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conjunctionis_fw-la luminarium_fw-la pascha_fw-la celebrant_a 15._o and_o 16._o nisan_fw-la pentecosten_n 6._o and_o 7._o sivan_n scenopagiam_fw-la 15._o and_o 16._o tisri_n idque_fw-la vocant_fw-la {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o festum_fw-la secundum_fw-la exiliorum_fw-la now_o than_o we_o see_v that_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o the_o passover_n may_v be_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o thus_o we_o have_v hitherto_o clear_v the_o way_n chap._n iv._o but_o lest_o we_o shall_v seem_v all_o this_o while_n to_o set_v up_o fancy_n of_o our_o own_o and_o then_o sport_n with_o they_o we_o come_v now_o to_o demonstrate_v and_o evince_v that_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o the_o proper_a notion_n of_o it_o be_v epulum_fw-la ex_fw-la oblatis_fw-la or_o a_o feast_n upon_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o the_o feast_n upon_o the_o jewish_a sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o feast_n upon_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o 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cup_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o cup_n of_o devil_n you_o can_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n where_o the_o apostle_n scope_n be_v to_o convince_v the_o corinthian_n of_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o eat_v thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n he_o do_v it_o in_o this_o manner_n show_v that_o though_o a_o idol_n be_v true_o nothing_o and_o thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n be_v physical_o nothing_o as_o different_a from_o other_o meat_n as_o it_o seem_v they_o argue_v and_o saint_n paul_n confess_v ver._n 19_o yet_o moral_o and_o circumstantial_o to_o eat_v of_o thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n in_o the_o idol_n temple_n be_v to_o consent_v with_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o they_o which_o he_o do_v illustrate_v first_o from_o a_o parallel_n rite_n in_o christian_a religion_n where_o the_o eat_v and_o drink_v of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n upon_o the_o cross_n for_o we_o in_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v a_o real_a communication_n in_o his_o death_n and_o sacrifice_n ver._n 16._o the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n which_o we_o bless_v be_v
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have_v we_o of_o any_o more_o
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