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ly communicate in the facrament of the Lord's fupper, do therein feed upon the body and blood of Chrift, not after a corporal or carnal, but in a fpiritual manner; yet truly and really, while by faith they receive and apply unto themfelves Chrift crucified, and all the benefits of his death k.

Q.171. How are they that receive the facrament of the Lord supper, to prepare themselves before they come unto it? A. They that receive the facrament of the Lord's fupper are, before they come,to prepare themselves thereunto,by examining them elves 1 of their being in Christ m, of their fins and wants n; of the truth and measure of their know ledge o, faith P, repentance a, love to God and the brethren

eating, Jefus took bread, and bleffed it, and brake it, and gave it to the difciples, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body. v. 28. For this is my blood of the new teltament which is fhed for many for the remiflion of fins.

171.11 Cor.11. 28. But létaman examine himfelf,and fo let him eat of that bread,& drink of that cup.

m 2Cor. 13. 5. Examine your felves, whether you be in the faith; prove your own felves, know ye not your ownfelves how that Je i Cor.11.24. And when he had fus Chrift is in you, except ye be given thanks, he brake it, andfaid reprobates ?

Take, eat; this is my body, which n1 Cor.5.7.Purge out therefore is broken for you: this do in re- the old leaven, that ye may be a membrance of me. v. 25. After new lump, as ye are unleavened. the fame manner alfo he took the For even Chrift our paffover is fa cup, when he had fupped, faying, crificedforus,compared with Exod. This cup is the new teftament in 12.15. Seven days fhall ye eat unmy blood: this do ye, as often as leavened bread, even the firft day yedrink it in remembrance of me, ye fhallput awayleaven outof your v. 26. For as often as ye eat this houfes for whofoever eateth leabread, and drink this cup, ye do vened bread, from the first day unthew the Lords death till he come. til the feventh day, that foul shall v. 27. Wherefore, whofoever fhall be cut off from Ifrael.

eat this bread, and drink this cup o Cor. 11.29. For he that eateth of the Lord unworthily, fhall be and drinketh unworthily, eateth guilty of the body and blood of the and drinketh damnation to himfelf Lord. v, 28. But let a man exa- not difcerning the Lords body: mine himself, and fo let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. v.29.For he that eateth and drink eth unworthily, eateth and drink eth damnation to himfelf, not difcerning the Lord s body.

p1 Cor 13. 5. (See above in m) Mat. 26. 28. For this is my blood of the new teftament, which is fhed for many for the remiflion of fins.

g Zech. 12. 10. And I will pour upon the house of David,and upon k1 Cor.10.16. The cup of blef, the inhabitants of Jerufalem, the fing which we blefs, is it not the fpiritof grace and of fupplications, communion of theblood of Chrift? and they fhall look uponme whom the bread which we break, is it they have pierced, and they shall not the communion of the body of mourn for him, as one mourneth Chrift?

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thren, charity to all men f, forgiving those that have done them wrong t, of their defires after Christ v, and of their new obedience w, and by renewing the exercise of these graces x, by serious meditation y, and fervent prayer z. Q. 172

for his only fon,and shall be in bitternefs for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firft-born. 1 Cor. 11.31.For if we would judge our felves, we fhould not be judged.

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* 1 Cor.10.16. The cup of blelfing which we blefs, is it not the communion of the bloodof Chrift? the bread whichwe break, is it not the communion of the body of Chrift? v.17.For we being many, are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread. Acts 2, 46. And they continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from houfe to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singlenefs of heart,v. 47. Praifing God, and having favour with all the people: and the Lord added to the church daily fuch as fhould be faved. fiCor. 5. 8.Thereforeletus keep the fealt, not with old leaven,neither with the leaven of malice and wickednefs; but with the unleavened bread of fincerity andtruth, 1 Cor. 11. 18. For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divifions among you;and I partly believeit. v. 20. When ye come together therefore into one place,thisisnot to eat the Lord's fupper.

t Mat. 5 23. Therefore, if thou bringthygiftto the alter,and there remembreft that thy brother hath ought against thee.v. 24. Leave there thy gift before the altar,and go thy way, firit be reconciled to thybrother, and thencomeand of fer thy gift

v Ila. 55. 1. Ho, every one that thirfteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy wine and milk without money, & without price. John 7. 37. In the

laft day, the great day of the feaft Jefus ftood andcried, faying,Ifany man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink,"

wi Cor, 5.7. Purgeout therefore the old leaven,thatye maybeanew lump, as ye are unleavened, For even Chriftour paffoverisfacrificed for us. v. 8. Therefore let us keep the feaft, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice & wickednefs; but with the unleavened breadof fincerity and truth.

XI Cor. 11. 25. After the fame manner alfo he took the cup,when he had fupped, faying, this cup is the new teftament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. v. 26. For as often as ye eat this bread, and dring this cup, ye do fhew the Lord's death till he come.v.28.But let aman examine himself, and fo let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup,Heb. 1021.And having an high prieft over the houfe of God: 22. Let us draw nearwith a true heart, in full aflurance of faith, having our hearts. fpinkled from an evil confcience, and our bodieswafhedwith purewarter.v.24 And let us confider one another to provoke unto love, and to good works. Pial. 26. 6. I will wash mine hands in innocence: fo will I compass thine altar, O Lord. y 1 Cor. 11. 24 And whenhehad given thanks, he brake it, and faid Take, eat; this ismy body,which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. v. 25. After the fame manner also he took the cup, when he had fupped, faying This cup is the new teftament in my blood: this do ye, as oftas ye drink it, in remembrance of me

z 2 Chron.30.18. For a multitude of the people, even many of EX 4 phraim,

Q. 172. May one who doubleth of his being in Chrift, or of his due preparation, come to the Lord's fupper?

4. One who doubteth of his being in Chrift, or of his due. preparation to the facrament of the Lord's fupper, may have true intereft in Chrift, tho' he be not yet affured thereof, a; and in God's account hath it, if he be duly affected with the apprehenfion of the want of it b, and unfeignedly defires to

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phraim, and Manaffeh, Iffachar,& hispromife fail for evermore? v.9. Zebulun, had not cleanfed them hathGod forgottento be gracious? felves,yetdid they eat the paffover, hath he in anger fhut up his tender otherwife then it was written but mercies? Jonah2.4. Then I faid, Hezekiahprayed for them,Saying, am caft out of thy fight; yet I will The good Lord pardon every one look again toward thy holy temple v. 19. That prepareth his heart to v.7. When my foul fainted within feek God, the Lord God of his me, I remembred the Lord, and fathers, tho he be not cleanfed ac- my prayer came in unto thee, into cording to the purification of the thine holy temple. fanctuary.Mat.26.26. And as they were eating, Jefus took bread, and bleffed it, and brake it,and gave it to the difciples, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body.

b Ifa. 54.7. For a fmall moment havel forfaken thee, but withgreat t mercies will I gather thee.v. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with ever172. alfa.50.10. Who is among lasting kindnef's will I have mercy you that feareth the Lord, that o- on thee,faith the Lord thyredeembeyeth thevoice of hisfervant, that er. v. 9. For this is as the waters walketh in darkness, and hath no of Noah unto me: for as' I have light? let him truft in the name of fworn that the waters of Noah the Lord, and fray upon his God. fhould no more go over the earth; 1 John 5. 13. These things have I to have I fworn that I would not written unto you that believe on be wroth withthee,nor rebukethee, the name of the Son of God; that v 10. For the mountain fhall deye may know that ye have eternal part,and the hills be removed,but life, andthat ye may believe on the my kindness (hall not depart from name of the Son of God. Pfal. 88. thee, neither shall the covenant of throughout. Pfal. 77. tothe12.v.1. my peace be removed, faith the I cried unto God with my voice: Lord, that hath mercy on thee. even unto God with my voice,and Mat. 5.3. Bleffed are the poor in he gave ear unto me. v. 2. In the fpirit; for theirs is the kingdom of day of my trouble I fought the heaven, v. 4.Bleffed are they that Lord; my fore ran in the night, mourn for they fhall be comfort, and ceafed not: my foul refused to ed. Plal. 31, 22, For I faid in my be comforted. v. 3. I remembred halte, I am cut offrom before thine God,and was troubled; I complain- eyes nevertheless,thou heardst the ed,andmyfpirit wasoverwhelmed, voice of my fupplications, when Selah.v. 4. Thou holdeft mine eyes I cried unto thee,Pfal. 73. 13.Vewaking. I am so troubled, that I rily I have cleanfed my heart in cannot peak, &c. v. 7. Will the vain, and washed my hands in inLord cait off for ever? and will he nocency, v. 22, So foolish was I, be favourable no more? y. 8. Ishis and ignorant: I was as a beaft bemercy clean gone for ever? doth fore thee. v, 23. Nevertheless, I

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be found in Chrift c, and to depart from iniquity d: in which cafe (becaufe promifes are made, and this facrament is ap pointed for the relief even of weak and doubting chriftians e) he is to bewail his unbelief f, and labour to have his doubts refolved g; and fo, doing, he may and ought to come to the Lord's fupper, that he may be further strengthned h. Q. 1731

am continually with thee; thou haft holden me by my right hand. Phil. 3. 8. Yea, doubtlefs,andI count all things but lofs, for the excellency of the knowledge of Chrift Jefus my Lord: for whom I havefuffered the lofs of all things, and do count them but dung that I may win Chrift,v9. And be found in him, not having mine ownrigh teoufnels, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Chrift, the righteouínefs whichis of Godby faith. Pfal. 10. 17.Lord thou haft heard the defire of the humble; thou will prepare their heart, thou wilt caufe thine ear to hear. Pfal. 42,1. As the hart panteth after the water broeks; fo panteth my foul after thee, O Gud. v. 2. My foul thirfteth forGod, for the living God: when fhall I come and appearbefore God?. v. 5, Why art thou call down, O my foul? & why art thou difquieted in me? hope thou in God, for I fhall yet praife him for the helpof hiscountenance. v. II. Why art thou caft down, O my foul? and why art thou difquited within me? hope thon in God, for I fhall yet praife him, whois the health ofmy countenance, and my God.

d2 Tim. 2. 19. Nevertheless, the foundation of God ftandeth fure having this feal, the Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Chrift, depart frominiquity, Ifa. 50, 10. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his fervant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trult in the nameof the Lord, and ftay upon his God.Plal.66. 18

If I regard iniquity in my heart! the Lord will not hear me. v.19. But verily God hath heard me: he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.v.20.Blefledbe God,which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

ella. 40. 11, He shall feed his flock like a fhepherd: he fhall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bofom, andshall gently lead thofe that are with young. v, 29. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might, he increaseth ftrength. v, 31.But they that wait upon the Lord, fhall renew their strength; they fhall mount up with wings as eagles; they fhall run, and not be weary; and they fhall walk, and not faint.Mat. 11. 28. Come unto me all ye that labour, & are heavy laden, and I will give you reft. Mat.12. 20. A bruised reedshall he not break, and fmoking flax fhall he not quench, till he fend forth judgmentuntovictory.Mat. 26.28. For this is my blood of the new teftament which is fhed for many for the remiffion of fins.

fMark9.24. Andstraightway the father of the child cried out, and faid with tears, Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief.

g Acts 2. 37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and faid unto Peter, and to the rest of theapoftles, Men and brethren, what fhall we do? Acts 16, 30. And he brought them out, and faid, Sirs, what mult I do to be faved.?

h Rom. 4. 11, And he received the fign of circumcifion, a feal of

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Q. 173. May any who profefs the faith, and defire to come to the Lord's fupper, be kept from it?

A. Such as are found to be ignorant or fcandalous, not withstanding their profeffion of the faith and defire to come to the Lord's fupper, may and ought to be kept from that facrament by the power which Chrift hath left in his church i, until they receive inftruction, and manifeft their reformationk. Q.174. What is required of them that receive the facrament of the Lord's fupper in the time of the adminiftration of it?

A. It is required of them that receive the facrament of the Lord's fupper, that, during the time of the administration of it, with all holy reverence and attention they wait upon. God in that ordinance 1, diligently obferve the facramental

the righteoufnefs of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcifed: that he night be the father of all them that believe, though they be notcircumcifed. that righteoufnefs might be imputed unto them alfo. 1Cor.11.28, But let a man examine himfelf, and fo let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

173.11Cor. 11. 27. To the end. Wherefore, whofoever fhalleat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily, fhall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. v. 28. But let a man examine himfelf, & fo let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup .v. 29. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not difcerning the Lord's body, v. 30. For this caufe many are weak and fickly among you, and many fleep. v. 31. For if we would judge our felves, we fhould not be judged, &c. to the end of the chapter. Compared with Mat. 7. 6. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs,neither caft ye your pearls before fwine, left they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rent you. And with 1 Cor. 5. Chapter to the end. And with Jude, v. 23. And others fave with fear, pulling them out of the fre; hatingeven the garmentsfpote

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ted by the flesh. And with 1 Tim, 5. 22. Lay hands fuddenly on no man, neither be partakers of other mens fins: keep thy felf pure.

k 2 Cor. 2. 7. So that contrariwife, ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, left perhaps fuch a one fhould be swallowed up with over much forrow.

174, 1 Lev. 10. 3. Then Mofes faid unto Aaron, this is it that the Lord fpake, faying, I will be fanЄtified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified.--Heb. 12.28. Wherefore we receivinga kingdomwhich cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may ferve God accep tably, with reverence and godly fear. Pfal. 5.7. But as for me, I will come into thy houfe in the multitude of thy mercy, and in thy fear will Iworfhip toward thy holytemple.1 Cor.11.17. Now in this that Ideclare unto you, I praife you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worfe. v. 26, For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do fhew the Lord's death till he come. v. 27. Wherefore, whofoever fhall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily,fhall beguilty of the body & blood of the Lord. m Exod.

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