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in_o emendatis_fw-la ecolesâ—is_fw-la superstitiosa_fw-la vnctio_fw-la &_o tactus_fw-la genae_fw-la ut_fw-la vana_fw-la &_o inepta_fw-la â—mittuâ—tur_fw-la the_o ancient_a way_n of_o examination_n be_v retain_v in_o the_o reform_a church_n superstitious_a anoint_v and_o the_o blow_n on_o the_o check_n be_v just_o omit_v as_o vain_a and_o foolish_a evident_a than_o it_o be_v that_o this_o rite_n have_v take_v place_n in_o the_o church_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n down_o along_o to_o this_o day_n and_o therefore_o though_o have_v no_o precept_n it_o may_v be_v look_v on_o as_o not_o necessary_a but_o indifferent_a yet_o have_v the_o example_n both_o of_o the_o apostolical_a and_o succeed_a age_n it_o deserve_v respect_n and_o to_o be_v account_v of_o not_o as_o a_o mere_o frivolous_a and_o empty_a but_o a_o commendable_a and_o convenient_a rite_n rather_o to_o be_v observe_v and_o practise_v then_o lay_v aside_o altogether_o and_o neglect_v as_o useless_a manuum_fw-la 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formata_fw-la membra_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la ut_fw-la cunque_fw-la tamen_fw-la ei_fw-la adhaerebant_fw-la christianitatisque_fw-la spiritum_fw-la quodammodò_fw-la ducere_fw-la incipiebant_fw-la among_o other_o ceremony_n by_o which_o of_o old_a the_o catechuman_n be_v form_v the_o church_n do_v use_v certain_a minute_n sacrament_n not_o only_o by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o accustom_v they_o to_o the_o eucharist_n who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o those_o mystery_n but_o also_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o christian_a life_n which_o by_o hear_v they_o have_v drink_v into_o their_o heart_n may_v be_v cherish_v by_o the_o use_n of_o these_o sacrament_n for_o although_o they_o be_v not_o perfect_a and_o altogether_o form_v member_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n yet_o however_o they_o do_v adhere_v to_o it_o and_o begin_v after_o a_o sort_n to_o draw_v the_o breath_n of_o christianity_n among_o those_o minute_n sacrament_n i_o conceive_v be_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o hallow_a bread_n benedicti_fw-la frusta_fw-la panis_fw-la benedicti_fw-la which_o be_v distribute_v to_o these_o as_o well_o as_o to_o such_o as_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o assembly_n thus_o that_o excellent_o learn_v casaubon_n 33._o exercitat_fw-la 16_o §._o 33._o a_o man_n eminent_o skilful_a in_o antiquity_n dabantur_fw-la inquit_fw-la eaedem_fw-la eulogiae_fw-la &_o catechumenis_fw-la qui_fw-la jus_o sumendae_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la non_fw-la habebant_fw-la itaque_fw-la hoc_fw-la erat_fw-la illis_fw-la loco_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la atque_fw-la adeò_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la hoc_fw-la illis_fw-la er_fw-mi at_z ita_fw-la disertè_fw-la appellat_fw-la augustinus_n laxiore_fw-la videlicet_fw-la notione_fw-la quia_fw-la precibus_fw-la sanctificabatur_fw-la ac_fw-la propterèa_fw-la panem_fw-la illum_fw-la vocarunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quoniam_fw-la locum_fw-la obtinebat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n eucharistiae_fw-la so_o also_o 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