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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	charity_n	faith_n	true_a	4,242	5	5.3696	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16604	A preparation to the receiving of the Sacrament, of Christs Body and Bloud Directing weake Christians how they may worthily receiue the same. By W. Bradshavv. With a profitable treatise of the same argument, written by another.; Direction for the weaker sort of Christians	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.; Hildersam, Arthur, 1563-1632. aut	1617 (1617)	STC 3511; ESTC S116327	84,852	387

for the preparing and making of vs fit and worthy to come to the Lords table A. No man can be worthy and fit to come vnto the Lords table that 1 doth not vnfainedly h Col. 3.13 Mat. 18.35 forgiue al that haue any way offended him i RO. 12.19 1 The. 5.15 and cast off all purpose and desire of reuenge 2. that is not willing in loue obedience to God and desire to win his neighbor vnto peace to k Ps 34.14 120 7 Mat. 5.23 24 seeke reconciliation with all such as hee hath been at variance with yea l Gen. 13.8 1 Pet. 5 5 though they be his inferiours and m Matth. 18.15 though the offence beganne on their part 3. that doth not n 1 Thes 3 12 loue al men euen o Mat. 5.44 his enemies and that p 1 Io. 3.18 Eph. 4.32 Rom. 12.9 not in word only but in deed and truth being ready by all meanes to do them good 4. that doth not beare an q Mat. 12.50 1 Ioh. 3.14 entire and brotherly affection to all the godly r Psa 16.3 abounding so much the more in loue to them as hee seeth the graces of God to abound in them Reasons of the necessi thereof Q. How may it appeare that this charity you speake of is so necessary as that without it none can receiue this Sacrament worthily A. First because it is Å¿ Matt. 5 23 24 1 Tim. 2 8 1 Pet. 3 7 1 Pet. 2.1.2 Iam. 1.20 oft said in the holy scriptures that no seruice wee doe to God caÌ„ be acceptable vnto him or profitable to our selues while we be out of charity with our neighbors Secondly aboue all the parts of Gods seruice charity is principally required in the receiuing of this sacrament because as t 1 Cor. 10 16 17 wee do herein make open profession of our vnion with Christ with his Church so one principall end for which it was instituted was to confirm increase our loue one towards another Yea what benefit soeuer is offered therein vnto vs u Eph. 3.6 4 16 wee can no other way be capable of then as we are vnited and knit together as liuely feeling meÌ„bers to the whole body of Gods Church Which also was the cause why our Sauiour in the institution of this sacrament and administring it to his Disciples x Iohn 13 14.34 35 laboured with theÌ„ in nothing so much as to confirme them in loue and charity one with another Thirdly it is not possible that any man should y 1 co 13.2 haue true faith that wanteth charity or z Mat. 6 12 14 15 18 35 bee assured that God hath pardoned his sins that is not able to forgiue them that haue offended him The vse of the former doctrine Q. What vse is to be made of this doctrine concerning the necessity of charity in all them that desire this Sacrament to their comfort A. To perswade euery Christian as at all other times so especially then when he prepareth himself to com to the Lords table to striue against his vncharitablenesse and seriously to labour to bring his heart vnto this loue that hath been described Motiues to perswade to forgiue wrongs Q. But seeing we are al by nature void of hearty loue euen towards them that neuur wronged vs maruellously prone to suspect backbite and malice al men yea wee are vnnaturall vnkind and vnthankefull euen towards them to whom we are most neerely bound tell me by what meanes wee may be perswaded to forgiue and beare this hearty loue to them that are our enemies A. It shall be profitable for vs to consider of these things following First that that which we haue to forgiue the greatest enemy we can possibly haue is z Matt. 18 24 28 nothing in comparison to that which wee desire and hope the Lord will forgiue vs. And that the Lord a Mat. 6.15 18 15 will neuer remit to vs that were his enemies the ten thousand talents wee owe to him if wee bee not able to remit to our brother the hundred pence that hee oweth vs and that if wee did rightly beleeue consider how merciful kind the Lord hath bin vnto vs how much he hath forgiuen vs b Mat. 18.33 1 Ioh. 4.11 wee could not chuse but readily cheerfully forgiue and loue our greatest enemies because he will haue vs to doe so Secondly that the man whom we so hate c Ge. 50.17 Mat. 18.33 24 49 is our fellow seruant professor of the same Religion with vs yea our brother d Ge. 13.8 Act. 7.26 Mal. 2.10 1 Pet. 3.7 that hath the Lord to his father the true Church for his mother as well as we and is fellow heire with vs of the grace of life And admit he be yet vncalled and a most wicked man yet he is one whom wee see the Lord our God e Mat. 5.45 Rom. 2.4 vouchsafeth many fauours vnto whose conuersion he seeketh by all meanes f Ioh. 3.16 1 Ioh. 2.2 yea whom he hath so deerly tenderly loued that he spared not his owne Son but sent him to indure infinite torments in soule body euen for him that there is no grace in vs nor loue vnto God g 1 Ioh. 5.1 if we cannot loue them that we see are so deare vnto him Thirdly that our enemy h Esa 10 5 45 7 Lam. 3.37 Iob 1 21 2 Sa. 16.10 is but the Lords instrument and the wrongs he hath done vs are not permitted only but sent from God and that though our enemy hath no iust cause giuen him to deale so with vs i Ps 39.9 119.75 yet the Lord hath and therfore when we can discerne the Lords iust hand in the wrongs are done vs and receiue that spirituall profit which Gods childreÌ„ haue alwaies receiued by his corrections k 2 Sam. 16 10 Iob 1.20.21 we shall haue no iust cause to rage against him whoÌ„ the Lord vseth as his instrument to humble and reform vs by Fourthly that l Eccl. 7 23.24 Gal 6 1 wee our selues haue either wroÌ„ged others as much as our enemy hath done vs or at least we haue bin prone to doe it and m 2 Chro. 28. 10 how can wee so much abhor another for that fault which wee our selues are so subiect vnto Lastly that the hurt we haue receiued froÌ„ our enemy or that we can doe to him by priuate reuenge is not comparable to that which we shall doe to our selues if wee continue in malice For besides that we do thereby make God our enemy and n Pro. 24.17 18 and 25 21 22 20 22 Num. 12.3 9 10 2 Sa. 16 12 cut our selues from all hope that he should take our part reuenge our quarrell wee do also depriue our selues of all benefit by the word Sacraments and praier as I

or for the exercise of our patience charity and that c Psa 94.1 20-23 37.5.6 1 Pet. 4.19 he will be reuenged of such an enemy and deale far better for vs if wee can commit our cause to him then either our selues or any Magistrate could haue done Q. You haue shewed that none can be fit to receiue this Sacrament vnlesse hee can find in himself those six graces that are mentioned by you tell me now is this all that is required for our preparation to this Sacrament A. No for those that are regenerated haue both faith and repentance and true charity d 1 Cor. 11.30 32 may receiue this Sacrament vnworthily if they be not carefull to renew stir vp these graces in themselues at such times as they intend to com vnto the Lords table How our faith is to be renewed ere we com to the Lords table Q. How must we renew our faith when wee prepare our selues to come to the Lords Table A. First we must * 2 cor 13.5 diligeÌ„tly re-examine try it by the causes fruits therof that we may be more assured it is indeed the liuely and iustifying faith of Gods elect Secondly we must take paines to bring our hearts both to e Mar. 9.24 a sight and sense of our infidelity of the weaknes of our faith and f Lu. 17.5 to a true care desire to be confirmed in it by this sacrament as also to an vnfained resolution to vse al g Ro. 16.17 good means whereby to strengthen it and to shun the meanes that may weaken the same Q. How must we renew our repentance when we prepare our selues to come to the Lords Table How repeÌ„tance is to be renewed before we come there A. Wee must labour to bring our harts first to h Ier. 3.13 a sight sense of our particular sins especially those which we haue fallen into since we last renewed our couenant with GOD in this Sacrament Secondly i 2 Cor. 7.1 vnto a true care to cleanse our selues from theÌ„ by sincere repentance and desire to obtain both further assurance of the pardon of theÌ„ strength against them by receiuing of this Sacrament Thirdly to k Psa 119 106. 85.8 an vnfained resolution not to fall into them againe but to shun all the shewes and occasions of them and to serue God with more conscience and care then heretofore we haue done How our charity is to be renewed Q. How must wee renue our charitie when wee prepare our selues to come vnto the Lords Table A. We must endeuour to bring our hearts first to a sight and sense l Iam. 4.5 of our great want of true loue pronenes vnto malice and contention Secondly to m Ro. 12.18 a true care of reconciliation with all men and willingnesse to seek it desire to receiue strength by this SacrameÌ„t against our vncharitablenesse and to be confirmed and increased by it in our vnfained loue to all men specially to the children of God Thirdly to n Psa 119 57.112 an vnfained resolution to continue in that vnity loue that we make shew of at our comming to this Sacrament That weak Christians are not to forbeare communicating in the Lords Supper Q. You haue shewed what those graces be which euery one must find in himself that doth desire to receiue this sacrament with comfort that it is not sufficient to haue them but that a man that hath them must also labour to stir them vp and renue them in himselfe at euery time when hee prepareth reth himself to come to this SacrameÌ„t tel me now what doe you thinke of them that though they doe finde those graces you haue mentioned to bee in them in some measure yet do feele them to be so weake and imperfect and the contrary corruptions so strong that they are much troubled with the sight and sense therof may such presume to com to the lords supper with any assurance that they shal receiue it worthily A. They may if they can find 1, Mar. 9.24 that those weake graces that are in them are ioyned with a desire to grow in grace and 2 Mar. 9.24 Luk. 24.17 that the imperfectioÌ„s that they find in themselues be such as they can vnfainedly grieue for and striue against 3. that the flesh and the corruptions thereof are in them o Eph. 4.22 as the old man dying decaying continually and the spirit with the fruits therof like p Eph. 4.22 the new man alwaies growing and waxing stronger in them Yea such as these notwithstanding their wants and corruptions are of all others the fittest to come vnto this Sacrament Q. How may that appear A. First because the disciples whoÌ„ our Sauior himselfe admitted to this Sacrament in the first instition thereof q Matt. 26.31 34 40 Mar. 14.40 Luk. 22.49 50 Lu. 24.11 Marke 16 13 14 Lu. 24.45 Iohn 20.9 were at that time far from perfection and full of infirmities Secondly the Lords Supper is ordained r Ro. 4.11 to coÌ„firm our faith al the fruits of it which we should haue no need of if any grace were perfect in vs to be the Sacrament of our spirituall nourishment which none caÌ„ be so fit to receiue as they that out of the sense of their weakenes readines to faint do most feel the need they haue of it Thirdly if none might receiue it that feele corruption and want of grace in themselues then had it been instituted altogether in vain seeing Å¿ 1 Cor. 13 9.12 Gal. 5.17 the best of Gods children while they liue in the flesh are regenerated but in part And this doth infallibly argue a maÌ„ to be in the state of grace t Mat. 5.3 4.6 Ro. 7.15.25 wheÌ„ he so feels his corruptions wants that he can grieue for them and striue against them vnfainedly desire to grow in grace Q. You haue shewed what the points be wherin we must examine our selues before we come to the Lords table Praier to be vsed before we come to the Lords Supper but is this all that wee must doe in the preparing of our harts vnto this Sacrament A. No but we must also both in secret before we come vnto the publike assembly when we come there ioyning with the coÌ„gregation make humble faithfull earnest prayer vnto God as for the pardoÌ„ of al our sins specially our coÌ„ming so oft heeretofore to his holy table with vnprepared hearts so for his blessing vpon that indeuor which we haue now vsed for our preparation and for his gracious supply of whatsoeuer hath bin wanting therein and for his assistance in this holy action that we are to take in hand That it is not necessarily required to receiue the Sacrament fasting Q. Is it also necessary to our preparatioÌ„ that we come fasting to this SacrameÌ„t or do they sin

hungring and thirsting after Christ Iesus and his merits Q. Whence doth this appetite arise A. From a sence of the weakenesse of our Faith Repentance and a desire to haue them strengthned Act. 2 37 c. XV. Q. How may vvee come to this true sence A. By preparing our selues before hand therevnto Q. How are wee to prepare our selues A. By examining the sincerity of our Faith and Repentance by the speciall fruites thereof 1 Cor. 11 28. Q. What are they A. A constant and conscionable care to vse all meanes for the getting and increasing of them and a resolute purpose indeuour to obey God in all things for Christs sake XVI Q. What if we be vnworthy receiuers of this Sacrament A. Wee shall then eat and drinke our owne Iudgement 1 Corin. 11.27 29. Q. What if wee contemne or neglect to receiue this Sacrament A. We therein declare that wee contemne or neglect that which is signified thereby and offered therein 1 Corinth 11.29 Q. What if we receiue the same worthily A. Wee shall receiue thereby Christ himselfe and in him more more assurance of our saluation 1 Cor. 10.16 Q. VVhat if wee shall bee vniustly put from this Communion A. God in this case will accept our will for the deed FINIS The Doctrine of Communicating worthily in the Lords SVPPER Deliuered by way of Question and Answer for the more familiar instruction of the simple By A. H. The fifth Edition reviewed and corrected by the Author LONDON Printed by Iohn Beale for Ioyce Macham Widow 1617. To the Reader GOod Reader after I had yeelded to the publishing of mine owne poore meditations vpon 1 Cor. 11.23 there came to my hands in writing this ensuing Treatise written some yeeres since by a godly and faithfull Pastor for the direction of his owne people in the worthy receiuing of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper at what time hee was first called vnto them In the perusall whereof I being in my selfe well perswaded of the fulnesse and perspicuity of that doctrine of preparation which it propoundeth to intreat of the orderly method of euery part thereof the plaine and familiar handling of the matter that it did supply many needfull points of instruction that are wanting in mine owne Treatise I was earnest with the Author to giue me leaue to publish the same and to adioyne it as an ornament and helpe vnto mine which with much impportunitie at length I haue obtained For the spirituall good that thou shalt receiue thereby blesse the Lord and pray for the Author that God would restore him again to that former libertie in his Church which heeretofore to the glory of God and the comfort of many a Christian soule he hath enioyed Thine in the Lord W. B. The Summe and Contents of the Doctrine following NOne can receiue worthily that prepareth not himselfe carefully Page 2 Three reasons for the necessity of examination page 3 The first vse of this doctrine Page 8 Ministers bound to examine the communicants Page 9 The people ought willingly to yeeld to be examined the reasons why Page 10 The worthy receiuers are not depriued of the benefit of the Sacrament in communicating with them which are vnworthy Page 12 Yet it maketh to the comfort of the worthy receiuer to communicate with the godly Page 13 A second vse of the Doctrine touching the necessity of preparation Page 14 A sincere desire to the SacrameÌ„t necessary to the worthy receiuing of it Page 17 This desire must rise from the consideration Page 18 1. Of the necessity of this Sacrament Page 19 2. Of the benefits receiued thereby Page 20 For thereby 1 wee make solemne profession of our faith Page 20 2. We binde our selues to continue in the faith Page 21 3 We receiue confirmation and increase of faith Page 22 For it assureth vs that through the merits of Christ we shall perseuere in the state of grace Page 23 1 By presenting most sensibly and cleerely Christ and his passion and the benefits receiued thereby Page 26 For wee haue heere not one element only to represent his body but another to represent his bloud Page 28 The bread is broken and the wine poured out in our sight Page 30 We haue heere not meat alone but meat and drinke Page 32 Yea the elements we receiue here are bread and wine Page 34 Wee eate the bread and drinke the wine Page 36 2 By offering vnto vs and applying Christ and the merit of his passion most particularly Page 36 3 By exhibiting verily and giuing Christ vnto vs and the merit of his passion Page 37 For Christ is indeede present with this Sacrament and truely giuen and receiued in it Page 38 Yet is not Christ corporally present there Page 39 Though the bread wine be called the body and bloud of Christ Page 43 4 By representing and confirming to vs our coÌ„munion with all the faithfull Page 44 This Sacrament is to be administred publikely Page 46 Reasons against priuate coÌ„munions Page 50 The benefit aforesaid not to bee receiued by any vse of bread and wine but only in this Sacrament Page 53 For only here they are consecrated Page 54 We may receiue the Sacrament from none but the Minister of the Word Page 56 How farre forth it is needfull that the Word bee preached at all times when the Sacrament is to bee administred Page 62 The elements being consecrated are not changed in their substance but in their vse onely Page 64 The vse of the Doctrine concerning that desire to the Sacrament which is to be in euery communicant Page 68 That wee are bound to receiue this Sacrament as oft as it is administred Page 70 Want of charity or other worldly distractions no sufficient excuse for not receiuing Page 73 The great fault of them which receiue this Sacrament without any desire or sincere appetite Page 76 How farre forth Magistrates may command and compell their subiects to receiue this Sacrament Page 77 Knowledge is necessary to the worthy receiuing of this Sacrament Page 79 Reasons of this Doctrine Page 81 Vse of this Doctrine Page 83 Faith is necessary to the worthy receiuing of this Sacrament Page 85 Reasons of this Doctrine Page 86 What motiues there are in the Word to perswade a man to beleeue Page 88 Vse of the Doctrine concerning the necessity of faith Page 90 Repentance is necessary for the worthy receiuing of this Sacrament Page 93 Reasons of this Doctrine Page 94 The vse of this Doctrine Page 95 Newnesse of life necessary to the worthy receiuing of this Sacrament Page 99 Reasons why it is necessary Page 99 The vse of the Doctrine Page 101 Charity necessary to the worthy receiuing of this Sacrament Page 102 Reasons of the necessity thereof Page 104 The vse of the Doctrine Page 106 Motiues to perswade to forgiue wrongs Page 106 How farre forth a Christian is bound to loue and thinke well of all men Page 111 How farre forth wee

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