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the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n only_o proffit_v they_o which_o use_v the_o same_o do_v remember_v the_o death_n and_o benefit_n of_o christ_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v impossible_a that_o this_o work_n shall_v profit_v they_o that_o be_v dead_a which_o neither_o use_v the_o same_o themselves_o nor_o do_v make_v any_o remembrance_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n the_o antecedent_n be_v manifest_a by_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n because_o he_o bid_v we_o celebrate_v this_o mystery_n in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o by_o imagine_v too_o add_v any_o thing_n unto_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n if_o any_o man_n imagine_v more_o thing_n if_o any_o man_n transfer_v the_o same_o unto_o the_o dead_a he_o do_v wicked_o defile_v the_o institution_n of_o christ_n the_o four_o reason_n the_o scripture_n say_v manifest_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n rom._n 8._o the_o body_n die_v because_o of_o sin_n life_n but_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n for_o righteousness_n sakeâ—_n that_o be_v they_o that_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n so_o long_o as_o they_o carry_v about_o they_o this_o body_n where_o in_o be_v as_o yet_o the_o remnaunte_n of_o sin_n they_o be_v afflict_v in_o diverse_a manner_n too_o the_o end_n that_o by_o call_v upon_o god_n faith_n knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o spiritual_a newness_n of_o life_n may_v more_o and_o more_o increase_n in_o they_o but_o the_o body_n be_v once_o dead_a the_o remnaunte_n of_o sin_n be_v abolish_v and_o paul_n say_v manifest_o that_o the_o spirit_n live_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n that_o life_n of_o the_o spirit_n justify_v be_v not_o fear_n or_o feel_v of_o god_n wrath_n but_o be_v joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o paul_n say_v rom._n 15._o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n christ_n say_v unto_o the_o convert_a thief_n this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradyse_n that_o be_v in_o a_o peaceable_a and_o bless_a life_n and_o not_o 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to_o be_v govern_v and_o preserve_v church_n not_o by_o ordinary_a succession_n s._n paul_n do_v witness_v the_o same_o ephes_n 4._o he_o have_v give_v gift_n unto_o man_n 〈…〉_o that_o the_o apostle_n prophet_n &c_n &c_n for_o he_o teach_v that_o that_o be_v proper_o the_o church_n wherein_o christ_n be_v effectual_a worker_n and_o give_v true_a teacher_n therefore_o when_o as_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o authority_n thereof_o be_v object_v unto_o we_o object_v let_v we_o first_o consider_v whether_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o true_a church_n either_o else_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o politic_a succession_n thereof_o neither_o let_v we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v terrify_v or_o discourage_v from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n under_o a_o false_a pretence_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n second_o after_o that_o we_o have_v declare_v which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n gospel_n let_v we_o now_o add_v thereunto_o that_o this_o true_a 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