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as_o these_o man_n forsooth_o have_v take_v it_o even_o at_o christ_n own_o hand_n and_o that_o be_v that_o 3._o or_o 4._o of_o the_o brother_n go_v together_o take_v bread_n bless_v it_o communion_n and_o geve_v it_o one_o to_o a_o other_o without_o use_v any_o far_a ceremony_n or_o word_n of_o christ_n or_o consecration_n but_o here_o arise_v 3._o or_o 4._o great_a difficulty_n one_o whether_o there_o 1_o must_v necessary_o be_v other_o meat_n and_o provision_n beside_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o eucharist_n as_o be_v at_o this_o supper_n whence_o these_o man_n take_v the_o pattern_n of_o their_o communion_n a_o second_o how_o it_o will_v stand_v with_o the_o sincerity_n of_o their_o â—_o gospel_n to_o bless_v the_o bread_n which_o blessing_n they_o so_o general_o detest_v the_o english_a and_o scottish_a communion_n book_n refuse_v &_o a_o late_a english_a doctor_n in_o a_o large_a treatise_n have_v â—oâ—â—â—â—bium_fw-la condemn_v as_o superstitious_a wicked_a &_o magical_a which_o 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all_o which_o he_o labour_v to_o persuade_v that_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v by_o the_o evangelist_n matth._n 26._o marc._n 14._o luc._n 22._o shall_v quit_v be_v remove_v from_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o supper_n and_o only_a bread_n break_v by_o the_o minister_n which_o if_o he_o do_v and_o withal_o tell_v &_o pronounce_v to_o the_o communicant_n the_o lord_n death_n he_o make_v unto_o they_o a_o persite_a and_o absolute_a supper_n according_a as_o these_o man_n have_v receive_v it_o at_o the_o lord_n own_o hand_n and_o the_o very_a same_o ministration_n of_o the_o supper_n i_o find_v 〈◊〉_d practise_v by_o the_o scottish_a martyr_n as_o write_v their_o friend_n and_o patâ—â—â—â—_n bucâ—aâ—an_n about_o the_o year_n 1545._o one_o george_n â—â—â—_o seâ—â—â—carde_n be_v aâ—_n s._n andrew_n to_o be_v burn_v when_o the_o day_n of_o execution_n come_v the_o keeper_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o his_o servant_n ready_a to_o go_v to_o breakfast_n ask_v 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but_o how_o match_v this_o with_o that_o which_o immediate_o ensue_v sin_n in_o this_o life_n there_o be_v wonderful_a iniquity_n gross_a sin_n and_o great_a fault_n wherewith_o even_o the_o righteous_a be_v defile_v and_o when_o we_o study_v to_o do_v best_a and_o the_o just_a man_n that_o be_v the_o â—â—aist_a hallman_n fall_v seven_o time_n in_o the_o day_n yea_o rather_o seventy_o time_n seven_o time_n if_o the_o righteous_a and_o just_a man_n â—â—_o when_o he_o study_v to_o do_v best_a sin_v and_o that_o gross_o if_o every_o â—owre_n of_o the_o day_n he_o commit_v so_o many_o gross_a and_o mortal_a sin_n as_o these_o word_n import_v for_o in_o these_o man_n divinity_n all_o sin_n be_v mortal_a none_o venial_a &_o every_o mortal_a sin_n sever_v a_o man_n from_o god_n as_o m._n b._n teach_v agreable_o to_o the_o scripture_n what_o follow_v of_o these_o two_o parcel_n but_o that_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n dwell_v in_o no_o man_n be_v he_o never_o so_o just_a for_o that_o in_o 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