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unworthy_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n he_o change_v his_o style_n and_o whereas_o he_o call_v it_o this_o cup_n here_o in_o the_o 26._o verse_n and_o so_o afterward_o ver_fw-la 28._o he_o call_v it_o verse_n 27._o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o therefore_o it_o be_v this_o bread_n because_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n bread_n therefore_o it_o be_v this_o cup_n a_o cup_n of_o excellency_n because_o it_o be_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n general_o we_o do_v esteem_v thing_n to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o excellent_a according_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o he_o that_o own_v they_o or_o that_o they_o belong_v unto_o why_o christ_n be_v far_o above_o all_o excellency_n principality_n power_n and_o dominion_n whatsoever_o we_o must_v needs_o therefore_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o bread_n and_o this_o wine_n be_v far_o more_o excellent_a than_o any_o other_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o owner_n of_o 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every_o true_a believer_n that_o do_v receive_v he_o worthy_o i_o cor._n 10.16_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 so_o than_o you_o see_v the_o bread_n and_o the_o wine_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v christ_n his_o own_o by_o a_o specialty_n by_o way_n of_o communion_n reason_n 2_o the_o second_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v so_o excellent_a be_v because_o of_o the_o blessing_n upon_o they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o use_n in_o the_o sacrament_n our_o saviour_n himself_o have_v bless_v they_o with_o his_o own_o mouth_n word_n and_o fact_n at_o his_o first_o institution_n likewise_o he_o have_v command_v the_o apostle_n and_o minister_n from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o bless_v they_o ever_o in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n our_o saviour_n blessing_n they_o at_o first_o do_v 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