II. The Sacrament in general, and the word
Sacrament in particular, considered.
III. Passages from late Writers, which degrade
the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, with
Remarks.
IV. The Opinion that the Eucharist is a mere
Memorial, considered.
V. The Sixth Chapter of St. John contains Pas-
sages (from verse 25 to verse 36, and from
verse 46 to verse 64) which refer to the Sa-
crament of the Lord's Supper.
VI: The Lord's Supper considered as a Feast on,
or after, a Sacrifice.
VII. Dr. Cudworth's account of the Lord's Supper.
"The Lord's Supper in the Christian Church
"in Reference to the true Sacrifice of
"Christ, is a Parallel to the Feasts upon
"Sacrifices, both in the Jewish Religion
" and the Heathenish Superstition."
VIII. Bishop Warburton's Opinion of the Specific
Nature of the Lord's Supper.
IX. Though the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
be strictly a Feast on, or after, a Sacrifice;
yet in popular Language, and catachrestically,
or by an allowed abuse of Terms,→→→a common
figure of speech,-it has been, and may still
be, called, a Sacrifice.-Jesus Christ once
offered on the Cross is the only Christian
Sacrifice.
X. That the present Benefits of the Eucharist
are Grace and Pardon, is a Conclusion that
must follow from admitting that the Sixth
Chapter of St. John relates to it :-addi-
tional Reasons for thinking that the Expres-
sions of this Chapter, already mentioned,
mean much more than Doctrines and Pre-
cepts.
XI. The primary and most important Benefit an-
nexed to the worthy Reception of the Eu-
charist, is a Vouchsafement of Grace in
more Abundance than ordinary, from which,
of course, flow other Benefits, necessary to
the Christian Life.
XII. Christ's more intimate dwelling with us, or
our Participation of his Divine Nature
considered, as an Effect of, and Benefit an-
nexed to, worthily receiving the Lord's Sup-
SECT.
XVI, The Doctrine of Remission of Sins, in and
by the Eucharist, not an Encouragement
to Vice, but an Incitement to Virtue.
XVII. The Clause in the Lord's Prayer," Give
66 us this Day our daily Bread," has a
Reference to the Eucharist; and the
Clause," Forgive us our trespasses, as
"we forgive them that trespass against
"us," a similar Reference; both toge-
ther include the two great Benefits annex-
ed to the Sacrament, Grace, and the
Remission of Sins.
XVIII. Fartber Considerations on understanding
the Petition for Bread, in the Lord's
Prayer, to mean the Bread of Life,
spoken of in St. John's Sixth Chapter,
that is, the Bread of the Eucharist, or the
Divine Influence.
XIX. The Expressions of Body and Blood, as
used by our Saviour, in the Institution of
this Ordinance, not harsh and uncouth
Figures to those who consider the Sacra-
ment of the Lord's Supper, as a Feast on
a Sacrifice.
XX. Of the true Knowledge of Christ attained in
worthily receiving the Sacrament, by the
unlearned and well-disposed Christian.
XXI. The Love of Christ to Man, of Man to
Christ, and of Man to Man, strikingly
exhibited in the Eucharist duly celebra-
No. I. The Institution of this Sacrament by Christ
as recorded by St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke,
and St. Paul.
No. II. The Passages in the Sixth Chapter of the
Gospel of St. John, referred to in the "Consider-
ations."
No. III. An Examination of Young Persons, and
of others who may require it, before receiving the
Holy Sacrament, from Bishop Wilson's Paro-
chialia: with Alterations.
No. IV. Prayers composed and used by Samuel
Johnson, LL. D. in his Preparation for receiv-
ing the Sacrament, at the Festival of Easter.
No. V. Prayers to be used in Preparation for the
Sacrament, from Bishop Wilson.
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