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mark_n which_o the_o actual_a seclusion_n set_v upon_o they_o §_o 6_o 5._o the_o minister_n that_o dispense_v the_o sacrament_n by_o give_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o communicant_a may_v in_o this_o case_n with_o more_o reason_n suspend_v his_o own_o act_n and_o withdraw_v his_o hand_n from_o one_o that_o he_o see_v and_o know_v to_o be_v a_o scandalous_a person_n as_o he_o may_v do_v in_o cafe_z a_o pref_n hooker_n pref_n turk_n jew_n or_o excommunicate_a person_n shall_v intrude_v unto_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o which_o case_n viz._n of_o excommunication_n calvin_n say_v he_o will_v die_v rather_o than_o reach_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o give_v the_o sacrament_n to_o such_o a_o one_o it_o be_v true_a you_o will_v reply_v this_o may_v be_v do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o such_o as_o be_v debar_v by_o the_o church_n but_o not_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o scandalous_a sinner_n not_o yet_o so_o judge_v for_o answer_v to_o which_o objection_n i_o say_v that_o indeed_o 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by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o i_o as_o little_a doubt_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o many_o learned_a man_n or_o of_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o rule_n give_v to_o the_o minister_n before_o the_o communion_n in_o the_o case_n of_o some_o emergent_a scandal_n at_o the_o present_a time_n nor_o do_v i_o conceive_v that_o any_o learned_a man_n will_v deny_v this_o liberty_n to_o a_o minister_n to_o withhold_v his_o hand_n from_o some_o mankiller_n drunkard_n perjure_a etc._n etc._n that_o have_v be_v convict_v before_o the_o civil_a authority_n though_o no_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n be_v against_o or_o upon_o he_o nor_o be_v that_o charge_v give_v to_o timothy_n very_o far_o from_o prove_v it_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n be_v not_o partaker_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 22