• [afes of Conjcience. 2. Booke. SJcramcnts arefealc: ofthe rightcoufites of A fairh,Ron>.4.1 r. Now Faith is hereby di(cer– nG"d;when the hearro(rbebdeeuer ,contents it fclfc onlywtth Chrifl, the matreroffaluati– on;and doch bclceuc. not onlyrhatrhere is a rcmillion of finncs in general!, but that tus finnes art: forgiucn (O htm~in p:um:ular. The thad, asRepentance., !landing ina hcamcforrow for !lnnescommittcd, ina ha~ tredanddctcfl.ltion of the fame, and in are: folued purpofc of amendment, and obedi– ence for time to come. Here we mull remember, thatrcnnvulRe- . pcntancc for finncscooumttcJ,is prmcipally required before the Sacrament. ForrhcA· polllcchargcth the bcieeuing Corintlls.,wtth B vnworthic rcccming, bccau!C th~y came m their finncs, without renouat1on ofthctr re– pentance. Thefcurrh,isCharitietowordsman. For this SJcramcmlsaComrnuniun,whcrcby ali thcreceiuers,ioyntly vnitcd rogerher in louc, docparticipatcofonc and the fame Chnfl. Ar:d cherforc,as no man in rbc old law, might otfcr his Sacnfi;e,wirhout a fQfe-band agree– ment w1th his brother; fo no ConHnun1cant may partake with orbcrsar thisTable)._y,·irh– our rcconcil!ation,Joue,and charitie. , Now further touching Prepar3tion, there arc three Cafes ofConfclcnce robe rcfolued. 1. Cafe. Whar !hall amancoe,il afrc,pre– pararion,he findes him(dfc vnworrbit::? Ai1f.Thcrcarctwo kindsofvmvorthines; C ofan euill confciencc, and ofmfirnmic; Vn– wonhincs ufan cuj{/confcici;ce is, when a u~an liucsin anyfinne,::J.gainf! his confcience.Th!s we muflcfpwally take heedeof.For ir ts pro· per to the Reprobate; and he thar comes ro rhe Table ol the Lord vnwotthrly, in rhis (cnfc,qucltionlclfehe fhol care his own mdgc– mcnt,lfnot condcmnat1on.Thc ':nworthmes ofinfrmuuis, whc113.man truly repents and belceucs , and makes confcicnce of cuery good duty, but yet,fees aod fcelcs wanrs in them a!J,and in regard thereof, himfclfevn~ fittorbeSupper. Such vnworrhincs ca1~not iuflly hinder a man from comming to this , Sacrament, neither is 1t afuffic1ent caufc ro D make him to abflainc.Thereafon is,becaufc the Lord requires not therein, per(ef.hon ?( fairh,and repcntancc;but the truth andfincerll] ofthem borh,•hougb rhcy be imperfect. Jfirbc demaunded, how tbcrrurh offairn and (epcntancc may be knownc (I anfwer,by thcfc notes. 1. If our fairh be dtreC!edvpon theright obicC!,Chri(J alone It Jfrhcrebea hungrmgand thirlliog after IllS bodlc and bl0od.JJ J.IfwebaucaconUantand(erlous purpofe,nottofinne. I V. Ifthere follow a ch.1nge in the life. Thus we rcadc,tbar many ofthe fe1ves,in the daies of Hczc:ch1as, came ru H1crufalem, and did care the Paffeoucr, which had notcican(cd themCclucs)according to thatwblch waswrnfcn in theLaw.Andyer, torrhofe among them, that had prepared, their whole hearrs,ro feeke the Lord,the text fairh,rhatqod h<ard th<pra;tr uf H<<-<ehi.u,and htllfrdthtpt(jple, though they ~~>ere not clc~tn(rd, t~ccording to tl:upttrjjict~tion ofthe Sanfluarie, 1. Chro.Jo. t8,19 1 Zo. ll, Cafe. Whe:heritberequifireroprc– paration, that a man OwuiJ come fa(Jjng to this Supper 1 An{.It is not neceffaric. For in rhe Primi– tiue Church, Chrifl•ans did fir(! feafl,and at theend oftheir fcafl,rocciued the Lords Sup– per.And ifrccducr:; brmg with them, aucn· tiucrnindes~.reu~rent and fobcr hcarts,it n~at· tersnot, whether they come fa!l:mgor nor. The kj11J.domc of God Po~nds n't in mtt~tu ~nd drinkp,as Paul J:.ith,Rom.•4·'7· 11I. Caj<, Whetherfuch perfons,asare at conten!ion , and goe toJawone w1tb ano~ ther 1 may w;thgood confcicnce >come to the Lords :able I The reafon of rhe Qtle(Jion ts, occaufcmcn rbinke, when they goe to law, rhat rheydoenor iorgiue.· .Anf, There be time kinds o(forgiuenelfe; ofreuenge 1 ofrhc.pcllalty, and ofiudgemenr. O(rnungc.when men arc content to Jay afide all baaed and reqUit~ll of eu11l, Ofprna/ti,, when beclng wronged, they arc content to put the matter vp, and not procecdc to re. ucngc by inA1Cl:Jng puntOlmcnt.Ofiudgmunt, whenamanis w:IJmg w cHceme and iudge chings badly dcnr,as well done, and to 1udge a had man, no emll pcrfon, nor an encm1e, though he be an cnc;nie. O rchefe thrce,rbc firfi is aJwaics nectflary. A c1an is bound inconfctcncc, ro forgiue the rt>ucnge,and Jcaue that to rhcLord, ro whome vengeance properly belongerh. But to 'the forgmene!Te ofpc11..all) and mdgmunt • we are notalway bound, Wemull flumand declin~ iniurics offered, as much aspoffibiy we can; but when they be ofFered, wee may withgood confciencc, fecke aremedy ofthem, and vfe any lawfilii mcanesro defend our fclues. Thereforel anfwer totheQyeflion rhus: That ifa m:~n going to law with another, for... giues him in regard of reuenge, when he comesro rheLordsrable; he doth hi• duty. For doingrllat, he is not bound to the other, as hath been~laid. Seff, t. Thefecond thing, in the right \'(eof the Lords Supper, is the right receiuing of Jt. Wherein there be two things rtquircd. Firtl, the renewing of ourKnowledge, or Genera!I fairh. And then fecondly, there– new~ngofcur Speciall Faith in Chrif!. Let rhe rcafonofborh be obferucd. This SJcramecconrainethmany particular figr.csj <lS notondy rbe breadand wme, but the adi· onsabout thefame. The S1gncs may beth_us dill:inguHhed. Some of them arc reprefontmg i)gncs,Com~ are!Jgnesapplying. Rcprcfcnting fignes arefuch, as doeJiu~ly "etlotthvntovsChnU with •11 bisbenefits, .:t.sthe bread and thcwinc,thcbreakmg, and the
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