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diligence_n for_o out_o of_o it_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o life_n and_o if_o as_o solomon_n say_v prov._n chap._n 18._o 21._o death_n and_o life_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o tongue_n much_o more_o true_a be_v it_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o stand_v affect_v or_o disaffect_v to_o god_n see_v the_o poison_n or_o balsam_n which_o distil_v from_o the_o tongue_n be_v original_o owe_v to_o the_o heart_n as_o the_o heart_n do_v comprehensive_o signify_v the_o entire_a body_n of_o affection_n which_o must_v be_v dedicate_v to_o god._n but_o give_v to_o god_n it_o can_v be_v without_o a_o mock_n or_o derision_n but_o as_o it_o be_v whole_a and_o sound_a clear_a and_o clean_o according_a to_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o consist_v much_o of_o christian_a equity_n we_o never_o hear_v of_o any_o that_o live_v a_o life_n of_o nature_n with_o half_a a_o heart_n only_o neither_o of_o any_o that_o be_v 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ear_n so_o that_o if_o christ_n shall_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v his_o body_n we_o may_v as_o reasonable_o deny_v that_o he_o do_v say_v what_o in_o truth_n he_o do_v say_v for_o the_o eye_n be_v a_o less_o fallible_a sense_n than_o the_o ear_n as_o philosopher_n agree_v and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v we_o can_v see_v substance_n themselves_o but_o only_a accident_n it_o matter_n not_o whether_o that_o opinion_n be_v true_a or_o false_a be_v we_o see_v as_o much_o of_o those_o body_n and_o their_o substance_n as_o of_o any_o substance_n in_o the_o world_n and_o no_o more_o be_v needful_a 8._o seven_o the_o sacred_a symbol_n be_v call_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n because_o we_o shall_v understand_v the_o dignity_n and_o efficacy_n and_o strait_a conjunction_n between_o they_o and_o christ_n and_o christ_n and_o we_o who_o thereby_o receive_v he_o as_o our_o food_n 9_o last_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o so_o receive_v christ_n in_o this_o bless_a sacrament_n be_v faith_n as_o be_v true_o and_o general_o say_v but_o not_o altogether_o as_o some_o may_v understand_v and_o conceive_v for_o faith_n as_o in_o our_o sanctification_n so_o in_o our_o justification_n do_v work_v and_o no_o otherwise_o do_v it_o make_v we_o worthy_a and_o happy_a communicant_n for_o it_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o our_o religion_n and_o become_v lively_a by_o love_n and_o charity_n give_v life_n to_o all_o our_o spiritual_a performance_n and_o consequent_o render_v they_o effectual_a to_o we_o so_o that_o we_o must_v believe_v first_o according_a to_o the_o true_a catholic_a faith_n in_o general_a then_o special_o the_o nature_n end_n and_o use_n of_o this_o sacrament_n last_o we_o must_v have_v a_o comfortable_a persuasion_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o accept_v we_o in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o we_o but_o there_o must_v also_o be_v join_v herewith_o 1._o discern_v the_o lord_n body_n and_o that_o not_o to_o be_v it_o 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