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to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n rom._n 8._o 27._o they_o be_v all_o very_a frequent_a at_o the_o lord_n table_n break_v the_o sacred_a bread_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n give_v thanks_o to_o god_n by_o he_o act_v 2._o 41_o 47._o nor_o need_v they_o any_o mass-book_n or_o common-prayer-book_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o either_o christ_n own_a institution_n of_o his_o holy_a table_n and_o the_o holy_a prayer_n which_o he_o have_v teach_v his_o disciple_n with_o other_o heavenly_a rule_n contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v abundant_o sufficient_a and_o be_v so_o still_o to_o every_o faithful_a man_n of_o god_n and_o minister_n who_o god_n and_o his_o church_n have_v call_v to_o that_o work_n to_o furnish_v he_o to_o every_o good_a work_n it_o be_v also_o exccede_v plain_a that_o the_o holy_a table_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v here_o call_v the_o break_n of_o bread._n and_o therefore_o though_o that_o holy_a bread_n and_o wine_n be_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n yet_o they_o be_v these_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v also_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 11_o 27._o and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o apostle_n here_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n do_v express_o call_v the_o same_o thing_n by_o these_o different_a title_n the_o body_n and_o the_o blood_n the_o bread_n and_o the_o cup_n we_o must_v of_o necessity_n take_v he_o to_o speak_v figurative_o in_o one_o of_o these_o but_o in_o the_o latter_a to_o wit_n bread_n and_o the_o cup_n we_o have_v no_o figure_n save_o that_o the_o wine_n in_o the_o cup_n be_v take_v for_o the_o cup_n which_o be_v a_o usual_a form_n of_o speak_v and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n these_o word_n body_n and_o blood_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v mystical_o spiritual_o or_o figurative_o in_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o not_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o be_v mystical_o spiritual_o or_o figurative_o in_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v also_o as_o certain_a that_o the_o whole_a church_n this_o mother-church_n act_v 2._o 42_o do_v then_o receive_v both_o the_o bread_n and_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o that_o any_o one_o of_o they_o do_v partake_v of_o both_o the_o whole_a service_n be_v express_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n a_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a which_o yet_o will_v better_o appear_v in_o that_o this_o ordinance_n ought_v to_o be_v receive_v by_o every_o recipient_a as_o he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o christ_n not_o as_o he_o be_v a_o minister_n it_o be_v true_a as_o i_o be_o a_o minister_n i_o dispense_v this_o mystery_n but_o i_o receive_v it_o as_o a_o member_n say_v st._n paul_n for_o you_o be_v many_o be_v one_o bread_n and_o one_o body_n for_o we_o be_v all_o partaker_n of_o that_o one_o bread._n it_o be_v