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so_o judge_v by_o they_o that_o have_v authority_n he_o must_v administer_v the_o sacramental_a sign_n unto_o he_o not_o as_o unto_o one_o worthy_a or_o unworthy_a but_o as_o unto_o one_o yet_o undivided_a from_o they_o if_o you_o take_v give_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o the_o ministerial_a distribution_n of_o the_o element_n why_o then_o again_o i_o grant_v the_o lord_n supper_n be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v unto_o dog_n and_o swine_n provide_v that_o they_o be_v such_o juridical_o by_o church_n censure_n and_o so_o this_o precept_n bind_v not_o absolute_o but_o conditional_o upon_o a_o condition_n that_o depend_v upon_o the_o eldership_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o minister_n sole_o and_o thus_o again_o the_o reverend_a bowl_n answer_v the_o place_n tulerit_fw-la qui_fw-la omnium_fw-la pessimâ—_n usque_fw-la dum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la eos_fw-la suâ_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la decretoriâ_fw-la pro_fw-la cambus_fw-la &_o porcis_fw-la habendos_fw-la declaraverit_fw-la non_fw-la mihi_fw-la 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holiness_n of_o this_o bless_a sacrament_n 8._o obligatio_fw-la exhibendi_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la huic_fw-la sacramento_n &_o digne_fw-fr illud_fw-la tractandi_fw-la naturalis_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la intrinsecâ_fw-la ipsius_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la dignitate_fw-la orta_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la vero_fw-la pertinet_fw-la obligatio_fw-la non_fw-la dandi_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la hoc_fw-la indignis_fw-la sicut_fw-la non_fw-la projicere_fw-la illud_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la immundum_fw-la &_o similia_fw-la suarez_n in_o tertiam_fw-la part_n thom._n disp_n 67._o sect_n 1._o be_v dicitur_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la committere_fw-la qui_fw-la violat_a rem_fw-la sacram_fw-la per_fw-la aliquam_fw-la irreverentiam_fw-la d._n thom._n 2.2_o q._n 99_o a._n 2.3_o atqui_fw-la minister_n conferens_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la homini_fw-la indigno_fw-la violat_a rem_fw-la sacram_fw-la per_fw-la quandam_fw-la irreverentiam_fw-la ergo_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la committit_fw-la becanus_n sum_o mma_n theol._n par_fw-fr 3._o 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potius_fw-la permittatur_fw-la quà m_fw-la indebito_fw-la modo_fw-la ac_fw-la ordine_fw-la caveatur_fw-la it_o be_v christ_n will_n rather_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o permission_n of_o wrong_n and_o injury_n unto_o his_o name_n ordinance_n and_o sacrament_n then_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v prevent_v by_o unlawful_a mean_n in_o a_o undue_a either_o order_n or_o manner_n a_o second_o general_a attribution_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v endeavour_v to_o conclude_v to_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o give_v it_o in_o any_o case_n unto_o such_o as_o be_v know_v by_o the_o minister_n to_o be_v unworthy_a receiver_n be_v its_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n for_o hence_o think_v some_o it_o follow_v that_o administration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n unto_o know_a scandalous_a and_o wicked_a person_n be_v a_o practical_a and_o visible_a lie_n a_o confirmation_n of_o a_o untruth_n because_o it_o seal_v the_o 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defence_n of_o infant_n baptism_n against_o tomb_n pag._n 117.118_o the_o last_o sort_n of_o objection_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o give_v the_o lord_n supper_n unto_o know_a scandalous_a sinner_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o consequent_n that_o will_v follow_v upon_o distribution_n of_o the_o sacramental_a element_n unto_o they_o first_o transgression_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n second_o pollution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n three_o a_o participation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o unworthy_a receiver_n four_o a_o communion_n with_o wicked_a man_n in_o worship_n etc._n etc._n first_o then_o upon_o a_o minister_n give_v the_o sacramental_a element_n unto_o they_o there_o will_v follow_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n which_o by_o my_o own_o confession_n exclude_v scandalous_a sinner_n etc._n etc._n for_o answer_v upon_o a_o minister_n give_v the_o sacramental_a element_n unto_o know_a scandalous_a sinner_n that_o be_v not_o such_o by_o church_n censure_n for_o 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