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life_n everlasting_a through_o christ_n who_o member_n we_o be_v make_v and_o so_o that_o be_v fulfil_v which_o christ_n say_v 6._o he_o which_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drinck_v my_o blood_n have_v eternal_a life_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o in_o the_o last_o day_n by_o these_o article_n which_o we_o have_v bring_v abroad_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o the_o declare_v of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o man_n may_v easy_o understand_v how_o needful_a it_o be_v with_o a_o high_a godliness_n of_o mind_n and_o reverence_n to_o approach_v to_o this_o supper_n &_o to_o prove_v himself_o before_o he_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n or_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o 10._o as_o paul_n say_v he_o which_o eat_v and_o drinck_v unworthy_o eat_v and_o drinck_v his_o own_o damnation_n because_o he_o discern_v not_o the_o lord_n body_n 16._o christ_n affirm_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o which_o believe_v not_o say_v he_o be_v condemn_v and_o augustine_n say_v of_o baptism_n even_o as_o he_o which_o unworthy_o eat_v the_o body_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n eat_v and_o drinck_v his_o omne_fw-la damnation_n so_o he_o which_o receive_v baptism_n unwoorthy_o which_o thing_n many_o jew_n do_v at_o this_o day_n receive_v to_o himself_o damnation_n &_o not_o salvation_n furthermore_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v communicate_v the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n unworthy_o let_v he_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o paul_n 1_o corinth_n 11._o let_v a_o man_n prove_v himself_o 11._o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o drink_n of_o that_o cup_n for_o he_o which_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o eat_v and_o drink_v damnation_n to_o himself_o not_o descern_v the_o lord_n body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o call_v unto_o himself_o the_o punishment_n and_o judgement_n of_o god._n what_o therefore_o be_v the_o true_a manner_n of_o prove_v himself_o the_o same_o paul_n prescrybe_v 2._o cor._n 13._o when_o he_o say_v try_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o faith_n or_o no_o prove_v your_o own_o self_n know_v you_o not_o yourselves_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o you_o hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o true_a trial_n of_o prove_v consist_v in_o this_o that_o a_o lively_a faith_n be_v true_o feel_v and_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n in_o we_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o spirit_n stir_v we_o up_o to_o the_o study_n of_o godliness_n brief_o he_o be_v true_o prove_v which_o reverent_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o true_a repentance_n in_o true_a confidence_n and_o with_o a_o holy_a purpose_n come_v to_o this_o supper_n and_o contrariwise_o he_o which_o be_v without_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n and_o earnest_a repentance_n and_o want_v lively_a faith_n and_o a_o holy_a purpose_n the_o same_o eat_v and_o drink_v judgement_n to_o himself_o both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a unless_o he_o be_v again_o by_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n convert_v 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