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〈◊〉_d 7._o p._n 537._o that_o if_o the_o neighbour_n of_o a_o elect_a person_n sin_n the_o good_a man_n himself_o be_v the_o offender_n for_o if_o the_o holy_a man_n have_v demean_v himself_o as_o the_o word_n or_o right_a reason_n direct_v his_o evil_a neighbour_n will_v have_v stand_v in_o so_o much_o awe_n of_o his_o pious_a and_o well-governed_a life_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o offend_v xxxii_o sect._n 5._o p._n 94._o mr._n h._n reckon_v that_o passage_n of_o the_o paedagogus_fw-la as_o a_o excellent_a sentence_n that_o this_o be_v to_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o incorruption_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o 109._o which_o de_fw-fr fundam_fw-la s._n caenae_n p._n 109._o chemnitius_n but_o i_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v a_o lutheran_n call_v a_o novel_a opinion_n and_o never_o hear_v of_o and_o in_o good_a truth_n if_o it_o be_v allowable_a to_o make_v allegorical_a interpretation_n of_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o sacrament_n what_o 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laici_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la sumus_fw-la be_v not_o layman_n priest_n where_o a_o priest_n be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v every_o man_n be_v his_o own_o priest_n so_o also_o 141._o also_o adu._n lucifer_n tom_fw-mi 2._o p._n 141._o s._n hierom_n and_o s._n 13._o s._n lib._n 2._o contr_n ep._n parmen_fw-la c._n 13._o austin_n affirm_v that_o the_o sacrament_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v reiterated_a though_o the_o act_n be_v a_o usurpation_n in_o the_o minister_n and_o for_o the_o greek_a church_n see_v 486._o see_v tom._n 1._o homil._n 13._o p._n 486._o s._n basil_n and_o 656._o and_o orat._n 40._o p._n 656._o gregory_n the_o divine_a affirm_v that_o every_o man_n that_o be_v a_o christian_n may_v baptize_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o billius_n his_o interpreter_n construe_v the_o word_n but_o i_o think_v that_o he_o mean_v it_o only_o of_o the_o orthodox-clergy_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o heretic_n the_o practice_n be_v allow_v by_o the_o council_n of_o illiberis_n can._n 38._o 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