2.Boo (e. · Cafes ·of Con;aence. 83( thepowring. Applying arethofc,that docap- A infirmitic,if he finuc to beletue, ifin heart propriate thdame; as, thegmmgand rewhe hungreth and thir!lcch after Chrifi, faith \ uing of the bread and wme. The fi1fi fort is begunne, and he in fomefortdoth appreferue properly to renewour knowledge:. the bend Chnft. The poore beggar bythe high feoond,toconfirmethcfamcby appl•cat1on. way fide, enioyeth the almes that is giuen Nowan(werable to the fcope of the Sacrahim,.though he recei_ueit "'itha lame and lement, mull be our right rcceiuing, which prous hand. The!lomackethatloathesphycon!i!leth in renewing of our knowledge and ticke, ifirrccciucslnto itat .<he 6r!l, but one faith,in the my!lerie thereof. droppc ofthe·potion prefcribed, and that in Our knowledge is renewed principally, by very weakcandfainting manner,itwil beable nicdi<ation in the vfe of the Supper, after atlength to takebenefit byagreaterquatitie, 1this manner. and in'thc meane rrmc itrccciues good. The · Fir!l when we fee two !ignesro be receiued, man that is inclofcprifon,if he fees but one we m~fl call to mind, that Chri!l is ourptr· little bcameofthe Sunnc, by a!inall creuife: fi<h-7-'5. [•Ef s ••io-r, that is, both bread and water of by that very bcame he bath vfc oftheSunnc, life. though he fecth notrhc whole body of the Secondly,when we behold thebread and B Sunne. ·Inltke manner, though our faith,the wine,fetapart by the M inifler, and confecrahand ofour foulc,be mingled with weaknelfe red, by repeatmg the promrfe, and prayers and·corruprion 1 though we feele neuer folitmade forthat end,we mufl remember, that rlc meafure ofGodsgracein vs: yea, though Chrifi was ordained and appointed by God, our knowl•dgebc neuer fofmall, yet ins an to be our Mediatour and Sauiour, Ioh. 6. >7· argumcnr,thar the Spirit of God beginncs to Acr.;.zJ. 36. worke m our he.urs, and that we haue by Thirdly, when we fee the bread broken, Godsmcrcy,b.rgunnetolay hold on Chri!l. and wine powred out, we are to meditate ot I twill bcfaid turther: Ifl fcelenotChrifi Chriil,that was crucified for vs, and proken, giucn vnro me by God, I doe nor,nay, I canboth by the firfldeath, and painesofrhe fcnot belecut. A.-•[w. In nature itis true, that cond, whereby life and righteoufnelfe was ·Experience beginnesfir11,and thenfollowes procured \'ntovs. Atfurancc, butin fpirituall"aod diuine things, Fourthly,rhc giuingofrheelemcntsinto there is a contrarycourfc to be taken. For the receiuers hands 1 offersvnto our meditat1here we mull bcginnewnh faith, & in rhefirll on,thnsmuch: That God doth trulyand re- C place, fimplybeleeueGodsprom•fes,&afterallygiueChrifi,withhis meritsand ef!icac~e, wardwecome, by the goodnelfe ofGod,to to euery beleeuingreceiuer. fecleand baue experienceofhis mercie. This On rheother fide, our Faith isrenewed by pomtwas norably pratlifed by lehofaphat, appreheolion and 11pplicarion,in thismaner. whobccing in agrcare extrcmftie,aodfceing When the Mmi!lergiues the bread & wine, no way to cfcape,prad1fed his faith inthefir!I and rho Communicant receiuesthem ,at the place, and (aid, Lord, tl'e k.nownot whttttodQ, fame timr,are we to hfc vp our hearts to hea~ lmt~ur f}fJ are to'R'l:lrds thu, z.Chr.z 0,1 z..And uea, reapprehend Chri!l by faith,beleeums the,like he taughtthepcopleatthefame time, h1m,wirh all his benefits to be ours: that hee verf.zo.PutJ~ur trufhn thr Lord,And;r fh•ll lu was made man for vs, ~hat he fuifered, and df{urcd. Thus Abraham isfaid, Ah•Hrhopr,r• died for the remi!lion of oudlnnes. For thefe bcluur ~nder hop< tlu pr•mi(eoj God, cuenaoutward fymbolicall or facramenrilll actiom gainfi fenf.e,r:afon, & exgeriencc,Rom 4,1 8. fcrue to no other end, burro !igmfievnrovsll.Ca{e. It 111 thevery mfiamofrec<"iuing, thcfe inward aCtions ofthe minde and will, a man feel~ his hearr fohard ,that hecannot \vhercby we apprehend and receiue Chri!l,to .D lift it vp vnro God, whatisthen to be done. ourfaluation. ' Ad[:Fir!l,hardnelfeot heanistwofold,fmHercby the way, two Cafe,.re propoun- (lb/e,andin[r'!fiblr.Thei.~fenfible hardnelle of ded. hearr,isagreat and dangcrous1udgmenr.But I; Ca/r. What is to be done,ifa man,after thefcnfible& felt bardne!Tc,which is in Gods oft:n receiuing, !!ill doubteth, whcther he children,And which they icele and bewaile in bath foith or no! themfdues, israthera blc!ling, then a curfe. Aifw.Hemull !lriueagain!l doubting,and O ftlm,thc people ofGod complained, Efa. indeauourto beleeue; beeing heartily ferric 63.17.And it mull not d1fcourageany Cornfor tbe weakenclfe and infirmitie ofhis faith. mumcanr,butrathcrcomfort him, bccau(e it And let him ••ithall confider and remember, is afigneo(grace. F~nftherewere no grace that God hath not onely gi~'n his promife, 111 the heart, corruption and hardneffe could but fer apartthis Sacrament, to be afpeciall not be felr. !igneand pledge of his mercie contained in Secondly, I •nfwer,that thebenefit of the the promrfe, for the vphotding and fireng- . Sacramenr, is nottycd ro the veryinfiantof thcning of m:tns faith. reccming:bur ifbeforeandafrer,a man Jifr vp Burfomc man will fay:Mineindeouour is his heart to God, lle flra/1 find comfort, nothing,ifdoubting prcu•lle. Anfw. It is nor" ;hough forthe prefenr, he bath notfo hucly fo. For 1fa man can be hcartilyforrie for his fcn(c an~.t feeling there.of,as: he ddireth. This alway .,
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