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therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o speak_v as_o to_o wise_a man_n judge_v you_o what_o i_o say_v the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n which_o we_o bless_v be_v it_o not_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n for_o we_o be_v many_o be_v one_o bread_n and_o one_o body_n for_o we_o all_o be_v partaker_n of_o that_o one_o bread_n i_o cor._n 10._o 15_o 16_o 17_o and_o indeed_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o herein_o be_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n namely_o in_o eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n not_o carnal_o as_o the_o jew_n think_v when_o they_o murmer_v at_o he_o say_v how_o can_v this_o man_n give_v we_o his_o flesh_n to_o eat_v john_n 6._o 52._o but_o spiritual_o wherein_o conflict_n the_o true_a brotherhood_n and_o fellowship_n of_o that_o church_n which_o be_v in_o god_n as_o with_o one_o another_o so_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n at_o the_o spiritual_a table_n of_o the_o lord_n 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god_n will_v arise_v in_o my_o heart_n against_o it_o viz._n 22._o i_o will_v return_v unto_o my_o people_n a_o pure_a language_n whereby_o i_o be_v reprove_v in_o myself_o for_o use_v flatter_a speech_n though_o such_o as_o be_v and_o be_v account_v of_o by_o many_o to_o be_v but_o civil_a language_n or_o expression_n of_o common_a civility_n to_o person_n according_a to_o their_o quality_n in_o which_o i_o have_v such_o as_o care_v to_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o verity_n that_o i_o dare_v assert_v i_o do_v steer_v as_o near_o the_o compass_n of_o truth-speaking_a as_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o speech_n will_v couch_v but_o since_o it_o have_v please_v the_o
wonder_n since_o the_o wicked_a have_v not_o spare_v to_o fling_v the_o same_o reflection_n upon_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n christ_n jesus_n himself_o when_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n be_v sensure_v to_o work_v his_o miracle_n by_o magic_a art_n for_o when_o he_o cast_v out_o a_o devil_n out_o of_o one_o possess_v some_o say_v he_o do_v it_o by_o belzebub_n their_o prince_n and_o now_o these_o have_v receive_v power_n from_o christ_n by_o their_o ministry_n to_o effect_v the_o like_a in_o another_o kind_n because_o the_o effect_v thereof_o have_v bring_v some_o into_o fear_n and_o tremble_v therefore_o they_o be_v judge_v to_o deal_v with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o to_o work_v by_o conjuration_n but_o how_o unjust_a this_o judgement_n be_v and_o how_o groundless_a the_o surmise_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o answer_v let_v the_o reader_n but_o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o they_o will_v give_v it_o in_o on_o this_o people_n side_n psalm_n 2._o 10_o 11._o the_o prophet_n david_n instruct_v king_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v with_o tremble_v philip._n 2._o 12._o the_o apostle_n exhort_v they_o to_o work_v out_o their_o own_o salvation_n with_o the_o like_a frame_n nor_o be_v this_o only_a their_o advice_n but_o also_o the_o saint_n practice_n for_o moses_n confess_v himself_o a_o qvaker_n hebrew_n 12._o 21._o change_n habakkuk_n likewise_o acknowledge_v that_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n his_o belie_v do_o tremble_v and_o his_o lip_n do_v quiver_n hab._n 3._o 16._o neither_o be_v this_o their_o case_n alone_o for_o we_o find_v the_o prophet_n ezra_n meet_v with_o a_o whole_a assembly_n of_o they_o ezra_n 9_o 4._o say_v he_o then_o be_v asssemble_v unto_o i_o every_o one_o that_o tremble_v at_o the_o word_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n point_v at_o such_o as_o the_o lord_n be_v peculiar_a people_n chap._n 66._o 5._o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o 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