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A95982 A treatise of the institution, right administration, and receiving of the sacrament of the Lords-Supper. Delivered in XX. sermons at St Laurence-Jury, London. / By the late reverend and learned minister of the Gospel Mr Richard Vines sometime master of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge. Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664. 1656 (1656) Wing V572; Thomason E894_2; ESTC R203900 224,149 399

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as_o in_o the_o zeal_n of_o jehu_n which_o carry_v in_o the_o forehead_n of_o it_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o there_o be_v a_o bias_n within_o that_o wheel_a towards_o his_o own_o interest_n i_o shall_v name_v but_o four_o and_o that_o brief_o §_o 2_o 1._o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o reflex_n of_o his_o first_o love_n to_o we_o as_o the_o sunbeam_n which_o come_v from_o the_o wall_n be_v the_o reflex_n of_o the_o beam_n that_o first_o smite_v upon_o it_o and_o there_o may_v be_v a_o love_n of_o god_n upon_o term_n of_o his_o beneficence_n providence_n patience_n general_a goodness_n to_o mankind_n without_o any_o love_n of_o christ_n in_o sincerity_n which_o be_v upon_o special_a and_o distinguish_a ground_n for_o that_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v overtopped_a by_o self-love_n be_v not_o
sin_n we_o have_v have_v many_o and_o great_a and_o common_a calamity_n but_o be_v fall_v from_o assign_v they_o to_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o what_o have_v be_v a_o door_n at_o which_o judgement_n have_v enter_v may_v be_v so_o again_o howsoever_o i_o think_v that_o rational_o i_o may_v excite_v public_a authority_n to_o restrain_v or_o to_o make_v provision_n of_o restraint_n for_o such_o sin_n as_o be_v pernicious_a to_o commonwealth_n in_o bring_v forth_o public_a judgement_n which_o eat_v up_o and_o consume_v the_o people_n and_o such_o be_v this_o sin_n as_o i_o have_v show_v i_o know_v no_o power_n can_v command_v or_o compel_v faith_n or_o save_a grace_n but_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a fallacy_n to_o infer_v from_o thence_o that_o he_o may_v not_o restrain_v sin_n that_o bring_v public_a judgement_n or_o not_o bring_v the_o people_n to_o the_o mean_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v a_o say_n that_o a_o man_n can_v make_v his_o horse_n 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till_o it_o be_v know_v if_o it_o be_v know_v to_o i_o i_o must_v perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o brother_n before_o i_o tell_v the_o church_n and_o if_o it_o be_v know_v to_o i_o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o regenerate_v i_o dare_v give_v he_o the_o sacrament_n yea_o i_o must_v until_o he_o be_v orderly_o convict_v of_o sin_n that_o may_v debar_v he_o for_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n be_v best_a reason_n and_o that_o rule_n establish_v a_o order_n if_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n until_o then_o and_o upon_o my_o private_a knowledge_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v a_o heathen_a unto_o i_o but_o of_o this_o enough_o before_o chap._n xxxiii_o of_o examination_n in_o order_n to_o this_o sacrament_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 28._o but_o let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o this_o cup._n §_o 1_o have_v show_v you_o that_o to_o a_o man_n that_o eat_v and_o drink_v 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