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A44517	The fire of the altar, or, Certain directions how to raise the soul into holy flames before, at, and after receiving the blessed sacrament of the Lords Supper : with suitable prayers and devotions, to which is prefix'd a dialogue betwixt a Christian and his own conscience : concerning the true nature of the Christian religion, intended chiefly for the inhabitants of St. Mary le Strand, and the precinct of the Savoy / by Anthony Horneck ...	Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697.	1683 (1683)	Wing H2826; ESTC R38984	67,023	242

hearing and remember I do sin if I do not mind what I read or hear Luc. 8. 18. Marc. 4. 24. Joh. 5. 39. Ps. 119. 18. Consc In what manner must thou ask advice of faithful Ministers of the Gospel Christ. I must go to those who are very serious or send for any of them and ask them about the state and condition of my Soul and what I must do to secure Gods Favour how I must go about the great work of Salvation and beg their direction in performing the Will of God and acquaint them how it is with me what Temptations I am subject to and what Corruptions I am inclined to and intreat them to tell me how to be rid of them and oblige them to help me with their Prayers and to encourage me to a vigorous pursuit of the everlasting Riches and when I have done so must follow their Advice and Counsel Acts 16. 30 31 32. Marc. 10. 17. Phil. 3. 17. Consc. And what is to be done with Self-Examination Christ. I must frequently look into my Thoughts Words and Actions and see whether they are agreeable to the Rules of the Gospel every night I must take an account of my self and consider what I have been doing in the day time whether I have not told a Lye deceiv'd no body broke forth into no passion done good resisted temptations been often with God in Prayer taken notice of Gods providences c. that where I have done amiss I may watch against it the next day and where I have done well I may admire the goodness of God and praise him for it Ps. 4. 4. 2 Cor. 13. 5. Lam. 3. 40. Consc. What apprehensions must thou have of God and Spiritual things Christ. I must Believe 1. That God is a Spirit Omnipresent Omniscient infinitely Good and Wise and Holy and Just and will be a rewarder to them that diligently seek him and punish the Disobedient either here or hereafter or both here and hereafter Heb. 11. 6. 2 Thess. 1. 6 7. Ps. 58. 11. Ps. 50. 21. 2. That this God is our Supream Governour and hath revealed himself to be Father Son and Holy Ghost or our Creator Redeemer and Sanctifier and that there is some resemblance of these Three in One in the Sun in which is the Light and Heat and Beam which Three make but one Sun 1 Joh. 5. 7. Matth. 28. 19. 2 Cor. 13. 14. 3. That all Mankind fell in Adam the first Man and by that fall moved God to withdraw his Love and Favour from them and that God the Son in commiseration to our Nature became Man of the Virgin Mary suffered and died and by his death rendred God the Father or rather the whole Trinity kind and propitious to us and willing to receive us into Favour and to give us Pardon and everlasting Life upon the conditions of Repentance and unfeigned Obedience and therefore justly called Christ Jesus i. e. the Anointed Saviour Rom. 5. 8 9 10. Gal. 4. 4 5. Matth. 1. 21. 4. That the Scripture where all this is revealed is the word of God because the Men who revealed this in Scripture were inspired by the Holy Ghost and in confirmation of it wrought true miracles miracles levell'd against the power of Sin and impossible to be done by humane strength the truth of which miracles hath been conveyed down to posterity by multitudes of eye-witnesses and from them received by all Christian People Heb. 2. 1 2 3 4. 5. That the promises and threatnings of the Gospel will infallibly be fulfilled sooner or later because God cannot lie Tit. 1. 2. 6. That our Soul is not our Breath nor our Blood nor the Spirits of our Blood but a Spiritual Substance able to live and act without this gross Body we carry about us and will immediately upon leaving this Body be obliged to appear before God and to him give an account of its good and evil Works and according to the prevalency or predominancy of either be made sensible of the Sentence of Absolution or Condemnation which shall be pronounced at the day of Judgment Luc. 16. 22 23. 7. That at the end of this world there will be a solemn day of judgment wherein the Bodies of all Men shall rise and be re-united to their Souls and their Thoughts Words and Actions be brought to light and judged and sentence solemnly pronounced and the Good commanded to take possession of Eternal Joys and the Bad to go into everlasting Torments 2 Cor. 5. 10. Matth. 25. 31 46. 8. That God requires no more of us then we do of our Children and Servants and that 's Love and that this Love if it be true and hearty must necessarily discover it self in Repentance and sorrow for offending him and a sincere endeavour to please and obey him for the future Luc. 6. 46. Malach. 1. 6. 9. That though by nature we are generally more prone to evil then to good and have a stronger byass to Sin then Righteousness yet God the Holy Ghost by his power and influences will certainly assist and help us to abhor that which is evil and to cleave to that which is good if so be that by earnest Prayer Fasting and Meditation we long and breathe for his help and influences Luc. 11. 13. 10. That all the service I offer to God must be performed with my Mind Will and Affections or with my inward Man and with my Heart and that without my Mind have the greatest share in the service it is insignificant and rejected by God Prov. 23. 26. Matth. 22. 37. 11. That by Believing in Scripture for the most part is meant nothing but obeying and that he who obeys not the precepts of the Gospel doth not believe that they are either Divine or necessary to be obey'd or that the Gospel is infallibly true Acts 6. 7. Heb. 11. 24 25 26. 2 Thess. 1. 11. 12. That that frame of Spirit which fits a Man for Eternal Happiness is neither a customary frequenting of the Ordinances of God nor shunning the grosser sins and vices of the age we live in nor being Master of a single Virtue but a Spiritual temper of Mind which puts us upon doing all that 's necessary to be done in order to Salvation Rom. 8. 5 6. 9 10. Consc. What are the Rules to be observed in humbling the Soul with Fasting Christ. I must frequently as often as my strength will bear it give my self to Fasting and Prayer and on those Fasts wrestle with God for growth in Grace and strength against those sins I am most prone and inclined to and greater courage against temptations I must give Alms on that day for the refreshing of some poor Member of Christ and spend the day in Supplications and Contemplations of my sins and of the wrath of God I have deserved and of Gods mercy to penitent sinners in Christ Jesus and in Holy resolutions to be watchful over my Heart for the future that I may perform those

Crucifie thee to revive him that did kill thee and to Love him that did Hate thee O stupendous Mercy Henceforward no Vain Glory no Worldly Pomp no outward Riches no Smiles of great Men no outward Comfort shall have so much of my heart as thy sweet self O encrease my Faith my Hope my Love my Charity make my Soul a Temple of the Holy Ghost O come come thou Bridegroom of my Soul come and dwell in me for ever Consc. And is this all that is to be observed upon this occasion Christ. No. For after I have been made Partaker of these Mysteries and Tokens of God's Love I must 1. Bless God for the opportunity I have had of going with the Multitude to the House of God with the Voice of Joy and Praise with the Multitude which keeps Holy-day I must Magnifie his Goodness who so loved the World as to give his only Begotten Son to the end that all those that believe in him should not Perish but have everlasting Life I must summon my thoughts to enter into some such Meditation as this Whence is it that the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords in whose eyes the very Angels are not pure should come to visit such a Wretch as I O my Lord to whom doest thou stoop What is that Creature that thou bowest thus low to A Den of Thieves a Habitation of Vipers a Vessel of Dishonour O how often have I polluted my self even after thou hast washed me Is it possible that God will dwell in such a polluted House Is it possible that God will come and Feast and Sup with such an unprofitable Servant O my Soul It is not only possible but thy Lord hath done it to day Thine eyes have seen the mighty Works of thy Redeemer Thou hast seen him converse to day with a Wretch that hath undone what God hath done hath rendred him evil for good and hatred for his good-will Thou hast seen thy Lord this day vouchsafing to sit with one who is full of Bruises and putrifying Sores and those not bound up nor mollified with Ointment Alass my Lord I have abused the mighty Creator to please a Murtherer affronted the great Preserver of Men to please a Fiend and undervalued him that call'd me to Salvation to please a usurping Tyrant I can give no reason why I have offended thee except it be thy Goodness and Patience and could fair Weather make me angry What didst thou see in me Lord that should attract thee and make thee leave the highest Heavens to descend into an Abyss of Misery O my Jesus water my Soul with the Tears thou hast shed anoint me with the Myrrhe of thy Grief and Sorrow tye me by thy Bonds let thy Scourges soften my Heart let thy Derisions strengthen me let thy Cross raise me Reign over me do with me what seems good to thy Power Wisdom and Goodness O let me never depart from thee let not the Creature draw me more than the Creator Vanity more than Eternity Misery more than Felicity Filthiness more than Beauty Slavery more than Greatness Bitterness more than Sweetness My Beloved is mine and I am his he feeds among the Lillies O that thou wert as my Brother that suck'd the Breasts of my Mother I would kiss thee yea I should not be despised O Lord all my desire is before thee take away from me whatever doth displease thee Give me an humble heart that I may be content to be counted as Dung for thy sake give me an obedient heart that I may be entirely guided by thee give me a strong heart that I may cheerfully bear whatever thy hand lays upon me give me a tender heart that I may be kindly affectionate to my Neighbour give me a free heart that nothing may hinder me from running to thee give me a heart of Flesh that I may love thee perfectly Praise ye the Lord I will praise the Lord with my whole heart in the Assembly of the Upright and in the Congregation The Works of the Lord are great sought out of all them that have pleasure therein His work is honourable and glorious and his Righteousness endureth for ever He hath made his wonderful Works to be remembred The Lord is gracious and full of Compassion he hath given Meat to them that fear him he will ever be mindful of his Covenant he hath shewed his People the Power of his Works that he may give them the Heritage of the Heathen The Works of his hands are Verity and Judgment All his Commandments are sure they stand fast for ever and ever and are done in Truth and Uprightness He sent Redemption unto his People He hath commanded his Covenant for ever Holy and Reverend is his Name He raises the Poor out of the Dust and lifts the Needy out of the Dunghill that he may set him with Princes even with the Princes of his People Praise ye the Lord. 2. I must pray for the Congregation and my fellow Christians that do eat of the same Bread and drink of the same Cup with me that they may all be satisfied as with Marrow and Fatness and their Souls may live I must beg that none of them may receive the Grace of God in vain That they may keep and stand to the conditions of the Covenant they have made or renew'd with God That they may indeed fight for the future against the World the Flesh and the Devil and be more than Conquerors through him that loved them the Lord Jesus Christ. My love to Christ must constrain me to wish and beg that every Man may love him else he doth not appear truly lovely to me I must entreat the Father of Mercies to dispense his Spirit abundantly at this time That the love of Christ prevailing may pull down in my fellow-Receivers all the strong Holds of Iniquity and all Imaginations which exalt themselves against the Obedience of Christ Jesus That Christ may Reign victoriously in every one of them live in them act in them govern them by his Spirit That they may indeed bring forth the Fruits of the Spirit Love Joy Peace Goodness Faith Gentleness Meekness Temperance c. I must be importunate with God to make them all Partakers of the Benefits of Christ's Death and Passion even of that Pardon and Peace and Salvation he hath purchased and cause them to walk worthy of it like persons that are sensible of the greatness of the Favour and the depth and breadth and length and height of the Love of God and consequently may be fill'd with all the fullness of God 3. I must be thankful for the Honor I have received at such a time I must look upon 't as more than ordinary Preferment that God hath vouchsafed me a place at his Table admitted me into the number of his Children made me Partaker of the promises of the Gospel open'd his Bosom to me received me into favour assisted me with his Spirit given me a right to