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12._o you_o be_v circumcise_v with_o a_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n by_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o flesh_n viz._n by_o the_o circumcision_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v bury_v with_o he_o by_o baptism_n in_o which_o also_o you_o be_v rise_v together_o by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n who_o have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a 3._o that_o the_o faithful_a aught_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n and_o drink_v the_o sanctify_a wine_n in_o commemoration_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 11.23_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o which_o also_o i_o give_v you_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o the_o night_n in_o which_o he_o be_v betray_v take_v bread_n and_o have_v give_v thanks_o he_o break_v it_o and_o say_v take_v eat_v this_o here_o be_v my_o body_n which_o shall_v be_v give_v for_o you_o 20._o mat_n 26_o 26_o 27_o 28._o mar._n 14.22_o 23_o 24._o luk._n 22_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jesus_n christ_n though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o genetive_a as_o all_o interpreter_n acknowledge_v those_o who_o understand_v the_o greek_a tongue_n may_v remark_n other_o passage_n where_o these_o divine_a author_n do_v construe_v alike_o the_o word_n different_a in_o case_n and_o in_o number_n luke_n 5.9_o &_o 9.53_o john_n 21.12_o 1_o john_n 4.3_o mark_v 12.38_o 40._o apoc._n 3.12_o 21._o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2._o one_o may_v here_o then_o likewise_o without_o stay_v one_o self_n so_o scrupulous_o to_o the_o grammar_n construe_v the_o word_n shed_v with_o the_o blood_n and_o not_o with_o the_o cup_n and_o translate_v this_o cup_n be_v the_o new_a testament_n in_o my_o blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o you_o 21._o bazil_n ethic._n definit_a 21._o and_o it_o be_v just_a so_o that_o the_o holy_a bazel_n read_v it_o ancient_a than_o we_o more_o than_o 1256_o year_n where_o he_o mention_n it_o in_o his_o moral_n 5._o but_o they_o make_v show_v likewise_o to_o 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