he_o give_v we_o the_o wine_n of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n when_o the_o same_o cup_n be_v put_v into_o our_o hand_n which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n drink_v of_o this_o be_v the_o very_a height_n of_o christianity_n to_o which_o noble_a pitch_n we_o shall_v earnest_o strive_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o arrive_v every_o drop_n of_o our_o blood_n shall_v be_v ready_a to_o be_v pour_v out_o for_o that_o religion_n which_o christ_n seal_v with_o his_o own_o and_o indeed_o what_o better_a use_n can_v we_o make_v of_o our_o life_n than_o to_o give_v it_o for_o he_o from_o who_o we_o receive_v it_o and_o who_o give_v his_o life_n for_o we_o and_o how_o much_o better_a be_v it_o not_o to_o live_v at_o all_o than_o to_o live_v with_o the_o mark_n and_o brand_n of_o coward_n and_o fugitive_n from_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n let_v we_o say_v therefore_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n o_o how_o much_o do_v we_o owe_v thou_o most_o bless_a 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the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o suffering_n of_o god_n 15._o god_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom._n 2._o jamb_n 15._o how_o do_v he_o communicate_v to_o we_o his_o incarnation_n but_o by_o give_v we_o the_o fruit_n and_o benefit_n of_o it_o and_o so_o he_o communicate_v to_o we_o his_o break_a body_n and_o his_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v we_o partake_v of_o both_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n we_o be_v admit_v to_o participate_v of_o the_o secret_a of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o speak_v in_o another_o place_n 40._o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n 40._o and_o by_o mean_n of_o this_o sacrament_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o merit_n of_o they_o and_o thus_o indeed_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v change_v not_o by_o abolish_n their_o substance_n but_o by_o turn_v they_o to_o this_o divine_a use_n to_o which_o they_o be_v depute_v by_o prayer_n according_a to_o christ_n institution_n to_o tender_v to_o we_o the_o spiritual_a grace_n 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