by_o faith_n shall_v give_v and_o resign_v up_o ourselves_o whole_o to_o god_n our_o maker_n and_o behold_v for_o this_o cause_n do_v god_n justly_o require_v his_o people_n &_o command_v they_o in_o his_o law_n that_o they_o have_v no_o other_o god_n before_o he_o 6._o exod._n 20._o deut._n 6._o that_o they_o love_v he_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n with_o all_o their_o strength_n and_o understanding_n that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o all_o their_o part_n as_o well_o inward_a as_o outward_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n also_o god_n not_o only_o reprove_v those_o that_o halt_n on_o both_o side_n but_o also_o command_v that_o they_o which_o sacrifice_n to_o strange_a god_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n to_o this_o purpose_n s._n paul_n advertise_v the_o corinthian_n to_o fly_v idolatry_n use_v a_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o conjunction_n and_o union_n that_o we_o have_v with_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o supper_n say_v after_o this_o manner_n 10._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 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 blood_n of_o christ_n the_o bread_n which_o we_o break_v be_v it_o not_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o see_v the_o corinthian_n do_v not_o come_v to_o the_o supper_n simple_o &_o only_o to_o receive_v those_o earthly_a element_n but_o real_o and_o in_o deed_n to_o receive_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v link_v unto_o he_o by_o faith_n and_o make_v flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o bone_n of_o his_o bone_n it_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o exceed_a impiety_n and_o abomination_n to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o meeting_n and_o assembly_n of_o infidel_n and_o to_o take_v part_n with_o they_o in_o their_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n soon_o after_o add_v to_o his_o former_a reason_n that_o the_o corinthian_n can_v drink_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o 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