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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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now_o will_v be_v his_o satisfaction_n for_o ever_o let_v we_o not_o think_v a_o desire_n of_o christ_n a_o light_a thing_n in_o the_o gospel_n a_o poor_a man_n hunger_n be_v his_o blessing_n mat._n 5.6_o in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v his_o misery_n god_n accept_v of_o our_o appetite_n as_o much_o as_o if_o we_o pay_v ready_a money_n for_o his_o grace_n and_o their_o hunger_n be_v instea●_n o●_n a_o price_n be_v 55.1_o there_o be_v never_o soul_n miscarry_v with_o longing_n after_o grace_n o_o bless_a hunger_n that_o end_v always_o in_o fullness_n the_o woo●e_a ife_n of_o christian_n be_v but_o a_o holy_a desire_n say_v austin_n and_o the_o soul_n desire_v christ_n absent_a but_o t●ese_n desire_v be_v raise_v in_o the_o soul_n by_o christ_n present_v we_o burn_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o settle_v ourselves_o but_o mistake_v the_o way_n and_o build_v castle_n in_o the_o air_n but_o the_o sum_n of_o sanctified_a desire_n be_v unutterable_a groan_n for_o the_o ●ull_a application_n of_o 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up_o the_o heel_n against_o he_o and_o now_o go_v away_o resolve_v to_o ●on●_n yourselves_o no_o more_o in_o the_o dust_n of_o this_o dirty_a world_n be_v ●nce_o roll_v in_o the_o precious_a garment_n of_o your_o ●lder_a brother_n 51._o q._n if_o thou_o will_v m●●t_v with_o christ_n what_o be_v thy_o business_n with_o he_o a._n i._n i_o come_v to_o pay_v the_o debt_n of_o thankfulness_n and_o to_o celebrate_v his_o praise_n in_o this_o way_n of_o his_o appointment_n for_o christ_n unspeakable_a love_n to_o my_o l●st_o soul_n the_o ordinance_n be_v eucharistical_a 2._o as_o joseph_n brethren_n come_v to_o egypt_n so_o for_o food_n be_o i_o come_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v abundant_o song_n 3.1_o 3._o i_o be_o counsel_v of_o christ_n to_o come_v for_o all_o his_o rich_a supply_n rev._n 2.18_o and_o for_o these_o very_a end_n an●_n come_v for_o his_o try_a gold_n his_o whire_n raiment_n and_o his_o eye_n s●lve_v that_o i_o may_v be_v rich_a with_o his_o graces_n clothe_v with_o h_o his_o ●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