...Service of our beloved church, with an accuracy, and an unction, which it seems impossible to surpass : " if, with a true penitent heart, and lively faith, we receive that holy Sacrament, then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink His blood ; then we dwell in Christ, and Christ...

...diligently to try and examine themselves, before they presume to eat of that bread, and drink of that. cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent...the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily : for then we are guilty of the body and blood of Christ our Saviour; we eat and drink our own damnation,...

...important an act of devotion, ought not to be entered upon without serious and prayerful self-examination: for, "as the benefit is great, if, with a true penitent...and lively faith, we receive that holy sacrament; so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily. Judge, therefore, yourselves, brethren,...

...and make their abode with them ; and our Church tells us, that upon receiving the sacrament devoutly, we dwell in Christ and Christ in us, we are one with Christ and Christ with us. So that it is neither necessary upon all occasions, nor practised by the best authorities, to distinguish...

...sins to a priest, ' More fully expressed in our present Communion Service, compiled by Cranmer : " Then we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us ; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us." nor of ecclesiastical satisfaction to be enjoined by him. Of Matrimony I find very much in Scripture...

...?"—This then is a service in which, above all others, we may be said to " draw nigh to God ;" in which " we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us; we " are one with Christ, and Christ with us." Thus far, then, there is no difficulty in determining by what kind of devotional exercises we may most...

...who spiritually eat his flesh and drink his blood. Surely, well does the Church instruct us, that " the benefit is great if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive this holy Sacrament:" for if we so receive it, " then we dwell in Christ and Christ in us" — according...

...diligently to try and examine themselves, before they presume to eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent...heart and lively faith, we receive that holy sacrament ; so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily. Judge, therefore, yourselves, brethren,...

...spiritually on the body and blood of Christ. For thus it describes the benefits of eating worthily : — " Then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink...us ; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us." In the prayer of consecration we pray, " that we, receiving these creatures of bread and wine in remembrance...

...which our Church describes the benefit of worthily receiving the Lord's supper. " Then," it says, " we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink...us ; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us." The first thing remarkable in this passage is, the direct reference which is made to our Lord's words,...