the glorious profpect, will be ready to exclaim, "come, Lord Jefus, come quickly." In this ordinance I see thee darkly as through a glass. O when fhall I behold thee face to face! when will the fun of righteousness break through all interpofing veils, that the fhadows may be done away, and that his faithful ones may fee him in all his glory! delightful are the approaches he now makes to our fouls: Even these diftant and cloudy views are refreshing and comfortable, but how much will the pleafure be encreased, when I fhall be absent from the body, and prefent with the Lord! Above all, when I fhall put on my glorified body, and with the many thousands, and thousand times ten thousand of his faints that have ever lived upon the earth, fhall afcend to meet him in the air, be publicly abfolved and acknowledged by him, and by him presented holy and without blame, to God, even our Father, fee him arrayed in majefty and love, and fall worshipping at his feet! Christians, let this glorious and triumphant day be often realized to your minds by faith. Be watchful and diligent in your preparation for it. Gird up the loins of your minds, be fober and hope to the end for the grace that fhall be revealed to you, at the appearing of Jefus Chrift. Go now from the Lord's Table, finging his praise. THE LORD'S SUPPER. EXHORTATIONS To the COMMUNICANTS, at the conclusion EXHORTATION I. CHRISTIAN Brethren! The facramental table is now drawn, and I trust that many of you can say from happy experience, truly our fellowship has been with the Father, and with his Son Jefus Chrift. We have fat under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was fweet to our taste. Permit me now to remind you, that the great defign of this ordinance is, to strengthen the principles of piety in your hearts, and to promote the practice of holiness and univerfal righteousness in your lives. If this end be U |