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* 1.1The second worke is, the receiuing of the Sacraments, of Baptisme once onely, when a man is openly and solemnly admitted into the Church: and of the Lords supper often. The first sealeth vp to the heart of a Christian, that he is vnited vnto Christ, & hath true felloship with him in beeing fully iustified
before God, & inwardly sanctified. The second serueth to seale vp in the heart of a Christian the continuall growing and increasing of the same graces. This thing euery true beleeuer shall haue often experience of, either in or after the receiuing of the Sacrament: and yet it shal not be so alwaies, for sometimes the Church beeing p 1.2 brought into Christs wine seller, shall fall into a swowne and not feele any refreshing there. Yet the beleeuer is not to be dismayd, if he feele not alwaies comfort presently after the Sacrament. A sicke man feeles no comfort or nourishment, when he eateth meate, and yet it preserueth his life: So the weake christian though he feele himselfe not nourished at the Sacrament by Christs bodie and blood, yet he shall see in time that his soule shall be preser∣ued thereby vnto euerlasting life. Furthermore, when a christian feeleth no comfort by the Sacrament, let him then humble himselfe before the Lord more heartily then euer before, confessing his sinnes and praying for increase of grace, and then he shall feele the fruit of the Sacrament.
Receiuing of the Sacrament••.
Cant. 2.5.