Heavenly Doctrine (Chadwick) n. 213

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213. From this it is plain that when a person takes the bread which is the Lord's body, he is linked with Him by means of the good of love directed to Him and coming from Him. And when he takes the wine, which is the Lord's blood, he is linked to the Lord by means of the good of faith in Him and coming from Him. But it should be known that this linking with the Lord by means of the sacrament of the Supper only occurs in the case of those who are in possession of the good of love and faith to the Lord and coming from the Lord. In their case the Holy Supper is a means of linking, but in the case of others there is presence, but not linking.


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