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the_o 1_o cor._n 11.20_o toâ—_n end_n he_o say_v because_o the_o apostle_n chap._n 5._o have_v they_o of_o corinth_n that_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v 〈◊〉_d 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 vers_fw-la 7._o and_o not_o eat_v with_o one_o call_v a_o brother_n who_o shâ—_n be_v a_o fornicator_n or_o idolater_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o chap._n 10.21_o have_v tell_v they_o they_o can_v 〈◊〉_d drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o cup_n devil_n what_o then_o why_o do_v he_o not_o malâ—_n his_o conclusion_n that_o we_o may_v have_v clearâ—_n understand_v to_o what_o end_n he_o quote_v thoâ—_n scripture_n as_o a_o reason_n but_o let_v we_o a_o little_a follow_v he_o in_o these_o scripture_n and_o examine_v what_o they_o will_v make_v to_o prove_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o lord_n punish_v the_o corinthian_n for_o personal_a unworthiness_n 2._o that_o they_o be_v 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and_o yet_o all_o keep_v the_o passeover_n so_o that_o you_o may_v easy_o discern_v how_o pertinent_a this_o be_v for_o his_o purpose_n the_o next_o quotation_n be_v 2_o chron._n 23.19_o and_o he_o set_v the_o porter_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o none_o which_o be_v unclean_a in_o any_o thing_n shall_v enter_v in_o from_o this_o scripture_n he_o cry_v up_o a_o suspension_n of_o some_o from_o some_o ordinance_n that_o be_v not_o excommunicate_v etc._n etc._n but_o he_o can_v tell_v it_o seem_v whether_o from_o the_o passeover_n or_o no_o and_o then_o what_o be_v this_o for_o his_o purpose_n i_o think_v we_o never_o read_v of_o any_o other_o uncleanness_n in_o scripture_n but_o heathenish_a uncleanness_n and_o legal_a uncleanness_n that_o be_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o god_n house_n or_o sanctuary_n and_o as_o for_o moral_a uncleanness_n either_o it_o be_v such_o as_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n according_a to_o their_o judicial_a law_n or_o such_o 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