“ Eternity to the godly is a day that has no sunset, eternity to the wicked is a night that has no sunrise. ”
Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace.
~ Thomas Watson
God can turn stones into bread, and a sinner can turn bread into stones; the bread of life into the stone of stumbling.
Such as make the sacrament only a representation of Christ do aim short of the mystery, and come short of the comfort.
We should pray that God would enrich his ordinance with his presence; that he would make the sacrament effectual to all those holy ends and purposes for which he hath appointed it; that it may be the feast of our graces, and the funeral of our corruptions; that it may not only be a sign to represent, but an instrument to convey, Christ to us, and a seal to assure us of our heavenly jointure [union].