{"number":175,"question":"What is the duty of Christians, after they have received the sacrament of the Lord’s supper?","answer":"The duty of Christians, after they have received the sacrament of the Lord’s supper, is seriously to consider how they have behaved themselves therein, and with what success; if they find quickening and comfort, to bless God for it, beg the continuance of it, watch against relapses, fulfill their vows, and encourage themselves to a frequent attendance on that ordinance: but if they find no present benefit, more exactly to review their preparation to, and carriage at, the sacrament; in both which, if they can approve themselves to God and their own consciences, they are to wait for the fruit of it in due time: but, if they see they have failed in either, they are to be humbled, and to attend upon it afterwards with more care and diligence.","segments":[{"text":"The duty of Christians, after they have received the sacrament of the Lord’s supper, is seriously to consider how they have behaved themselves therein, and with what success;","proofs":["Psalm 28:7","1 Corinthians 11:17, 30–31"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 28:7","osis":["Ps.28.7"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 11:17, 30–31","osis":["1Cor.11.17","1Cor.11.30-1Cor.11.31"]}],"note":null},{"text":"if they find quickening and comfort, to bless God for it,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 30:21–23, 25–26","Acts 2:42, 46–47"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Chronicles 30:21–23, 25–26","osis":["2Chr.30.21-2Chr.30.23","2Chr.30.25-2Chr.30.26"]},{"printed":"Acts 2:42, 46–47","osis":["Acts.2.42","Acts.2.46-Acts.2.47"]}],"note":null},{"text":"beg the continuance of it,","proofs":["Psalm 36:10","Song of Solomon 3:4","1 Chronicles 29:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 36:10","osis":["Ps.36.10"]},{"printed":"Song of Solomon 3:4","osis":["Song.3.4"]},{"printed":"1 Chronicles 29:18","osis":["1Chr.29.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"watch against relapses,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 10:3–5, 12"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 10:3–5, 12","osis":["1Cor.10.3-1Cor.10.5","1Cor.10.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"fulfill their vows,","proofs":["Psalm 50:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 50:14","osis":["Ps.50.14"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and encourage themselves to a frequent attendance on that ordinance:","proofs":["1 Corinthians 11:25–26","Acts 2:42, 46"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 11:25–26","osis":["1Cor.11.25-1Cor.11.26"]},{"printed":"Acts 2:42, 46","osis":["Acts.2.42","Acts.2.46"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but if they find no present benefit, more exactly to review their preparation to, and carriage at, the sacrament;","proofs":["Song of Solomon 5:1–6","Ecclesiastes 5:1–6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Song of Solomon 5:1–6","osis":["Song.5.1-Song.5.6"]},{"printed":"Ecclesiastes 5:1–6","osis":["Eccl.5.1-Eccl.5.6"]}],"note":null},{"text":"in both which, if they can approve themselves to God and their own consciences, they are to wait for the fruit of it in due time:","proofs":["Psalms 123:1–2","42:5, 8","43:3–5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalms 123:1–2","osis":["Ps.123.1-Ps.123.2"]},{"printed":"42:5, 8","osis":["Ps.42.5","Ps.42.8"]},{"printed":"43:3–5","osis":["Ps.43.3-Ps.43.5"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but, if they see they have failed in either, they are to be humbled,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 30:18–19"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Chronicles 30:18–19","osis":["2Chr.30.18-2Chr.30.19"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and to attend upon it afterwards with more care and diligence.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 7:11","1 Chronicles 15:12–14"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 7:11","osis":["2Cor.7.11"]},{"printed":"1 Chronicles 15:12–14","osis":["1Chr.15.12-1Chr.15.14"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"wlc":["175"],"wsc-modernized":["97"]},"diffs":[],"page":"138","leaf":71}