{"number":97,"title":"What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper?","part":null,"questions":[97],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper?","answer":"It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lords Supper, that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lords Body, of their Faith to feed upon him, of their Repentance, Love and new Obedience: lest coming unworthily, they eat and drink Judgement to themselves.","segments":[{"text":"It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lords Supper, that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lords Body, of their Faith to feed upon him, of their Repentance, Love and new Obedience: lest coming unworthily, they eat and drink Judgement to themselves.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"How ought Christians to partake of the Lords Supper?","answer":"They ought to partake worthily (that is suitably) with a suitable frame of heart to this Ordinance.","segments":[{"text":"They ought to partake worthily (that is suitably) with a suitable frame of heart to this Ordinance.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What is the great duty of those that would thus partake?","answer":"It is required that they examine themselves.","segments":[{"text":"It is required that they examine themselves.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"How many things must they examine themselves about?","answer":"Five especially, viz. 1. Knowledge. 2. Faith. 3. Love. 4. Repentance. 5. New Obedience.","segments":[{"text":"Five especially, viz. 1. Knowledge. 2. Faith. 3. Love. 4. Repentance. 5. New Obedience.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Must every one that cometh to the Lords Supper have Knowledge?","answer":"Yes.","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Why is Knowledge necessary?","answer":"To discern the Lords Body.","segments":[{"text":"To discern the Lords Body.","proofs":["1 Corinthians 11:28–29"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 11:28–29","osis":["1Cor.11.28-1Cor.11.29"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What other graces must they examine themselves about?","answer":"Their Faith, Repentance and Love.","segments":[{"text":"Their Faith, Repentance and Love.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"In their examination, what must they look after?","answer":"Two things especially; 1. That they have these Graces. 2. That the said Graces be in readiness for service and exercise, that is, that they so stir up these Graces of the Holy Ghost, as they may be most profitably exerted in this most Sacred solemn Ordinance.","segments":[{"text":"Two things especially; 1. That they have these Graces. 2. That the said Graces be in readiness for service and exercise, that is, that they so stir up these Graces of the Holy Ghost, as they may be most profitably exerted in this most Sacred solemn Ordinance.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Why is Faith necessary?","answer":"To feed on Christ. Iohn 6. 53.","segments":[{"text":"To feed on Christ. Iohn 6. 53.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Why is Repentance necessary?","answer":"Repentance for sin will fit them to receive, and sweeten their receiving the benefits of Christs death to their Souls.","segments":[{"text":"Repentance for sin will fit them to receive, and sweeten their receiving the benefits of Christs death to their Souls.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Why is Love necessary?","answer":"Because they who have no Love to God and Christ, and their Brethren, are unfit to receive the pledge of Gods Love to themselves.","segments":[{"text":"Because they who have no Love to God and Christ, and their Brethren, are unfit to receive the pledge of Gods Love to themselves.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What else must they examine themselves about?","answer":"New Obedience, whether they propose and practise it in any good measure.","segments":[{"text":"New Obedience, whether they propose and practise it in any good measure.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Why is New Obedience necessary?","answer":"Because Christ only communicates the benefits of his death to them that obey him.","segments":[{"text":"Because Christ only communicates the benefits of his death to them that obey him.","proofs":["Hebrews 5:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 5:9","osis":["Heb.5.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What if any Communicants shall eat this Bread, and drink this Cup of the Lord unworthily?","answer":"They shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ.","segments":[{"text":"They shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ.","proofs":["1 Corinthians 11:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 11:27","osis":["1Cor.11.27"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What danger is there in that?","answer":"All such Communicants eat and drink Judgement to themselves.","segments":[{"text":"All such Communicants eat and drink Judgement to themselves.","proofs":["1 Corinthians 11:29"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 11:29","osis":["1Cor.11.29"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}