Section 5

5. Where does Christ manifest himself to them that love him? This is in the way of his ordinances, there he does walk, there he does appear to his people; sometimes Christ does manifest himself in the way of private ordinances, when they seek him in their families, or in their closets, when they speak of him in conference, or when they think of him in their meditation and contemplation; sometimes Christ does manifest himself to them that love him in the way of public ordinances, in public prayer or fasting, in hearing of the Word, or when they are feasting at his Table, especially in this last mentioned ordinance Christ does frequently manifest himself to his disciples most sweetly. At the Lord's Table, the Lord does appear; in breaking of bread he discovers himself, as to the disciples that went to Emmaus; in his banqueting house he gives them to feast on his love. There are many who can say by experience, that if ever they met with Christ in their lives, and in any ordinance, they have met with him at the Sacrament, there he has unveiled his face, there he has revealed his love, there he has breathed upon them by his Spirit, there they have found and felt the Lord to be near.