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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

Gal. 3 13. Q. Was there no other meanes to saue vs A. No verily Acts 4.12 Rom. 7.23 24. * Q. Doth our Sauiour Christ then continue still vnder death A. No but hee rose againe the third day and ascended into heauen there sitteth in all glory at the right hand of his Father making intercession for vs Ioh. 20 Mat. 28. Acts 1. Acts 2 31. 1 Cor. 15. Mark 16.19 VI. Q. Shall all men bee saued by Christ A. No but such only if they be of yeeres as by Faith and Repentance become new men Eph. 3 17. Col. 2 12. Ioh. 3 16. 1 12. Act. 13 39. Mar. 1 4 15. Acts 20.21 Ioh. 6 35. Q. What is Faith A. A confidence in the merits of Christ onely for saluation Act. 16 31. Iohn 1 12. Q. What is Repentance A. An vnfained hatred of all sin for Christs sake Acts 3 19. 2 Cor. 7 10 11. Mat. 3 7 8 10. VII Q. By what meanes do we attaine vnto Faith and Repentance ordinarily A. By the preaching of Gods Word Ephes 1.31 Rom. 10.17 Q. What is Gods Word Answ His reuealed will contained in the writings of the Prophets and Apostles 2 Tim. 3.15 16. 2 Pet. 1.20 Luk. 24.27 2 Pet. 3.2 Q. What were those Prophets and Apostles A. Men that writ by diuine inspiration 2 Ti. 3.16 2 Pet. 1.21 * Q. What be the parts of Gods Word A. The Law and the Gospell * Q. What is the Law A. That part of Gods word which sheweth the cursed estate that all men are in by reason of sinne Galath 3.19 Rom. 3.20 * Q. What is the Gospell A. That part of Gods word which sheweth how wee are freed from that curse by Iesus Christ Act. 16.30 Iohn 3.16 Mar. 1.1 VIII * Q. Where is Gods Word ordinarily preached A. In the Churches of Christ * Q. What are the Churches of Christ A. Holy Assemblies ioining ordinarily and orderly together in the worship of God 1. Cor. 1.2 and 2. 2 Cor. 1.1 Tit. 1.5 * Q. Wherein consists the worship of God A. In hearing the Word receiuing the Sacraments and Prayer Mat. 28.18 9. Act. 15.21 1 Tim. 2.1 1 Corin. 11.23 IX * Q. By whom is the Word of God preached A. By the Ministers of Christ Eph. 4.11 12. * Q. Who are the Ministers of Christ A. Such as hauing gifts giuen them of God are set a part by the Church to preach the Word admininister the Sacraments and to bee the mouth of the people vnto God in prayer Heb. 5.4 Rom. 10.15 Rom. 1.20 X * Q. Doe all attaine vnto Faith Repentance vnto whom the Word is preached A. No but those onely in whom God of his speciall grace works the same by his owne Spirit Act. 16 14. Eph. 2.8 Rom. 10.17 * Q. Who are those A. His Elect. Acts 13 48. * Q. What are they A. Such as from all eternitie he hath purposed to saue by Iesus Christ Rom. 9 22.23 1 Thes 5 9. * Q. Is there any thing in them aboue others that moueth God hereunto A. Nothing in the world but his owne meere good will pleasure Eph. 1.4 5 11. Rom. 9 18-22 * Q. Why doth hee vouchsafe this grace to some A. For the praise of his glorious Mercy Ro. 9 23. * Q. Why doth he deny this grace to other some A. For the praise of his glorious Iustice Rom. 9.22 XI * Q. What shall be the estate of those that attaine vnto Faith Repentance A. They shall in this life daily grow and increase therein Psa 1 3. * Q. by what speciall means shall they grow and increase therein A. By the due vse of the Word Sacraments and Prayer * Q. But what shall their estate bee after this life A. There sonles shall goe to heauen and there remaine till the last day and then both body and soule shall bee vnited againe and both shal continue with Christ in all glory in heauen for euer and euer * Q. What is the last day A. A day of generall Iudgement wherein all flesh shall be raised from death and receiue finall sentence from God for that which they haue done in this life Matth. 25 31 c. * Q. VVhat sentence shall passe vpon those that repent and beleeue in Christ A. They shall bee acquit from all their sins and receiued into euerlasting glory Mat. 25 24. * Q. What sentence shall passe vpon the rest A. All their sinnes shall bee discouered and laid to their charges and they shall bee cast body and soule into hell fire Mat. 25.41 c. XII Q. How many Sacraments are there A. Two Baptisme and the Lords Supper Mat. 28 19. 1 Cor. 11 23 c. * Q. What is Baptisme A. A mysticall washing with water in the name of the Father Sonne and holy Ghost Tit. 3 5. Mat. 28 1● * Q. What doth water specially signifie A. The bloud of Christ Eph. 5.25 * Q. What doth the washing signifie A. That we are freed from the guilt of sinne and sanctified by the merits of Christ especially by his death and bloud-shedding Ephes 5.26 Mar. 1.4 Act. 2.38 Tit. 3.5 1 Cor. 6.11 * Q. Who are to be admitted to Baptisme A. All that truely professe Faith and Repentance and their Infants Act. 2.38 39. Act. 8.37 Gen. 17.7 1. Cor. 7 14. * Q. VVho are those A. Such as doe nothing that is manifestly contrary therunto in the knowledge of men or if they haue done any thing giue good signes of special repentance for the same * Q. How oft are they to be baptised A. Onely once * Q. When are they to be Baptised A. Assoon as they can be admitted thereto by the Church where they are called to liue Act. 2.41 8 36. 10.7 XIII Q. VVhat is the Supper of the Lord A. A mysticall communion in breaking and eating of bread and drinking of wine in speciall remembrance of Christ Matth. 26.26 1 Cor. 10.16 Q. What doth the bread and wine signifie A. The Body bloud of Christ 1 Cor. 10.16 Q. What doth the breaking of the bread signifie A. Those paines hee indured in soule and body for our saluation especially vpon the Crosse 1 Cor. 11 24. Q. What doth the eating of the bread and drinking of the wine signifie A. That by the vertue of his merits especially of his death and bloud-shedding applied to vs by Faith we are not only freed from eternall death in hell but shall liue with him in heauen for euer and euer Q. Who are to bee admitted to the receiuing of this Sacrament A. All that hauing beene baptised continue in the true profession of Faith and Repentance 1 Cor. 11.27 28 29. Q. How oft are they to receiue the same A. As oft as it may conueniently bee administred in that Church in which they haue calling to liue Act. 2.42 20.7 XIIII Q. VVho are woorthy Receiuers of this Sacrament A. Such as bring a holy appetite therevnto Mat. 5.6 Q. What is that appetite A. A spiritual

of God If we can finde these properties in our soules then haue wee found in our selues so many infallible signes and tokens that our Faith hath a true and sound ground CHAP. IIII. Of the triall of our Faith by the Obiect or matter thereof SEcondly wee are to try and examine our Faith in Christ whether it bee true and liuely no or yea by the obiect and matter thereof The obiect and matter of true Faith is That diuine truth which God in his Word hath reuealed vnto vs. For if the testimony of GOD in his Word be the ground of our Faith then that truth which is reuealed in the Word must needes bee the obiect and matter therof Now forasmuch as there was neuer any one man that could euer atttaine vnto the knowledge of all euery particular truth reuealed in the word of God the readiest meanes heerein to try our Faith is by such maine fundamentall truths therein contained and plainely taught vpon which all other truths doe in some sort depend and vnto which they are to be reduced And therefore let vs examine our consciences in these points 1 VVhether doe wee vnfainedly beleeue the the Mysterie of the Trinitie the Creation of the world the fall of Adam the Incarnation death resurrection and ascension of Iesus Christ That there shall bee a rising againe of all flesh from death to life a generall day of Iudgement that there is a heauen a hell an euerlasting life for some and an eternall death for othersome after this life And such other grounds of Religion euidently contained in the word of God and collected and proued by the same in our ordinary confessions of Faith and Catechismes 2 More specially whether we beleeue that the Law of God the a Mat. 22 4 sum whereof is contained in the ten Cōmandements is a b Ro. 7.12 9 14 15 16 holy perfect and iust Law And such a Law as God may iustly binde euery man to the obedience of euery Commandement therein contained And Psal 19 7 Deut. 6.2 4 5 whether we beleeue that hee that perfectly keepeth this Law is d Deut. 28 15 Gal. 3.10 Rom. 6.23 2 Thes 1.9 is a blessed and happy man 3 VVhether wee beleeue That e the breach of this Law deserueth euerlasting death condemnation And that God in f Rom. 9 13 14 his iustice may punish euerlastingly in hell fire the breakers thereof 4 VVhether we beleeue That g Rom. 3 10 11 12 20 23 5 12 Prou. 20 8 all men liuing vpon earth since the fall of Adam haue broken this Law and so are guiltie of euerlasting death and that no man by reason of the corruption of his will h Gē 8.11 Ro. 7.7 27 is now since the said fall able to keepe this Law 5 VVhether wee beleeue ps 51.3 4 5 Neh. 1.7 Dan. 9.5 12 Psa 40 12 32 4 Ezra 9.6 That our selues in particular are grieuous sinners and haue deserued by our sinnes euerlasting death and condemnation And that it is a great misery to bee a sinner and a happinesse to be free from sinne 6 VVhether wee beleeue Luk. 19.23 12 34 Mat. 7 13 Rom. 9 27 Prou. 16.4 That God will punish euerlastingly in hell fire a great part of the world for their sin And that to the praise of his glorious Iustice 7 VVhether wee beleeue That neither our selues Rom. 3 23 5 6 12 7 18 19 20 nor any man else by his owne power strength or merit is able to free himselfe from this condemnation And therefore if there be no meanes out of our selues to saue vs that wee also shall be in the number of those that shal be euerlastingly condemned 8 VVhether wee beleeue Iohn 17 9 Dan. 9 7 Ro. 15 14 9 22 23 Heb. 4 6 that God wil shew grace and mercy to some sinners freely sauing pardoning and forgiuing them without the least merit and desert on their part 9 VVhether wee beleeue that all that are saued pardoned of their sinnes Rom. 8.1 7 24 25 5 1 12 3 28 Mat. 1.21 are partakers of this mercy only through the merits of Iesus Christ God and man And that hee merited the same by his death bloud-shedding vpon the Crosse 10 VVhether we beleeue Iohn 1.12 6 35 Mat. 9 2 Ro. 7.24.25 Esa 1.18 Heb. 9.4 that the merits of Christ are sufficient for the pardon and forgiuenesse of our owne sinnes in particular 11 VVhether wee beleeue that all that are saued by Iesus Christ Ro. 8.30.31 1 Cor. 1.30 Ioh. 15 19 17 6 20 21 shall in this life if they liue till they come to yeeres of discretion haue the Mysterie of Redemption reuealed vnto them in the preaching of the Gospell by meanes whereof they shall effectually bee called out of the world Eph. 5.30 Iohn 15.1 Ez. 11.19 Acts 16 14 Iohn 1 12 2 Pet. 1.5 to Faith and repentance And that they shall testifie the same by sorrow vnfained for their sinnes past an endeuor carefully to lead a new life euer after and in a readines to do Iesus Christ faithfull seruice in his Church according to his wil reuealed in his word Mat. 29 34 Reuel 22 1 2 3 2 Tim. 4 8 And whether wee beleeue that after this life all such shall raigne with Christ Iesus in all blisse and glory in heauen for euer and euer 12 VVhether we beleeue that all such as do beleeue and vnfainedly repent them of their sins and haue a constant purpose to lead a new life according to the will word of God Iohn 3.36 1 Ioh. 5 10 are in the number of them that shal bee saued euerlastingly And whether wee iudge and beleeue that it is a sin for any such person Iohn 3 18 36 to despaire of the mercy of God not to repose trust and confidence therein 13 VVhether we beleeue that all those persons are most vile and miserable that are not called to Faith and Repentance and that they most of all other are most vile and wicked persons that contemne dispise Mat. 11.21 25 Heb. 2.3 or care not to vse those meanes that God hath ordained to bring them thereunto 14 VVhether we beleeue that we are bound to vse all the meanes we can Mat. 7.7 8 21 22 Mar. 11.24 2 Tim. 4 7 8 Luk. 2 29 Iob 19 25 for attaining Faith and Repentance And whether we beleeue that in vsing the meanes wee shall attaine them And lastly Mar. 9 24 Luke 17 5 Mat. 5 6 Reu. 21 6 whether when we feele that wee haue in some measure obtained these graces we doe beleeue that our selues in particular are of that number that shall bee saued Or whether we doe vse all indeuour at the least and vnfainedly desire to beleeue the same In these seueral points consists the substance matter of the true Christian Faith euery one of which

make themselues vnworthy receiuers of it that doe eate or drinke any thing before they come vnto it A. No verily for though it bee not vnfit for such as may conueniently doe it without hurt or danger to their health to come fasting to this Sacrament yet seeing 1 Deut. 4.1 Esa 1.12 there is no cōmandement of God that doth inioyne it 2 1. Cor. 11.25 both at the first institution and long after in the Primitiue Church it was wont to be receiued after other meat 3 Rom. 14.17.18 the kingdome of God stands not in meat drink for * 1 Cor. 8 neither if we eat haue we the more neither if we eat not haue we the lesse therefore to put holinesse in this or to esteeme it necessary to the worthy receiuing of this Sacrament is meere ignorance and superstition Q. Hitherto you haue declared how we must prepare our selues before we com vnto it What outward behauiour and actions are required of vs during the time of the administration of this Sacrament if we desire to receiue this sacrament to our comfort tell me now what is required of vs during the time of the administration thereof A. Some things that concern the outward behauior and actions of the body some things that concern the inward affectiō dispositiō of the hart mind Q. What be those outward things that you say are required of vs during the time that this holy action is in hand A. First as u Ez. 46.10 at all other times whē we are to ioine with the congregation in Gods seruice so specially whē we are to receiue this Sacrament which is * 1 Cor. 10 16 17 appointed of God to bee a signe seale of that most neere cōmunion fellowship that we haue with all Gods people we must be careful x 1 Cor. 11 17.18.20 33 Act. 20.7 to com altogether to the beginning of Gods publike worship to tarry altogether til the whole action be finished Secondly as in al other the parts of Gods publike worship the cōgregation y Act. 1.14 2.1.46 must ioyne together as one man none may either by priuate deuotiō or any other way with-draw thēselues from that which is publikely done so in this part of Gods worship specially euery one must giue diligent attention to that that is done not only whē he himselfe is ready to receiue but during the whol action euen behold looke vpon both the elements themselues al the sacramētall actions which are by Christs ordināce vsed in the administration of this Sacrament because z Exo. 24.8 God hath appointed that to be a meane to stir vp and help our faith in this actiō Thirdly as in all the publike worship of God a Mat. 18.20 where the Lord is in a speciall sort present much b Leu. 19.30 Psa 5.7 1 Cor. 11 10. 14.40 outward reuerence and seemely carriage of our selues is required so in this whole action then specially whē our selues are to receiue those holy signes of the body and bloud of Christ wee must vse such behauior gesture of our body as may be free frō supetstition yet fit to stir vp expresse that inward faith thankfulnes which is required in the receiuing of that which God then doth offer vnto vs. Fourthly as the works of mercy c Neh. 8.10.12 1 Cor. 16 1.2 should alwaies be ioyned with the works of piety because they doe much further the fruit and comfort of all the parts of Gods worship so especially ought euery one whē he hath receiued frō God such pledges of his loue in this Sacrament according to his ability in testimony of his thankfulnesse vnto God loue to men d Heb. 13 16 to offer vnto God with cheerfulnes the sacrifice of almes for the reliefe of the poore members of Iesus Christ Q. As you haue shewed what is required of vs during the time of this holy action What inward affection disposition of heart is required of vs while this holy action is in hand as touching the outward duty behauior of our bodies so tel me now what shold be the meditation and disposition of our hearts at that time A. First when we see both bread wine standing vpon the Lords table which the Minister of Christ hath consecrated and put apart to this holy vse then must we with ioy of heart call to minde consider that Iesus Christ was e Ioh. 6.27 10.36 17.19 sanctified and put apart to be the onely and all-sufficient meanes of nourishing and preseruing vs in the state of grace of strengthning and refreshing our soules in all temptations Secondly whē we see this bread broken this wine poured forth by the Minister of Christ thē must we think f Zac. 12.10 seriously with grief indignation of heart of our owne sins that pierced Christ imposed such necessity vpō him to suffer so infinit vnspeakable torments withal of the infinite iustice of God his anger against sinne that could neuer haue been appeased but by this meanes Thirdly when we see the bread thus broken the wine thus poured forth to be offered by the Minister of Christ vnto vs heare him in Christs name command vs to take eate and drinke it then must wee with ioy and thankfulnes of heart meditate of g Ioh. 3.16 Rom. 8.32 the the wonderful loue of God towards vs not only in not sparing his owne Son but giuing him for vs but also h 1 Io. 3.23 in offering him vnto vs in his word and Sacrament and commanding vs to beleeue in him Fourthly when wee take the bread and the wine at the Ministers hand doe eat drink the same then h Esa 64.7 Psal 42.11 must we stir vp our soules by faith to lay hold vpon and apply to our selues all the merits of christs passiō fully assuring our selues that by those vnspeakable torments of his own Son the anger of God is fully appeased his iustice satisfied for all our sins and so ioyfully feed therupon that wee may feele our soules not only fully i Ioh. 6.35 satisfied therby k Mat. 11.28 Ioh. 6.33 48 51 strengthened and refreshed against all tentations but also l Ioh. 15 4.5 quickned and enabled to walke in all holy obedience vnto God Fiftly when we behold all the rest of Gods people in the same congregation communicating with vs in the same elements and sacramentall actions without al difference or respect of persons then must wee call to mind and consider how great a corruption it hath been in vs m 1 Cor. 11.21 Mat. 18.10 to despise the Church of God or the least member thereof to haue been so vnkind vnto them so prone to malice them and hard to bee reconciled vnto them n Ro. 14.15 1 Cor. 8.11 whō God our heauenly