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rom._n 4._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 3._o and_o 4._o 16_o 17._o how_o may_v our_o heart_n be_v frame_v for_o the_o feel_n of_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o this_o sacrament_n 1._o by_o weigh_v with_o ourselves_o what_o need_v we_o have_v of_o it_o and_o what_o benefit_n we_o may_v reap_v by_o it_o 2._o by_o examine_v of_o our_o faith_n 2_o cor._n 13._o 5._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o and_o repentance_n heb._n 10._o 22._o james_n 4._o 8._o attend_v with_o true_a love_n of_o god_n zach._n 12._o 10._o and_o of_o our_o brethren_n 1_o cor._n 16._o 14._o 3._o by_o servant_n invocation_n pray_v for_o a_o blessing_n upon_o this_o ordinance_n of_o god_n matth._n 26_o 26._o how_o may_v we_o find_v what_o need_n we_o have_v of_o this_o sacrament_n partly_o by_o our_o wretched_a estate_n by_o nature_n and_o partly_o by_o our_o weak_a estate_n by_o grace_n what_o may_v we_o find_v by_o our_o estate_n by_o nature_n that_o be_v prone_a to_o all_o evil_a we_o have_v need_n of_o this_o sacrament_n to_o 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mind_n a_o monument_n for_o the_o memory_n a_o support_n of_o faith_n a_o provocation_n to_o love_n a_o quicken_a to_o obedience_n and_o a_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o all_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n how_o must_v the_o heart_n be_v prepare_v to_o find_v the_o power_n of_o this_o sacrament_n for_o supply_v of_o these_o want_n and_o obtain_n of_o these_o benefit_n the_o heart_n must_v be_v purge_v by_o repentance_n and_o purify_v by_o faith_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 14_o 16._o 21._o act_n 15._o 9_o how_o may_v the_o heart_n be_v purify_v by_o faith_n if_o i_o have_v not_o only_a knowledge_n what_o christ_n have_v do_v for_o his_o choose_a but_o a_o full_a assurance_n that_o whatsoever_o he_o have_v do_v he_o have_v do_v it_o for_o i_o as_o well_o as_o for_o any_o other_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 2._o john_n 17._o 3._o gal._n 2._o 20._o what_o gather_v you_o hence_o that_o they_o only_o be_v to_o present_v themselves_o at_o the_o lord_n table_n who_o after_o their_o baptism_n be_v 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