A
BRIEFE
HOMILY
,
wherein
the
moste
comfortable
and
right
vse
of
the
Lordes
Supper
,
is
very
plainely
opened
and
deliuered
,
euen
to
the
vnderstanding
of
the
vnlearned
and
ignorant
.
THat
wee
doe
not
come
negligently
to
the
Lordes
table
,
wherevnto
we
nowe
prepare
our selues
,
let
vs
call
these
thinges
following
to
our
remembrance
.
This
Sacrament
vsed
according
to
the
institution
of
Christ
,
consisteth
of
two
parts
,
that
is
,
the
outwarde
signes
,
which
are
Bread
and
Wine
:
and
the
inwarde
thing
,
whiche
is
the
body
and
bloud
of
our
Sauiour
Christe
,
the
true
foode
of
our
soules
,
which
onely
nourisheth
vs
to
eternall
life
.
Now
as
man
consisteth
of
two
partes
,
body
,
and
soule
:
so
the
body
feedeth
vpon
the
outward
elements
of
Breade
and
Wine
,
but
the
soule
feedeth
in
deede
,
and
truly
,
vpon
Iesus
Christ
crucified
.
The
outwarde
eating
by
the
instrumentes
of
the
bodie
,
causeth
all
our
senses
,
our
hearing
,
our
seeing
,
our
feeling
,
our
tasting
,
to
helpe
our
inward
eating
by
faith
,
and
by
the
same
quickeneth
,
stirreth
,
strengtheneth
,
and
increaseth
our
faith
,
that
we
may
eate
the
bodie
and
bloud
of
Christe
more
effectually
and
fruitefully
.
For
when
the
faithfull
Christian
heareth
the
wordes
of
Christes
institution
sound
in
his
eares
.
This
is
my
body
that
is
giuen
for
you
,
&c.
This
is
my
bloud
that
is
shed
for
the
remission
of
your
sinnes
.
It
stirreth
vp
his
faith
(
for
faith
is
by
hearing
)
to
lay
strong
holdfast
vpon
this
promise
,
and
in
his
heart
,
doeth
assure
himselfe
,
that
Christe
died
and
shed
his
bloud
not
onely
for
the
redemption
of
the
whole
world
generally
,
but
for
his
also
perticularly
,
and
that
he
vndoubtedly
,
is
partaker
of
that
blessed
worke
of
our
redemption
.
Doe
this
in
remembraunce
of
me
.
Our
faith
is
assured
that
it
is
Christes
commandement
,
that
we
should
vse
this
Sacrament
,
to
cal
to
our
remembrance
,
the
benefit
of
our
saluation
by
the
death
of
Christe
,
and
in
heart
and
minde
,
at
all
times
,
but
then
especially
,
to
shewe
our selues
truely
thankefull
to
him
,
for
the
same
.
When
our
sight
beholdeth
on
the
Table
,
the
Breade
and
Wine
by
Christes
ordinaunce
broken
,
and
powred
out
,
for
vs
to
vse
,
our
faith
is
moued
thus
to
thinke
:
as
surely
and
truely
,
as
my
bodily
eyes
beholde
vpon
the
table
of
the
Lord
,
the
creatures
of
Breade
and
Wine
,
as
the
outward
parte
of
his
Sacrament
,
and
see
the
same
broken
and
powred
out
for
me
:
so
assuredly
doe
I
with
the
eye
of
my
faith
,
beholde
the
body
and
bloud
of
Christe
broken
and
shedde
for
me
vpon
the
altar
of
the
crosse
,
and
the
same
my
sauiour
sitting
now
on
the
right
hand
of
God
the
father
,
with
the
same
bodie
and
bloud
,
now
glorified
:
wherewith
vpon
the
crosse
,
he
paide
the
price
of
my
redemption
.
When
we
see
the
Minister
offering
to
vs
the
bread
and
the
cup
,
and
we
receiue
the
same
in
our
hand
,
and
by
our
sense
feele
them
inwardly
in
our
heartes
,
our
faith
is
moued
to
haue
this
cogitation
.
As
truly
as
our
Sauiour
Christe
vpon
the
Crosse
,
by
his
bodie
broken
and
his
bloud
shedde
,
wrought
our
redemption
,
and
offered
the
benefite
thereof
,
to
all
that
would
beleeue
generally
:
so
truely
am
I
assured
,
that
now
in
the
vse
of
this
holy
sacrament
by
his
minister
,
he
offereth
the
same
to
me
particularly
,
to
be
applied
to
my selfe
.
And
as
surely
as
my
hande
receiueth
the
outwarde
creatures
:
so
surely
,
by
my
faith
,
doe
I
receiue
Christe
himselfe
,
and
in
my
heart
feele
him
,
and
with
my
spirituall
armes
imbrace
him
,
as
the
onely
price
,
and
meanes
of
my
saluation
.
When
we
eate
of
the
holy
bread
,
and
drinke
of
the
reuerende
Cuppe
,
and
by
our
taste
haue
sense
of
the
sweetenesse
of
them
,
and
feele
them
passe
downe
into
our
stomacke
there
to
rest
,
that
they
may
be
according
to
their
nature
,
meanes
to
nourishe
and
strengthen
our
bodie
,
and
to
continewe
it
in
life
,
our
faith
is
stirred
vppe
by
these
senses
thus
to
thinke
.
Euen
as
certainely
,
as
my
taste
feeleth
,
the
sweetenesse
of
Bread
and
Wine
,
and
thereby
perceiueth
in
deede
,
that
their
operation
,
is
to
nourishe
and
strengthen
my
body
,
and
to
quicken
my
natural
spirites
,
which
without
such
nourishment
,
would
perish
:
euen
so
the
taste
of
my
faith
and
sense
of
my
heart
,
doeth
feele
the
sweetnes
of
Christ
his
bodie
&
bloud
broken
and
shedde
for
mee
and
all
mankinde
vpon
the
crosse
,
and
perceiueth
it
thereby
to
be
the
only
foode
of
my
soule
,
without
which
,
should
perish
both
soule
and
bodie
,
eternally
.
And
as
certainly
as
I
feele
with
bodily
sense
that
the
bread
and
wine
passeth
into
my
stomacke
,
and
there
according
to
their
proportion
feede
,
strengthen
and
quicken
my
naturall
bodie
and
spirites
:
so
assuredly
doe
I
with
my
inward
and
spiritual
sense
,
perceiue
the
bodie
and
bloud
of
Christ
,
and
the
whole
benefite
of
his
death
and
passion
to
passe
into
the
stomack
of
my
soule
,
and
bosome
of
my
heart
,
there
through
the
strength
of
a
true
Christian
faith
,
to
be
laide
vp
,
wrought
,
and
digested
,
as
that
onely
nourishment
that
kepeth
the
life
of
the
soule
,
and
preserueth
me
,
both
soule
and
body
to
eternal
life
.
They
that
will
Christianly
&
charitably
,
and
in
the
feare
of
God
,
weigh
and
consider
these
thinges
,
I
trust
,
will
not
thinke
,
either
that
we
make
light
account
of
the
externall
sacrament
,
or
in
our
doctrine
teach
a
single
and
sleight
maner
of
eating
of
Christ
by
faith
,
as
the
fauourers
of
the
Church
of
Rome
do
charge
vs
.
And
I
appeale
to
the
consciences
of
all
them
that
folow
their
doctrine
,
whether
euer
they
were
taught
to
take
such
sweete
instruction
and
comfort
,
in
the
vse
of
that
blessed
sacrament
,
or
no
?
These
good
fruites
of
that
sacrament
are
much
furthered
and
increased
by
sundrie
other
godly
cogitations
,
which
the
Scriptures
teach
true
Christians
to
vse
in
the
administration
of
it
.
&
Io.
6.
ver.
57.
1.
Cor.
11.
ver
18
,
21
,
22.
Ephe.
3.
ver.
17.
that
in
the
vse
of
the
sacraments
,
through
faith
we
be
vnited
vnto
Christ
,
and
ingraffed
into
his
mysticall
bodie
,
so
that
we
liue
now
onely
by
him
,
&
whatsoeuer
is
his
,
by
the
truth
of
his
promise
,
is
ours
also
.
The
word
of
God
teacheth
that
the
sacrament
of
the
Lordes
supper
is
a
linke
of
vnitie
,
that
knitteth
vs
together
,
as
members
of
one
misticall
bodie
,
and
therefore
that
we
ought
to
be
ioyned
in
mutuall
loue
,
&
charitie
among
our selues
,
and
that
it
is
a
foule
reproch
both
to
Christ
our
head
,
and
to
the
whole
bodie
,
if
we
hate
,
hurte
,
or
hinder
one
another
.
For
by
the
vse
thereof
,
we
confesse
that
we
are
all
members
of
one
bodie
,
all
seruants
of
one
Maister
,
all
children
of
one
Father
,
all
subiectes
vnder
one
Lord
and
king
,
&
all
partakers
of
one
redemption
,
all
heires
of
one
heritage
,
and
gift
of
eternall
life
.
And
in
so
many
linkes
of
vnitie
,
to
be
at
discorde
among
our selues
,
is
in
Gods
iudgement
,
an
heauie
testimonie
against
vs
,
in
the
day
of
his
wrath
.
&
Ephe.
3.
ver.
17.
Finally
,
the
word
of
God
,
teacheth
vs
,
that
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lordes
supper
,
is
our
heauenly
feast
,
in
which
the
lambe
of
God
that
taketh
away
the
sinnes
of
the
world
,
is
offered
vnto
vs
,
spiritually
to
feede
vpon
in
our
faith
,
that
by
him
(
as
I
haue
before
declared
)
we
may
be
nourished
,
strengthened
,
and
preserued
to
eternall
life
.
And
therfore
,
that
we
ought
to
be
very
careful
,
so
to
prepare
our selues
,
that
we
may
be
worthie
guests
for
that
blessed
table
.
Wherefore
I
thinke
it
necessarie
,
in
a
word
or
two
,
to
teache
you
,
howe
Christians
should
prepare
themselues
,
as
worthy
guestes
,
to
come
to
the
Lordes
Supper
.
And
how
that
may
be
done
,
S.
Paul
in
generall
wordes
,
briefely
sheweth
.
Let
euerie
man
(
saith
he
)
proue
himselfe
,
and
so
let
him
eate
of
this
Bread
,
and
drinke
of
this
Cup.
The
meanes
therefore
,
to
come
worthily
to
it
,
is
to
proue
,
and
trie
our selues
,
whether
those
thinges
be
in
vs
,
which
the
worthie
guestes
of
that
table
,
should
haue
.
First
therefore
,
we
must
looke
vnfaignedly
into
our selues
,
whether
we
haue
an
appetite
,
or
desire
to
eate
of
that
blessed
foode
,
for
a
loathing
stomach
,
neuer
perfectly
digesteth
any
meate
that
it
receiueth
,
but
turneth
it
to
the
hurt
of
the
bodie
.
This
appetite
or
desire
cannot
be
in
vs
,
vnlesse
it
be
wrought
by
the
sharpe
sauce
of
seuere
repentance
for
our
sinnes
,
which
we
shall
the
better
prepare
,
if
we
examine
our selues
by
the
perfect
rule
of
Gods
iustice
in
his
lawe
,
and
consider
how
farre
we
are
from
the
same
,
&
what
daunger
hangeth
ouer
our
heads
for
the
want
thereof
.
God
saith
in
his
lawe
:
&
Leuit.
19.
ver.
18.
Matth.
22
ver.
37
,
39.
Thou
shalt
loue
the
Lord
thy
God
,
with
al
thy
hart
,
with
all
thy
soule
,
with
all
thy
minde
,
with
all
thy
strength
,
and
thy
neighbour
as
thy selfe
:
that
is
,
we
should
loue
,
we
should
hate
,
we
should
feare
,
we
should
hope
,
for
nothing
but
in
God
,
and
to
his
glorie
:
we
should
think
and
muse
vpon
nothing
in
our
minde
&
vnderstanding
,
but
that
which
may
make
to
the
honour
and
glorie
of
God
:
we
should
imploy
all
the
powers
of
our
bodie
and
all
our
worldly
gifts
to
the
same
end
:
we
should
do
nothing
to
any
other
man
,
which
we
would
not
willingly
,
be
content
should
be
done
vnto
vs
.
If
we
examine
our selues
by
this
rule
,
we
shall
see
we
be
so
farre
from
that
we
should
be
,
that
almoste
we
haue
not
one
braunch
thereof
in
vs
,
whiche
will
more
euidently
appeare
,
if
we
wil
trie
our selues
by
euery
particular
commandement
rightly
and
truely
vnderstanded
.
Seeing
then
we
be
so
farre
from
the
iustice
of
Gods
lawe
,
the
curse
thereof
must
needes
be
due
vnto
vs
.
Cursed
is
he
whosoeuer
keepeth
not
all
thinges
written
in
the
Booke
of
his
law
.
In
this
maner
if
we
examine
our selues
sincerely
,
we
shall
throughly
knowe
,
what
we
are
in
the
sight
of
God
,
as
well
by
the
corruption
of
our
nature
,
as
by
the
course
of
our
euill
and
naughtie
life
:
we
shall
haue
sense
of
our
owne
sinne
:
we
shall
hate
and
detest
it
:
we
shal
from
the
bottome
of
our
heartes
be
sorie
for
it
:
with
trembling
mindes
,
we
shal
feare
the
heauie
iudgement
of
God
against
vs
,
and
so
will
be
stirred
vp
in
vs
,
that
godly
appetite
,
&
greedy
desire
to
eate
of
that
spirituall
meate
,
whiche
onely
can
satisfie
our
troubled
conscience
,
&
cure
our
repentant
,
and
broken
heartes
.
But
though
the
appetite
,
&
desire
be
neuer
so
great
,
in
vaine
he
commeth
to
any
table
,
that
hath
no
mouth
to
eate
,
nor
strength
of
stomacke
to
digest
.
Iohn
.
6.
ver.
47
,
53
,
54.
A
true
and
strong
Christian
faith
,
is
the
mouth
of
the
soule
,
and
the
power
wherewith
we
doe
receiue
and
digest
Christe
Iesus
crucified
,
as
the
foode
of
our
saluation
.
We
must
looke
therfore
to
our selues
,
first
whether
we
knowe
and
vnderstand
the
mistery
of
our
redemption
:
that
is
,
that
the
vnspeakeable
mercie
of
God
,
Iohn
.
3.
ver.
16.
sent
downe
the
seconde
person
in
Trinitie
,
to
take
fleshe
of
the
blessed
virgin
,
to
liue
in
the
shape
of
a
most
contemptible
man
in
this
world
,
and
in
the
end
to
suffer
cruel
death
for
the
redemption
of
mankinde
.
Secondly
,
whether
we
feele
in
our
heartes
a
strong
perswasion
that
we
also
through
the
merciful
promises
of
God
are
partakers
of
the
same
worke
of
our
redemption
.
Marke
.
1.
ver.
24.
&
3.
ver.
11.
For
a
true
Christian
must
not
onely
haue
a
generall
knowledge
,
but
also
by
a
firme
faith
,
he
must
haue
a
particular
application
of
the
same
to
him selfe
.
Furthermore
,
as
it
is
necessarie
to
haue
,
both
a
desire
to
eate
stirred
by
a
sense
and
feeling
of
true
repentance
,
and
also
an
assured
faith
to
receiue
and
digest
this
wholesome
and
comfortable
medicine
of
our
soule
:
&c.
so
because
God
bestoweth
not
his
mercie
by
his
Sonne
Christ
in
vaine
,
or
to
the
end
we
should
stil
continew
in
sinne
:
we
must
further
trie
our selues
,
whether
we
feele
an
vnfained
desire
to
rise
to
a
newnesse
of
life
,
and
in
earnest
studie
,
hereafter
to
amend
our
former
faultes
,
and
to
frame
our selues
to
a
godly
and
honest
conuersation
,
that
God
in
vs
may
be
glorified
,
and
the
mouthes
of
the
enemies
stopped
.
Lastly
we
must
examine
our
consciences
,
whether
we
haue
a
feruent
&
great
desire
to
call
to
our
remembrance
the
vnestimable
benefite
of
our
redemption
,
Iohn
.
6.
ver.
36.
Christ
in
this
feast
is
giuen
as
meat
,
without
which
,
we
know
,
we
must
of
necessitie
perish
.
And
he
is
giuen
as
life
vnto
vs
,
&
therefore
without
him
,
we
can
haue
nothing
but
death
.
The
best
worthinesse
,
that
we
can
bring
to
these
reuerend
and
holy
misteries
,
is
,
that
we
confesse
our
owne
vnworthines
,
that
thy
mercie
may
make
vs
worthy
:
that
we
despaire
in
our selues
,
that
thy
grace
may
comfort
vs
:
that
we
humble
our selues
,
to
the
end
thy
goodnesse
may
raise
vs
vp
:
that
we
accuse
our selues
,
to
the
end
thy
sonne
by
his
merite
may
iustifie
vs
.
For
though
of
our selues
we
are
hable
to
do
nothing
:
yet
by
him
,
we
shal
be
hable
to
do
all
thinges
.
These
or
like
cogitations
if
we
haue
in
preparing
our selues
,
to
that
blessed
nourishment
of
our
soules
:
he
that
breaketh
not
a
bruised
reede
,
nor
putteth
out
smoking
flaxe
,
will
not
cast
aside
our
infirmitie
,
but
wil
mercifully
receiue
vs
.
The
sorrowfull
Father
,
which
with
care
for
his
sonne
cried
vnto
Christ
.
I
beleeue
Lord
,
Marke
.
9.
ver.
24.
but
helpe
mine
vnbeleefe
,
Though
his
faith
,
as
it
might
appeare
,
was
very
weake
yet
obtained
he
his
purpose
at
Christ
his
hand
to
haue
his
sonne
by
miracle
healed
.
If
our
faith
be
but
as
a
graine
of
mustard
seede
,
Though
al
other
(
saith
he
)
be
offended
by
thee
,
yet
wil
not
I
be
offended
by
thee
.
They
ambitiously
contended
among
themselues
,
which
of
them
shold
be
the
greater
.
I
wil
not
mention
,
that
immediately
after
Supper
,
they
through
timerousnes
fled
from
Christ
,
&
for
the
time
forsoke
him
,
which
was
an
euident
token
,
of
the
weaknes
of
their
faith
,
after
the
knowledge
of
his
doctrine
,
&
experience
of
many
&
wonderfull
miracles
.
Yet
it
pleased
the
great
mercie
of
our
sauiour
,
fauourably
to
accept
them
,
and
to
admit
them
as
singular
instruments
of
his
grace
.
We
may
not
therefore
,
for
our
weakenes
,
&
imperfection
despaire
or
refuse
the
comfort
of
that
heauenly
table
,
but
rather
let
vs
in
all
dutifull
sort
,
approch
thervnto
,
&
pray
most
hartily
(
euerie
one
of
vs
al
)
that
we
may
be
fit
and
worthy
guestes
for
the
same
,
which
God
our
Father
grant
vs
for
his
sonnes
sake
,
Christ
Iesu
our
sauiour
,
by
the
working
of
his
moste
holy
,
&
comfortable
spirite
,
to
whom
be
all
honour
,
prayse
,
and
glorie
,
for
euer
and
euer
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.