Christ, Who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the Living God? And for this cause He is the Mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance". Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them '. For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself". Who being the brightness of His Father's glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high *. For the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became Him, for Whom are all things, and by Whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.". And being made perfect, He became the Author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him2. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness; even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; That whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have eternal life". Thanksgiving for the propitiation of Christ's death. I THANK Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for Thine unspeakable goodness to mankind in giving Thine only begotten Son to take our nature upon Him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; Who made there by His one oblation of Himself once offered a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world. For this so great salvation, which our blessed Redeemer hath purchased for us with His own blood, it is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all y Heb. ii, 9, 10. * Heb. v. 9. a John iii. 14. 15. places give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty everlasting God! For He is the very Paschal Lamb, Which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sins of the world: Who by His death hath destroyed death, and by His rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with angels and arch-angels, and all the company of heaven I laud and magnify Thy glorious name, evermore praising Thee, and saying, holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts! heaven and earth are full of Thy glory: glory be to Thee, O Lord most High. SECTION II. SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE of the HOLY SACRAMENT of the LORD'S SUPPER; with an enumeration of the DUTIES PREPARATIVE to a right receiving of it; and with suitable prayers: shewing, That this Sacrament is a holy feast of Christ's own appointment, wherein by eating bread and drinking wine we commemorate the sacrifice of His death, and are made partakers of the benefits of it. 1. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is a holy feast of Christ's own appointment, wherein by eating bread and drinking wine we commemorate the sacrifice of His death, and are made partakers of the benefits of it. WHAT shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord ". For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till He come b The cup of blessing, which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ ? The Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: And when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, take, eat: this is My body which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me. After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament a Psal. cxvi. 12, 13. b 1 Cor. xi. 26. c 1 Cor. x. 16. in My blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Med. I am the living bread Which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. And whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise Him up at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in Him 1. But verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. Thanksgiving for the institution of the Lord's Supper: and prayer for God's assistance and acceptance of our preparation for it. BLESSED and holy Lord God, our most gracious and merciful Father in Christ Jesus, I worship and praise Thy glorious Majesty, as for Thine infinite love in providing an all-suffi d 1 Cor. xi. 23–25. f John vi. 54-56. e. Joh. vi. 51. |
