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a_o large_a discourse_n worth_a the_o perusal_n he_o lay_v down_o many_o sort_n of_o person_n not_o fit_a to_o be_v admit_v among_o which_o impenitent_a unbeliever_n and_o scandalous_a seditious_a rebellious_a to_o superior_n covetous_a brawler_n adulterer_n unclean_a person_n thieu_n usurer_n drunkard_n have_v their_o number_n such_o be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v member_n of_o the_o church_n neither_o be_v any_o to_o be_v admit_v except_o first_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n have_v try_v they_o that_o they_o hold_v and_o profess_v the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n read_v the_o rest_n at_o leisure_n it_o be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o stamp_n i_o snip_n no_o patch_n here_o and_o there_o zach._n vrsine_n abound_v in_o testimony_n on_o our_o part_n against_o mr._n prynne_n and_o his_o adherent_n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la cum_fw-la paulo_n ac_fw-la totâ_fw-la veteri_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la we_o profess_v with_o paul_n and_o the_o whole_a ancient_a church_n that_o 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the_o divine_a institution_n antonius_n praetorius_n express_v himself_o in_o homiliis_fw-la de_fw-la coena_fw-la pag._n 248._o vana_fw-la est_fw-la questio_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v but_o a_o vain_a question_n whether_o the_o wicked_a and_o unbelieving_a eat_v the_o lord_n body_n when_o the_o very_a symbol_n of_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a that_o they_o shall_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n as_o for_o a_o monster_n without_o eye_n hand_n or_o mouth_n to_o see_v take_v or_o eat_v and_o there_o further_o the_o sacrament_n be_v seal_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o covenant_n of_o god_n therefore_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o use_v they_o but_o such_o as_o find_v themselves_o in_o covenant_n and_o believe_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n pag._n 246._o bastinguis_fw-la in_o his_o catechism_n quest_n 82_o put_v the_o question_n may_v they_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o supper_n that_o declare_v by_o their_o life_n that_o they_o be_v unbeliever_n or_o ungodly_a no_o in_o no_o wise_a for_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n be_v profane_v etc._n etc._n and_o by_o and_o by_o in_o the_o explic._n say_v he_o if_o they_o provoke_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n who_o without_o examine_v themselves_o do_v come_v to_o the_o holy_a supper_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v god_n be_v provoke_v to_o wrath_n if_o the_o church_n itself_o do_v wink_v at_o such_o gross_a sin_n in_o those_o that_o receive_v which_o say_v he_o be_v so_o if_o they_o do_v offer_v themselves_o to_o communicate_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o pastor_n to_o use_v the_o key_n give_v by_o christ_n too_o that_o end_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o they_o to_o bar_v such_o man_n from_o the_o supper_n till_o there_o appear_v in_o they_o testimony_n of_o repentance_n and_o change_v of_o life_n this_o be_v not_o like_a mr._n prynn_n doctrine_n gerhard_n in_o loc._n com._n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la cap._n 20._o 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