September 3, 1739 A.D. Susanna Wesley confesses that she has come to believe she is a believer and has the “assurance of salvation” at the communion rail in the service of Holy Communion.
September 3, 1739 A.D. Susanna Wesley confesses that she has come to believe she is a believer and has the “assurance of salvation” at the communion rail in the service of Holy Communion. Dr. Rusten tells the story. For non-Anglican readers who have been deprived—yes, deprived—of these great words during Holy Communion, here is what Mrs. Wesley heard in a Church of England service as the elements were distributed: “Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be present,) and after that to the people also in order, into their hands, all meekly kneeling. And, when he delivereth the Bread to any one, he shall say, “The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving. “And t...