Devotions for Holy Communion Compiled from Various Sources [By M. Brine] with an Intr. Gathered from the Writings of E.B. Pusey; And a Preface by G.E. ... and a Preface by G.E. Jelf [The Editor]. - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883. Excerpt: ... Christ and His Word, ye know that, when ye do come to the Holy Eucharist, ye come to the Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ. Past sin excludes no penitent sinner from any nearness to Christ. Present weakness or sickness hinders none from coming to the Physician of Life. We come to the Physician, not because we are whole, but because we are sick. But we must not come to this immediate Presence of Christ, the Church tells us, without "true repentance for past sins, and a steadfast purpose to lead a new life." We must not return "from the sky to the sty." For what end to pretend again and again to desire that the soul should be washed in Christ's Precious Blood, and then ever anew to return to the " wallowing in the mire"? To what end, contrary to God's Word, first to "drink the Cup of the Lord," and then "the cup of devils"? And what are ye yourselves, whe do these things? What are ye wasting in yourselves? God, the Word, became flesh to redeem you. He, the only Begotten Son of God, for you made Man, giveth Himself to you to dwell in you, and make you one with Him. This He does for you in time, while you are yet in this clay, absent from Him, seeing Him not, save by the eye of faith, touching Him with the hands of the heart, and if ye will, ye, by that inner touch, "taste and see that the Lord is gracious." The Holy Eucharist is a great gift, greater than our weak, yea, than our highest, thoughts can reach to. But we may not think of it only as a gift, i.e., not as that which, if we use, is a blessing, and if we use it not, we are none the worse for, except that we lose it. Such cannot be the case with any of God's gifts; for whoso despiseth the gifts of God, despiseth Him, and no one can despise Him and go unpunished. Our daily earthly bread is the ...