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CHrist Jesus his body broken, and his bloud shed, affords spirituall nou∣rishment, with plenty, life, and sweetnesse to the soule, that is interested in him, and lives upon him. There is a Spirituall and a Sacramentall feeding on Christ. For the Spirituall, see Joh 6.54. for the Sacramen∣tall, see 1 Cor. 11.23.
1. As often as you can, receive and im∣prove the Sacrament. There are many good
and Books to direct: as, Roberts, Dike, Bolton, Pemble, Bradshaw, &c.
2. When you cannot Sacramentally, see that spiritually you feed on this body and bloud of Christ. For Directions take these. 1. Consider your necessities, sins, wants, and weaknesses, to sharpen Hunger and Thirst for Christ. 2. Call forth at solemne times for that purpose your know ledge of Christ, especially in his death; 1 Cor. 2.3. 3. Let ••aith set a dying Christ before you in your thoughts and meditations, with your sins, and God's wrath upon him.
4. Put in practice by godly sorrow what is set before you, Zach. 12. while you look on him whom you have pierced: let sin then appear exceeding sinfull, because be∣smeared with the bloud of Christ.
5. Apprehend and apply by faith the love of God, and the love of Christ in dying for you. Rom 5.6, Gal. 2.2. and John 3.16. and 1 Joh. 3.16.
6. Look upon Christ in dying as your surety, and as your sacrifice in your name and steed. Rom. 6:
7. Look on Christ in his death as answe∣ring the Law, satisfying justice, taking a∣way sin, bringing in everlasting righteous∣nesse, establishing the covenant of Grace,
and making a purchase of grace and glory, giving a deadly stroke to sin, and breaking the Serpent's head &c. Heb. 2.14.
8. Draw by faith all manner of virtues from him, to mortify sin, to quicken grace, to strengthen faith, and refresh your souls.
9. Be much in thansgiving to God for his Son, and adore the Love.
10. Improve all to Argument against cor∣ruption, temptation, and the world. See Rom. 6.3. Titus 2.14. 2 Cor. 15.14.
11. Give up your selves again in an ever∣lasting Covenant to be the Lords, to live to him, and if need be to dy for him.
12. Depend upon the satisfaction of Christ, and expect the vertues of his Death, till he come again in glory, and take you up with himselfe, that you may be for ever with him. Long for his immediatee presence, and hasten to it. See Bp Taylor, latter end of his treatise on the Sacrament.
Joh. 6.51, to 63.
Rom. 3.2, 3.
Joh. 17.3.
Zach. 12.10. Is. 53. tot. Ps. 22. Math. 27.
Zach. 12.10
Gal. 2.20.
Heb. 7.22. Eph. 5.2.
Gal. 3.13. Rom. 3.25. Dan. 9.24.
Heb. 9.15. Eph. 1.14. Rom. 6.6.
Eph. 1.3, 4.
2 Cor. 5.14.
1 Cor. 6.20
Heb. 9. ult.
Rev. 22.20