The Christian's manual in three parts ... / by L. Addison ...

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Title
The Christian's manual in three parts ... / by L. Addison ...
Author
Addison, Lancelot, 1632-1703.
Publication
London :: Printed for W. Crooke ...,
1691.
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Church of England -- Catechisms.
Lord's Supper.
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"The Christian's manual in three parts ... / by L. Addison ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26360.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.

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LXV.

You are (secondly) to look upon the Sacrament as a Me∣dicine and Cordial for sick and weak Souls; and that our Lord is pleased to invite none to his Supper, but those who are wea∣ry and heavy laden with the burden of their Sins. He calls you, not because of your Merits,

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but of his Goodness; not that you are a worthy Guest, but that he is a gracious Entertainer. And though you are not prepared according to the Holiness of the Mistery, yet God in Christ will accept of the good inten∣tions of your Heart: He will make this blessed Sacrament a means to quiet your Conscience, to increase your Faith, to enli∣ven your Charity, to amend your Life, and to assure you, that you are in the number of those, who at the last shall be called to the Table of the Lamb.

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