A Treatise on the Lord's Supper: Designed as a Guide and Companion to the Holy Communion (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from A Treatise on the Lord's Supper: Designed as a Guide and Companion to the Holy Communion

In these words of Hooker, is pointed out the true nature and use of a sacrament. The grace we Obtain by a right reception Of the Lord's Supper is the participation of Christ, and of life through him. The Apostle's words on this point are express - The cap 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 For we being many are one bread and one body, for we are all partakers of that one bread. The unworthy receiver forfeits the blessing, (1 Cor. Xi. Just as the unworthy conduct of many in Israel forfeited the blessing designed by that spiritual meat of which they all ate, and that spiritual drink Of which they all drank. But it was not the less, Spiritual meat and spiritual drink, conveying to true believers in types, Christ and his grace, and real par ticipation of spiritual blessings.

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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Lord's Supper: Designed as a Guide and Companion to the Holy Communion

Bickersteth's "Treatise on the Lord's Supper." was first introduced to the American public, by the late eminent Dr. Bedell of Philadelphia. Four editions have been entirely exhausted land the present editor has in vain sought to procure copies of the work, as from time to time, they were needed by members of his parish.

In England, this "Treatise" reached the eighth edition, when the author himself considerably enlarged and improved it, and issued a ninth, from which the New-York edition is a reprint. And it being probable that no more additions or alterations will be made, the old and well known firm of Swords, Stanford and Co., have determined to stereotype a treatise, justly deemed a standard work on the Holy Communion.

An apology may seem proper for having omitted the introduction, essay, and notes of Dr. Bedell. One reason for the omission is, that Bickersteth himself has so much enlarged the work - if they were added, the volume would be of a less convenient size.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.