29. What is the first point concerning which we are to examine ourselves?

A. Whether we repent us truly of our former fins, ftedfaftly purpofing to lead a new life.

30. 2. How is it proved that we ought to repent?

A. From 1 Cor. xi. 33. If we would judge ourselves, we fould not be judged.

1 Cor. v. 8. Let us keep the feaft, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of fincerity and truth.

31. 2. Why do you make repentance necessary to receiving the Lord's fupper?

A. Because it is impoffible, while we continue in our fins, that we can receive any more benefit from Christ's death, or any other religious acts of devotion, than a plant whose root is withered, can from having its branches watered.

32. 2. What is the next thing we are to examine ourfelves in, before we come to this holy communion?

A. Whether we have a lively faith in God's mercy through Chrift.

33. 2. What proof have you to fhew the neceffity of this? A. From 2 Cor. xiii. 15. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith.

Heb. x. 22. affurance of faith.

Let us draw near with a true heart, in full

34. 2. What do you understand by the faith that is here required of you?

A. A ftedfaft belief, that if we truly repent us of our fins, God will most certainly forgive them; and particularly a fi confidence of the efficacy of the bread and wine in this facrament, to convey to the worthy receiver the remission of fins, and all other benefits of his paffion.

35. 2. Why is this faith called lively?

A. To fhew that our faith is then only profitable to our falvation, when it is lively and active; and works in us fuch a fincere repentance of our paft fins, and fuch an obedience to God's commands as our Saviour in the gospel requires of us. 36. 2. Why is faith made a neceffary condition towards our receiving the Lord's fupper worthily?

A. Becaufe as the hope of finners is founded entirely upon the mercies of God through the merits of Chrift; and this facrament is a folemn commemoration of Chrift's affuring and fealing to us that mercy by his death; we cannot with

any

any advantage commemorate it, without a full belief of the efficacy of Chrift's death to obtain it for us.

37. 2. What is the next point upon which we are to examine ourselves before we come to the Lord's fupper? A. Whether we come to it with a thankful remembrance of Chrift's death.

38. 2. What do you mean by having a thankful remem-` brance of his death?

A. I mean being duly fenfible of the infinite love of God, and condefcenfion of Jefus Chrift, thereby declared to us: And in keeping up in our minds a lively memory of this his death and paffion.

39. 2. Why is our thankfulness neceffary to the receiving the Lord's fupper?

A. Because it is a facrifice of thanksgiving to God for our redemption by Christ.

40. 2. What proof have of Christ's death?

you for a thankful remembrance

A...1 Cor. vi. 20. Ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body, and in your fpirit, which are God's. 41.2. What is the last thing concerning which we are to examine ourselves?

A. Whether we are in charity with all men.

42. Q. How is it that we are to be in charity with all men A. We are freely to forgive whatsoever injuries any may have done, and to be ready to do them all the kindness we can, and that as fincerely as if they had never offended us. 43. 2. What proof have you of this duty?

A. From John iv. 11. If God jo loved us, we ought also

to love one another.

Eph. v. 2. Walk in love, as Chrift alfo hath loved us, and bath given himself for us, an offering and facrifice to God.

Matt. v. 23, 24. If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembereft that thy brother bath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way's first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

44. 2. Why is the being in charity neceifary to the Lord's fapper?

A. Because it is a feaft of love, and a communion of Chriftians one with another; and fignifies the conjunction in one fpiritual body.

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