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the_o penalty_n of_o death_n impose_v upon_o those_o priest_n who_o shall_v drink_v wine_n while_o they_o be_v serve_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n levit._n 10._o 9_o and_o among_o all_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v esteem_v a_o profane_a thing_n and_o a_o token_n of_o idolatry_n to_o drink_v of_o their_o drink_n offering_n deut._n 32._o 30._o hest._n 14._o 17._o cor._n 10._o 7._o therefore_o our_o saviour_n say_v this_o do_v you_o that_o be_v shed_v my_o blood_n to_o god_n for_o you_o or_o offerr_v unbloudy_a sacrifice_n in_o my_o blood_n for_o you_o as_o often_o as_o you_o shall_v drink_v for_o the_o commemoration_n of_o i_o otherwise_o if_o our_o saviour_n have_v not_o give_v they_o an_z express_v command_n to_o offer_v the_o chalice_n in_o sacrifice_n before_o they_o drink_v of_o it_o either_o they_o will_v not_o have_v offer_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o chalice_n or_o else_o they_o will_v not_o have_v drink_v of_o it_o not_o to_o transgress_v the_o old_a law_n where_o they_o use_v not_o to_o 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