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give_v some_o brief_a touch_n upon_o those_o thing_n 5._o §._o 5._o which_o you_o can_v without_o trouble_n enlarge_v in_o your_o own_o thought_n which_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o i_o shall_v spare_v myself_o any_o long_a pain_n about_o they_o and_o hold_v another_o course_n in_o this_o follow_a treatise_n for_o our_o part_n we_o do_v here_o profess_v ourselves_o of_o the_o religion_n that_o christ_n have_v institute_v and_o teach_v we_o as_o you_o will_v see_v more_o large_o in_o the_o ensue_a book_n we_o do_v at_o once_o in_o this_o feast_n both_o show_v our_o gladness_n and_o assure_v he_o of_o our_o affection_n sin_n be_v here_o represent_v so_o unto_o we_o that_o it_o can_v but_o make_v our_o wound_n bleed_v afresh_o the_o remembrance_n of_o christ_n death_n do_v pierce_v our_o heart_n again_o with_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o revive_v the_o smart_n and_o pain_n which_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n have_v create_v in_o our_o soul_n i'faith_o likewise_o here_o be_v as_o greedy_a of_o its_o 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not_o only_o under_o his_o wing_n as_o i_o say_v he_o do_v in_o baptism_n but_o he_o take_v we_o into_o his_o arm_n he_o take_v we_o to_o himself_o and_o he_o give_v himself_o whole_o unto_o we_o and_o then_o for_o remission_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v manifest_a to_o be_v the_o purchase_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o so_o must_v needs_o further_o here_o be_v assure_v to_o all_o good_a soul_n and_o it_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n that_o be_v express_v in_o the_o institution_n of_o this_o sacrament_n this_o be_v my_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o be_v shed_v for_o many_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o there_o be_v not_o so_o many_o spirit_n contain_v in_o the_o wine_n as_o there_o be_v lively_a influence_n of_o god_n good_a spirit_n hereby_o convey_v to_o pious_a heart_n we_o have_v assurance_n likewise_o give_v by_o these_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v not_o take_v his_o holy_a spirit_n from_o we_o but_o that_o he_o will_v let_v it_o always_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o all_o our_o power_n and_o as_o for_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a we_o be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n and_o incorporate_v into_o he_o he_o can_v lose_v none_o of_o his_o member_n but_o all_o that_o eat_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o drink_v of_o his_o blood_n as_o they_o ought_v shall_v be_v raise_v again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n we_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n which_o will_v make_v we_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o we_o receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes_n epist_n ad_fw-la ephes_n as_o ignatius_n speak_v a_o antidote_n against_o death_n a_o medicine_n to_o preserve_v we_o from_o corruption_n this_o the_o ancient_a christian_n think_v to_o be_v so_o full_o assure_v to_o we_o in_o the_o eucharist_n that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o argument_n whereby_o irenaeus_n confute_v the_o valentinian_o who_o deny_v the_o rise_n again_o of_o the_o body_n after_o it_o be_v dead_a how_o can_v that_o flesh_n be_v corrupt_v 34._o l._n 4._o adv_n haeres_fw-la cap._n 34._o and_o not_o live_v again_o which_o be_v nourish_v by_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n either_o let_v they_o change_v their_o mind_n or_o else_o abstain_v from_o this_o offer_n for_o as_o the_o bread_n which_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n perceive_v the_o invocation_n of_o god_n be_v no_o long_o common_a bread_n but_o the_o eucharist_n consist_v of_o something_o earthly_a and_o something_o heavenly_a even_o so_o our_o body_n perceive_v this_o eucharist_n be_v not_o now_o corruptible_a but_o have_v the_o hope_n of_o a_o resurrection_n 2._o l._n 5._o cap._n 2._o thus_o he_o who_o have_v more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o another_o book_n herein_o likewise_o god_n give_v we_o a_o foretaste_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o joy_n to_o come_v as_o will_v be_v make_v more_o manifest_a in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n and_o thus_o far_o we_o may_v grant_v the_o bread_n and_o wine_n of_o melchizedeck_v to_o have_v be_v sacramental_a that_o they_o be_v give_v to_o abraham_n as_o earnest_n for_o to_o secure_v he_o of_o the_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n by_o this_o banquet_n or_o entertainment_n which_o the_o royal_a priest_n make_v he_o he_o take_v livery_n of_o seisin_n as_o our_o lawyer_n speak_v of_o the_o promise_v land_n and_o in_o that_o very_a place_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a where_o god_n intend_v the_o mother-city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v be_v this_o conveyance_n make_v to_o abraham_n seed_n this_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v most_o certain_a evidence_n that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o land_n wherein_o now_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o just_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n do_v god_n give_v unto_o faithful_a soul_n this_o bless_a bread_n and_o wine_n as_o a_o antepast_n of_o his_o eternal_a love_n and_o hereby_o they_o do_v begin_v to_o taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a feast_n that_o they_o shall_v celebrate_v above_o they_o have_v herein_o a_o right_n make_v they_o unto_o heaven_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o delivery_n of_o possession_n which_o shall_v short_o be_v complete_v by_o a_o actual_a enjoyment_n they_o that_o will_v more_o than_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o in_o this_o sacrament_n 6._o sect._n 6._o be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v while_o they_o think_v that_o christ_n be_v receive_v coporal_o by_o they_o they_o may_v neglect_v the_o spiritual_a eat_n and_o while_o they_o chew_v he_o as_o it_o be_v between_o their_o tooth_n their_o soul_n may_v feel_v but_o little_a of_o he_o jambl._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eâ—nap_n in_o vita_fw-la jambl._n for_o just_a as_o it_o be_v with_o those_o that_o will_v paint_v a_o beautiful_a person_n while_o they_o think_v to_o add_v something_o of_o their_o own_o to_o the_o face_n thereby_o to_o make_v he_o look_v better_a than_o he_o be_v they_o spoil_v the_o comeliness_n of_o the_o picture_n and_o miss_n both_o of_o his_o face_n and_o likewise_o of_o his_o true_a beauty_n so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n which_o will_v make_v religion_n seem_v as_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a yea_o as_o gaudy_a and_o trim_a as_o their_o fancy_n can_v devise_v but_o by_o add_v their_o own_o invention_n and_o novel_a fashion_n they_o quite_o spoil_v both_o true_a religion_n and_o the_o beauty_n of_o it_o which_o they_o study_v to_o adorn_v while_o they_o think_v to_o offer_v a_o proper_a sacrifice_n they_o many_o time_n offer_v none_o at_o all_o and_o whilst_o they_o think_v it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n both_o for_o quick_a and_o dead_a they_o rely_v so_o much_o upon_o it_o that_o it_o prove_v to_o be_v for_o neither_o by_o make_v it_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o bone_n they_o make_v christ_n the_o
observe_v we_o must_v strive_v to_o be_v of_o the_o high_a by_o keep_v our_o affection_n alive_a that_o be_v beget_v in_o we_o p._n 330._o cap._n xvi_o eight_o direction_n for_o the_o maintain_n in_o our_o heart_n those_o resolution_n that_o be_v wrought_v in_o they_o and_o keep_v our_o heart_n in_o a_o constant_a good_a temper_n p._n 335._o sect_n iv_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o holy_a communion_n cap._n xvii_o holy_a man_n can_v best_o tell_v themselves_o how_o sweet_a this_o feast_n be_v yet_o for_o the_o invite_a of_o other_o to_o this_o cheer_n a_o discourse_n be_v begin_v of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o it_o p._n 374._o cap._n xviii_o three_o benefit_n we_o may_v receive_v by_o it_o 1._o great_a pleasure_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o we_o sundry_a way_n 2._o great_a nourishment_n and_o strength_n as_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o three_o grace_n of_o faith_n hope_n charity_n 3._o great_a cure_n of_o our_o sickness_n and_o disease_n p._n 382._o cap._n xix_o the_o danger_n of_o come_v hither_o with_o a_o love_n to_o our_o sin_n open_v in_o several_a particular_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n not_o to_o come_v out_o of_o love_n to_o christ_n man_n excuse_n show_v to_o be_v frivolus_fw-la p._n 410._o cap._n xx._n the_o great_a excuse_n of_o many_o unmask_v which_o be_v that_o wicked_a man_n be_v permit_v to_o come_v thither_o p._n 431._o mensa_fw-la mystica_fw-la the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o unfit_o call_v by_o a_o ancient_a writer_n hierarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diony_n cop_z 3._o eccles_n hierarch_n the_o garment_n that_o be_v cast_v about_o our_o saviour_n and_o it_o be_v the_o profession_n of_o divine_n to_o labour_v to_o see_v the_o naked_a face_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v most_o worthy_a our_o pain_n to_o open_v and_o reveal_v those_o secret_n that_o lie_v hide_v and_o veil_v under_o symbol_n and_o sensible_a thing_n and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n these_o vestment_n be_v so_o thin_a and_o transparent_a that_o the_o truth_n do_v shine_v through_o they_o and_o 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