Puritans on the Lord's Supper, The

As a covenantal meal given by King Jesus to His subjects, the Lord’s Supper plays a vital role in the life of the church. In this remarkable anthology, the Puritans help us understand the spiritual significance of the Lord’s Supper and give encouraging counsel on how to receive it with reverence and joy.

Works included in this volume:

• The Passover by Richard Vines
• The Lord’s Supper Is a Federal Ordinance by Edmund Calamy
• The Express Renewal of Our Christian Vows by Edmund Calamy
• The Duty to Partake of the Lord’s Supper by William Wadsworth
• Self-Examination by Joseph Alleine
• The Fruit and Benefit of Worthy Receiving by Richard Vines
• The Mystery of the Lord’s Supper by Thomas Watson

192 pages.

Contents

1. The Passover: Its Significance, and the Analogy between It and Christ Our Passover by Richard Vines
2. The Lord’s Supper Is a Federal Ordinance: Implying a Covenant Transaction between God and Us, and Supposing a Renewal of Solemn Vows to be the Lord’s by Edmund Calamy
3. The Express Renewal of Our Christian Vows: Every Time We Come to the Holy Communion, and Directions about the Right Management of It by Edmund Calamy
4. It Is Every Christian’s Indispensable Duty to Partake of the Lord’s Supper by William Wadsworth
5. Self-Examination by Joseph Alleine
6. The Fruit and Benefit of Worthy Receiving by Richard Vines
7. The Mystery of the Lord’s Supper by Thomas Watson

Endorsements

“If a child were to ask you what the Lord’s Supper means and why you take it, how well prepared are you to give an answer? With their typical thoroughness, the Puritans open the Bible to teach us the significance of the Supper. In so doing, they lead us into the wonders of God’s covenant. It is amazing but true: undeserving sinners feed by faith on Jesus Christ.”

—Paul M. Smalley, coeditor of Feasting with Christ: Meditations on the Lord’s Supper