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love_n	heart_n	love_v	soul_n	21,631	5	5.2319	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08739	The doctrine of the Sacrament, with the right use therof catichistically handled by way of question and answer. / By Mr. Charles Chancy sometimes minister of Ware.	Chauncy, Charles, 1592-1672.	1642 (1642)	Wing C3737E; ESTC R173815	9,457	23

wrought in us or not which are sound knowledge a 1 Cor. 11.29 saving faith b Rom. 4.11 Mark 16.16 true repentance for all our sins c 1 Cor. 11.31 unfained obedience d Pro. 9.5 6. entire love to God and man e Mat. 5 25. 1 Cor. 12.13 earnest hunger and thirst after Christ f Ioh. 7.37 Lu. 22.15 and lastly the sincerity and uprightnesse of our hearts g 2 Chr. 30.18 19. Q. How may we know that our knowledge is sound and sufficient to receive A. By the measure and properties of it Q. What is the measure of sound knowledge required A. A Christian must know all the principles of the doctrine of Christ which are chiefly these a Heb. 6.1 he must understand the 10. commandements with the spirituall meaning therof to work repentance from dead works and he must be able to conceive the true meaning of all the Articles of our Christian faith together with the nature use and end of each Sacrament Q. What are the marks or properties by which our knowledge may be tryed A. Sound knowledge makes a Christian humble a 1 Cor. 3.18 Pro. 26.16 and ready to render a reason of the hope that is in him with all meeknesse b 1 Pet. 3.15 and willing to receive every truth revealed out of the word of God c 1 Tim. 6.5 and carefully to put in practice whatsoever hee knoweth already d 1 Iohn 2.3 4 5. and painfully to increase the knowledge already attained e Prov. 2.3 4 5. Hos 6.3 Q. What are the marks the Scripture gives of saving faith A. Saving faith in the least degree is ever wrought and preserved in the heart by the word of God preached a Rom 10.14 whereby wee are weary and heavy laden with sins b Mat. 11.28 and utterly rid of all confidence in our owne righteousnesse c Rom. 10.3 4. and restlesse in desiring after Christ till we finde comfort in the promises of the pardon of our sins d Mat. 6.5 withall it mak●s us to looke at sin as the greatest evill and the grace of Christ as the greatest good in the world e Heb. 11.24 28. it purifieth and cleanseth the heart f Act. 15.9 will thoughts and affections from all love and allowance of sin and so works inward sanctification g Act. 26.18 it wrastles against temptations of unbeliefe h Mar. 9.24 Lu. 22.31 32. and works by love of God and our bretheren i Gal. 5.6 Q. What are the marks and tryals of true repentance A. True repentance may be knowne by our willingnesse and gladnesse to have any sin discovered a Psa 141.5 and hearty love of those that discover and reproove it b 2 Sam. 12.13 an inward godly sorrow for all knowne sins as they are a breach of Gods comma●dements and are displeasing unto God c 2 Cor. 7.10 a forsaking of all known sins d Ezek. 18.5 6. c. Psa 119.3 out of a perfect hatred of them care to avoid all the occasions of them e 2 Cor. 7.11 an universall turning to God f Deut. 30.10 and constant cleaving to him in all his revealed will and the practice of all knowne duties of obedience Q. What are the tryals of unfained obedience A. Vnfained obedience may be known thus that it is grounded only on the word of God a Eph. 2.10 and not on the traditions and inventions of men b Mar. 7.6 7. that it hath respect to all Gods commandements without partiality or exception c Ps 119.6 that it aimes alwaies at a right end the praise and glory of God d Phil. 1.11 and not at any private advantage that it is alwaies accompanied with zeale e Gal. 4.18 humility f Mich. 6.8 and constancy g Ps 106.3 Q. How may we know whether our love to God and man be intire A. We may be sure that our love to God is intire if that no commandement of God be grievous unto us a 1 John 5.3 if it weanes our hearts from the love of the world b 1 John 2.15 1 John 4.20 21.1 Iohn 5.1 1 John 4.12 and if it make us love the children of God Q. What are the markes of entire love to Gods children A Entire love to Gods children makes us love godly men for godlinesse sake a 2 John 1.2 that is it will make us love all the Saints b Ephes 1.15 whether rich or poor strangers or kindred and that constantly c Pro. 17.17 and communicates it selfe in doing good to their soules and bodies d 1 Joh. 3.17 18. Q. How may we know entire love to our Neighbour A. Entire love to our neighbour will make us willing to forgive wrongs a Col 3.13 and to seeke peace b Rom. 12.18 and to make satisfaction if wee have wronged them c Rom. 13.10 it will cause us to love their soules and not suffer sin to lye upon them d Lovit 19.17 it will make us to overcome evill with good e Rom. 12.17 20 21. by heaping offices of love upon them Q. What are the tryals of our earnest hunger and thirst after Christ A. True hunger and thirst after Christ will make us seeke him with our whole heart in the diligent and constant use of all the meanes a Prov. 13.4 so that nothing else will satisfie us without Christ b Ps 73.25 it longs after Christ for himselfe so as to part with any thing for him c Mat. 13.44 and to be content to have him upon the hardest conditions d Phil. 1.21 Phil. 3.8 it is ready to entertain with great thankfulnesse whatsoever mea●es or messenger shall bring him home unto the soule e Rom. 10.15 it seeks after him for holinesse f Isa 51.1 as well as for happinesse Q. What are the tryals of the sincerity and uprightnesse of our hearts A Sincerity and uprightnesse of heart shewes it selfe in the reformation of our delightfull and bosome corruptions a Psalme 18.23 and carefull endeavour to finde them out and gladnesse when they are discovered b Psal 119.59 Psalm 141.5 by the denyall of our selves in parting with any outward comfort to keepe a good conscience c Iob 27.2 Heb. 11.24 27. by making conscience of the fruitfull performance of holy duties d Rom. 12.11 especially in secret e Mat. 6.6 and l●stly an earnest desire and indeavour of growth unto perfection f Phil. 3.12 14. Q. What duties are required of a Christian after examination that he may finish his preparation to the Sacrament A. If hee shall finde any of these graces to be wanting in him hee is bound for the present to abstaine from the Sacrament a Ex. Chapter 12.48 Numbers 9. from the 6. to the 12. if he doubt whither they be wrought in him or

not hee is likewise to absent himselfe b Romans 14.23 unlesse his conscience by some meanes may bee resolved and setled that hee hath them if hee shall finde them wrought in him though in much weakenesse hee is to repaire to this Sacrament for further strength c 2 Chro. 30.18 19. yet with practise of other duties still required to preparation Q. What are the duties required of a weake Christian after examination A. Hee is carefully with bitternesse of spirit to remember the manifold rebeilions of his unregene●ate estate a Psalme 25.7 1 Timothy 1.13 the wants and weakenesses of his present estate b Romans 7. The whole Chapter that so hee may stirre up earnest desires and thirst after Christ in the Sacrament and hee is to renew his faith in Christ c Hebr. 11.28 and his repentance for all knowne sinnes especially committed since his former receiving and his love to God and man and he is to renew his resolutions and purposes of better obedience to God for the time to come d Isa 1.16 17 18. Q. How is a Christian to renew his faith in Christ A. Hee must labour to sue out a new pardon of his sinnes a 2 Chro. 30.6 especially that most trouble the peace of his conscience and presse the promises that concerne the Sacrament b 1 Cor. 11.24 and the death of Christ c 1 Iohn 1.7 by Prayer and Meditation strive against carnall reason d Iohn 6.38 the grea●est enemy of Faith bewayle his unbeleefe e Mar. 9.24 ponder and weigh well the nature of the Sacrament that it is Gods oath to secure his promises unto us f Heb. 6.16 17. and a pledge and seal of the righteousnes of faith g Rom. 4.11 and consider Gods Commandements to receive and injoy the merits of Christs death offered to us in this Sacrament h 1 Cor. 11.24 Q. How is a Christian to renew his d●sires after Christ in the Sacrament A. Hee that would renew his desires or hunger and thirst after Christ must acquaint himselfe thoroughly with his owne wants and emptinesse a Prov. 27.7 and take heed of a presumptuous imagination of more grace then hee hath attained unto b Revel 3.16 17. he must have a thorow view of the wonderfull excellency and fullnesse that is in Christ c Iohn 4.10 Col. 1.19 and the promises d 2 Pet. 1.4 and the worth of Gods favour and loving kindnesse that is better then life it selfe e Psal 63.3 and his owne utter insufficiency to bring his heart to any true hunger and thirst after these things f Phil. 2.13 Q. How is a true Christian to renew his repentance A. He must examine himselfe strictly concerning particular sins especially most lately committed a 1 Cor. 11.31 by the serious consideration of them the circumstances of them to renew a more bitter sorrow for them b Lam. 3.40 he must renew his free particular and humble confession of them c 1 Sam. 7.6 with hearty prayer for the pardon of them d Ps 51.1 2. and strength against them e 2 Cor. 12.8 make restitution and satisfaction in case that hee hath wronged any one to the utmost of his power f Luke 19.8 Q. How is a Christian to renew his resolution of better obedience A. He is with humble acknowledgement of his owne weakenesse a Ps 119.106 to resolve without further delay b Ps 119.60 to walke in new obedience God assisting him with his grace and to this end hee is earnestly to crave strength from God that hee would inable him therunto c Ps 119.117 Q. How is a Christian to renew his charity before receiving A. He is out of due consideration and sence of Gods love to him in Christ to get his heart inflamed with love to God a 2 Cor. 5.14 and man b 1 John 4.11 to forgive injuries freely if any man hath wronged him c Ephes 4.23 and to seeke reconciliation with others if he hath given them any occasion of offence d Mat. 5.24 25. Rom. 12.8 Thus farre of the duties before receiving Q What are the duties required of a Christian in time of receiving A. First every one is to give diligent attention to that which is publikely done not onely when he himselfe is to receive but during the whole action a 1 Corin. 14.16 to behold and looke upon both the elements themselves b Exodus 24.8 and all the Sacramentall actions in the administration of this Sacrament d 1 Corinth 14.40 he must use such reverent behaviour and gestures as may be free from superstition yet fit to stirre up and expresse inward faith and thankfulnesse e Heb. 13.16 and as he hath received such inward pledges from God of his love so hee is according to his power in testimony of his thankfulnesse to offer the Sacrifice of almes cheerfully for the releefe of the poore members of Christ c 1 Corinthians 11.10 Q. What should be the meditation and disposition of our hearts in the time of receiving A. When you see the bread and wine consecrated and set apart for this holy use then wee must call to minde and consider the eternall love of God the Father in sanctifying and setting apart his sonne Jesus Christ in his secret counsell to bee the Redeemer and surety of his people a Iohn 10.36 and the tender mercy of Christ in undertaking this hard service for us b Hebr. 7.26 Hebr. 10.9 when wee see the bread broken and the wine powred out wee are to mourne over him whom wee have pierced by our sinnes c Zach. 12.12 and remember the infinite justice and wrath of God against sinne that could never be satisfied but by this meanes d Romans 3.25 when wee see the bread and wine delivered unto us by the Minister wee are to meditate upon the gift and application of Christ crucified to our owne soules in particular and to every beleeving receiver e Gallat 2.20 when wee take the bread and wine at the Ministers hand wee are to stirre up our soules by Faith to lay hold upon and to apply to our selves all the merits of Christs death f 1 Cor. 11.24 and so joyfully to feed thereupon that wee may feele our soules satisfied thereby g Mat. 11.26 and strengthened against all temptations h Ioh. 6.35 1 Cor. 10.16 17. when wee behold the rest of the Congregation communicating with us wee are to stirre up our hearts to loving and kinde affections towards them and all the people of God Q What is that holy carriage that is required after receiving the Sacrament A. After the receiving of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper a Christian must try himselfe whither ●ee hath beene made to drinke into one spirit with Christ and his members or not a 1 Corinth 12.13 and