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A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 59

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  1. F FOrN Cbap. 2. V er. 3,4
  2. the Ford Fesus Christ. Plavins thole great and precions promises whiet he
  3. hath givenus, let us Prive tobe made partakers of the Divine Nature
  4. escapine the corruption thatis in the morid throueh lust: aud beine be-
  5. socten again to à lively hope oFeniorins Christ herealter, let us purisie our
  6. selves, asheis pure.
  7. Let us really declare that we knom Christ, that we are his Disciples.
  8. by our Reepine of his commandments: and amons the rell, chat Com-
  9. mandment especially which our saviour christ himlelE commendecH
  10. tohis Disciples in a peculiar manner; This is my commandment, That
  11. relove one another, as Thave loved von: and asain; these thines Tcom
  12. mand pon that pon love one another. Let us follom peace oith all men-
  13. andholiness, withont which no mansal sec God. Letus put on as the
  14. Elect of Cod, holy andbeloved, bovels of mercies, kindness, humblene (
  15. of mind, mechnes lons. sufferine, forbearine one another, and foreiv-
  16. insone another, is any man bave a quarrel acainst any, even as Christ
  17. forcavens: and above all these thines let us put on Charity, wbich is
  18. thebondos perfectness. Let us in meekness instruet those that oppose
  19. themselves, is God peradventure mill sive them repentance 1o ibe ac-
  20. nomledeine of the Truth; thatthey may recover themselves ont of ile
  21. smares ofthe Devil, thatare taken captive byhim at his will. Beloved.
  22. let us love one another; for Love is of God, and whosoever loveth is born
  23. of God and Rnoveth6od.
  24. ODdirine Love the Creet Plarmony oF Souls l the MuRCk OF AB-
  25. SClsI the Por oF Godsomn hearel chevery Darlins oF his Bolom
  26. the Source oE true Happinessl the pure Onincessence ol Hlearen P
  27. thac which reconciles the jorrins Principles oF the Worid, and makces
  28. ehem aII chime together that irhich meles mens HCarI intO
  29. onc anocheri Sec hom S. Pant describes it, and ic cannot chule but
  30. enamour jour affections tomards It: Love envieth not, il is
  31. not pussed up, it doth not behave it sels unscemls, secketh not her omn,
  32. is not casily provohed, thinketh no evil, rejorceth not in iniquity; bear-
  33. eth alt thines, believeth al thines, hopeth alt thines, endureth al thines.
  34. Imay add in a word, ic isthebest. natur d chins, the best complexi-
  35. on d chins in the morid. Let us exprels this Cireet harmonious atte
  36. ction inthese jarrine Times: that (0, if it be postible, we may tunc
  37. ihe Worid into becter Mutick. P specially in matters oF Religion
  38. lec us Arive rith all meeteness wo instruct and convince onc anorher.
  39. LeF es endeavour to promote the Gospelof Peaces hC Dove. like 60s
  40. Pel, with a Dove. like spirit. This was che way by whichthe Gospel
  41. AE AECE Was propasaICd in che WorId: Christ did not cry, nor list ux
  42. his voice in the streets;a bruised reed he did not break, and thesmoahine
  43. Rax he did not quench; aud y et he bronehe forth judement unto victory.
  44. He whispered the Oospel to us From Moune sion, in a Cill voice; and
  45. Vetthe Pound cherear ment out quiekely chroughout aIl che carcH. ThC
  46. Gospel at srst came domn upon the morid genely and Cotily, likee che
  47. Dem uxon Gideon sstecce; and rec it quickly (oaked quite chrouphrit:
  48. and doubeless chisis Cill che most effectual may copromote it Farther.
  49. Sicetness and Ingenuiey will more command mens minds than Pasti.
  50. on Sourness and Severity: as che Potc Dillow Pooner breakes theFline
  51. than che hardest MarblC. Lec US adboler et areern follon truth in
  52. love: and oE he cro indeed, be contented rather to mils oF che
  53. conrexines

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A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 59. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1066511403:0071?run=74