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obedience_n and_o thankfulness_n that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o tender_a unto_o christ_n for_o this_o merciful_a deliverance_n we_o be_v serui_fw-la à _fw-la seruando_fw-la as_o saint_n austin_n say_v 15._o aug._n de_fw-fr civi_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 19_o cap._n 15._o christ_n jesus_n have_v pay_v our_o ransom_n rescue_v and_o redeem_v we_o from_o that_o woeful_a estate_n of_o hell_n and_o condemnation_n therefore_o we_o must_v serve_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n 1.75_o luk._n 1.75_o we_o owe_v to_o he_o our_o halleluias_n prayer_n and_o tear_n and_o all_o the_o pain_n that_o possible_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o take_v in_o his_o service_n the_o five_o be_v man_n felicity_n in_o the_o state_n of_o glory_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o that_o immortal_a inheritance_n which_o be_v forfeit_v by_o adam_n but_o purchase_v again_o by_o christ_n and_o in_o that_o inheritance_n of_o those_o sweet_a joy_n which_o eye_n have_v 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of_o the_o sacrament_n that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o discern_v the_o lord_n body_n thus_o the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n innocency_n by_o creation_n his_o misery_n by_o transgression_n his_o recovery_n by_o redemption_n his_o duty_n of_o sanctification_n his_o felicity_n of_o glorification_n and_o the_o demonstration_n of_o this_o in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n must_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v require_v of_o he_o who_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o second_o anchor_n be_v faith_n faith_n faith_n which_o saint_n chrysostome_n call_v the_o holy_a anchor_n anchora_fw-la chrys_n in_o psa_n 115._o est_fw-la sacra_fw-la quadâ—â—_n anchora_fw-la and_o eâ—ewhere_o the_o lady_n and_o queen_n of_o virtue_n therefore_o as_o st._n paul_n exhort_v that_o in_o our_o spiritual_a warfare_n above_o all_o we_o take_v the_o shield_n of_o faith_n 6.16_o ephe._n 6.16_o so_o i_o may_v say_v in_o this_o our_o spiritual_a worship_n we_o must_v take_v the_o hand_n of_o faith_n the_o apostle_n here_o bid_v we_o examine_v ourselves_o and_o in_o the_o next_o epistle_n he_o show_v that_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a interrogatory_n in_o this_o our_o examination_n 13.5_o 2._o cor._n 13.5_o say_v examine_v yourselves_o 1.12_o joh._n 1.12_o prove_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n faith_n be_v the_o hand_n whereby_o christ_n jesus_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o every_o receiver_n by_o this_o hand_n the_o woman_n with_o the_o bloody_a issue_n receive_v virtue_n from_o christ_n 46._o luke_n 8._o virtue_n be_v go_v out_o of_o i_o ver_fw-la 46._o for_o as_o the_o grace_n be_v not_o include_v in_o his_o garment_n but_o issue_v from_o his_o blessed_a body_n so_o be_v it_o not_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o body_n but_o of_o her_o soul_n that_o convey_v it_o according_a to_o our_o saviour_n saying_n daughter_n 48._o verse_n 48._o be_v of_o good_a comfort_n thy_o faith_n have_v make_v thou_o whole_a this_o hand_n of_o faith_n we_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o bring_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n 2._o aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ser_fw-mi 2._o for_o it_o be_v sacramentum_fw-la fidelium_fw-la the_o sacrament_n that_o belong_v ote_o to_o the_o faithful_a and_o indeed_o faith_n be_v very_o necessary_a to_o this_o purpose_n for_o it_o purify_v the_o heart_n and_o so_o make_v it_o a_o fit_a receptacle_n for_o christ_n 15.9_o act._n 15.9_o saint_n paul_n therefore_o bow_v his_o knee_n for_o the_o ephesian_n that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o faith_n 3.17_o eph._n 3.17_o faith_n be_v the_o wedding_n garment_n 41._o nuptial_fw-la vestimentum_fw-la est_fw-la fides_fw-la chrys_n open_fw-mi imperfe_n hom_n 41._o which_o make_v we_o welcome_a to_o this_o feast_n of_o the_o great_a king_n this_o make_v noah_n diligence_n abraham_n obedience_n and_o abel_n sacrifice_n to_o find_v acceptance_n and_o without_o this_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n 11.4.8_o heb._n 11.4.8_o if_o therefore_o thou_o 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