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70 The Larger Catechiſm. A. One who doubreth of his being in Chriſt, or of his due Preparation to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, may have true Intereſt in Chriſt, though he be not yet aſſured thereof a, and in God's Account hath it, if he be duely affected with the Apprehenſi- on of the Want of it b, and unſeignedly deſires to be found in Chriſt, and to depart from Iniqnity d ; In which Caſe (becauſe Promiſes are made, and this Sacrament is appointed for the Relief even of weak and doubting Chriſtians e) he is to bewall his Unbelief f, and labour to have his Doubts reſolve- ed, and, ſo doing, he may and ought to come to the Lord's Supper, that he may be further ſtrength ned h. a Iſa. I. 10. I John v. 13. Pſal. Ixxxviii. through- out, and lxxvii. 1 to 12. Jonah ii. 4, 7. b Iſa. liv. 7, 8, 9, 10. Mat. v. 3. 4. Pſal. xxxi. 22, & lxxiii. 13, 22, 23. c Philip. iii. 8, 9. Pſal. x. 17.& xlii. 1, 2,5. d 2 Tim. ii. 19. Iſa. 1. 10. Pſal. Ixvi. 18, 19, 20. e Iſa. xl. 11, 29, 31. Mat. xi. 28. & xii. 20. & xxvi. 28. f Mark ix. 24 g Actſ ii. 37. & xvi. 30. h Rom. iv. 11. 1 Cor. xi. 28. Q. May any who profeſs the Faith, and deſire to come to the Lord's Supper, be kept from it? A. Such as are found to be ignorant orſeandalous, notwithſtanding their Profeſſion of the Faith, and Deſire to come to the Lord's Supper, may, and ought to be kept from that Sacrament, by the Power which Chtiſt hath left in his Church i, until they re- ceive Inſtruction, and manifeſte their Reformation h. i 1 Cor. xi. 27, to the End, with Mat. vii. 6. & I Cor. v Chapter to the End, and Jude Verſe 23. & 1 Tim. v. 22. k 2 Cor. ii. 7. Q: What is required of them that receive the Sa- crament of the Lord's Supper, in the Time of the Ad- miniſtration of it? A. It