Sacramental Meditations and Advices, Grounded Upon Scripture Texts, Proper for Communicants, to Prepare Their Hearts, Excite Their Actions, Quicken Their Graces, and Enliven Their Devotion on Sacramental Occasions

Excerpt from Sacramental Meditations and Advices, Grounded Upon Scripture Texts, Proper for Communicants, to Prepare Their Hearts, Excite Their Actions, Quicken Their Graces, and Enliven Their Devotion on Sacramental Occasions: And Likewise, Useful to Promote Gracious Dispositions, and Resolutions in Christians at All Times, by the Remembrance of a Crucified Jesus; To Which Is Added, a Short Christian Directory

On the other hand, if we would keep up t munion with Chrifl'in theie ordinances, let us ware of relying on our previous pains or prep tions, either for our right performing of our (1 or for our acceptance in it: for we are neter r ready to mifcarry and to be dnappointed, 1 when we are guilty of this refling. Bundry gr the Lord's table with great humiliation for lin, 3st come away without comlort: W'hy? Bee they make a Chrifl of their l'orrow. O V\ worth can we lie in our hell preparations, leflions, prayers, tears. Humiliatrons, 896. It we c pare them with the law of God? We hate n caufe to be alhamed of them, than to lay any h on them. Could we renounce all felf-confide and difqlaim all our provilion in point of de] deuce, mand cafl ourfelves wholly on Chrilt firength, through-bearing, and acceptance. We w.

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