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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04377	Directions for the vvorthy receiuing of the Lords Supper with some few questions to the same purpose. By Robert Iension, Batchelor in Diuinity, and Minister of Gods Word, at New-Castle vpon Tine.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1624 (1624)	STC 14490; ESTC S119429	15,511	55

deede of gift whereby thou giuest and sealest vnto all beleeuers eternall life O Lord now I may see and that without doubting that indeed my name is written in the Lambs booke of life When wee take and apply the Bread and Wine to our selues then must wee stir vp our selues to take hold on Christ Esa 64.7 and be put in minde of the speciall act of faith which is to apply and bring Christ home to the inmost closet of our hearts relying our selues and putting our whole affiance wholly and onely on him for saluation stirring vp our faith and by it féeding on our Sauiour more and more crying also Lord I beleeue helpe my vnbeleefe When we eat and drinke then also must we meditate first on our strait vnion with Christ whereby we become one with him and he with vs euen as the Bread and Wine turne to our nourishment and become one substance with vs one flesh and one bone and what straighter vnion can there bee then this Then rouze vp thy spirit say O my blessed Sauiour be thou vnto mee Bread and water of life for euermore let this vnion once made by thy Spirit my faith neuer again be dissolued but fasten me vnto thée by the bond of my faith and fasten and vnite thy selfe vnto me by the bond of thy Spirit and that for euermore Let nothing dissolue this knot let not my sinnes euer hereafter separate betweene thee and me Esa 59.2 But O Lord let thy most precious and pure and holy body and blood clense and sanctifie my body and my soule and either keepe them that they sinne not against thee at any time presumptuously or if they sinne that by thy precious bloud they may be forthwith purged from sin 1. Ioh. 1.7 Yea O Lord let me walke on in the strength of this spirituall foode this liuing Bread and Water of life euen to eternall life according to thy gracious promise and Word whereby thou hast said Whosoeuer eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Bloud hath eternall life and if any man eat of this Bread he shall liue for euer Ioh. 6.51 54. Let mee therefore hence be assured that neither death nor life nor any thing else shall bee able to seperate me from this loue of thy Father which is in thee his sonne my Sauiour Iesus Christ Rom. 8.38 39. Heere also must we thinke of our participation of all the benefits of Christ both by imputation concerning our iustification and also by infusion concerning our sanctification seeing Christ neuer comes alone but as the married wise though she marry with the man himselfe and not with his lands or goods yet being partaker of him she partakes of them too Why then O Lord need I distrust thy goodnesse for any blessing spirituall or temporall seeing thou hast giuen me thy Sonne Christ and in him interest in all things 1. Cor. 3.22 23. If thou sparedst not thy Sonne but gauest him for me to death and now giuest and appliest him spiritually vnto me how shalt thou not with him giue mee all things also Rom. 8.32 I will henceforth therefore neuer distrust thy goodnesse Lastly when thou seest in this holy action others also rich and poore of all sorts without difference eat of the same Bread and drinke of the fame Cup bee put in minde of loue and charity to all wee see where men familiarly conuerse one with another and liue together in one house sitting and feeding at the same table there is mutuall loue knowledge and familiarity else it is very vnusuall and vnnaturall yea very beasts by drawing together in the same Yoke grow familiar one with another and shew loue in their kinde what louing respect therefore owe I euen to the meanest of my fellowes and brethren and to the least of the Saints of God seeing wee all that are many are one bread and one body because we all are partakers of one Bread 1. Cor. 10.17 and wee all haue beene made to drinke into one Spirit 1. Cor. 12.13 Surely then because I see there is one body and but one one Spirit one Lord one Faith one Baptisme yea one onely communion of Saints one God and Father of all I will therefore endeuour to keepe the vnity of the Spirit in the bond of peace and with all humblenesse of minde and meeknesse with long suffering support others through loue as the Apostle exhorts me Ephesians 4.1 2 3 4 5. And because I here see my Sauiour makes no difference and hath no respect of persons so they feare God Act. 10.34 35. but alike admits all to his Table of all sorts rich and poore noble and ignoble c. and communicates himselfe to all I will henceforth despise none of GODS Saints not the least member of Gods Church whom God and Christ so loues and hath done so much for 1. Cor. 11.22 Mat. 18.10 With these or such like meditations should our thoughts be taken vp during the time of the celebration of the blessed Sacrament at which time especially wee are to make conscience of our thoughts CHAP. 9. Of duties to be performed after this action is ended AS before we should presume to this Table we must set our selues and our thoughts by meditations a part by times some two or thrée daies that we may come prepared after the example of the Passeouer Exod. 12.3 6. So after this Sacrament is solemnly celebrated in the Church each man and woman particularly should doe well to set apart some fit and conuenient time to consider well what is done what God hath done for them and what they haue promised and ought to doe for God And here First each one for himselfe must in particular be thankfull for the high fauour vouchsafed him that God would admit him to his Table being in himselfe vnworthy so much as to gather vp the crums that fall from it The forme of thanks may either be performed as it shall please God by his Spirit to helpe our infirmities Rom 8.26 or helpe may be had from the order of the Church and from diuers good bookes of deuotion in this kinde Now to this end each for himselfe must well remember what he hath made promise and profession of Here we haue renued our promise and vow made in Baptisme to forsake the deuill and haue taken the Sacrament vpon it and receiued as it were presse-money from God to fight valiantly constantly and faithfully vnder his banner against all his and our enemies after which it is high treason against his Maiestie to reuolt or giue ouer resolue therefore now of constancie to hold out to the end whatsoeuer come of it whatsoeuer opposition wée finde from our traiterous and rebellious flesh from the scoffes of the world from the assaults and slie suggestions of Satan And as thou lookest that God should make good what he in his word hath promised and in this Sacrament hath sealed vnto thée so looke that thou performe all thy vowes to God else this