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<HEAD>AN INSTRVCTION FOR ALL THOSE THAT INTEND to goe to the Sacrament of the <HI>Lords Supper.</HI></HEAD>
<P><LABEL>Que&s;tion.</LABEL></P>
<P><HI>_ARE you minded to goe to the Lords Supper.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>An&s;wer.</LABEL></P>
<P>Yes,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Exod. 19.</NOTE> by Gods grace to renew my Covenant with God.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>Why is it called the Lords Supper.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL>
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Mar. 14. Luk. 12. Ioh. 12.</NOTE> Becau&s;e Chri&s;t, after he had eaten the Pa&s;|chal Lambe. in&s;tituted it at evening, with his Di&s;|ciples.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q. </LABEL><HI>What did the Pa&s;chall Lambe &s;ignifie to the Iewes.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> It was a Type of Chri&s;t to come.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>But Chri&s;t being come, is the Pa&s;call Lamb, and all other Iewi&s;h rites fini&s;hed.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> Yes, and the Lord in&s;tituted in the place of it,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Heb. 12.</NOTE> his la&s;t Supper.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>To whom did Chri&s;t deliver his ble&s;&s;ed Sa|crament.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> To his Di&s;ciples.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>After what manner did Chri&s;t in&s;titute, and deliver the Sacrament.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL>
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Mat. 26.</NOTE> Fir&s;t, he ble&s;&s;ed the bread and wine.</P>
<P>Secondly, he brake the bread, and powred out the wine.</P>
<P>Thirdly, he gave it to his Di&s;ciples.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>What learne you by Chri&s;ts ble&s;&s;ing the&s;e two elements of bread and wine.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> Fir&s;t, it teacheth all Mini&s;ters to follow his example, in admini&s;tring the Sacraments.</P>
<P>Secondly, it teacheth all beholders to put a difference betweene the&s;e elements, and com|mon bread and wine.</P>
<P>Thirdly, when the Mini&s;ter breakes the bread, and powreth out the wine,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Ioh. 19.</NOTE> I call to mind, how Chri&s;ts body was broken and his blood &s;hed for my &s;innes.</P>
<P>Fourthly, that Chri&s;t gave it them, it teacheth me, that when the Mini&s;ter gives me the bread and wine, I behold God the Father offering me his Sonne: The Sonne giving him&s;elfe: And the the holy Gho&s;t &s;anctifying the action.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>How doe you receiue it.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> As I receive the bread and wine, from the hand of the Mini&s;ter, I by the hand of faith, re|ceive the body and blood of Chri&s;t, and feed on him in my heart by beleeving, to eternall life.</P>
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<HEAD>For Examination.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>Que&s;tion.</LABEL></P>
<P><HI>VVHat ought every Christian to doe before he come to the Lords Table.</HI>
<NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Cor. 11.</NOTE></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> He mu&s;t examine him&s;elfe.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>In what manner.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> Fir&s;t whether he have the knowledge of God, and of his Sonne Chri&s;t.
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Ioh. 17.</NOTE></P>
<P>Secondly, whether he hath a lively faith, to take hold on Chri&s;t and all his promi&s;es.</P>
<P>Thirdly, whether he hath a penitent heart,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Act. 2.37. 2 Cor. 7.</NOTE> and a godly &s;orrow for his &s;innes pa&s;t, with a pur|po&s;e never to &s;inne any more.</P>
<P>Fourthly, whether he hath love fir&s;t, to God, &s;econdly to his neighbour, for the Sacrament is a communion of the my&s;ticall body of Chri&s;t.
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Ioh. 15. 1 Cor. 11</NOTE></P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>What if hee wants this charity to his neigh|bour?</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> He hath no part in this communion.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>What is then to be done; onely Chri&s;ts rule.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> If thou bring thy gift to the Altar, fir&s;t be reconciled to thy brother, and then offer thy gift. <HI>Mat.</HI> 5.25.26.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>Who are el&s;e excluded.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> 1. If any man be a bla&s;phemour, and a &s;warer, he is not to partake of it.</P>
<P N="2">2. If any man be a drunkard,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">1 Cor. 11.</NOTE> come not neere this Table of the Lord, for it is not for &s;wine.</P>
<P N="3">3. If a fornicator or adulterer,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Eph. 5.3.</NOTE> hee defiles the Temple of God.</P>
<P N="4">4. If any be a prophaner of the Lords day,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Revel. 1. Fxod. 20.</NOTE> let him know hee tramples Gods eternall Law under his feete.</P>
<P N="5">5. If any be a covetous per&s;on, or an oppre&s;|&s;or of his neighbour, or a backbiter, a &s;landerer,
<NOTE PLACE="marg">Gal. 5. Rom.</NOTE> or an envious per&s;on again&s;t any, let them know: That they prophane the Lords Table, yea, they eate and drink their own damnation, becau&s;e they di&s;cerne not the Lords body.</P>
<P><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> <HI>What doth this teach the Ministers of Chri&s;t.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>A.</LABEL> To be carefull as much as in them lyeth, to &s;ee that tho&s;e that bee under their charge, bee fitted and prepared before they receive the&s;e ho|ly Mi&s;teries.</P>
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