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both_o unthankful_a unto_o god_n &_o christ_n and_o unmindful_a of_o our_o own_o good_a shall_v we_o be_v if_o we_o purpose_v not_o to_o receive_v but_o refuse_v such_o a_o great_a mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o â—t_a be_v fit_o offer_v object_n we_o purpose_v to_o receive_v ob._n ob._n this_o sacrament_n though_o not_o so_o often_o as_o perhaps_o you_o will_v have_v we_o we_o will_v receive_v it_o once_o a_o year_n at_o easter_n time_n and_o that_o be_v sufficient_a etc._n etc._n sol._n to_o this_o i_o answer_v sol._n sol._n that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o receive_v it_o once_o a_o year_n at_o easter_n and_o no_o more_o but_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v receive_v at_o all_o other_o time_n even_o so_o often_o as_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n shall_v call_v we_o unto_o it_o these_o be_v my_o reason_n for_o it_o reason_n 1_o 1._o the_o first_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o the_o commandment_n god_n have_v command_v it_o and_o christ_n also_o have_v institute_v it_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o his_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n in_o stead_n whereof_o we_o have_v the_o lord_n supper_n shall_v be_v keep_v as_o a_o memorial_n and_o aâ—_n holy_a feast_n unto_o he_o 12.14_o exod._n 12.14_o not_o by_o fit_n and_o start_v when_o they_o will_v but_o as_o he_o have_v command_v they_o throughout_o their_o generation_n as_o a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o and_o christ_n himself_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n institute_v this_o sacrament_n say_v unto_o his_o disciple_n and_o in_o they_o to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o that_o look_v for_o the_o same_o salvation_n take_v eat_v 26.26_o mat._n 26.26_o without_o any_o limitation_n of_o time_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o so_o often_o as_o he_o command_v to_o take_v so_o often_o we_o in_o obedience_n shall_v be_v ready_a to_o receive_v and_o beside_o this_o be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n set_v down_o in_o the_o second_o commandment_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v obey_v reason_n 2_o 2._o to_o receive_v often_o be_v and_o ever_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o all_o faithful_a man_n from_o time_n to_o time_n both_o under_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o the_o man_n that_o will_v not_o celebrate_v the_o passeover_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o god_n people_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o great_a congregation_n 9.13_o num._n 9.13_o and_o so_o common_a be_v this_o practice_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o that_o it_o be_v make_v a_o sabbaoth_n day_n exercise_n so_o that_o we_o see_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n 2.46_o act._n 2.46_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n and_o break_v of_o bread_n go_v together_o 11.26_o 1._o cor._n 11.26_o and_o paul_n say_v so_o often_o as_o see_v eat_v this_o bread_n dominico_n alij_fw-la quotidie_fw-la communicant_a corpori_fw-la &_o sanguini_fw-la dominico_n etc._n etc._n note_v thereby_o the_o commonness_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o indeed_o we_o find_v that_o in_o former_a time_n some_o do_v partake_v and_o communicate_v every_o day_n other_o certain_o solemn_a and_o festival_n day_n other_o upon_o saturdays_n and_o the_o lord_n day_n other_o upon_o the_o lord_n day_n only_o etc._n alij_fw-la certis_fw-la diebus_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la alibi_fw-la nullus_fw-la dies_fw-la intermittitur_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la offeratur_fw-la alibi_n sabbato_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o dominico_n alibi_n tantum_fw-la dominico_n aug._n epis_n 118._o ad_fw-la januarcum_fw-la legimus_fw-la omni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la congregatione_fw-la celebrata_fw-la fuisse_fw-la hac_fw-la mysteria_fw-la chry._n super_fw-la mat._n homil._n 16._o die_v dominicus_n dies_fw-la panis_fw-la dies_fw-la lucis_fw-la etc._n etc._n other_o so_o often_o as_o the_o papist_n do_v offer_v their_o mass_n and_o we_o read_v that_o in_o every_o congregation_n &_o meet_v of_o people_n together_o in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n the_o mystery_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v celebrate_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o sabbaoth_n have_v three_o name_n give_v unto_o it_o first_o the_o lord_n day_n second_o the_o day_n of_o eat_a bread_n and_o three_o the_o day_n of_o light_n reason_n 3_o 3._o if_o a_o man_n neglect_v this_o feast_n and_o banquet_n when_o god_n offer_v it_o and_o call_v he_o unto_o it_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o ever_o he_o will_v make_v he_o partaker_n of_o it_o afterward_o in_o mercy_n or_o no_o when_o his_o feast_n be_v prepare_v and_o his_o table_n furnish_v the_o guest_n that_o refuse_v to_o come_v be_v bid_v be_v not_o worthy_a 22.8.9_o mat._n 22.8.9_o neither_o can_v they_o be_v admit_v to_o taste_v of_o his_o supper_n 14.24_o luk._n 14.24_o but_o other_o guest_n that_o be_v in_o the_o high_a way_n and_o under_o hedge_n be_v compel_v to_o come_v in_o that_o the_o house_n may_v be_v
fill_v and_o the_o wedding_n furnish_v oh_o that_o in_o this_o our_o day_n man_n will_v think_v upon_o the_o lord_n kind_a invitation_n of_o we_o to_o his_o well_o store_a table_n 55.1.2_o isa_n 55.1.2_o 9.5_o pro._n 9.5_o reason_n 4_o 4._o unless_o a_o man_n do_v often_o receive_v he_o cut_v himself_o off_o from_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o from_o the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o church_n for_o this_o sacrament_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o that_o union_n and_o communion_n which_o we_o have_v with_o christ_n our_o head_n and_o of_o that_o fellowship_n union_n and_o communion_n which_o one_o member_n of_o the_o church_n have_v with_o another_o and_o how_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o all_o atheist_n heretic_n &_o profane_a person_n of_o the_o world_n christ_n say_v to_o peter_n 13.8_o john_n 13.8_o unless_o thou_o suffer_v i_o to_o wash_v thy_o foot_n thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o i_o so_o unless_o in_o this_o sacrament_n we_o suffer_v christ_n to_o wash_v we_o with_o his_o blood_n we_o 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