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exod._n 12._o 13._o 5._o after_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v secure_v from_o the_o stroke_n of_o that_o dismal_a night_n then_o present_o they_o march_v away_o be_v hire_v by_o the_o egyptian_n to_o be_v go_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n be_v out_o and_o god_n be_v punctual_a in_o his_o time_n finish_v their_o captivity_n that_o hour_n and_o begin_v to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n that_o he_o have_v make_v to_o they_o of_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o promise_a land_n exod._n 12._o 31_o 32_o 33_o etc._n etc._n 41_o 42._o and_o here_o we_o see_v that_o when_o a_o soul_n have_v long_o lie_v in_o the_o base_a bondage_n under_o sin_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o come_v to_o take_v hold_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o his_o blood_n and_o enter_v covenant_n with_o god_n in_o christ_n then_o be_v he_o set_v free_a from_o his_o bondage_n and_o then_o he_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o then_o all_o the_o promise_n begin_v to_o open_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o set_v upon_o 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type_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o gospel_n church_n who_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o oppress_a tyrant_n pope_n or_o turk_n not_o by_o the_o sword_n but_o ordinance_n of_o his_o covenant_n and_o then_o if_o they_o shall_v pursue_v a_o people_n under_o blood_n as_o pharaoh_n do_v there_o will_v be_v a_o red_a sea_n to_o swallow_v they_o horse_n and_o man_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o passeover_n as_o refer_v to_o christ_n our_o sacrifice_n for_o that_o it_o do_v so_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n exod._n 12._o 46._o be_v express_o apply_v to_o and_o fulfil_v in_o
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but_o i_o shall_v not_o grant_v beza_n his_o interpretation_n but_o hold_v to_o our_o own_o and_o appeal_v to_o the_o rule_n or_o custom_n then_o receive_v among_o the_o jew_n to_o decide_v the_o controversy_n for_o if_o those_o word_n as_o they_o be_v eat_v be_v all_o one_o with_o those_o of_o paul_n after_o they_o have_v sup_v then_o how_o do_v paul_n and_o luke_n so_o frequent_o and_o emphatical_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o cup_n which_o may_v by_o that_o interpretation_n be_v say_v of_o the_o bread_n also_o the_o rise_n 26._o gretius_n in_o matth._n 26._o 26._o be_v that_o while_o they_o be_v eat_v not_o the_o passeover_n lamb_n for_o so_o all_o that_o christ_n do_v be_v after_o supper_n but_o the_o post_n coenam_fw-la or_o after_o supper_n the_o second_o course_n and_o towards_o the_o end_n thereof_o the_o master_n take_v bread_n and_o blessed_v and_o break_v it_o and_o distribute_v it_o with_o a_o signification_n of_o the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n in_o egypt_n then_o at_o the_o 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be_v mere_o occasional_a be_v not_o obligatory_a but_o indifferent_a we_o pronounce_v the_o word_n of_o signification_n this_o be_v my_o body_n this_o cup_n be_v etc._n etc._n several_o but_o we_o do_v not_o distribute_v the_o bread_n before_o we_o bless_v the_o wine_n that_o christ_n do_v occasional_o to_o the_o rite_n 4._o the_o bread_n which_o christ_n take_v into_o his_o hand_n be_v such_o as_o be_v obvious_a and_o ordinary_a on_o the_o table_n at_o that_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v matthew_n signanter_n some_o 26._o cameron_n in_o mycoth_n matth._n 26._o peculiar_a bread_n design_v and_o prepare_v for_o that_o use_n doubtless_o unleavened_a according_a to_o law_n and_o custom_n and_o yet_o the_o greek_a church_n stiff_o hold_v to_o leaven_a bread_n on_o opinion_n that_o christ_n keep_v his_o last_o passeover_n on_o the_o 13_o day_n of_o the_o month_n one_o day_n before_o the_o time_n by_o law_n prefix_v for_o leaven_n to_o commence_v and_o of_o this_o opinion_n 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have_v forfeit_v and_o lose_v their_o capacity_n this_o be_v my_o general_a position_n which_o as_o in_o the_o sequel_n will_v be_v clear_a to_o you_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o a_o threefold_a evidence_n 1._o by_o evidence_n of_o fact_n the_o universal_a sense_n and_o consent_n of_o all_o christian_a church_n and_o thereby_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o it_o be_v no_o new_a doctrine_n 2._o by_o evidence_n of_o scripture_n by_o which_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v no_o false_a doctrine_n for_o it_o be_v pass_v all_o doubt_n that_o the_o passeover_n in_o the_o old_a church_n be_v a_o bar_a ordinance_n shut_v up_o from_o the_o uncircumcised_a and_o the_o unclean_a and_o the_o supper_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v so_o too_o in_o the_o 28_o verse_n let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o the_o word_n and_o so_o be_v a_o limitation_n and_o a_o proviso_n and_o contain_v in_o it_o otherwise_o not_o when_o man_n have_v traverse_v the_o point_n to_o the_o utmost_a this_o little_a 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against_o as_o §._o 4_o §._o 4._o consideration_n about_o examine_v ourselves_o in_o order_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n i_o have_v lay_v down_o these_o six_o rule_n which_o be_v of_o good_a use_n and_o great_a service_n in_o the_o examination_n of_o ourselves_o at_o all_o time_n or_o at_o any_o time_n now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o particular_a business_n of_o the_o text_n which_o be_v self-examination_n in_o order_n to_o our_o worthy_a come_n to_o the_o lord_n table_n for_o that_o be_v the_o work_n which_o lie_v before_o we_o and_o for_o your_o better_a instruction_n i_o shall_v draw_v down_o your_o thought_n in_o order_n to_o the_o point_n by_o certain_a consideration_n 1._o the_o rule_n of_o this_o self-examination_n be_v the_o very_a ordinance_n according_a to_o christ_n institution_n heretofore_o recite_v you_o see_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o particular_o number_v or_o rehearse_v what_o the_o grace_n or_o what_o the_o requisite_n be_v upon_o which_o interrogatory_n the_o 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