Name advance And which promotes our Everlasting good Beholds Christs Love come Streaming through his blood Who by the eye of Faith behold his Grace With glorified Eyes shall see his Face (e) Heb. 11.27 By eating Adam dy'd by It we live Feed on the Bread of God which Life doth give Here Christs Divine and Humane Nature are Both dished out here is delicious Fare From him all kind of Vertues freely flow To him for Grace and Peace and Comfort go The hand of Faith Christs Merit doth receive Which Justifies each Soul that doth believe This Ring retains the Stone that stancheth blood This vein draws juice from Christ our heav'nly food ‖ Eph. 3.19 2 Pet. 1.9 That Christ would feed and cloath her Faith desires This humble Grace but to this pitch aspires (b) 1 Pet. 1.9 False Faith will break though Gloriously it show By Persecutions hammer at a blow Like Jonahs gourd sprung up before the day By Persecutions blast Consumes away (c) Mark 4.3 c. False Faith is fancies fruit true Faith 's a flow'r Produced by the Spirits mighty Pow'r True Faith is an outlandish Plant from Heav'n Extracted bought with blood by Grace 't is giv'n Our heart-deep Groans and Pangs will make us mourn Before this sacred Infant can be born (d) Act. 2.37 The Hipocrite loves those that praise him much Not those who bring his Faith to Scripture-touch Good David Prayes that God himself would try His heart and reins this shews Integrity (e) Psal 26.2 An Hipocrite will sell his Faith for wealth For he hath none but what he got by Stealth A Saint will not his shield of Faith exchange For a Crown of Gold though some may think it strange An Hipocrite would Christ for Surety take Not of himself to Him surrender make True Faith's impartial Christ 't will wholly own Rely on hearken to serve him alone Christ saith I with my body thee endow The Soul saith I alone to thee will bow The Hipocrite is nothing else but Creed He no Commandement doth purely heed (a) Jer. 3.4 5. Can health consist with Vitals perished Or Faith be true while men in Sin are dead True Faith the mistery of Faith doth hold In a good Conscience this makes Christians bold (b) 1 Tim. 3.9 The Woman who toucht Christ by Faith she felt Such Virtue as her stony heart did melt (c) Mark 5.33 34. Although true Faith of Sin leave some remains Yet she of it a mighty Conquest gains The Fatling is the Hipocrites repast He in a Promise can no sweetness tast Yet is the Word when Faith doth set it home More rich than Wine more Sweet than (d) Psal 19.20 Cant. 1.2 th' Hony-comb Some thought their Faith a living Child i th' bed But looking found it a strange Infant dead Avoid Presumption Cherish faith tha't 's good Which doth concoct Christs precious flesh and blood The blood of Christ like Aqua vitae doth Its Vertue lose put in a dead-mans mouth Purge out th' old leaven Malice which will sowre The Ordinance and make it lose its Pow'r (a) 1 Cor. 5.7 Though bitter tears become a welcome Guest Let bitter Spirits keep from this Love-feast Christs blood between the Lord and us makes Peace And should make strife among the Saints to cease Should they who make the flesh of Christ their cheer With rage the flesh of one another tear Who comes with hatred to this Table He Will both a Murderer and Traytor be He like a Judas will his Lord betray And like to Cain will his own Brother slay (b) 1 Joh. 3.15 It thou to Poys'nous malice do'st enure Thy heart think not this Cordial should thee cure They know not God the Gospel or true Grace That by this Sin Religion do deface (c) 1 Joh. 4.19 Eph. 6.15 Jam. 3.17 Should Saints divide when devils do unite Could Love once cement us we storms should slight It great reproach upon the head doth cast When members one anothers honour blast The fire of rash Contention Lord remove And kindle in our hearts the fire of Love As every Creature so each Ordinance Pray'r Sanctifies and doth Gods Name advance Thus as the Elements convert to food Our Souls shall reap a Spiritual good For Heav'n the Dove of pray'r put on the wing And it the Olive branch of Peace will bring We should Gods presence and assistance crave That by this Ord'nance he may glory have That it may feast our Graces and to all Our flestly Lusts become a Funeral Pray it may be a Sign Seal Instrument To Teach Confirm and yield Soul-nourishment For these send pray'r as Harbinger before Both to bespeak and open us the door The Tree of blessing shook by Pray'r recruits The fainting Spirits with her Cordial fruits The Lord will not his Mercies cast away On those who seek them not nor for them pray With Sighs and groans let 's wrestle with the Lord The Lukewarm Suitor is by him abhorr'd (a) Gen. 32.24 Rom. 8.26 Jude 20. Speak in the Language which God understands Who in the Spirit prays his God commands (b) Eph. 6.18 Isa 45.11 Jam. 1.5 to 8. Prayer to walk in is a Golden path As a crutch to lean on it no Power hath In our best Garments God can holes espy Our Righteousness as filthy rags descry In preparation mercy hope to find Deny thy Self when thou do'st Justice mind (c) Luke 17.15 Isa 64.6 Our Services not purged by Christs blood Do carry Evil in them but no Good Use means in Christ your Confidence still place For your acceptance at the Throne of Grace Be like the Dove which us'd her wings to fly But on the Ark for Safety did rely Thus qualifi'd Gods Love shall us Surround We with his fullness shall be fill'd and Crown'd (a) Eph. 3.19 Come hungring thirsty Soul Christ calls on thee To Sup with him fear not his Grace is free †Rev. 3.20 Mark 2.4 5. Christ of our Sins and sickness felt the smart His precious Blood will cleanse thy leprous heart (b) 1 Tim. 1.15 Isa 53.4 Luk. 14.21 Lev. 14.7 Presumtuous Sin which doth Gods grace abuse Opens the mouth of Conscience to accuse And stops the Spirits mouth which should speak peace Yet to Sue out thy Pardon do not cease (c) 1 King 11.9 But on Christs blood thy Anchor-hold rely Which cleanseth Sin though of a Crimson dye Noah was drunk though Saved from the flood And David stain'd his Soul and Robe with blood That Fountain still is open to wash in Which cleansed them and it can cleanse thy Sin (d) Zach. 12.1 Peter denyes his Master others fled Christ of his Resurrection from the dead Sends them the joyful News and passeth by Their failings knowing their Infirmity (e) Math. 26.56 69 to 75. Of his Ascension also lets them know Uniting joys above with those below (f) Joh. 20.17 Mark 16.7 The
Christ so fix thy Self within my heart That we may never from each other part This Manna is both Meat and Medicine Its Nature and its Virtue are Divine Christ comes with Healing underneath his wings Sight to blind eyes Grace to hard hearts He brings The Saints shall feed with Infinite Delight On Christ for ever with pure Appitite Should this Soul-satisfying Manna cease In Heav'n there neither would be joy nor peace This Blessed Manna in a Golden shrine The Humane Nature fixt in the Divine And laid up in the Ark of Heav'n must be A Feast for Saints to all Eternitie Christs body on the Cross digg'd was the field Which did the Pearl of our Salvation yield His Blood 's a balsom and a Sweet perfume Which all our Sorrows will by joy consume Favour and Pardon both Christs blood obtains It rents the Vail of Sin Gods Love regains (a) Col. 1.21 1 John 2.2 This blood makes us to mount on Eagles wings A quickning Pow'r into the Soul it brings (b) John 6.54 Lev. 17.11 Isa 40.31 It s merit doth the wrath of God appease Its Vertue cleanse our hearts from Sins disease (c) Heb. 9.14 1 John 1.7 The Word 's a glass which doth our Spots display Christs blood a Fountain to wash them away (d) Zach. 13.1 This blood the foulest Spots will cleanse alone But 't will not wash with Composition Lots Incest Noahs Drunkenness will grow Though crimson Sins by this blood white as Snow Saints Merits Pray'rs of Angels will but smeer The smallest Spot they will not cleanse or clear Yet on this one black spot takes no effect But 't is to him who doth its use reject (a) Heb. 10.29 This blood will turn a stone into a Spring From Rocky hearts floods of Repentance bring The Jaylors heart like melting wax would take Any Impression God should please to make (b) Acts 16.30 When Sin and guilt do set the heart on flame This blood like Springs of water cools the same (c) Jam. 3.6 Isa 32.2 This Cordial at the hour of Death will bring Such comfort as will make the Soul to sing (d) Cant. 1.2 Through this red Sea of blood a gracious Man Enters into the Heav'nly Canaan (e) Heb. 10.9 The Gate of Heav'n which Sin did shut this key Doth openly again to us display The blood o' th' Cross Eternal Life distills This Tree's blest Fruit the Soul with comfort fills To know Christ crucifi'd Paul highly priz'd And so should we 't is bliss Epitomiz'd (f) 1 Cor. 2.2 The Crowns of Kings are Crosses tumbling down The Gross of Christ it is the only Crown Let 's meet the Lord with well-prepared hearts Who to our Souls such Heav'nly food imparts (g) 1 Sam. 7.3 Rom. 9.22 23. Christs blood th' Unworthy do not drink but spill To whom God will his cup of Fury fill (a) 1 Cor. 11.27 Jer. 25.15 The Word 's a Touchstone bring thy Heart to th' touch There take a proof try if thy heart be such (b) 1 Cor. 11.28 Reflexive acts are difficult yet we Must inward look our Spirits face to see If in the Cov'nant we no interest have 'T is heighth of Pride the Seal thereof to crave Would'st have sin mortifi'd thy wants supply'd Thy Graces strengthen'd let thy heart be try'd If thou without a wedding Garment come The Lord will try thee and give thee thy doom (c) Mat. 22.12 We are to deal with God who gave us breath In matters which concern both Life and Death Let Grace our hearts so ballast we may Sail Least Gods fierce storms of Fury make us fail (d) Mat. 22.12 That heart cannot be good that wants true light No more than can the eye that wants its sight (e) 1 Cor. 11.28 14.15 Rom. 12.1 2 3. Gods Frowns our Surfeit punish and excite Our Stomack to an Holy Appetite Let 's spread the Sails of our desires so will The gale of Heav'nly blessings soon them fill (f) Mat. 15.22 to 28. Luk. 18.38 39. 2 Sam. 23.15 What Royalty and what Magnificence Doth God in this great Feast to Saints dispence Here 's Heav'nly bread here 's juice of the true Vine These fill the Gracious Soul with joy Divine This Store-house of Coelestial blessings yields Life Peace Salvation Come let 's reap these Fields All Heav'ns sweet delicacies at this Feast Are served in t'accommodate each Guest (a) Isa 25.6 From Earth to Heav'n's a Journey of great length So we shall need a fresh supply of Strength By Sins wants foes we many dangers run Grace needs new Strength and Duties must be done Since by the way our Souls recruit will need On this Divine repast let 's freely feed (b) 1 Kings 13.7 Isa 40.31 Christ is a Fountain flowing to each Guest It is but crying and he gives the Breast Christ on the thirsty Soul his Blessings pours As freely as the Clouds distill in Showers (c) Rev. 22.17 Here is no fear of Surfeit by excess The strongest Appetite Christ most doth bless Christ saith Come Drink and undantly my Dove Be thou inebriated with my Love Heb. (d) Eph. 5.18 19 20. Acts 2.4.13 15. Heb. 13.15 Cant. 5.1 If People lose their Stomacks Christ will say Unto the Foe Come take the cloth away The Cup of blessing will Support the heart When Persecutions Cup doth make it Smart This did embolden Saints of Old to stand With Courage ' gainst the Persecuting band Let this Sauce sharpen our dull Appetite That we may feast our Souls with more Delight When Sin doth broach our hearts with brinish tears The Sweetness of Christs Love the more appears (e) Zach. 12.10 True Gold hath some allowance if too light So shall the Upright heart whose aim is right Who seeks both Sin and Satan to defeat And strives to make his Holiness compleat (a) 2 Chron. 30.19 Let strong endearments of Affection flow When Chirst his Love so freely doth bestow (b) Cant. 2.6 With empty hearts unto this Well now come And draw Salvation out which bliss doth Summ. Christ with the humble heart Delights to dwell And makes it with the fruits of Grace excell (c) Isa 57.15 Cant. 2.1 2 3. How can those Worms feed on this Heav'nly meat Who like the Serpent only dust do eat Unlikeness from Communion us debars What likeness is 'twixt clods of earth and Stars An earthly man the World his God doth make So vainly thinks another God to take I' th' Heav'nly Altitudes affection place And mount up on the soaring wing of Grace (d) 1 Cor. 10.16 Who Faithless to this Heav'nly Banquet come May well expect they shall go Fruitless home Against Faiths eagle-eye there is no Fence It pierceth into things Remote from Sense Of Heav'n it Self our Faith a prospect takes And the Invisible her Object makes She through the lattice of an Ordinance Sees how Christ doth his glorious
blood of Christ like Abels hath a voice Whose Language makes the drooping Soul ‖ Heb. 11.14 rejoyce To Sin 't is Mortal Vital unto grace Meet Christ by Faith his Love shall thee embrace †1 Tim. 1.5 When Grace doth strength against Corruption win When frozen hearts melt into tears for Sin When th' herb of Grace doth flourish 't is a Sign The Sun of Righteousness on thee doth Shine (a) Zach. 10.12 Canr. 4.7 To venture on Christs blood true Faith is bold Hopes Christ will forth his Golden Scepter hold (b) Joh. 6.37 Mich. 7.19 Joh 20.24 If God thy Soul with gladness doth not fill To fil't with Goodness he hath giv'n his Bill (c) Psal 107.9 Luke 1.53 To wait upon the Lord thy Self enure His mercies oft are Speedy always Sure (d) Isa 55.3 This Sacred Festival is to improve The living mem'ry of Christs lasting Love (e) 1 Cor. 11.25 Christs Passion keep within the Ark thy mind 'T is hidden Manna for the Soul design'd (f) Joh. 6.48 to 63. Christs broken body Soveraign Power hath To keep us from Gods dreadfull flames of Wrath. His broken body is our Sacrifice This box of precious Jewells open lyes (g) 1 Cor. 5.7 Joh. 1.16 His broken body brake the Serpents head Now at the Throne of Grace we freely plead To be an Heir of promise yields Renown Of higher value than an earthly Crown To Christ the Cross a bloody way did prove To us the milky way to Heav'n above Christ drank a bitter cup of gall that we With streams of Honey might refreshed be His Cross bestuck with nails his flesh did tear That we a Crown beset with Gems might wear Christ on the Cross extends his arms of Love T' embrace his Saints and their affections move Though Sin which shed Christs blood may tears invite His blood which Sin expells should joy excite (a) Gal. 6.14 Our thoughts of Christ should work Conformity His dying for us make Sin in us dye (b) Phil. 3.10 Gal. 6.14 If this Soul-sestival a dry breast prove Our Faith doth not co-operate with Love When we on fat things feed drink wine in bowls Shall leanness Seize upon our full-fed Souls (c) Mat. 15.28 Faith puts the bond in Suit to God she cries Trusts Him without a pawn on him relyes (d) Hab. 3.17 18. Faiths rod doth Smite the rock of Heav'n and so Our want Supplies makes Oyl and Honey flow A great Faith opens Heav'n the world subdues (e) Psal 37.3 Gods Glory still prefers our Vows renews Our passion checks our works by it are grac't So gives our duties a Delightfull tast (f) 1 Joh. 5.4 2 Sam. 22.22 Rom. 9.1 1 Thess 1.6 Our Glory antedates and by its might Makes things at greatest distance to unite (g) Heb. 11.1 Thus the Spring-head of Faith aspireth high While nature Sinks or at her foot doth lye This Faith in greatest Storms will steadfast stand 'T is a' Pillar in Gods house not built on Sand. To take Faith off its Principles ar't bent First cast the Sun out of the Firmament (a) Rev. 3.12 This Faith trusts in an angry God and knows That though he frowns Gods love unto him †Jonah 2.4 flows A vigorous Faith though it be beaten back Comes on again its courage grows not slack Treble repulses Cana'ns Woman takes Discouragements good Arguments she makes And so with a fresh onset winning Fame Her Faith prevail'd for Christ she overcame Her key of Faith unlockt his bowels so He granted her request e're she did go She having got his Heart might likwise have His treasure too all that she askt He gave (c) Mat. 15.28 Suff'ring before the Smallest Sin 't will chuse And Sanctity though it should safety lose A Saint can Sail to Heav'n ' gainst wind and tide Vain Reason and Temptation cast aside Abra'ham by Faith the hardest knots unties Presents his onely Son in Sacrifice Knowing that God could from his ashes raise A Mediator Abr'ham God obeys (d) Heb. 11.18 19. Upon his Champion-Faith the Lord did set A Trophy of great Honour lasting yet (e) Gen. 22.16 17 18. Faith trades with God for time it makes not hast Long Voyages have rich returns at last * Isa 28.16 Who in this glorious Path of Faith have trod Declare the fruit of their Converse with God (f) Heb. 11. chap. Infant believers though your Faith be weak If true this bruised Reed Christ will not break A weak Faith on a strong Christ can rely A palsie hand the Marriage knot can tye (a) Rom. 14.1 12. Mat. 12.20 The stronger Faith the firmer union makes And of Christ's Sweeter influence partakes Profession's honour'd when our grace doth Spring Strong Faith to God doth greater glory bring (b) Rom. 4.20 Christ nurseth us with his own Breast and blood On this expressless Love let 's chew the Cud. Though nought of Satisfaction can be done Something of Gratulation may be shown Christ our Sin-off'ring did our Souls relieve Our Selves to Him as a Thank-offring give Let us be steel'd with Courage Fight not fly It is our Glory for the Truth to dye (c) 1 Pet. 4 14. Dan. 3.17 Let 's live to Him who dy'd for us dispense Our choisest Gifts our Gold and Frankincense (d) Mat. 2.11 Christs blood can kill our Sin our grace increase Let 's bring forth Fruits of Righteousness and Peace (e) Cant. 7.7 Numb 5.27 28. Le ts with Seraphick Zeal the Truth embrace Zeal loves Truth most when hate besmears its face (f) Psal 119.126 227 The Lord all knowledge void of Practice hates A Luke warm Temper Christ abominates (g) Hos 7.1 Rev. 3.15 Lord let the Altar of our hearts still flame With holy Zeal to magnify thy Name To God let us our hearts hands voices raise And dedicate our Selves unto his Praise (h) Psal 116.16 c. If by his Presence Christ our hearts revives Let as declare it by our heav'nly lives Let us new Cana'ns sacred Language use Becoming words by gracious Prudence chuse While words of Truth and Soberness we speak Out from our Lips doth healing balsom break (a) Col. 4.6 1 Pet. 3.15 Acts 26.25 Prov. 15.1 4. 12.18 19. 25.11 12 15. Jam. 1.26 Let our Affections fix on things above Our breathings Heav'n-ward like sweet Incense move (b) Col. 3.2 Phil. 3.11 20. In Saints angelick Sanctity should shine Our Conversation should be all divine As Coyn within the ring an Image bears And yet without a Superscription wears So where Christs Image in the heart is found His Name writ in our Life should it surround But fleshly Lusts a Christian should not name For it becomes him to walk void of blame (c) 1 Pet. 2.11 12. Eph. 5.3 Judas the Devil with the sop receives So of the blessing he himself bereaves (d) Joh. 13.26.30 Afresh the Lord of glory's