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we_o say_v david_n in_o vzzah_n case_n because_o we_o seek_v he_o not_o in_o due_a order_n 5._o but_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v capable_a of_o eat_v unworthy_o except_o by_o such_o disorderly_a receive_n or_o that_o all_o the_o unworthy_a eat_n of_o the_o corinthian_n shall_v be_v their_o disorderly_a eat_n or_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o only_a sin_n for_o which_o they_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n these_o thing_n we_o can_v digest_v without_o some_o good_a argument_n to_o crowd_v they_o down_o 1._o because_o the_o apostle_n chap._n 5._o have_v tell_v the_o corinthian_n they_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o feast_n with_o the_o old_a leaven_n of_o malice_n and_o wickedness_n and_o bid_v they_o purge_v out_o the_o old_a leaven_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o and_o not_o eat_v with_o one_o call_v a_o brother_n who_o shall_v be_v a_o fornicator_n a_o idolater_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o chap._n 10._o ve_fw-la 21._o have_v tell_v they_o they_o can_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o cup_n of_o devil_n and_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n 2._o because_o it_o seem_v very_o absurd_a to_o we_o that_o a_o man_n who_o shall_v offend_v but_o in_o a_o point_n of_o order_n shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o eat_v and_o drink_v damnation_n to_o himself_o which_o be_v the_o two_o thing_n predicate_v of_o the_o unworthy_a receiver_n and_o he_o who_o come_v reak_a with_o the_o guilt_n of_o scandalous_a sin_n shall_v not_o at_o all_o be_v guilty_a or_o liable_a to_o god_n judgement_n three_o because_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v so_o unlike_o himself_o as_o to_o look_v upon_o one_o legal_o unclean_a unworthy_a to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o yet_o look_v upon_o one_o moral_o unclean_a as_o worthy_a under_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o therefore_o humble_o conceive_v 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duty_n 2._o most_o man_n be_v incapable_a to_o hear_v and_o pray_v yet_o they_o must_v do_v both_o 3._o every_o man_n must_v do_v what_o he_o can_v 4._o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o worthy_a receive_n and_o receive_v worthy_o to_o this_o doctor_n drake_n have_v sufficient_o answer_v &c_n dr_n drake_n bar_n etc._n etc._n p._n 114_o 115_o 116_o 117._o scripture_n rail_v p._n 92_o 93_o 94._o &c_n &c_n pag._n 114_o 115_o 136_o 117_o 118._o and_o mr_n palmer_n etc._n etc._n 62_o 93_o 94._o dr_n drake_n tell_v he_o that_o visible_a unfitnesse_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o suspension_n now_o with_o mr_n humfrie_n leave_n we_o must_v say_v that_o it_o be_v good_a logic_n to_o argue_v from_o the_o visible_a inability_n unworthiness_n and_o unfitnesse_n of_o the_o person_n that_o will_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n to_o our_o duty_n who_o be_v to_o give_v it_o otherwise_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v we_o may_v feed_v hog_n with_o those_o mystery_n will_v any_o one_o not_o mad_a say_v that_o 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