This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1740 edition. Excerpt: ... ye be not judged of the Lord: Repent you truly for your Sins past; have a steads at! and lively Faith in Christ our Saviour; amend your Lives, and be in perfect Charity with all Men, so shall ye be-meet Partakers of t/xfe Holy Mysteries. What shall we say then of this Man, who after reading this can ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1740 edition. Excerpt: ... ye be not judged of the Lord: Repent you truly for your Sins past; have a steads at! and lively Faith in Christ our Saviour; amend your Lives, and be in perfect Charity with all Men, so shall ye be-meet Partakers of t/xfe Holy Mysteries. What shall we say then of this Man, who after reading this can say, all we ask of our Communicants is, that they be in Charity with all Men. The most unlearned Reader must perceive we not only require that, but in this Exhortation, (which is always solemnly read at the Time of the Celebration of the Sacrament) we admonish them, to examine themselves, and judge themselves, to repent them truly of their Sins, to have a steadsast and lively Faith in Christ, and to amend their Lives: I had Occasion to take Notice Notice of such a Calumny before, p. 13, and I desire the Reader would add this to what I then said: leave the Reader in his own Thoughts to abhor and detest this insamous Author; for what Words are bad enough for one who can bring so baresaced and so false an Accusation against the National Church in which he lives, and in the pretended Cause of Religion? The Remainder of this Objection is some of the grossest and vilest Abuse that I ever read; I have indeed unwillingly heard such Language in the Streets, but I should never have expected to have seen it in a Book, whose Author pretends the least Regard to Conscience. Part of what he charges many of our Communicants with, if % were true, I think he could not know it: Whether they have saving Knowledge or Faith, fist. And who art thou that judgest another? To hi$ own Master he standeth or salleth. But as the bad wjll ever mingle with the good, if we stiould allow, that possibly there may be some Communicants who are unworthy Receivers, it must be...
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