A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 73
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- other ascension dud Sittine at Gods rieht hand, nay noother Dayo
- fudement nor Resurrectionos the Body, buc Whatis Mystical aud Alle-
- eorical: Whereby chey do not onty impudenely Aurre che GO(pel
- accordins co the History and the Lecter, in maltins ic no becier
- than a Romantical Lesend or a mere sopick l’able, that contains a
- 500d6uvdior Or Morat under its but allo plainly deteat che Counsel
- oF Cod apainst chemselres and mantcind, by antiquatins Christianity.
- and bringins in in stead chereot old Pasanism again dissuiled under a
- Fer canting Phrales oF Scripture language. Por chougn Moses had a
- Veil over his tace, chough there mere many obscure Umbrages and
- Allegories in the Lam, (ihe Children of Tsraet being then not able to
- Bearthe the brigheness oF chac Envangelicat Truth chac Bined under
- them;) vet non under che Cospel me do al with open face behold a5 2 COr: 3.
- in a Clas the glory of the Ford nalcedls represented co us, beins
- chansed intothe same imase from slory to elory.
- But 1O let pass these, and Billto improve our Former Meditation
- Carther; Let us in che next place consider, ihat Christ, who receired
- allehis Power aster his Resurrection and Ascension, did noc receive
- it in vain and eo no purpole, cither calins no notice ot our hu-
- mane cransactions here belon, as harine remored his Pavilion toa
- Far into those Resions oF Lighe and Olory From us; or else remainins
- Hormichstandins an idle Spectator, and no may concerninq or in
- terestins him(elE in che ICues oF our humane aftairs. Wtich vill
- be Comuchthe more improbable, il me consider irhac the Scripture
- and experience tell us, chat the Deril and Apoltate spirits are perpe-
- tually actire and buhse in promotinq the concernments ot che Rins-
- dom oF Darkness. And cheretore doubrlels He ihom God hach
- made ehe Shepherd and Bistop oE our Souls ean never be l0 repard-
- lesS oF his OHice, nor (0 careles oFhis Flock and cender L. ambs COm-
- mitted to his charse, a5 to suster those ervel WNolves tO prey upon
- them at pleasure; and to hare no pier ac aIl FOrthem, nOrtO extend
- his atehtul Providence overthem, intiom once he vouchsafed to re-
- deem wich his omn precious blood. No certainly, he chat waded
- Chroyoh (o many difticulties and agonies cor us in che days ot his
- Flestr, he chat bore our eriefs and carried our sorrois, he thaL WaS
- monnded for our transeressions and bruised for our iniquities, Chat Cvet
- drops oFblond in the Garden and mas nailed to theCrols Forus in Gol
- fotha, Ile cannor (o casily Forset thole whom hehach (o dearty bouphi,
- nOr SuFTer aI thac pover, irhich God hath inrested him with For che
- Boodot his Church, to lie br him idle and unimploved.
- But cothe end that there mighe not be the least ground orsuspicion
- or Distrust lest in the minds oE men concerninq ehis particular, Christ
- erhis Ascention into Hearen choughe g00d 1o gire us a sensible de-
- monstration borh ofhis Rinsly Pover and oEhis marehtul Care and
- Providence over his Church, that he rould nor leare chem orphans
- and delCe Ot aI Sa oy sendine donn his Holy Spirit on the
- Day et Pente cost in a visible and miraeulons manner upon his Disciples.
- ACto 3. 33. This fosus hat odraised up, of whichme are all Witnesses:
- heresore berne bythe trest und of 60d exalted, and havine received
- the Fatherihe Promise ds hc Holy Ghost, he hath sed forth this whieh
- de nolo sec and hear. Lud verils is chere had been no nems ticard ot
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A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper, fol. 73. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1066511403:0085?run=74