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A10652 Meditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many yeares since by Edvvard Reynolds then fellow of Merton College in Oxford. Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1638 (1638) STC 20929A; ESTC S112262 142,663 279

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prince_n of_o darkness_n nature_n be_v in_o all_o her_o operation_n uniform_a and_o constant_a unto_o herself_o 44_o one_o tree_n can_v natural_o bring_v forth_o grape_n and_o figgs_n 12_o out_o of_o the_o same_o fountain_n can_v issue_v bitter_a water_n and_o sweet_a the_o self_n same_o vital_a faculty_n of_o feel_v which_o be_v in_o one_o member_n of_o the_o body_n be_v in_o all_o because_o all_o be_v animate_v with_o that_o soul_n which_o do_v not_o confine_v itself_o unto_o any_o one_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v a_o 24._o tree_n plant_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n a_o 13._o garden_n water_v from_o the_o same_o fountain_n 5._o a_o body_n quicken_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n the_o member_n of_o it_o be_v all_o brethren_n 36._o beget_v by_o one_o father_n of_o mercy_n generate_v by_o one_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n deliver_v g_o from_o one_o womb_n of_o ignorance_n feed_v with_o one_o bread_n of_o life_n employ_v in_o one_o heavenly_a calling_n bring_v up_o in_o one_o household_n of_o 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