concern_v it_o from_o other_o scripture_n i_o say_v that_o the_o great_a use_n of_o this_o fleshly_a union_n with_o christ_n be_v principal_o to_o secure_v we_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n according_o he_o frequent_o mention_n the_o resurrection_n here_o u.58_n joh._n vi_fw-la 39_o 40_o 44_o u.58_n and_o that_o as_o a_o particular_a benefit_n of_o this_o eat_v the_o eucharistical_a bread_n so_o he_o tell_v they_o this_o be_v the_o bread_n which_o descend_v from_o heaven_n not_o as_o your_o father_n do_v eat_v the_o manna_n and_o be_v dead_a he_o that_o eat_v this_o bread_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o where_o by_o live_v for_o ever_o must_v certain_o be_v mean_v the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n when_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o that_o bodily_a death_n which_o befall_v their_o father_n after_o their_o eat_v the_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n i_o say_v that_o our_o title_n to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n be_v immediate_o ground_v on_o our_o partake_n of_o his_o 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this_o apostle_n usual_o explain_v their_o be_v one_o with_o each_o other_o and_o that_o in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o i_o have_v give_v they_o the_o glory_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o 23._o joh._n xvii_o 22_o 23._o that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o as_o we_o be_v one_o i_o in_o they_o and_o thou_o in_o i_o that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v perfect_a in_o one._n i_o say_v that_o by_o this_o participation_n of_o bread_n we_o partake_v also_o of_o his_o flesh_n 51_o joh._n vi_fw-la 51_o so_o also_o say_v our_o saviour_n the_o bread_n which_o i_o will_v give_v be_v my_o flesh_n which_o i_o will_v give_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o bread_n which_o himself_o be_v to_o give_v he_o still_o speak_v in_o the_o future_a which_o will_v make_v it_o much_o more_o likely_a that_o he_o shall_v mean_v it_o of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o he_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o institute_v than_o of_o his_o 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the_o sign_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v behold_v the_o altar_n shall_v be_v rend_v and_o the_o ash_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o shall_v be_v pour_v out_o so_o in_o the_o contest_v between_o jeremiah_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n that_o be_v his_o rival_n 32._o jer._n xx_o 6.xxviii.15_n 16_o 17_o xxix.21_n 22_o 31_o 32._o he_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o own_o mission_n and_o the_o falsehood_n of_o they_o by_o prediction_n of_o judgement_n which_o shall_v befall_v the_o false_a prophet_n and_o by_o the_o course_n prescribe_v for_o know_v a_o false_a prophet_n by_o the_o event_n not_o answer_v his_o prediction_n 3._o deut._n xviii_o 21_o 22_o xiii.1_n 2_o 3._o or_o however_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v believe_v though_o it_o shall_v have_v prove_v answerable_a if_o he_o endeavour_v to_o seduce_v they_o to_o idolatry_n it_o plain_o appear_v both_o that_o sign_n be_v the_o usual_a mean_n for_o distinguish_v true_a prophet_n from_o false_a one_o and_o that_o these_o 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