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The Glorious Law-Giver, and the Obedient Subject: Being the Substance of a Sermon, on the Duty of All Believers to Commemorate the Death of the Redeemer, in the Lord's Supper. Intending to Set Forth the Authority of Christ; the Nature of the Ordinance; and a Description of the Persons Who Have a Right to Partake of the Same.Church, J. (John)

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The Glorious Law-Giver, and the Obedient Subject: Being the Substance of a Sermon, on the Duty of All Believers to Commemorate the Death of the Redeemer, in the Lord's Supper. Intending to Set Forth the Authority of Christ; the Nature of the Ordinance; and a Description of the Persons Who Have a Right to Partake of the Same.

Name: The Glorious Law-Giver, and the Obedient Subject: Being the Substance of a Sermon, on the Duty of All Believers to Commemorate the Death of the Redeemer, in the Lord's Supper. Intending to Set Forth the Authority of Christ; the Nature of the Ordinance; and a Description of the Persons Who Have a Right to Partake of the Same.
Author: Church, J. (John)

Church, J. (John)

Sermons, English -- 19th century

and eat and drink, not eternal _damnation_, but _condemnation_ to
themselves; God testifying his disapprobation of the Abuse of any of his
Ordinances—this he did in the Corinthian Church, (_see ver._ 30) the Lord
chastened them who had behaved in such a disorderly manner, with bodily
infirmity; and although he saved their Souls in himself, yet he actually
took away some by Death.  The Unworthiness then spoken of in this Text,
is not of the Persons, but of the unbecoming conduct of those who would
come in a state of Intoxication or Gluttony, to the Lord’s Table; and the
Damnation spoken of, is Guilt, and of course, the sad consequences
attending it; so that this Objection to the Lord’s Table must fail—only
let a Man examine himself, whether he is a Child of God—whether he is in
the Faith and the Faith in him—a Faith, that works by Love—goes out of
self and embraces Christ as his Atonement, Righteousness, and
Strength—that produces good Works, and animates the Mind in the Prospect
of that Joy which never fades away.

    JESUS, thy Feast we celebrate,
       We shew thy Death, we sing thy Name,
    Till thou return, and we shall eat
       The Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

              [Picture: Decorative graphic with FINIS on it]

Thomas, Printer.  Red Lion St. Borough.

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