Elizabeth Sewell
Published: 2017-12-15
Total Pages: 194
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Excerpt from Preparation for the Holy Communion: The Devotions Chiefly Compiled From the Works of Bishop Taylor But with respect to the many among us who have received neither the regener ation by water nor the renewing of the Holy Ghost whose youth has known no sweet restraint of Holy Baptism, whose maturer years have been spent without God in the world, there is need that the earnest, practical words of our author should have serious heed. To such there should come the call to re pentance, the summons to immediate and effectual amendment of life. It is not the mere outward partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ that will save such. There must be the changed existence, the new heart and life, the thorough conversion, the passing from death unto life. This step taken, this change effected, this decision made, this new life begun, and the sacrament will be found indeed a means of grace as those who duly feed upon its holy mysteries are united close and closer unto Christ their only Saviour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.