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the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n sole_a minister_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o second_o order_n of_o these_o minister_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o priest_n have_v part_n in_o this_o honour_n although_o jesus-christ_n say_v not_o do_v this_o but_o to_o the_o apostle_n only_o who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o flock_n we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o our_o lord_n give_v his_o body_n or_o his_o blood_n to_o each_o of_o his_o disciple_n but_o only_o that_o in_o break_v the_o bread_n he_o say_v to_o they_o take_v and_o eat_v and_o as_o for_o the_o cup_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o have_v place_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o he_o ordain_v they_o to_o partake_v of_o it_o one_o after_o the_o other_o the_o synod_n of_o privas_n one_o of_o the_o pretend_a reformation_n ix_o disc_n c._n xii_o art_n ix_o mention_v in_o the_o ix_o article_n of_o the_o xii_o chapter_n of_o their_o discipline_n say_v that_o our_o lord_n permit_v the_o apostle_n to_o distribute_v the_o bread_n and_o the_o cup_n one_o to_o the_o other_o and_o from_o hand_n to_o hand_n but_o though_o jesus-christ_n do_v do_v it_o after_o this_o manner_n constant_a practice_n have_v interpret_v that_o the_o consecrate_a bread_n and_o wine_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o faithful_a by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n conformable_o to_o the_o example_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o apostle_n some_o of_o the_o pretend_a reformer_n will_v have_v communicants_a to_o give_v the_o cup_n to_o one_o another_o fourteen_o syn._n de_fw-fr privas_n ibid._n syn._n the_o saint_n maixent_n disc_n c._n xii_o observat_fw-la apré_v l'art_v fourteen_o and_o it_o be_v certain_a this_o ceremony_n be_v a_o solemn_a sign_n of_o union_n but_o the_o synod_n of_o the_o pretend_a reformer_n do_v not_o judge_v it_o necessary_a to_o follow_v herein_o what_o they_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v practise_v by_o jesus-christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n in_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o supper_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_n they_o attribute_v to_o the_o pastor_n only_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o cup_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o bread_n all_o antiquity_n allow_v to_o deacon_n the_o distribution_n of_o the_o cup_n etc._n conc._n carth._n iu._n c._n 38._o etc._n etc._n though_o neither_o jesus-christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n ordain_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n that_o appear_v in_o scripture_n none_o ever_o oppose_v it_o and_o the_o pretend_a reformer_n approve_v this_o practice_n in_o some_o of_o their_o synod_n quote_v among_o the_o observation_n upon_o the_o ix_o ix_o disc_n c._n xii_o observe_v sur_fw-fr l'art_v ix_o article_n of_o the_o chapter_n concern_v the_o supper_n they_o have_v since_o that_o change_v this_o practice_n ibid._n ibid._n and_o attribute_v to_o the_o sole_a pastor_n the_o distribution_n of_o the_o eucharist_n yea_o even_o that_o of_o the_o cup_n to_o the_o