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. 1857 Excerpt: ...consider how, with regard to the Jews, he said not' They are partakers with God, ' but they are partakers of the altar; for what was placed thereon was burnt: but in respect to the Body of Christ, not so. But how? It is the Communion of the Lord's Body. For not of the altar, but of Christ Himself, are we made partakers ...
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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. 1857 Excerpt: ...consider how, with regard to the Jews, he said not' They are partakers with God, ' but they are partakers of the altar; for what was placed thereon was burnt: but in respect to the Body of Christ, not so. But how? It is the Communion of the Lord's Body. For not of the altar, but of Christ Himself, are we made partakers." The singular prominence which the Holy Eucharist obtained from the beginning has a very important bearing on our inquiry. It has-been shown how this mystical service formed the central and fundamental idea of Divine Worship in the Early Church. It was the same during the time when the New Testament was written. The Acts of the Apostles open with the following scene of the Church's earliest worship: "And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in (the) breaking of (the) bread, (rjf xKua-et T&s Uqtqv, ) and in prayer." (ch. ii. 42.) The combination of Eucharist and prayer corresponds with that of sacrifice and prayer, which marked the commencement of patriarchal worship. That the Eucharist should thus at once become the leading feature in the worship of the Church is readily accounted for, when we consider that it is the only service which our Lord commanded, and which Himself first celebrated. It is the one essential act of worship which He personally ordained as the vital bond between Himself and His Church. In "the upper chamber," "the same night that He was betrayed," there were revealed the outline, the main features, and, it may he far more than we are in the least aware, the very words of the Church's undying liturgies. Whatever passed that night must have been fixed indelibly in the minds of the Apostles, and was through them by the Spirit transfused into the living...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, With owner's name inside cover. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Backstrip darkened. Binding loose at the front and in between some pages. Pencil underlining on a few pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
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