' The S':tcra• mt'nt(ealcth both parts of the Cove– nant. What God offers vs in theSacrament ·I N S increafe this perfwafion ofG@dsAll-fujficiencie. Now this we ihould do efpecially .1t thefe times when we arc to receiue the Sacrarnent:for what is the Sacrament, but the feale of theCovenant,· on both parts ~ It is the n~ale to·the COVCl'Jttnt onGods par~, he promifeth to be Atl-fofficient, and the Sacrament, feal es this to you ; when ii: isfayd to you, take, andeate, this is my body, the meaning is this,Iefth· Chriftgiueshimfelfe, and Godthe :Farhergiveshim, and fayth;qke him; That is; Takechrijl, withall his: It is certaine, he is aHusband, that is Alt-ft1ficient,heis a field that1s full oftrea(ure,&fo you muff: thinkc with your felues,when you come to receiuetheSacra– ment)thatlcfvu Chrift hirrifelfc is given to you; That is,tefvuchrijl,withall his riches,and trea– fure,with all his benefits and priviledges! Now, when youhauetaken chrift, ( asitisa free gift) then confidera1lthofc particularbenefits;I~bour to dig that field.and to feeallthe varietie oftrea– furesinir,you fhal find that there is ~othing that you can defire, but you fhallfind it inhim, you ihall find_ an All:fofficiency in him, both for this li(e,andth~life to come. · .t\gaine;Asthis is thecovenant, onGods part, that is feal~d to vs in the Sacrament, fo you muff: ·r~memberthat you ptit to yo-ur feale likewi(e, toconfirmethe Condition ofthe Covenant, on ypu~pa.rt:for fo haueyou promifed,thereisafl:i– I\Ulat1on, an engagement, remember that you keepeCovt:11ant,and Conditi0n with him, (for .itisreciprocal!:} for all Covenants muff: be ,. mutuall,
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