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faithful_a be_v plain_a not_o only_a first_o from_o reason_n but_o second_o from_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 4.2_o all_o the_o question_n lie_v upon_o the_o assumption_n whether_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n can_v discharge_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o a_o steward_n if_o he_o deliver_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o one_o that_o be_v ignorant_a or_o scandalous_a that_o he_o can_v i_o prove_v if_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o a_o steward_n lie_v whole_o as_o to_o the_o distribution_n of_o his_o master_n good_n in_o this_o 8._o praeceptum_fw-la naturale_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la dispensator_fw-la qui_fw-la bona_fw-la domini_fw-la dispensat_fw-la sit_fw-la fidelis_fw-la ac_fw-la prudent_a in_o dispensandâ—_n ergo_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la naturale_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la dispenset_fw-la homini_fw-la indigno_fw-la contra_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la &_o institutionem_fw-la suidomini_fw-la quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la esset_fw-la contra_fw-la fidelitatem_fw-la &_o prudentiam_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o dispensandâ—_n debet_fw-la seruare_fw-la etc._n etc._n becanus_n in_o tertia_fw-la p._n de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la in_o com._n cap._n 5._o q._n 8._o that_o he_o do_v dispense_v they_o to_o such_o as_o his_o master_n have_v command_v he_o to_o give_v they_o 2._o that_o he_o dispense_v they_o to_o no_o other_o and_o the_o minister_n be_v a_o steward_n and_o the_o sacrament_n the_o lord_n his_o master_n good_n and_o he_o not_o command_v by_o his_o master_n to_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o ignorant_a and_o scandalous_a than_o he_o can_v show_v himself_o a_o faithful_a steward_n in_o give_v they_o to_o such_o but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a ergo._n to_o prove_v the_o assumption_n i_o must_v prove_v these_o thing_n that_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o a_o steward_n as_o to_o the_o deal_n out_o his_o master_n good_n betrust_v to_o he_o to_o distribute_v lie_v chief_o if_o not_o only_o in_o this_o that_o he_o give_v they_o out_o to_o such_o and_o none_o other_o 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it_o i_o shall_v refer_v it_o therefore_o to_o the_o judicious_a reader_n to_o consider_v whether_o it_o can_v be_v reasonable_o judge_v that_o when_o christ_n say_v drink_v you_o all_o of_o it_o he_o mean_v all_o you_o who_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o tell_v that_o if_o you_o do_v drink_v you_o shall_v drink_v your_o own_o damnation_n and_o become_v guilty_a of_o my_o body_n and_o blood_n and_o you_o who_o if_o you_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v there_o i_o will_v make_v you_o sick_a and_o weak_a and_o fall_v asleep_a for_o it_o i_o confess_v octo_fw-la mr_n jeanes_n p._n 124_o 125._o edit_n octo_fw-la i_o find_v reverend_a and_o learned_a mr_n jeanes_n speak_v something_o to_o answer_v this_o argument_n two_o thing_n he_o say_v 1._o by_o way_n of_o retortion_n that_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o a_o steward_n lie_v in_o go_v no_o further_o than_o his_o master_n commission_n and_o he_o conceive_v we_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o keep_v back_o any_o but_o the_o commission_n be_v direct_v to_o 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