that which makes damned souls shed ●ivers of tears they shall be damned that ●ave pleasure in unrighteousness By not ●eeking the things of Christ as my own not preferring Jerusalem above my chie● joy not having the care of the Church lying upon me My heart trembles no● for fear of the Ark nor is my soul vexe● from day to day with their unlawfu● deeds among whom I live Oh how little do I mourn for the suffering of others for the signs of Gods anger for the sins 〈◊〉 the times when do I go apart and moun● for Englands crying abominations or loo● upon London a sinful Citie and weep ov●● it And oh the infirmities imperfection iniquities of my holy things Oh ho● much carelesness unpreparedness impenitency unbelief pride hypocrisie u● spiritualness earthliness formalitie slightness deadness heartlesness distraction indisposition weariness want of relish attends my attendance on so great a Majestie Unanswerable walking resting 〈◊〉 the meer outside of duty when I do not e●joy Communion with thee in them And dare such a guilty abominable s●ner sit down with thee at thy table such Dog that hath so often returned to his w●mit go and take that which is so holy such a Swine wallowing in the mire ha● to do with those precious pearls that hath already so often trampled them under my feet carelesly neglecting or unworthily receiving those holy misteries rather defying them then adoring thee by bringing such troops of my Saviours professed Enemies unrepented sins along with me as if I came not to commemorate but to renew his Passion to crucifie him afresh Oh I have much reason to fear I am guilty of the body and blood of the Lord by earing and drinking unworthily in that I have not hungered and thirsted after nor partaken of it so often as my necessities and opportunities required nor approached it with such a solemn Preparation Examination Humiliation and cleansing the secrets of my heart from all sin nor renewed the Covenant-Conditions Faith and Repentance nor received it with that reverent behaviour and those inward dispositions nor been so especially careful in making good my Covenant Engagements and Resolutions as becomes a worthy Communicant Oh how can such a loathsom wretch go to be entertained by thee in so near a Communion that cannot expect that am below the least good look from thy gracious eye Oh how dare such a vile miscreant presume to drink of the Cup of Blessing who have deserved such a curse from thy hand as that thou shouldest hurry me to thy Bar of Justice and not admit me to the Seals of the Covenant of Grace to be covered with shame and confusion of face while thy Children come with boldness and present themselves before thee array'd in the righteousness of thy Son whilst they are lifting up their heads with joy knowing the time of celebrating their Redemption draweth nigh I may be hiding my self in the Dens and Rocks of the Mountains saying fall on me and hide me from the face of him that sits upon the Throne Dragged away by cursed Fiends to the place of Torment with hideous scrieks to an innumerable company of Devils and Damned Souls instead of going to the house of God the assembly of his people with the voice of joy and gladness with a multitude that keep holy day While the Sun of Righteousness arises with healing in his wings unto those that fear thy name thy wrath may burn against me as fire and consume me as stubble The day of joy and gladness feasting and rejoycing sacrifice attonement to thy sincere servants may be a day of wrath and trouble darkness and gloominess distress and desolation to me while they with joy of heart are saying come let us go unto the house of the Lord oh our feet shall stand within thy Gates O Sion thy Courts O God! I the great day of his wrath is come and who shall be able to stand In stead of holding out to me the golden Scepter thou mightest break me with a Rod of Iron and dash me in pieces like a Potter's vessel while they are rejoycing and giving honour to thee at the Supper I might lie under the wrath of the Lamb lifting up mine eyes in Hell begging a drop of water to cool my tongue I might see them sit down with the King at his table and my self thrust out into that place where is nothing but weeping wailing and gnashing of teeth Thou art ready to entertain those that are bidden but I am not worthy for making light of thy provision and invitation preferring the things of the world before it thou mayest justly say I shall never tast of thy Supper or if I go it might be not for the better but for the worse I might meet with a frown instead of a smile a blow a breach a curse instead of a blessing Thou mayest in stead of bread give me a stone for the Cup of the New Testment a Cup of wrath and Trembling Thou mayst turn my heart into a stone instead of turing my heart of stone into an heart of flesh The bread of life may be to me a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence to fall on me and grind me to

passing by so many offences and requirin● no satisfaction from us for such insufferable wrongs but transferring the punishment from us unto his own Son who● love also was so great that he woul● bear our iniquities that we might be saved Oh how could he chuse a mo●● ●●liging way of Redeeming us that hath ●us displayed the severest Justice and ●ghest Mercy the greatest hatred of sin ●●e greatest love to sinners since by those ●equalled and unvaluable sufferings to ●hich he delivered up for us that Son ●ho is so near unto him that he is one ●ith him at once manifesting both how ●uch he hated sin which he so heavily ●nished in the person he most loved ●●d how much he loved sinners by gi●●ng up what he so loved for a ransom 〈◊〉 those that were guilty of what he so ●●ted And oh the miracle the amazing ●odigic of this Love that Heaven ●ould so condescend to Earth and that ●an should be so united to God! that ●●od should dwell in flesh and that this ●sh should be our food That the Son of ●od should love us better then his life and 〈◊〉 the meat of Worms of Sinners of Ene●es that he should make himself pre●nt to our Faith and as if he would do ●●re then die for us desires to live for ●●er in us and to be united to us Was ●●er kindness like unto this was ever ●●ch a furnace of love burning in any ●east can any heart freeze over such a fire Oh! who can abide the heat of th● love who can dwell in such flames a●● not be consumed who can abide in 〈◊〉 great sense of this love and abide in th● body what instances can parallel wh● words can be expressive what appr●hensions can commemorate what r●ptures can be sufficient for the admiratio● of this so infinite love Be thou sw●● lowed up O my Soul in this depth 〈◊〉 Divine love and hate to spend thy though any more upon other things that hast su●● a Saviour to take them up Oh! I shake I tremble am altogether confounded 〈◊〉 the approach of so great guest The Minister coming towards him Lord I am not w●● thy that thou shouldest come under 〈◊〉 roof or to eat the crums that fall fro● my own much less thy Table Oh w●● am I that I should dare with my orignally actually desiled hands to recei●● those high those holy Mysteries th● thou desirest to to come unto me be e●tertained by me what findest thou 〈◊〉 me that so much delights and invites th● to me art thou ignorant of my m●●vile beginning and original I am not ●heruhim Seraphim or of the number of ●hat Celestial Hierarchy but dust and shes polluted dust and ashes Lord ●●adst thou rather be at another mans ●cuse with dishonour then at thy own ●ith honour or if thou hast no respect ●o thine own honour if thou castest under ●ot all praise and renown if thou takest ●nto thee every vile sinner yet hast thou ●o regard to thy Greatness and Majesty Thou knowest my poverty my need my ●mpurity this poor place is a far un●eet habitation for thee Whence is this 〈◊〉 me that my Maker my Redeemer ●hould come unto mee thus favour thus ●ignifie me that thou shouldest be so ●elow thy self as to look upon so low so ●ain so miserable a thing as Man such a ●ead Dog as I am Why have I found grace in thy sight that thou shouldest take knowledge of me seeing I am a stranger Lord what am I that thou shouldest remember me be mindful of me visit me ●ast thine eye set thine heart upon me ●ome to marry thy self with me Whence ●omes it that thou who art in Heaven ●mongst them that know so well how to ●ove and serve thee shouldest vouchsafe to descend to me who know little e●●● but how to offend thee Canst thou 〈◊〉 be content to be without me Did 〈◊〉 meer love draw thee from Heaven 〈◊〉 my sake and give thy self for me to 〈◊〉 deem me from my sins and dost thou s●● give thy self to me to be the strength an● health of my Soul As if thou could● never give thy self enough or be ne●●● enough mine Oh how am I astonish●● at this inconceivable love oh that I we● able to comprehend it Oh that I had 〈◊〉 thousand hearts to correspond with i● oh stay my gracious Lord for the ●●mcasure of my love till thou hast ma●● me able to do nothing else but love the● But since thou art pleased to come an● offer thy self to me my soul thirsteth 〈◊〉 thee I humbly stretch out my hands u●to thee my longing gasping desires a● after thee I open my heart with a● humble thankfulness to receive thee n●ver to be separated from thee for ever 〈◊〉 adhere unto thee Oh enter in and st●● with me satisfie my soul with thy sel● say This day is Salvation come unto t● house Oh be not now offended at th● loathsom sights in a soul so sick and diea●e● ●ased so full of filth of rottenness and ●orruption into which thou art entering Do not disdain me for those many Mala●ies but come and cure me The Bread SEE my soul thy Saviour in the Minister and the benefits that come by ●im in the Bread and Wine believing ●hose with himself are given thee by him ●●s really as the Elements by his Embassa●our saying Take eat this is my Body which is broken for you by Faith re●eive apply appropriate me unto thy ●elf This Bread consecrated by me is ●he Sacrament of my Body offered as an Expiatory Sacrifice for you Hereby I ●mpute my righteousness impart my lo●ing kindness make over and give un●o you my whole self God and Man as Mediator in my Blood and Merits Gra●es and Spirit Virtue and Benefits Obe●ience Satisfaction Expiation Doings ●nd Sufferings in all I have am or have ●urchased for you I make yours by gift ●nd you by Faith as truly as if put into your very hand and mouth Mine were the pains the sufferings of Death yours the benefit mine the stripes yours the balm mine the thorns yours the Crown These are the holes in my hands and side the blood that issued from them yours the price mine yours the purchase See here in my wounds your safety in my stripes your healing in my anguish your peace in my Cross your Triumph I came out of my Fathers bosom that thou mightest lie in Abrahams Own me for thy Lord who have thus bought thee out of slavery accept me for thy Redeemer who have paid so dearly for thee follow me in the way I have shewen thee that I may bring thee to him I have reconciled to thee Do this in and for a remembrance of me who what for whom why for what end with what mind I suffered what I have done for yon and am unto you Dear Saviour biddest thou me Remember thee How should I forget thee how can I but remember but celebrate thee But oh that I could more affectionately