The Sacramental Week; or, Young Communicant's Assistant

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: redeemed people; to provide and secure the abundant out-pouring of the Holy Spirit, by whose gracious influences the dead in trespasses and sins might be awakened and regenerated; the weak and ignorant and tempted might be made wise unto everlasting life, and be strengthened to overcome every enemy; those...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: redeemed people; to provide and secure the abundant out-pouring of the Holy Spirit, by whose gracious influences the dead in trespasses and sins might be awakened and regenerated; the weak and ignorant and tempted might be made wise unto everlasting life, and be strengthened to overcome every enemy; those who are in trouble, affliction, or distress, might be consoled and encouraged; and all the chosen people of God be at length brought to his heavenly kingdom. Our Church therefore has, with great propriety, inferred from these statements ' that the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was ordained for the continual remembrance of the sacrifice of the death of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby.' That ' the outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper is bread and wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be received; ' that ' the inward part, or thing signified, is the body and blood of Christ; which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper; ' and that Christian people are required from time to time, to partake ofthis ordinance; and that their requisite preparation is, ' to examine themselves whether they repent them truly of their former sins, stedfastly purposing to lead a new life, have a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of his death, and be in charity with all men.' To this holy ordinance, my dear young friends, you are especially invited and encouraged to approach; you have been devoted to Christ in your baptism; you have been taught to seek daily for present and eternal blessedness through the merits of his sacrifice, and the prevalence of his intercession; you have been encouraged to renew, in the presence of God and of the congregation, the solemn promise and vow made in your n...