_Sixthly_—The LORD’S SUPPER.—1st. I shall notice the Nature and Design of it. 2ndly. Point out the Characters who have a Right to partake of it. 3rdly. Answer some of the Objections brought against such a partaking of it, by some of those very Persons who have a Right to it; and in so doing I will not encourage the Pharisee or the Libertine, nor bolster up an Hypocrite with false evidences, but descend to the lowest class of God’s People; none else have any Right, either to Doctrines, Promises, Ordinances, or Evidences. Reader, all the faults are mine, but the truths are God’s. The Lord’s Supper ought always to follow Baptism—the one is preparatory to the other, and none but those who submit to the one, ought to be admitted to the other; at least this was the ancient custom among the first Christians, who had light given them to see the Order and Design of them both. This is called the Body and Blood of Christ, not really so, but symbolically represented to our faith. Some call it the Ordinance—so it is; but the term is not emphatic enough—the Scriptures call it _the Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ_, because the People of God held communion with Christ and one another. It is called _this Bread_, and _this Cup of the Lord_. Sometimes it is expressed by the _Breaking of Bread_—a part for the whole. It is called _the Lord’s Table_—a Table he has furnished, as an emblem of Christ. It is called a _Feast_—_Let us keep the Feast_. But the best phrase of all is the _Lord’s Supper_—a Supper, the last Ordinance the Lord instituted, and at which he has promised his gracious presence. It was instituted and first eaten at night; and was first performed by our Lord the evening in which he was betrayed; nor does this detract from the grandeur of the entertainment; though it is of little consequence what part of the day it is celebrated, yet I certainly give the preference to the evening, as it is better calculated to remind us of that evening when our dear Redeemer went out into the Garden of sad Gethsamane; the night Judas betrayed him—the night Christ’s holy soul endured the wrath of God—the night he sweat drops of blood—the night he struggled with, and overcame the powers of Hell; ’twas on that dark, that doleful night! Permit me here to observe, that this is the best time, much better than an afternoon, when people and ministers are generally dull in their frames. The divine authority we have for keeping it is because it was instituted by Christ himself. How dare Quakers and black Antinomians ridicule this as a carnal Ordinance! it is a spiritual Feast, made by a spiritual King, for a spiritual People, to be received in a spiritual way. This is peculiar to the Gospel Dispensation; perhaps typified in the Old Testament, by Melchisedec, who was the Priest of the most high God, and brought forth bread and wine to refresh Abraham and his weary troops; and how many times has the same High Priest refreshed his dear people in his