with gentleness, the servant labouring with cheerfulness and fidelity; the husband kind and tender, the wife meek and obedient; the father mixing parental affection with correction, the son manifesting filial love, with dutiful submission: and so in every other relation, each fulfilling the duties of their station. This will make our houses temples; and the charity, forbearance, patience, and submission shown one to another in such families, will be the most convincing proof that Christ really dwells under that roof." God has brought you near to him, that you may be unto him for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory. The profession of religion made at the Lord's table, seems to impress this duty of honouring his name with peculiar force. You have been publicly confessing Christ before men, and acknowledging your hope in him before his people. You have also received from him the tokens of his favour. The honour of Christ is then in some measure entrusted to you. The men of the world, perversely enough, and sometimes, alas! to their eternal ruin, judge of Christ and his gospel by the conduct of his professing people. Your failings may be a stumbling-block; your stedfastness in faith, hope, and love, a blessing to many. Christian communicant! your tempers and dispositions should set forth the excellence of Christ to a world ignorant of him. When the more glorious light of the sun has left us, the mild and peaceful beams of the moon enlighten a land otherwise enveloped in darkness; and give us some faint, yet cheering resemblance of the beauty and benefit of the greater light of heaven. Christian communicant! let your light, borrowed from the Saviour, reflect some peaceful and beneficial rays in the midst of a dark world. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. We conclude the whole Treatise, by pressing on the reader's attention the importance of observing this ordinance, and repeating the dying charge of the Redeemer: THIS DO, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. THE END. INDEX. Page Adoption, meditation on Advent of Christ connected with Lord's Supper Sunday, hymns for Appointment of the Lord's Supper accounts of it in the New Testament Ascension day, meditations on hymn for Assured hope, a benefit to be obtained at the Lord's Supper Scriptural proofs of it design of it it illustrates the divine perfections its connection with the Lord's Supper Augustine quoted Barter's Saints' Rest referred to Beatitudes, questions upon, for self-examination 310 74, 138 347 7 14 286 349 108 22 24 26 26 29 30 it brings to our recollection a past transaction assured hope sanctification social advantages it is a pledge of future blessings the wicked do not receive any benefits reasons why benefits are sometimes not received Bertram on the Body and Blood of the Lord quoted why the cup is called the blood of Christ Bonnell, his practice after partaking of the Lord's Supper in what sense it was our Saviour's body Breaking of bread, a name given to the Lord's Supper Chrysostom, quotations from Church of England, communion service of - definition of saving faith Comber, meditations from his Companion to the Altar Coming of the Lord, expressed hope of the Lord's Supper Communion, a name given to the Lord's Supper. Page 193 183 283 347 64, 151 225 37 256, 269, 276 74, 138 227 63 with Christ on earth 130 specially enjoyed at his table 133 136 138 texts upon it 297 of saints on earth 113 in heaven 145 texts upon it 298 service, that of the Church of England hints for the employment of the mind in Condition not necessarily implied in the term covenant Confession of sins after self-examination Consubstantiation, not required by the Scriptures Cranmer, his Treatise on the Sacrament, extracts from it Crucifixion, the nature of explained Cup, in what sense it was our Lord's blood .. of salvation, and of blessing, the terms explained Design of the Lord's Supper it declares the doctrine of the atonement it commemorates that death 56 the comfort to be derived from it 59 293 40 71 18 106 63 32 66 ratifying the new covenant 62 67 it shews it forth 69 as an unquestionable fact 70 70 Dispensation, meaning of this term abound more in acts of devotion the true cause of his death it declares our expectation of his coming again Devotedness to God, texts upon divine dispensations in general explained Duties to be discharged after receiving the Lord's Supper remember your great obligations to obedience endeavour to retain the holy feelings excited 71 74 40 296 43 49 359 360 361 363 |