Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12509	Christs Last Supper or the doctrine of the Sacrament of Christs Supper, set forth in fiue sermons Wherein is taught the great necessitie of a godly preparation, before men come to the Sacrament. Wherein it doth consist: with the condemnation threatned against the vnvvorthy receiuer of the same. By Samuel Smith, minister of Gods word at Prittlewell, in Essex.; Christs Last Supper.	Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665.	1620 (1620)	STC 22837; ESTC S106152	104,748	388

his owne estate page 31 Ministers not exempted from taking notice of vs. page 32 Reason 2 Euery man shall answere for his owne â—â— estate page 33 Vses For reproofe page 35 For instruction page 38 The second Sermon 1. Cor. 11.28 Let a man therefore examine himselfe MOst men faile in the manner of performing most dueties page 44 VVhat Examination is ibid Reasons mouing to perfourme the duety Because mans heart is full of deceit page 47 Because God commaunds it page 49 Because Gods curse is lyable to the neglectors of this duety page 50 Because by this we shall auoide the Lords iudging of vs. page 51 Knowledge necessary to the due receiuing of this Sacrament page 54 What things are absolutely necessary to be known to saluation page 55 The Principles of Religion ibid That Christ is onely receiued by Faith page 56 The things touching this Sacrament page 57 The danger of ignorance page 58 It is necessary to encrease in Knowledge daily page 59 The Vses of the Doctrine Against the Papists which teach that Ignorance is the Mother of Deuotion page 61 Shewes the fearefull estate of those that liue in Ignorance page 62 To teach vs to labour for the getting of Knowledge page 63 Secondly Faith is necessary for the due receiuing of this Sacrament page 64 What Faith is page 65 The excellent vse of Faith in this Sacrament page 67 It must not be a generall but a particular Faith page 68 It is a hard thing to beleeue page 70 The weake must not be discouraged page 72 There is a weake Faith ibid Comfort to the weake page 73 Faith is a most excellent grace page 75 For whatsoeuer is without it is sinne page 76 Without it we cannot please God ibid Without it we cannot heare the word with profit or comfort ibid We cannot Pray without it ibid We cannot be saued without it ibid The Vses For examination for this grace of faith page 77 How Faith is wrought page 78 To shew that many mens Faith is but a fancie ibid Thirdly Repentance is necessary to the due receiuing of this Sacrament page 79 What Repentance is page 80 How to come to Repentance page 82 To see sinne page 83 To be humbled for sinne page 85 Two sorts of sorrow First a worldly Secondly a godly Sorrow page 86 What godly Sorrow is page 87 The meanes to attaine to Godly Sorrow page 88 To take notice of Gods manifold Fauours towards vs. ibid To weigh the ill effects of sinne page 89 To attend vpon the Word Preached page 90 To take heede of presumptuous sins ibid Comforts for the weake That euery mans body is not alike page 92 God measures our Sorrow according to that abilitie and strength he hath giuen vs to beare ibid The Lord lookes more after the manner then the measure page 93 Without Repentance there is no way but death page 95 The Vses That Ministers ought in the first place to teach the Doctrine of the Law page 100 That we ought to search and examine for this grace of repentance page 101 Fourthly Loue is necessarie for the due receiuing of this Sacrament page 104 Reasons to proue the necessitie of loue It is Gods commandement page 109 It is a marke whereby we are knowne to be Christ Disciples ibid We be all members of the same body ibid It is a note of our regeneration ibid It is a grace that seasons all other graces ibid The vses To labor for this excellent grace of Loue. page 110 To reprooue them which are full of malice page 111 The third Sermon 1. Cor. 11.28 And so let him eate c. Doct. 1 TO receiue this Sacrament is not a thing indifferent page 117 Reason 1 It is a principal part of Gods worship page 119 Reason 2 It is a meanes to increase grace page 120 Reason 3 It is a confirmation of our couenant with God page 121 The Vses To reproue those which willingly abstaine from the Lords Supper page 122 What sinnes they are guilty of which willingly abstaine from the Lords Supper They contemne Christs Comaundement page 124 They despise the memory of Chrsts passion ibid They are guilty of great vnthankefulnesse ibid They contemne the price of their redemption page 125 They are guilty of infidelity page 126 They wilfully despise the communion of Saints page 127 Obiections of such as refuse to come answered They are not prepared page 128 They haue other businesse in hand to look vnto page 130 They are not in Charity and therefore dare not come page 131 Obiections of weake Christians that dare not come answered Their wants so many and faith so weake they dare not come page 134 Comforts against their doubt The feeling of the want of grace is grace it selfe Christ inuiteth such poore soules to come vnto him Christ pronounceth such blessed as doe but hunger and thirst after righteousnesse The Lorde more regardes the Truth of grace then the Measure of it page 135 This Sacrament was ordained for the weake and not for the Strong page 136 The Vses First to teach vs to make conscience of comming to the Lords Supper page 137 For our consolation seeing the Lord offers Christ freely to vs. page 138 And so let him eate Doct. 2 IT is not sufficient to come but to come prepared page 141 Reason 1 It is Gods Commandement as to come so to come prepared page 144 Reason 2 If we come prepared we may safely expect a blessing from God ibid. Reason 3 Because it a sinne to be prepared and not to come page 145 The vses of the Doctrine For Humiliation that we come vnprepared ibid For terror to wicked men who when they come be not prepared page 146 For Consolation to the Godly who labour to prepare themselues though they find grace but in a little degree in them page 147 The least degrees of grace are To see sinne page 149 To be humbled for sinne ibid To pray for the pardon of sinne page 150 To resolue for the time to come of new obedience page 151 Doct. 3 Circumstances in Gods seruice must bee obserued page 152 Reason 1 Because God that commands the worship commands the circumstances about it page 155 Reason 2 Because circumstances of an action may ouerthrow the action ibid Reason 3 Because God will be worshipped in spirit and truth page 156 The Vses To reprooue such as regard not circumstances or the manner of Gods worship page 157 For Instruction to teach vs what circumstances are required in euery action page 157 The Text And so let him eat of this Bread and drinke of this Cup. There is a two-fold eating Carnally page 160 Spiritually ibid What it is to feede on Christ ibid To feed on Christ and to beleeue in Christ all one page 161 Doct. 4 The faithfull onely feede on Christ in this Sacrament page 164 The Vses To teach vs that all do not receiue Christ in this Sacrament page 166 To teach the Ministers to barre

beare me witnes and acquite me before Gods tribunal it would auail me nothing at all So then whether we consider that euery mans estate is best knowne vnto himselfe or that euery man shall answere for his owne sinnes vnto God we conclude the necessity of this duety that if a man would haue comfort in comming to this sacrament and come prepared as hee ought this duty is to be performed by him he must examin himselfe Vse 1 This serues to reproue many in these dayes and times wherin we liue For reprofe that are very forwarde and busie in prying into other men pursuing them with their examinations and that through a glassie spectacle wherein euery mole seemes a mountaine and euery more a beame heerein they are Eagle eyed and quicke sighted but in the meane time doe vtterly neglect themselues and those great corruptions and maine deformities that are in themselues and breake out in their liues they cannot behold But what are they that for the most part are so forward to prye into the faults of their brethren but such as seldome or neuer behold their owne deformities But who art thou that iudgest another mans seruant Rom. 14.4 seeing he standeth or falleth to his master The Lorde hath commaunded thee to Examine thy selfe hee doth not require that thou shouldst so strictly examin the wayes of thy brother the Lord hath reserued that to himselfe Let such remember our Sauiour his checke to Peter for his busie inquisition concerning Iohn Ioh. 21.22 What is that to thee follow thou me We are carefully to heede our owne wayes and our owne walking It is no wisedome to neglect our selues and to bee ignorant of our owne estates and to bee so curious in prying into other mens wayes Quest But may we not examin others at all Answ Men are to be considered two wayes either as publike or as priuate persons Publike persons may ought to examine others and thus Ministers in a speciall manner are bound to take tryall of the estate of the flocke that is committed vnto them the Lord himselfe doth will it so when he sayth The Priests lips shal preserue knowledg Mal. 2.7 the people shal seek the law at his mouth And so are Parents Masters of families bound vnto the same duty to examin the children and families for their relation to their congregations and families makes them publike persons and bindes them to this dutie But now for a priuate person he ought not so to do vnlesse by way of conference so to helpe to confirme and strengthen their brethren Luk. 22.32 vnto which duty al are bound And so to giue testimony of our obedience we are likewise bound to giue an answer to all that shall aske vs not being ashamed of Christ or his word according to that of the Apostle Be ready alwayes to giue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you 1. Pet. 3.15 and that with meeknesse and reuerence Vse 2 Secondly seeing this duety is so needefull and necessary For instruction it shal be our wisdome to put the same in execution that euery one doe search and examine his owne wayes who will bee so faithfull to thee in this duety as thy selfe How can hee bee faithfull to another that is carelesse of himselfe Loue euer begins with a mans selfe Simile If a mans house bee on fire with his neighbours will a man be so careful of his neighbours as to neglect his owne I trow not Oh my brethren our soules are set on fire with sinne why then should any man so neglect himselfe and the welfare of his owne soule and seeme to bee so mindefull of another mans of such a one it may bee truely sayd that he doth little mind the eternall good of either It is no poynt of good husbandry for a man to acquaint himselfe with the nature of other mens grounds goods or chattels and in the meane time to be altogether ignorant of his owne Bee diligent to know the state of thy owne flocke sayth Salomon hee giues not the like charge in any place concerning our neighbours So then wouldst thou haue any comfort in the vse of this Sacrament wouldest thou not haue thy hearing reading praying receiuing and the like holy dueties holy I say in themselues layd vnto thy charge and put in the score amongst the bedrole of thy sinnes against the day of reckoning learne then betimes to make more conscience of this duety of examining thy selfe see what leades thee to the performance of them whether thou doest them in faith repentance and obedience or for custome â—ake and betimes learne to â—udge thy selfe that thou bee â—ot iudged of the Lord. And thus much conserning â—he subiect of this examination and that is a mans selfe the duty followes which wee referre to another time â¸ª Let vs pray The Second Sermon 1. Cor. 11.28 Let a man therefore examine himselfe HITHERTO wee haue spoken of the necessity of Examination godly preparation that ought to be made of euery christian before hee come to the Lords Table as also of the Subiect of it Himselfe We are now in order to treat of the third circumstance that is the duty it selfe layde â—owne in this word Examine Let â— man therefore examine himselfe Heere is the duty that euery â—hristian must performe that â—omes to partake of this Sacrament and desires to be a fit guest â—or the Lords Table he must first Examine himselfe There is no man that will vnâ—ertake a businesse of any imâ—ortance but hee makes some â—ind of preparation there-vnto â—f it be but to goe to the market â— a Faire or to his Meales how â—uch more in a matter of this â—ature that so highly concernes â—ods glory and the saluation of â—ur own Soules we are not to go â—bout this lightly and vnaduiâ—dly but with great care and due â—xamination of our selues least â— seeking Comfort in comming â—nto this so holy an ordinance wee bring vpon our owne headâ— swift damnation Most men fayle in the manner of performing most duties It is an vsuall and common practise of the most to fayle cheefely in the manner of performing of any duty vnto God by reason of that ignorance that is in them their vnderstandingâ— being not inlightned and their iudgements informed in the truth And as in al other duties oâ— Gods worship and seruice so especially in this Examination of themselues either in being ignorant wherein it consisteth of in performing the same according to the truth What examination is We are therefore to know that to examine our selues is to make a narrow and strict search into our owne hartâ— not in a formal maner but substantially as a matter of the greateâ— consequence importance that sâ— â—ow we may vncouer and make â—aked things that are secret and â—idden and finde out how the â—ause stands betwixt God and vs what sins we are

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