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speak_v especial_o for_o such_o as_o be_v under_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n but_o it_o follow_v afterward_o general_o that_o the_o communion_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o any_o man_n that_o be_v near_a death_n and_o desire_v it_o so_o say_v the_o famous_a council_n so_o the_o church_n of_o england_n this_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o age_n it_o be_v no_o new_a law_n in_o that_o council_n but_o lex_fw-la antiqua_fw-la a_o ancient_a law_n and_o practice_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n if_o this_o may_v not_o satisfy_v the_o fierce_a opposer_n of_o it_o and_o that_o practice_n yet_o perhaps_o master_n john_n calvin_n may_v be_v accept_v of_o they_o hear_v then_o his_o judgement_n in_o his_o epistle_n col._n 453._o print_a at_o geneva_n 2._o fol._n 1616._o many_o and_o great_a cause_n enforce_v i_o not_o to_o deny_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o sick_a person_n and_o col._n 454._o i_o collect_v well_o as_o i_o conceive_v from_o the_o nature_n end_n and_o use_v of_o the_o holy_a mystery_n that_o man_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n shall_v not_o be_v deprive_v of_o so_o great_a a_o good_a and_o pag._n 455._o he_o justifi_v such_o a_o communion_n as_o not_o unlawful_a though_o in_o a_o private_a house_n and_o pag._n 55._o he_o say_v i_o think_v that_o the_o custom_n to_o give_v the_o communion_n to_o sick_a person_n be_v willing_o to_o be_v admit_v then_o he_o add_v neither_o be_v it_o great_o to_o be_v repugn_v or_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o communion_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o such_o as_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o offence_n which_o be_v mr._n freeman_n sonds_o his_o case_n concern_v which_o concilium_fw-la moguntium_fw-la the_o council_n of_o mentz_n hold_v an._n 847._o say_v thus_o c._n 27._o if_o the_o
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