S. Lux. xxii. 19. This do in Remembrance of me. this Verse here is obfervable, 1. The Author of the Sacrament; He. 1. He took Bread, and not Himself. 3. And brake it, A&. ii. 42, 46. xλdois tõ äst8. 4. Sacra myfteria propriis manibus acceperunt a Diaconis. S. Cyprian. 3. The Words annex'd, This is my Body; that is, Signum corporis fui, Tertull. Gen. xvii. 11. Hac oblatio eft Figura corporis & fanguinis noftri Jefu Chrifti. S. Ambrof. me. 4. The Command; This do in remembrance of Wherein there are two Things, 1. The Command itself; This do. 2. The End; in remembrance of me. 1. The Command; This do. 1. This. What is imply'd by that Word? 1. GOD at firft made a Covenant with Man, Lev. xviii. 5.. 2. The first Covenant being broke, He made another, Gen. iii. 15. 3. This Covenant in the old Teftament, GOD fealed, 1. With Tranfitory; as, 1. The cloudy and fiery Pillar, Exod. xiii. 21. 2. Red 2. Red-Sea, Exod. xiv. 22. 4. Water from the Rock, Exod. xvii. 6. 2. With fixed Seals. 1. Circumcifion, Gen. xvii, 10, 11. 2. The Passover, Exod. xii. 11. Under the New Teftament, these are chang'd into Baptifm and the Lord'sSupper. 1. Baptifm: Profelytes were circumcis'd, baptiz'd and facrific'd; Maimonid, 2 King. V. 13. 2. The Lord's-Supper inftead of the Paffover. 5. These differ from the other in the Signs, Time, &c. 6. But agree, 1. In the Author. 2. 3. Thing fignify'd. 7. The Things that both agree in, make the Effence of a Sacrament in general. This Sacrament therefore is, 1. An Ordinance appointed by Christ, 1 Cor. xi. 23. 2. Where the Elements are Bread and Wine, 1 Cor. x. 16. and xi. 24, 25. 3. Under thefe, Chrift with all His Be nefits; as, 1. Pardon, Ephef. i. 7. S. Matt. xxvi. 28. 2. Juftification, Ifa. liii. 11. 2 Cor. V. 21. 3. Sanctification, A&t. iii. 26. S. Matt. i. 21. 4 Adoption, S. Joh. i. 12. Are, Are, t. Represented, 1 Cor. xi. 25, 26. 4. Seal'd, Rom. iv. 11. unto the worthy 1. Repents. 2. Acquaints himself with the Nature of the Sacraments, 1 Cor. xi. 29. 3. Believeth. 1. The Act: Do, that is, administer and receive this Sacrament. II. The End. In remembrance of me. Where every Circumftance reprefents fomething of Christ. 34. 1. The Confecration, Act. ii. 23. 2. The Bread, His Body. 3. The breaking of the Bread, Isa. liii. 5. 4. The Wine, His Blood, S. Matt. xxvi. 28. 5. The pouring forth the Wine, S. Joh. xix. 6. The offering Both to the Receiver, Ifa. lv. I. 7. The Hymn, S. Matt. xxvi. 30. When therefore you do it, remember 2. Who He was that fuffer'd. 3. Why He fuffer'd. 4. What Benefits we have, or may have Therefore, do this in Remembrance of Confidering, 1. How ungrateful it is not to do it. 2. What you lofe by not doing it. Q2 3. How 3. How ye can fhew and prove yourfelves to be Chriftians, unless you do it. 4. The Apostles and first Christians did it frequently. 5. It is the most heavenly Work ye can do. 6. You will one Day wish you had done it. 7. It is Chrift's Command; and with what Face can you appear before Him, if you live and die in the Neglect of it? S. LUK. S. LU K. xxii. 42. ------- Nevertheless, not my Will, but Thine be done. I. OBSERVATION. HRIST Himfelf, as our Surety, had a bitter Cup to drink. 1. From Men. 1. Reproach, Isa. liii. 3, 4. S. Matt. xxvii. 29. 2. Scourging, S. Mar. xv. 15. 3. Death, Phil. ii. 8. 2. From GOD. 1. The withdrawing the Light of His Countenance, S. Matt. xxvii. 46. 2. The Sense of His Wrath due to our Sins, S. Luk. xxii. 44. Rev. xix. 15. USE. 1. The dreadful Nature and Confequences 2. The Juftice of GOD, Exod. xxxiv. 7. 4. The Love of GOD and Christ, S. Joh. 5. GOD fees Sin in His own Children, Exod. iv. 14. 6. CHRIST is acquainted with Grief, and knows what it is to be in Trouble, Ifa, liii. 3. Hebr. iv. 15. |
