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and_o let_v thy_o house_n be_v like_o the_o house_n of_o pharez_n that_o which_o be_v their_o blessing_n upon_o he_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v my_o prayer_n for_o you_o that_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n will_v be_v please_v to_o make_v good_a that_o blessing_n upon_o your_o honour_n person_n and_o hopeful_a posterity_n that_o with_o abraham_n he_o will_v make_v you_o bless_v and_o blessing_n that_o you_o be_v heir_n of_o blessing_n here_o may_v be_v heir_n of_o blessedness_n hereafter_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n your_o honour_n to_o serve_v you_o jer_n dike_n a_o table_n of_o the_o head_n of_o this_o treatise_n the_o due_a order_n of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o supper_n and_o seek_v god_n therein_o stand_v in_o three_o kind_n of_o duty_n 1_o duty_n antecedent_n in_o do_v such_o duty_n as_o must_v go_v before_o the_o sacrament_n all_o which_o come_v under_o the_o general_a head_n of_o preparation_n preparation_n be_v twofold_a 1_o habitual_a have_v the_o soul_n furnish_v with_o such_o grace_n as_o may_v make_v a_o man_n a_o worthy_a communicant_a they_o be_v these_o knowledge_n faith_n repentance_n charity_n obedience_n 2_o actual_a which_o stand_v in_o these_o thing_n 1_o solemn_a sequestration_n of_o a_o man_n self_n 2_o examination_n 1._o of_o the_o truth_n of_o faith_n repentance_n love_n obedience_n 2._o of_o the_o growth_n of_o grace_n 3._o of_o our_o want_n 3_o renew_v and_o quicken_a our_o habitual_a grace_n 4_o excitation_n and_o stir_v up_o in_o ourselves_o strong_a desire_n after_o christ_n 5_o stir_a up_o in_o ourselves_o a_o strong_a expectation_n of_o the_o benefit_n to_o be_v have_v in_o the_o sacrament_n 6_o earnest_n seek_v of_o god_n by_o prayer_n 2_o duty_n concomitant_a in_o do_v such_o duty_n as_o accompany_v the_o action_n of_o receive_v where_o the_o general_a duty_n be_v the_o offer_v up_o of_o ourselves_o to_o god_n in_o a_o holy_a and_o spiritual_a disposition_n in_o 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a_o special_a care_n to_o keep_v our_o vow_n and_o express_v the_o power_n of_o the_o ordinance_n in_o our_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o obedience_n a_o table_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n of_o this_o treatise_n chapter_n 1._o that_o god_n must_v be_v seek_v in_o a_o right_a order_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o right_a ordinance_n chapter_n 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o preparation_n before_o the_o sacrament_n chapt._n 3_o the_o danger_n of_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n without_o preparation_n chapt._n 4._o the_o necessity_n of_o knowledge_n in_o a_o communicant_a chapt._n 5._o the_o necessity_n of_o faith_n in_o a_o worthy_a receiver_n chapt._n 6._o the_o necessity_n of_o repentance_n in_o a_o prepare_a communicant_a chapt._n 7._o the_o necessity_n of_o charity_n and_o love_n in_o a_o orderly_a cammunicant_a chapt._n 8._o the_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n in_o a_o orderly_a communicant_a chapt._n 9_o the_o solemn_a sequester_v and_o set_v a_o man_n self_n apart_o before_o the_o sacrament_n chapt._n 10._o of_o examination_n chapt._n 11._o the_o examination_n of_o faith_n chapt._n 12._o the_o examination_n of_o repentance_n chapt._n 13._o the_o examination_n of_o love_n chapt._n 14._o the_o examination_n of_o obedience_n chapt._n 15._o the_o growth_n of_o grace_n and_o our_o want_n examine_v chapt._n 16._o habitual_a grace_n to_o be_v quicken_v and_o renew_v before_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n chapt._n 17._o excitation_n of_o earnest_a desire_n after_o christ_n and_o a_o strong_a expectation_n to_o receive_v he_o and_o his_o benefit_n chapt._n 18._o god_n to_o be_v seek_v in_o special_a manner_n by_o prayer_n before_o the_o sacrament_n chapt._n 19_o meditation_n and_o a_o exercise_n of_o repentance_n at_o the_o sacrament_n chapt._n 20._o faith_n to_o be_v actuate_v and_o exercise_v in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o a_o exercise_n of_o thanksgiving_n love_n and_o mercy_n chapt._n 21._o subsequent_a duty_n such_o as_o must_v follow_v the_o sacrament_n 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