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the_o pretend_a reason_n for_o neglect_v this_o sacrament_n brief_o answer_v no_o good_a man_n will_v seek_v a_o excuse_n no_o wicked_a man_n can_v find_v one_o for_o not_o endeavour_v to_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o a_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o christ._n the_o benefit_n be_v such_o as_o can_v be_v slight_v by_o a_o wise_a man_n the_o necessity_n be_v such_o as_o can_v be_v dispense_v with_o by_o any_o man_n yet_o because_o man_n be_v too_o apt_a to_o deceive_v themselves_o out_o of_o their_o duty_n and_o happiness_n at_o once_o by_o something_o that_o they_o call_v reason_n and_o where_o they_o have_v no_o good_a excuse_n be_v ready_a to_o make_v a_o bad_a one_o in_o charity_n to_o their_o soul_n their_o vanity_n herein_o be_v to_o be_v show_v they_o obj._n 1_o we_o eat_v the_o flesh_n and_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n spiritual_o by_o faith_n out_o of_o this_o sacrament_n what_o need_v therefore_o can_v there_o be_v of_o this_o sacrament_n see_v 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or_o true_a believer_n obj._n 2._o he_o that_o receive_v unworthy_o receive_v damnation_n to_o himself_o therefore_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o forbear_v ans._n so_o you_o may_v say_v he_o that_o eat_v may_v if_o he_o be_v not_o careful_a eat_v poison_n or_o choke_v himself_o or_o surfeit_n and_o die_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o forbear_v eat_v will_v you_o fast_o for_o this_o reason_n wilful_a neglect_n be_v certain_a damnaâ—â—â—â—_n receive_v be_v not_o so_o will_v you_o prevent_v a_o uncertain_a danger_n of_o death_n by_o kill_v yourself_o if_o a_o man_n receive_v without_o faith_n and_o repentance_n he_o receive_v damnation_n and_o so_o he_o do_v if_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v and_o repent_v though_o he_o receive_v not_o this_o sacrament_n what_o better_o be_v he_o then_o for_o not_o receive_v it_o he_o perish_v either_o way_n receive_v or_o not_o receive_v it_o a_o communicant_a that_o be_v a_o penitent_a believer_n come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n without_o due_a preparation_n and_o suitable_a affection_n may_v receive_v thereby_o judgement_n so_o the_o word_n translate_v damnation_n may_v be_v english_v that_o be_v some_o chastisement_n such_o as_o weakness_n sickness_n or_o death_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 30._o and_o he_o be_v thus_o chastened_a that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v v_o 32._o but_o even_o this_o may_v be_v prevent_v by_o judge_v ourselves_o or_o due_o examine_v ourselves_o v_o 31._o and_o now_o which_o be_v safe_o to_o judge_v ourselves_o and_o eat_v or_o to_o neglect_v our_o duty_n and_o perish_v obj._n 3_o but_o i_o be_o afraid_a i_o be_o unworthy_a and_o therefore_o dare_v not_o come_v to_o this_o sacrament_n ans._n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n we_o be_v all_o unworthy_a even_o so_o much_o as_o to_o eat_v or_o live_v be_v sinner_n and_o deserve_a damnation_n in_o another_o sense_n he_o be_v unworthy_a that_o be_v ignorant_a a_o unbeliever_n and_o wicked_a or_o no_o good_a christian_n and_o must_v not_o come_v but_o say_v be_v you_o 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