Madan on Article XXVIII: Of the Lord's Supper

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H E Supper of the Lord is not only a* Sign of th: Leve that Christians « onght to pave among then, - selves ene to anither ; but rather it is a z Sacrament of our Reidemption by Christ’s Death, mnsomuch that to such as rightly, warthily, and with Faith, receive the fame, the Bread which we break, is a 3 partaking of the Body of Cort ; and nhewise the Cup of Blessings is a 3 partating of the Blaod of Christ —T ransub- Hantiation (er the Change of 1 the Substance of Bread and Vine) in the Super of the Lord, cannot be proved by baly Mrit, but is repugnant to the * plain Fords of Scripture, overthroweth the Nature of a ef and hath given Occasion to many Supersti- tions. e Body of Cbrist is given, taken, and eaten, in the Sup per only 5 after an heavenly and spiritual Manner. And * the Mean wheret y the Bady of Chrisi is received aud eaten in the Supper, is Faul Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was not by Christ’s Ordinance 7 reserved, carried about, lifted up, or

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• 1 John iii. 23. And this is His Command- ment, that we should believe on the Name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us Commandment. I Jehn iv. 11. Beloved, if

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Gop fo loved us, we ought also to love one ano- ther. 1 Cor. x. 17. For we being many are one Bread, and one Body, for we are all Partakers of that one Bread.

• Matt. xxvi. 26, &c. As they were eating, Fesus took Bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the Disciples, and said, Take, eat, this is my Body: And he took the Cup, and gave Thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye ailof it: For this is my Blood of the New Tes- tzment, which is shed for many for the Remission of Sins. Lule xxii. 19, 20. And he took Bread, and gave Thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my Body, which is given for you; this do in Remembrance of me. Like- wise also the Cup after Supper, saying, This Cup is the New Testament in my Blood, which is shed tor you.

3 1 Cor. x. 16, The Cup of Blessing which we bless, is it not the Communion of the Blood of Christ? The Bread which we break, is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ ?

• 1 Cor, xi. 26. As often as ye eat this Bread, and drink this Cup, ye do shew the Lord’s Death till he come,

John vi. 47. Verily I fay unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting Life. Yer. 48. I am that Bread of Life. Ver. 49. Your Fathers did eat Manna in the Wilderness and are dead, Ver. 50. This is the Bread which cometh down from Heaven, that a Man may eat thereof and not die. Ver. 51, I am the living Bread, which came down from Heaven ; if any Man eat of this Bread, he shall live for ever: And the Bread which I give is my Flesh, which I will give for the Life

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of the World. Ver. 53. Verily verily I say unto you, except ye eat the Flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his Blood, ye have no Life in you. Fer. 54. Whoso eateth my Flesh, and drinketh my Blood, hath eternal Life, and! will raise him up at the last Day. Ver. 55. For my Flesh is 8 indeed, and my Blood is Drink indeed. Ver

He chat ae my Flesh, and dtinketh my 51054. dwelleth in me, and I in him. Ver. 57. As the living Father hath sent me, and J live by the Fa- ther, so he that eateth me shall live by me. Ver. 58. This is that Bread which came down from: Heaven : Not as your Fathers d:d eat Manna,. and are dead. He that eateth of this Bread, shall

live for ever. Jer. 59. These Things said He,

as he taught in the Synagogue at Capernaum.

Ver. Go. Many therefore of his Disciples,, when

they heard this, said, This is an hard Saying, who can bear it? Yer. 61. When Jesus knew in him- self that his Disciples murmured at it, he said un- to them, Doth this offend you? Ver. 63. It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the Flesh profiteth nothing:

The Words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit,

and thev are Life.

John vi. 35. Jesus said unto them, I am the-

Bread of Life; He that cometh to me shall never:

hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirtt.

7 Halt. xxvi. 20, 27. Supra, Note 2.

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