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duty_n	child_n	master_n	wife_n	2,782	5	6.2775	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14114	A silver watch-bell The sound wherof is able (by the grace of God) to win the most profane worldling, and carelesse liuer, if there be but the least sparke of grace remaining in him, to become a true Christian indeed, that in the end he may obtaine euerlasting saluation. Wherunto is annexed a treatise of the holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper.	Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620.	1605 (1605)	STC 24421; ESTC S106042	114,862	276

sée also that the Wine is made of many clusters of grapes yet after it is made is but one onely wine in like sort must the Christians which are many in themselues bée ioyned together throught loue into one body which is the Church whereof Iesus Christ ought to bée the onely head and leader But wée must note that this loue whereunto we are exhorted by so many reasons of the Supper cannot bee where there is enuie brawling contentions rancour debate and diuision and therefore before wée come to the Supper which is a witnes of our agréement as well with Christ as with his congregation if wee haue had any strife and contention with our brethren wée must louinglie reconcile our selues vnto them If any man haue offended vs wée must franckely and fréely forgiue our brethren h Mat. 5.23.44 yea our enemies as wée would that our good GOD should pardon vs and as wée sée how IESVS CHRIST our Lorde hath left vs an example of his loue when he praied to GOD his Father for his enemies which put him to death i Luke 23.34 as wée read also that Saint Stephen did the same k Acts. 7.60 Againe wée must also marke that this loue ought to bee practised in all estates Kings must loue their subiects they must be Nurces l Esai 49.23 of the Churche of GOD louers of common peace they must vse their people with all moderation and clemencie So likewise must the people honor the King m 1. Pet. 2.13 14.15 Ro. 13.2.3 they must pay him their tribute faithfullie they must be obedient to all his Lieftenants and Officers The Pastour must loue his flocke n Acts. 20.28.31 1. Pet. 5.2.3 hée must watch take paines and pray incessantly for it o. Sa. 12.13 So likewise must the shéepe loue their Pastour the fathers their children the children their fathers and mothers the wife the husband and the husband the wife the maisters their seruantes and the seruants their maisters and euery one in his calling must endeuour to exercise loue in that vocation wherevnto God hath called him For otherwise it wil be impossible for vs to doe our dueties faithfully aswel towards God as towards men if the rule of loue doe not guide and gouerne vs in all our doings Other necessarie obseruations for them that will come to the Lordes Table IN the foure Articles aforesaid consisteth the true examining of our selues notwithstanding we must take good héede to these poynts and notes which follow First wée haue to note that wée must not cast our heads and bende our braines to examine curiously another mās life as many do which stretch out and scanne so narrowly the blemishes of their brethren that they forget their owne It is to be wished and wée must procure it as much as lyeth in vs that the Church of God may be maintained in purity without shew of offence But forsomuch as in this world corne shall alwaies be mixed with chaffe wéedes with wheate Mat. 3.12 Mat. 13 24 Mat. 13.47 Mat 10. Mat. 25. good fishe with bad Iudas with true Apostles foolishe Virgins with wise yet none of vs must be affended therefore And moreouer let euery man indeuour to finde that perfection in himselfe which he desireth to bring into an other Secondly we must not thinke that faith repentance giuing of thankes and loue and other vertues which GOD requireth of vs can be perfect here in this worlde for there will be alwaies in vs what regenerate and newe borne soeuer wée be some remnantes of sinne of incredulitie of lacke of repentance of vnthankfulnesse selfe loue which is directly contrary and opposite to the true loue of our neighbour As long as we liue the flesh will fight against the Spirit Rom. 7.23.8.6.7 Galat. 5.1 1. Pet. 5.8 the Diuel and the worlde will make warre against vs as the life of the Patriarches Prophettes and Apostles doe sufficiently witnesse vnto vs so that euen to the last breath of our life we shall haue néede to craue of our God that he would forgiue vs our sinnes through his sonne Iesus Christ Notwithstanding so farre it is that the imperfections which are in vs should cause vs to drawe backe from God and from this holy banquet that rather so that we are displeased with our selues for them they ought to cause vs to come the sooner to the intent that as poore famished creatures we might more gréedily with greater desire receiue Iesus Christ which is the true shepheard of our soules Thirdly although it be not required of the worthy comming to the Supper to haue a perfect faith perfect repentance perfect giuing of thanks perfect Loue yet must they be notwithstanding true and procéede from the heart and from the spirit Our faith must not be feigned our repentance must not bée counterfeit and painted as that of hipocrites the thanks which we giue to GOD must not come onely from the mouth neither must we loue our brethren in word onely and not in déede but let the whole profession of our faith and Christian life aboue all things bée farre from ostentation and hypocrisie so that we take more paines to be good Christians in déede and before God then to be so counted and taken before men Of those that refuse wilfully BVt as there are many which do amisse in presenting themselues vnworthily to the Communion so there are manie which doe amisse on the contrary side in that they wil by no meanes come nor present themselues to this holie banket for feare of communicating as they say vnwoorthily and so consequently to be culpable of the body and blood of Iesus Christ But let them that abstaine of set purpose from the Lordes holy table knowe that it is no lesse faulte vpon an vnthankfulnesse and contempte to abstaine from the holie and sacred meates which God presenteth to vs at the Supper then to receiue it vnworthily as we see that a Patient which being very sicke maketh no account of the receyte and dyet which the Phisitian hath prescribed is no lesse faultie then hee which abuseth or vseth it not competently as the Phisitian hath appointed Therefore let not this sorte of people flatter themselees as though by this meanes they could be excused doth before God men seeing that it is a most certaine truthe that so hainous an ingratitude is in no wise to be admitted or worthy excuse For first of all such men doe willingly contemne the commandement of Iesus Christ which saith to all his Do this take yee eate yee Secondlie they contemne the blessed remembraunce of the death and Passion of the Sonne of GOD who commaundeth all the faithfull to celebrate the Supper in remembraunce of him Thirdly they contemne the price of their redemption that is to say the precious body and blood of Iesus Christ which are giuen distributed to all faithfull Christians in the Supper according as it is saide This is my body