Question 104

Should we examine our hearts?

Yes. I commune with mine own heart,^b

And our ways?

Yes. I thought on my ways,^c

Should we do this impartially?

Yes. Thus saith the Lord, deceive not yourselves,^d

And diligently?

Yes. My spirit made diligent search,^e

And sedately?

Yes. They sat down to examine the matter,^f

And when scruples arise should we desire God’s assistance?

Yes. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me,^g

And without this do we partake unworthily?

Yes. Not discerning the Lord’s body,ⁱ

Should we also inquire into our faith in Jesus Christ?

Yes. Examine yourselves whether ye be in the faith,^j

And our love to God and one another?

Yes. For without charity we are nothing,^k

And our repentance?

Yes. For the sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit,^l

And our new obedience?

Yes. Let us keep the feast, not with the leaven of malice and wickedness,^m

And with warm affections?

Yes. We will remember thy love more than wine,^o

And with goodly sorrow?

Yes. The passover was to be eaten with bitter herbs,^p

And with an holy indifference to the world?

Yes. Ye shall eat with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand,^q

And with spiritual joy and gladness?

Yes. They did eat their meat with gladness, praising God,^r

Should we now renew our engagements to God?

Yes. Thy vows are upon me,^s

And should we afterwards remember and discharge them?

Yes. Pay that which thou hast vowed,^t

And the wrathful and uncharitable?

Yes. When ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; this is not to eat the Lord’s supper,^v

And those who partake of it as a common meal?

Yes. Have ye not houses to eat and to drink in?^w

And who use it as a qualification for civil offices?

Yes. For they say that the table of the Lord is contemptible,^x

Do such offer a great affront to Christ?

Yes. They are guilty of the body and blood of the Lord,^y

And a great injury to themselves?

Yes. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep,^z

And do all these things make self-examination the more necessary?

Yes. For if we would judge ourselves we should not be judged,^aa