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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	body_n	earth_n	spirit_n	6,743	5	5.1226	4	true

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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

of ●ryall tribulation Sicknesse and ●ther aduersitie to consider ●hat howsoeuer by sicknesse per●ecution imprisonment c they ●ay bee kept from partaking of ●is holy banquet they cannot ●e kept from partaking of Christ ●y faith and howsoeuer they ●ay be seperated from the con●regation and societie of the faithful yet they haue stil a secret and sweete fellowship societie with Christ their head who will accept of the will for the deede and answer the desires of their Soules when they cannot come vnto his ordinance with a gracious supply of his owne spirit Now as we haue heard what it is to eate Christ viz. to beleeue in Christ and that it is a priuiledg that belongs only vnto the faithfull so to doe So now we are to obserue our spirituall vnion which by this meanes wee shall haue with Christ The Godly haue communion with Christ in this Sacrament For this word Eate and Drinke serues to set out vnto vs our Spirituall vnion and communion that we haue with Christ being made now bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh That as verily as wee see and feele our bodyes to bee nourished and fed by the outward elements So euen so vndoubtedly are our soules likewise nourished strengthened by the body and bloud of Iesus Christ applyed by Faith So as the true beleeuer becomes now assured that Christ Iesus with all the merits of his death and passion becomes to be his righteousnesse and obedience and doth ●ruly belong vnto him seeing Christ is his Euen as truly as Bread and Wine is turned into his substance and becomes his so Christ and his benefites becomes ●is likewise Christ in this Sacrament doth giue the true beleeuer a sure possession of himselfe So that the Instruction Doct. 5 that doth arise hence to the ●ndlesse comfort of euery true ●eleeuer is That Christ Iesus in this Sa●rament of his Supper doth giue vnto the true beleeuer a sure possession of himselfe And heereby wee come to bee ingrafted into Christ and to haue a spiritual being in him So that as the spirituall eateing of Christ consisteth in faith by the which the true beleeuer doth truly partake of Christ so doth it in a consequent and effect of faith which is our spirituall vnion and coniunction we haue with Christ And this the Apostle calleth a Great mistery Speaking of Christ and his Church Ephe. 5.32 for what vnion can be greater or stronger then that which is betweene the thing nourshing and the thing nourished The cup of blessing saith Paul which we blesse is it not the communion of the bloud of Christ 1 Cor. 10.16 And the bread which we breake is it not the communion of the body of Christ And the Bread and wine are not onely pleadges of what shall bee bestowed vpon ●s but effectuall meanes to con●erre exhibite the things promised vnto vs. Yet what can be ●earer vnto vs then our Meate ●nd Drinke Wee can haue no ●reater interest into any thing ●hen in our foode for that is part ●f our selues and turnes into our ●ery substance and there is no ●●e member of the body but ●ceiues life and strength from ● what then can more liuely ex●resse this vnion and coniuncti●n that wee haue with Christ then ●read and Wine in this Sacra●ent doth ● am not ignorant how the spi● of God in the Scripture doth ●der diuers similitudes labour ● set out this our vnion and coniunction with Christ as by the Similitude of a Marriage the strongest coniunction tha● can be betwixt any By a building whereof Christ is the foundation By a tree whereof Chri● is the Roote wee the branches Nay more which is strange the● is scarce two things in nature come to bee made one But th● spirit of God in some one plac● or other doth borrowe a comparison from the same to expres● our vnion and communion tha● wee haue with Christ But amongst al other things none ca● more liuely set out the same vnt● vs then this Sacrament doth where Christ doth in a most liuely manner communicate himselfe vnto the true beleeuer 〈◊〉 the which he comes to be tran●formed and trans-changed int● into the Godly Nature 2. Pet. 1.4 making vs one with himselfe Obiect But Christ is in heauen and we are vpon earth how then can ●t bee that wee are vnited vnto him Answ I answere that though Christ ●e in heauen and we on earth ●o distance of place can hinder his vnion inasmuch as it is spi●ituall and so hath Christ promi●ed to be present with hi● church ●nto the end of the world Ioh. 14. spiri●ally We may see this to bee ●eare by the members of Christs ●ysticall body howsoeuer they ●e scattered and dispersed tho●wout the whol earth and haue ●uer seene each other yet are ●otwithstanding knit together ● the bond of one spirit into an ●ly Communion Note and haue in ●em a fellow feeling of the miseries one of another Then why should wee doubt but that the head and members of this mysticall body are also one by the same spirite though Christ be in heauen and wee vpon earth There needes not any corporall presence for the effecting of this vnion his spirite is sufficient while we abide heere which is giuen to all that truely beleeue Now from this ground of a Christian mans vnion with Chris● there proceedes many comforts Comforts arising from our vnion with Christ First then seeing we are vnite● vnto Christ and made one wit● him heere-hence ariseth a not●ble comfort That the Lord Iesus Christ 1 Comfort who sanctified o● Nature that hee might assum● it hee will also sanctifie vs i● asmuch as hee hath vnited vs vnto himselfe It is not so leaft vnto vs to doe as that the Lord Iesus Christ will bee a meere patient but hee hath taken it into his owne hand to perfourme Moses may marry an AEthiopian but hee cannot change her colour but the Lord Iesus Christ shall make to himselfe a glorious Church Eph. 5.27 not hauing spot nor wrinkle And from him shal we haue such a garment as shall couer all our nakednesse from Gods sight Euen Christ our righteousnesse who being vnited vnto vs and we vnto him shal couer vs therwith For shall the woman in the Gospell but touch Christs garment be cured and ●hal we be incorporated into his body Mat. 9.20 and made one with him and not haue the running sores of our corruptions stayd and more and more solued in vs by the worke of Gods Spirite that is in vs. 2 Comfort Secondly we haue by our vnion with Christ a communion of estates for being vnited vnto him he must needes be touched with compassion of our infirmities This is clearely to be seene in a naturall body as the Apostle witnesseth 1. Cor. 12.16 If one member suffer all suffer with it The foote cannot be payned but the head is affected with it one finger cannot