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comfortable_a q._n you_o call_v it_o a_o banquet_n and_o a_o supper_n of_o christ_n show_v i_o for_o who_o this_o feast_n be_v make_v and_o especial_o provide_v a._n it_o be_v make_v principal_o to_o his_o true_a church_n which_o before_o i_o express_v to_o be_v the_o true_a believer_n and_o none_o but_o the_o true_a believer_n be_v effectual_o partaker_n of_o this_o spiritual_a banquet_n q._n do_v not_o all_o that_o communicate_v at_o the_o lord_n table_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o bread_n receive_v the_o save_a grace_n represent_v by_o the_o bread_n a._n as_o wicked_a judas_n receive_v the_o bread_n of_o christ_n but_o not_o christ_n the_o true_a bread_n so_o as_o many_o as_o be_v communicant_n have_v such_o or_o the_o like_a corruption_n can_v never_o receive_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o benefit_n present_v by_o the_o bread_n consecrate_v by_o the_o word_n although_o they_o receive_v bread_n and_o wine_n at_o the_o sacrament_n with_o other_o q._n how_o do_v the_o bread_n that_o be_v consecrate_v differ_v from_o other_o bread_n which_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o our_o body_n a._n as_o wax_n before_o it_o have_v impression_n of_o a_o seal_n be_v bare_a wax_n and_o after_o it_o be_v more_o it_o be_v a_o seal_n so_o the_o usual_a water_n in_o baptism_n and_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n by_o the_o word_n be_v make_v sacrament_n and_o seay_n of_o assurance_n from_o christ_n to_o assure_v his_o true_a church_n and_o every_o member_n thereof_o of_o his_o save_a grace_n contain_v in_o the_o sacrament_n q._n what_o may_v be_v the_o difference_n of_o man_n which_o communicate_v all_o at_o one_o communion_n a._n as_o the_o danger_n or_o peril_n of_o the_o one_o be_v great_a because_o they_o receive_v it_o unworthy_o not_o consider_v the_o lord_n body_n
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and_o sanctify_v themselves_o before_o they_o come_v to_o hear_v the_o law_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n talk_v with_o his_o majesty_n he_o command_v they_o to_o wash_v they_o and_o make_v they_o clean_o from_o all_o their_o wirkednesse_n before_o king_n david_n come_v to_o god_n altar_n he_o wash_v his_o hand_n in_o innocence_n and_o christ_n jesus_n do_v both_o wash_n and_o wipe_v the_o very_a foot_n of_o the_o apostle_n when_o he_o will_v make_v they_o fit_a for_o this_o feast_n q._n what_o learn_v we_o by_o all_o these_o wash_n a._n first_o when_o we_o come_v to_o hear_v the_o law_n or_o gospel_n preach_v all_o wickedness_n and_o ungodliness_n must_v be_v wash_v by_o earnest_a sorrow_n for_o former_a sin_n commit_v and_o ourselves_o sanctify_v by_o belief_n that_o pardon_n for_o sin_n and_o increase_v of_o grace_n may_v by_o christ_n be_v grant_v second_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o glorious_a god_n by_o invocation_n or_o prayer_n we_o 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of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n q._n as_o you_o have_v show_v i_o what_o cleanlines_n be_v fit_a for_o christian_a communicant_n so_o show_v i_o what_o comeliness_n be_v require_v at_o the_o table_n and_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n a._n as_o at_o a_o festival_n table_n of_o a_o king_n comely_a and_o decent_a garment_n be_v require_v so_o at_o the_o feast_n and_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o christian_n must_v have_v a_o comely_a and_o christian_a garment_n such_o as_o may_v please_v god_n through_o christ_n q._n what_o garment_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n in_o a._n there_o belong_v first_o a_o christian_a care_n of_o cast_v away_o the_o garment_n of_o the_o old_a corrupt_a adam_n and_o second_o a_o endeavour_n to_o put_v on_o christ_n jesus_n q._n show_v i_o what_o the_o cast_v away_o of_o the_o old_a adam_n do_v signify_v a._n first_o it_o signify_v the_o cast_v away_o the_o corruption_n that_o we_o be_v clothe_v with_o natural_o by_o 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