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The Great feast of the gospel-passover, or, The commemoration of the sufferings of Christ celebrated in his Last Supper a poem.
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Name advance And which promotes our Everlasting good Beholds Christs Love come Streaming through his blood Who by the eye of Faith behold his Grace With glorified Eyes shall see his Face (e) Heb. 11.27 By eating Adam dy'd by It we live Feed on the Bread of God which Life doth give Here Christs Divine and Humane Nature are Both dished out here is delicious Fare From him all kind of Vertues freely flow To him for Grace and Peace and Comfort go The hand of Faith Christs Merit doth receive Which Justifies each Soul that doth believe This Ring retains the Stone that stancheth blood This vein draws juice from Christ our heav'nly food ‖ Eph. 3.19 2 Pet. 1.9 That Christ would feed and cloath her Faith desires This humble Grace but to this pitch aspires (b) 1 Pet. 1.9 False Faith will break though Gloriously it show By Persecutions hammer at a blow Like Jonahs gourd sprung up before the day By Persecutions blast Consumes away (c) Mark 4.3 c. False Faith is fancies fruit true Faith 's a flow'r Produced by the Spirits mighty Pow'r True Faith is an outlandish Plant from Heav'n Extracted bought with blood by Grace 't is giv'n Our heart-deep Groans and Pangs will make us mourn Before this sacred Infant can be born (d) Act. 2.37 The Hipocrite loves those that praise him much Not those who bring his Faith to Scripture-touch Good David Prayes that God himself would try His heart and reins this shews Integrity (e) Psal 26.2 An Hipocrite will sell his Faith for wealth For he hath none but what he got by Stealth A Saint will not his shield of Faith exchange For a Crown of Gold though some may think it strange An Hipocrite would Christ for Surety take Not of himself to Him surrender make True Faith's impartial Christ 't will wholly own Rely on hearken to serve him alone Christ saith I with my body thee endow The Soul saith I alone to thee will bow The Hipocrite is nothing else but Creed He no Commandement doth purely heed (a) Jer. 3.4 5. Can health consist with Vitals perished Or Faith be true while men in Sin are dead True Faith the mistery of Faith doth hold In a good Conscience this makes Christians bold (b) 1 Tim. 3.9 The Woman who toucht Christ by Faith she felt Such Virtue as her stony heart did melt (c) Mark 5.33 34. Although true Faith of Sin leave some remains Yet she of it a mighty Conquest gains The Fatling is the Hipocrites repast He in a Promise can no sweetness tast Yet is the Word when Faith doth set it home More rich than Wine more Sweet than (d) Psal 19.20 Cant. 1.2 th' Hony-comb Some thought their Faith a living Child i th' bed But looking found it a strange Infant dead Avoid Presumption Cherish faith tha't 's good Which doth concoct Christs precious flesh and blood The blood of Christ like Aqua vitae doth Its Vertue lose put in a dead-mans mouth Purge out th' old leaven Malice which will sowre The Ordinance and make it lose its Pow'r (a) 1 Cor. 5.7 Though bitter tears become a welcome Guest Let bitter Spirits keep from this Love-feast Christs blood between the Lord and us makes Peace And should make strife among the Saints to cease Should they who make the flesh of Christ their cheer With rage the flesh of one another tear Who comes with hatred to this Table He Will both a Murderer and Traytor be He like a Judas will his Lord betray And like to Cain will his own Brother slay (b) 1 Joh. 3.15 It thou to Poys'nous malice do'st enure Thy heart think not this Cordial should thee cure They know not God the Gospel or true Grace That by this Sin Religion do deface (c) 1 Joh. 4.19 Eph. 6.15 Jam. 3.17 Should Saints divide when devils do unite Could Love once cement us we storms should slight It great reproach upon the head doth cast When members one anothers honour blast The fire of rash Contention Lord remove And kindle in our hearts the fire of Love As every Creature so each Ordinance Pray'r Sanctifies and doth Gods Name advance Thus as the Elements convert to food Our Souls shall reap a Spiritual good For Heav'n the Dove of pray'r put on the wing And it the Olive branch of Peace will bring We should Gods presence and assistance crave That by this Ord'nance he may glory have That it may feast our Graces and to all Our flestly Lusts become a Funeral Pray it may be a Sign Seal Instrument To Teach Confirm and yield Soul-nourishment For these send pray'r as Harbinger before Both to bespeak and open us the door The Tree of blessing shook by Pray'r recruits The fainting Spirits with her Cordial fruits The Lord will not his Mercies cast away On those who seek them not nor for them pray With Sighs and groans let 's wrestle with the Lord The Lukewarm Suitor is by him abhorr'd (a) Gen. 32.24 Rom. 8.26 Jude 20. Speak in the Language which God understands Who in the Spirit prays his God commands (b) Eph. 6.18 Isa 45.11 Jam. 1.5 to 8. Prayer to walk in is a Golden path As a crutch to lean on it no Power hath In our best Garments God can holes espy Our Righteousness as filthy rags descry In preparation mercy hope to find Deny thy Self when thou do'st Justice mind (c) Luke 17.15 Isa 64.6 Our Services not purged by Christs blood Do carry Evil in them but no Good Use means in Christ your Confidence still place For your acceptance at the Throne of Grace Be like the Dove which us'd her wings to fly But on the Ark for Safety did rely Thus qualifi'd Gods Love shall us Surround We with his fullness shall be fill'd and Crown'd (a) Eph. 3.19 Come hungring thirsty Soul Christ calls on thee To Sup with him fear not his Grace is free †Rev. 3.20 Mark 2.4 5. Christ of our Sins and sickness felt the smart His precious Blood will cleanse thy leprous heart (b) 1 Tim. 1.15 Isa 53.4 Luk. 14.21 Lev. 14.7 Presumtuous Sin which doth Gods grace abuse Opens the mouth of Conscience to accuse And stops the Spirits mouth which should speak peace Yet to Sue out thy Pardon do not cease (c) 1 King 11.9 But on Christs blood thy Anchor-hold rely Which cleanseth Sin though of a Crimson dye Noah was drunk though Saved from the flood And David stain'd his Soul and Robe with blood That Fountain still is open to wash in Which cleansed them and it can cleanse thy Sin (d) Zach. 12.1 Peter denyes his Master others fled Christ of his Resurrection from the dead Sends them the joyful News and passeth by Their failings knowing their Infirmity (e) Math. 26.56 69 to 75. Of his Ascension also lets them know Uniting joys above with those below (f) Joh. 20.17 Mark 16.7 The