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that_o judas_n receive_v not_o the_o sacrament_n we_o have_v divers_a common_a in_o english_a and_o the_o beyond_o sea_n divine_n be_v many_o of_o this_o mind_n beza_n grotius_n piscator_fw-la musculus_fw-la deodat_n five_o of_o the_o most_o judicious_a commentator_n i_o think_v that_o ever_o write_v on_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v against_o judas_n participation_n and_o calvin_n think_v it_o uncertain_a beside_o zanchius_n danaeus_n gomarus_n tossanus_n and_o many_o more_o that_o be_v against_o it_o though_o i_o know_v that_o on_o the_o other_o side_n divers_a be_v for_o it_o and_o what_o be_v there_o now_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o move_v we_o to_o think_v it_o probable_a that_o judas_n do_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n the_o slight_a conjecture_n of_o a_o late_a learned_a annotator_n i_o think_v not_o fit_a to_o trouble_v you_o with_o i_o know_v but_o one_o argument_n worth_a the_o mention_v or_o much_o regard_n that_o be_v bring_v and_o that_o be_v from_o the_o order_n 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nullâ_fw-la ordinis_fw-la habita_fw-la ratione_fw-la connectit_fw-la lucas_n nam_fw-la illud_fw-la de_fw-la proditore_fw-la in_fw-la coenâ_fw-la justâ_fw-la contigit_fw-la admonitio_fw-la de_fw-la vitanda_fw-la ambitione_n planè_fw-la ut_fw-la credibile_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la lotione_fw-la inter_fw-la coenam_fw-la paschalem_fw-la &_o coenam_fw-la justam_fw-la ita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saepe_fw-la luce_n est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o calvin_n conclude_v we_o can_v from_o this_o order_n in_o luke_n gather_v that_o judas_n receive_v and_o say_v beza_n apparet_fw-la omnino_fw-la ex_fw-la aliis_fw-la evangelistis_fw-la ac_fw-la praesertim_fw-la joh._n 13.26_o hunc_fw-la sermonem_fw-la habitum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la in_o secundis_fw-la mensis_fw-la caenae_n legalis_fw-la quibus_fw-la demum_fw-la sublatis_fw-la svam_fw-la sacram_fw-la coenam_fw-la instituit_fw-la dominus_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la lucas_n ver_fw-la praece_v expressit_fw-la 3_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o luke_n mention_v this_o after_o all_o seem_v to_o be_v because_o have_v begin_v to_o speak_v of_o christ_n communicatory_a action_n in_o the_o feast_n he_o think_v it_o meet_v to_o connex_v his_o communication_n of_o his_o sacrament_n and_o so_o dispatch_v the_o history_n of_o those_o communicatory_a act_n together_o and_o then_o to_o mention_v the_o matter_n of_o judas_n altogether_o though_o the_o word_n be_v not_o then_o speak_v 4._o and_o the_o reason_n that_o rupertus_n tuitiensis_n give_v be_v considerable_a which_o you_o may_v read_v at_o large_a in_o musculus_fw-la ubi_fw-la sup_n it_o be_v too_o long_o to_o transcribe_v see_v also_o what_o sharpius_n symphon_n pag._n 335._o say_v ex_fw-la augustino_n &_o aliis_fw-la see_v also_o what_o that_o learned_a judicious_a man_n frid._n wendeline_n say_v against_o judas_n receive_v exercit_fw-la 114_o §_o 1.8_o &_o christ._n theolog._n li._n 1._o c._n 23._o p._n 544._o and_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v many_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n in_o the_o low_a country_n now_o or_o else_o maresius_n will_v not_o have_v so_o complain_v of_o their_o indignation_n against_o he_o for_o the_o contrary_n see_v piscator_fw-la at_o large_a in_o mat._n 26._o schol_a and_o beza_n in_o joh._n 13_o 30._o quum_fw-la igitur_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la mensis_fw-la secundis_fw-la sublatis_fw-la dominus_fw-la sacrosanctâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la mysteriâ_fw-la instituerit_fw-la ut_fw-la disertè_fw-la ait_fw-la luk._n 22.20_o &_o johannes_n non_fw-la contentus_fw-la dixisse_fw-la judam_fw-la accepta_fw-la offula_fw-la exiisse_fw-la disertè_fw-la etiam_fw-la addat_fw-la adverbium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d certa_fw-la videtur_fw-la esse_fw-la eorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la qui_fw-la existimant_fw-la judam_fw-la institutioni_fw-la sacrae_fw-la coenae_fw-la non_fw-la inter_fw-la fuisse_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la sic_fw-la narrat_fw-la luk._n 22.21_o quasi_fw-la demum_fw-la peracta_fw-la coenae_fw-la etc._n etc._n esse_fw-la ex_fw-la aliis_fw-la evangelistis_fw-la explicandum_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la liquet_fw-la habitum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la hunc_fw-la sermonem_fw-la ante_fw-la coenae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la institutionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o i_o have_v go_v thus_o far_o i_o remember_v that_o mr._n gilespio_n have_v say_v somewhat_o of_o this_o subject_n and_o peruse_v he_o i_o find_v much_o of_o that_o which_o i_o have_v here_o speak_v and_o much_o more_o so_o that_o i_o shall_v stop_v here_o and_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o read_v his_o chap._n 8_o 9_o 10._o of_o lib._n 3._o aaron_n rod._n and_o as_o to_o the_o main_a controversy_n about_o unsanctified_a man_n right_a to_o sacrament_n see_v vrsin_n catech._n pag._n 2._o qu._n 8._o and_o 82._o with_o the_o explic_a throughout_o and_o beza_n epist_n 20._o ad_fw-la qu._n propositas_fw-la à _fw-la studioso_fw-la silesio_n tract_n theol._n vol._n 3._o pag._n 227_o 228_o etc._n etc._n to_o who_o we_o may_v add_v a_o multitude_n of_o consenter_n finis_fw-la non_fw-la be_v put_v for_o nam_fw-la in_o that_o exceed_a false_a print_v cople_n cople_n mr._n rutheford_n say_v if_o scripture_n â—n_o where_o callet_n christ_n the_o â—ead_a of_o the_o visible_a churâ—â—_n as_o suâ—h_v as_o after_o cite_v of_o the_o covenant_n pag._n 205.206_o mr._n galaspiâ—'s_n argument_n defend_v against_o mr._n blakes_n answ_o argum._n 1._o galaspie_n argum._n 2._o defend_v galaspie_n argum._n 3._o defend_v galaspie_n argum._n 4._o denfede_v galaspie_n argum._n 5._o &_o 6._o defend_v argum._n 7._o defend_v argum._n 8._o defend_v argum._n 9_o defend_v argum._n 10._o defend_v argum_fw-la 11._o defend_v argum._n 12._o defend_v argum_fw-la 13._o defend_v argum._n 14._o defend_v argum_fw-la 15._o defend_v argum._n 16._o defend_v argum._n 17._o defend_v argum._n 19_o defend_v defend_v mr._n gilespy_v 20_o argument_n which_o mr._n blake_n pass_v by_o be_v that_o the_o contrary_a doctrine_n as_o it_o join_v with_o the_o papist_n so_o it_o contradict_v the_o protestant_n 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25._o alstedius_n 26._o bishop_n vsher._n 27._o amesius_n 28._o dr._n willet_n 29._o musculus_fw-la 30._o soharplus_fw-la 31._o cartwright_n 33._o fulk_n 33._o the_o annotation_n of_o some_o divine_n of_o the_o assembly_n at_o westminster_n 34_o deodate_v 35._o bodlus_fw-la 36._o perkins_n 37._o fayus_n 38._o ludovicus_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr 39_o ragerus_n 40_o hemmingius_n 41._o yates_n 42._o coccelus_fw-la 43._o prideaux_n 44._o dr._n hammond_n 45._o english_a catechism_n 46._o bullinger_n 47._o whittaker_n 48._o gataker_n 50._o tzegedinus_fw-la 51._o ravanellus_n 52._o the_o scottish_a church_n 53._o helvetian_a confession_n 54_o professores_fw-la salmurlenses_n 55._o mollnaeus_fw-la 56._o mr._n crook_n 57_o mr._n liford_n 58._o three_o divine_n of_o scotland_n scotland_n this_o be_v the_o passage_n mr._n humphrey_n cit_v which_o i_o desire_v may_v be_v right_o understand_v i_o have_v in_o my_o apology_n desire_v mr._n tomb_n thus_o to_o understand_v i_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la pic._n have_v nisi_fw-la dei_fw-la cultus_fw-la &_o unde_fw-la ilâ—e_fw-la colitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la charitate_fw-la aug._n epist._n 29_o second_o vindication_n pag._n 6_o 7_o 8._o suarez_n mer._n disp._n 32._o sect_n 2._o pag._n 162._o calvin_n 1._o 2._o beza_n &_o in_o eccles._n â—st_v hom._n 24_o pag._n 470_o 471._o &_o annotat._n in_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o â—â—â—untur_fw-la credeâ—e_fw-la â—â—òd_fw-la câ—edere_fw-la ulâ—â—antur_fw-la 3._o junius_n 4._o zanchius_n 5._o polanus_fw-la 6._o ravannellus_fw-la 7._o pet._n martyr_n 8._o musculus_fw-la 9_o rutherford_n 10._o maccovius_fw-la 11._o cocceius_n 12._o luther_n 13._o dâ—_n sutlive_n 14._o amesius_n 15_o wendeline_n 16._o keckerman_n 17._o gomarâ—us_fw-la 18._o d._n humphrey_n 19_o sharpius_n 20._o rob._n bodius_n troch_n 21._o alstedius_n 22._o geoâ—g_v sohnius_n 23._o melancthon_n certa_fw-la &_o immota_fw-la veritas_fw-la decet_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la membra_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la scienter_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la verhatem_fw-la &_o stabiliunt_fw-la idola_fw-la &_o vitiosos_fw-la cultuâ—_fw-la joan._n manlius_n loc._n commun_n de_fw-fr eccles._n pag._n 468._o ex_fw-la melancth_v 24._o sideel_v 25._o maresius_n 26._o altingius_fw-la 27._o thes._n saimuriens_fw-la 28._o luc._n trelcatius_n senior_a 29._o th._n cartwright_n 30._o bucer_n &_o marlorate_fw-la 31._o camero_n 32._o m._n jeane_n 33._o mr._n perkins_n some_o papist_n confession_n father_n
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