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mercy_n	israel_n	lord_n	redemption_n	2,132	5	10.1091	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34902	Advice to communicants for necessary preparation and profitable improvement of the great and comfortable ordinance of the Lords Supper that therein true spiritual communion with Christ may be obtained, and the eternal enjoyment of God sealed / by Robert Craghead ...	Craghead, Robert.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6791; ESTC R32371	116,968	168

and thou are still Antagonists opposite one to another when thou art resisting thou art still in Gods way for a victory Jam. 4. 7. Resist the Devil and he will flee from you And whatever ye do be careful to keep on Gods ground keep by your post where God hath placed you yielding nothing and having done all to stand Eph. 6. 13. 4ly Consider also That we are not alone in this conflict Eph. 6. 12. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world And though all Believers have not a like violent Temptations yet all of them have Satans Temptations to wrestle against nor do ye know the Temptations of many others though your own smarts you most 5ly Whatever be your Temptations know that God hath not left you destitute of Armour against them Eph. 6. 11. Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil The very believing of this in thy heart that God hath provided armour to preserve his people from danger will be an encouragement to thee but if thou think there is no relief them thou faintest and thereby thy Adversary hath advantage a fainting man is soon overcome but if thou think in thy heart there is relief at hand then thou waxest valient in fight and if the hope of this Armour be so strengthening what will the putting of it on be take counsel then who hath provided it and put it on for it was provided for such as thee and remark well what is said ver 16. Above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shal be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked Christ's Armour will be proof though the Darts be dipt in Hell they shal not consume thee though thy trial be like a fiery Furnace yet set thy self to follow the footsteps of the Flock who by Faith Quenched the violence of fire Heb. 11. 34. And when thou art at the lowest labour still to retain the impressions of God's omnipotence think nothing too hard for him do not so dishonour him as to think thy case incurable Jer. 32. 17. Is there any thing too hard for me 6ly Give thy self frequently to Prayer and complain of the violence done to thy poor soul by thine Adversary hearken to no suggestion against Prayer for thy God commandeth thee to call on him in the day of trouble and he will deliver Psal 50. 15. Thou wilt be tempted to think it 's in vain to Pray but believe not the father of lies God hath not required to seek him in vain Isa 45. 19. He will tempt thee to think thou art not the better of Prayers thou art not heard but what if thou should be for a short season that thou couldest observe no answer of Prayer remember that better than you have complained of the same Psal 22. 2. O my God I cry in the day time but thou hearest not and in the night season and am not silent but was it always so No Mark what is said in the same Psal ver 24. and 25. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted neither hath he bid his face from him but when he cried unto him he heard And then follows a song of praise in the next ver I know of some at this day under deep desertion and assaulted with some of the worst of Temptations but their condition is hopeful on this very account because they expresly say if God should never hear me it 's my Duty to pray and I will pray let no depths hinder thee but pray the rather Psal 130. 1. Out of the depths have I cryed unto thee O Lord. And ver 4th It follows But there is forgivenness with thee and ver 7th Let Israel hope in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenterus redemption It should be observed that where violent Temptations do most hurt commonly these tempted persons will not be perswaded to pray and such as continue to pray do ordinarly obtain a comfortable victory 7ly Resolve also to wait on thy God for at his Command the storm is soon changed in to a calm Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning Psal 30. 5. A fixed resolution to wait on God is both thy Duty and will be a great advantage to thy soul Remember Ps 40. 1. I waited patiently and he brought me out of an horrible pit Give not way to sudden conclusions that thy hope is lost and thou art cut off as Ezek. 37. 11. make no unwarrantable prophesies that it will never be better with thee if thou but resolve this on thing to wait Satan shal be disappointed whose great design is to have thee as desperat as himself still leave place for the mercy and infinite power of God Encline your ear come yet unto the Lord hear and your soul shal live Isa 55. 3. Let God have a hearing for shame since Satans suggestions hath got so long hearing God saith hearken to me Satan saith hearken not to God that thou mayest be another rebel to God as he is but let thine Enemy know that thou hast an open ear for thy God I will hearken what God the Lord will speak unto me for he will speak peace unto his people Psal 85. 8. And if thou shalt say Oh what can I hear That will do good to me No words can break Bars of Brass and Iron I am bound and in a Prison yet nevertheless stay until you hear who speaketh and what he speaketh Therefore Consider 8ly That if you will hearken you shal hear of doing for you which is more than Words ye complain that ye are bound and cannot shake off your Fetters how then do ye like it to hear of one who is coming to open your Prison Isa 61. 1. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound Sure this is worth the hearing that Christ hath it in commission to open such Prisons and 2ly That he is able to perform his Commission For he openeth and who can shut Rev. 3. 7. and 3ly That his Name is Faithful who hath this work to do Rev. 19. 11. Look up then O Prisoner of hope for Satan endeavours still to have thee looking down desiring to have thee fall down at last where he is he knoweth that long and stedfast looking into a frighting deep place is apt to turn a man giddy and thereby endangered to fall into the same depth so his great care is that thou never turn thine eye upward knowing that to be thy relief therefore be not befooled by him but look up and be saved Isa 45. 22. Say as Psal 142. 7. Bring

and Vers 13. I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord. And therefore 5thly When thou art at his Table set thy soul for accepting of Christ and be not jealous of his Offer for thou shalt have a blessed Meeting I may say of this Ordinance as is expressed by the Prophet pointing at Gospel Ordinances in the latter days Ezek. 20. 40. This is the mountain of the heigth of Israel and there will I accept thee here is a Mercy-seat indeed Christ revealed as dying to obtain mercy for poor sinners and on this Mercy-seat he meeteth with his people Exod. 25. 22. Object I cannot go to the Lords Table for I know that I shall not live suitable to Engagements made there I find it already to my grief that all my former Vows are broken I will break no moe engagements of that nature better keep my self free of that addition to my former sins and pray that the Lord would pardon me for my unfaithfulness in times past Ans It s to be supposed in charity that you do not design to be unfaithful if ye should communicat again for ye appear to grieve for it but for you to prophesie that it will be so hereafter is a limiting of the power and mercy of God What do you know what is to come For you may have that at one Communion which you never obtained before Is the spirit of the Lord straitned that ye cannot be made faithful Micah 2. 7. 2dly It appears to have been your custom to trust your selves with keeping of your Vows for ye dare not trust God with it you think it dangerous to put your selves so far in his reverence as that either you must trust him or be treacherous and therefore you will not expose your selves to that necessity of his help Ah poor soul wilt thou not be beholden to God for holding up thy goings Psal 17. 5. Hold up my goings Wilt thou not be beholden to him for causing thee walk in his ways and making thee faithful Ezek. 39 27. Cannot his mercy and grace preserve the when thy foot is ready to slip Psal 94. 18. When I said my foot slippeth thy mercy O Lord held me up 3dly If thou be a Christian indeed and concerned in Christ then thou art commanded to do this in remembrance of him Now what sort of a Christian art thou who dare say to him in his face Lord thou sayest do this But I say I will not do this for thy Objection runs so I resolve I will not communicat more and givest thy reason because I will not come under such Engagements as I am ready to break and because thou canst never communicat but thou wilt come under such Engagements it s all one as if thou had said I will never communicat Christ saith his yoke is easie Mat. 11. 30. Thou sayest it is so uneasie I will never put my neck more under it Canst thou hold up thy face and tell him so Remember who said Psal 2. 3. Let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us Here is the Mystery pretend what ye will that the Bonds of Duty are troublesome and therefore these Cords must be cast away and then we shall have some more liberty to do as we list and thus thou makest a snare for thy own poor soul thou lookest on thy Duty as a snare to thee but now thou art caught in a snare of thy own making to sin with ease 4thly Thou appears to think it unlawful to come under such a Bond as if we should not make such Engagements How then sayest thou to that Psal 76. 11. Vow unto the Lord your God and pay there the Lord maketh it a Duty which thou refusest as evil Psal 119. 105. I have sworn and will perform it that I will keep thy righteous judgements It was never the way of Godly men to say I will engage no more to God but their way hath been to resolve on paying of their Vows to God Psal 61. 8. That I may dayly perform my vows And Psal 56. 12. Thy vows are upon me O God I will render praises unto thee And therefore 5thly Thy best way is to lament and mourn for thy unfaithfulness and yet resolve upon paying of thy Vows blessing God that there is yet a Season for repentance and if thou repents indeed there will be a care for the time to come that no Duty be neglected thou wilt be afraid to neglect communicating but labour to prepare for it because Christ hath made it a Duty thou wilt not think that any sinful omission can cure thy former evils 6thly Whereas thou sayest that thou wilt seek for the remission of thy former failings which thou hopest to obtain tho' thou never go to the Lords Table I answer if thou obtainest pardon it must be by the Blood of Christ which cleanseth from all sin 1 Joh. 1. 7. The blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin Now in the Lords Supper there is an offer of the benefit of this precious Blood and if thou deliberatly refusest the application of Christs Blood in the way that he hath appointed its just that thou should never get that precious Blood applyed in thy way since thou knowingly refusest his way for albeit the pardon of sin doth not absolutely depend on participation of that holy Ordinance but that he who believeth eateth Christs flesh and drinketh his blood Joh. 6. 54. And a Godly person may be in such Circumstances as he cannot have the benefit of the Lords Supper yet the contempt of Christs Institution where this Ordinance is administred is a sin of an high nature as if Christ had instituted it in vain and therefore I say its just with God to deprive thee of pardon in thy way while thou despisest his way 7thly No Christian who observeth his own way but will find cause of mourning for being unsuitable to such holy Priviledges and Engagements will it therefore follow that no Christian who hath failed in his Duty shall again partake Then the best of men might resolve on no more communicating and Christ shall not have the publick honour due to him by it But if you say your unfaithfulness hath been very grievous and extraordinary still answer you have the more need of the vertue of Christs Blood for remission which should be applyed in that special manner he hath required and therefore thy Duty is to repent and prepare to shew forth the glory of Christs love manifested in that holy Ordinance and the greater thy transgressions be the greater is thy debt to shew forth his Death by which Death only thou can be preserved from that second Death which thou hast deserved Object I cannot go to the Lords Table for he hath forsaken me he hath cast off my soul he sendeth nothing for my good and nothing doth me good he hath left me to my own counsels why then should