The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-11

Lords Supper by different ~. ol Tie
hereby the question is vet d. H. =
narrow issue, nsr doth any tlinr ~. 10 !
fui bui tins, whether, when the se -. uoalt.
administered, Christ be Who'll, 90 .anitat
on,y' or else ms body and blood ~ l ~
| externally seated in the very eonsa De also
elements themselves. Which on;,s'a'ed
ihat defend are driven either To rnn .'Da 'heJ
tlate and incorporate Christ with = '''all-
sacramento, or TO transubsta,,;a,' ieah
! change their substance into his. md atd
one to hold him really, but inyisihly = uis
ded up with the substance of thosa O ~
ments; the other to hide him ma. ',e.
only visible show of bread and vi ais
substance Whereof - they iroaaia, Tue
poiisiieu, ana his succeeded in the ssn''
room" Further" The real pres.so's
says he, :" of Christ's most blessed ~
aud blood, Is not therefore To be- sougL,,i
~ lie sacrament, but ia the worthy 20.
er Of the sacrament. Aud with liz ~
very order OF our Sayiour's words agrs.%
first, Take and eat;' then. This i !
body which was broken for Won :, e"!
Drink ye all of this; : then. follo,"a'
this is my blood of the New Tes,sroaa..
which IS shed for many. for the raa,.
sion of sins | see not which u ss,,'.'
should be gathered by the words of cI.
when aud where the bread is his bod, :.
the cup his blood but only in tbe va -
heart x soul of him which recei,etb tbc,na
Stackhouse says-"AI the virtue tbs, o.'.
with any justice be imputed to this sacra
ment IS, that therein we gratefully COMM
morate the sacrifice of Christ's death ,nd
by renewed acts of faith, present that =,
our God as our sacrifice, in the mem,,;1
OF II, which he himself hath appointed
| hereby confirming our covenant with Cod
and sharing in the blessed effects of lbsi
death which our Lord suffered for us. TN.
10 the whole intendment of this institution
The iast authority We shall adduec in sun.
port OF this position, is Bishop Kemn. If
the Diocess of Maryland. He, in his scr
mon, preached at the opening Of the a5
general convention, says, "The sacrament
OF The Lords supper was instituted before
the crucilixion. And, from its reference %
The Jews passover, inasmach as our Sa
yiour was the Lamb Of God-as he dee2r.
ed the bread and nine,to be his body ana
!
them IN remembrance of him we should
suppose that the nature OF this sacr,-
ment could hardly be misunderstood
HE passover was instituted in memory If
the Lords passing by the house Of the t.
ractea, when he anote the frs. born Of the
| Egyptians. The sacrifice was a lamb with.
out blcmlsh, male OF the first year. Tie
christian passover is kept in memory of
That sacrifice, which consisted Of the Lamb
OF God, that once for adj atoned for the sins
OF the world.---And it would really seem
that there was not the slightest ground ir
that tenet which has long held pfomne.
place III the creed OFF, large portion Of lie
christian world, that the bread and wine
were actually the body aud blood Of our
Lord.-lt might as well be contended that
our Saviour was literally Lamb.-The &. |
cures are both of the same kind and 10Th
highly characteristic of the nature of cas-
ternlanguage
Upon the part of those who recee
TINS sacrament it implies renewal of tliai !
repentance, and their faith in the atone.
| ment and while these are the terms as
they regard the recipients, the thing Sc.
cured - renewed application of that
atonement for the pardon of their sins"
Perhaps, Momus by this time viii have
discovered that he is all in The wrong, aud
the church is as far from believing in cor
snhstantlatlon as hc is from being correct in
his statements. Having thus gone thro'
with Menus version of his church "pecu-
| llarllles,' we shall now pay slight atten-
| ton to his exposition of some of his other
peeuliarities."
Arminians," says he" say oil may
be saved If they themselves please-thrr
| creedls, do and live. Omniscience, as it
relates TO particular providence, they DE-
ny every man stands upon his own NJ
rits. They are assimilated, in some II.
spects, TO the uniyersasts" In refutaa
OF th's absurd notion, we shall place untt
1t, without comment, the five articlesd
Armlnlanism, as drawn up by their great
est dlvines before the meeting OF the Synot
"t bort, and which are of course the best
and most authentic exposition of their moe
essential tenets, which we could have
Aud would ask Momus to point out Tie
difference between his Calvinism and they
The five articles of Armuianism, draal
up before the meeting of the Synod o.
bort, relative to predcstination, uniseFsl
redemption, the corruption olman, con'tf
sion and perseverance.
l. That God, from all eternity, deter
mined to bestow salvation on those whoa
ne foresaw would perseeere unto the ca
Ill their faith in Christ Jesus aud to lnhti
everlasting punishments on those Wiz
should continue in their unbeliel, and re-
SYST, unto the end, his divine succors.
-. That Jesus Christ, by his death aa
sutcrlngs, madean atonemcnt for the SUB
OF all mankind in general, and ofcyery IL
dlyldual IN particular that however none
but those who believe in him can be part
kers of their divine benefit.
" 3, That true .faih cannot proceed IRON
the exercise of our natural faculties aDa