The communion of his body and blood
And that this is also an ordinary, stated means of receiving the grace of God is evident from those words of the apostle which occur in the preceding chapter. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion, or communication, of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 1 Corinthians 10:16.
Is not the eating of that bread, and the drinking of that cup, the outward, visible means by which God conveys into our souls all that spiritual grace, that righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, which were purchased by the body of Christ once broken, and the blood of Christ once shed for us? Let all, therefore, who truly desire the grace of God, eat of that bread and drink of that cup.
1771 text
12. And that this is also an ordinary stated means of receiving the grace of God, is evident from those words of the apostle, which occur in the preceding chapter? The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion, or communication, of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? (1 Cor. x. 16.) Is not the eating of that bread, and the drinking of that cup the outward, visible means whereby God conveys into our souls all that spiritual grace, that righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, which were purchased by the body of Christ once broken, and the blood of Christ once shed for us? Let all, therefore who truly desire the grace of God, eat of that bread and drink of that cup.
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Sermon 16 in the 1771 Works. Malachi 3:7.
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