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wherein_o 1._o the_o word_n this_o point_v at_o some_o singular_a bread_n and_o cup._n chap._n 2._o this_o singular_a bread_n and_o cup_n hunt_v out_o and_o find_v in_o a_o jewish_a tradition_n chap._n 3._o no_o dishonour_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n chap._n 4._o this_o origination_n more_o plain_o prove_v from_o 1_o cor._n 10._o chap._n 5._o 2._o the_o word_n do_v require_v performance_n part_n iii_o we_o may_v not_o omit_v it_o without_o warrant_n chap._n 2._o our_o obligation_n cease_v not_o though_o church_n fe_v be_v not_o the_o same_o chap._n 2._o 3._o the_o end_n part_n iu._n the_o liuree_n of_o a_o christian_n chap._n 1._o appropriate_v to_o our_o lord_n person_n with_o signal_n mark_n of_o his_o favour_n chap._n 2._o serviceable_a to_o our_o own_o interest_n chap._n 3._o 2._o the_o apostl_n explication_n part_n ii_o his_o primary_n design_n be_v not_o to_o assert_v the_o reverence_n but_o the_o constancy_n due_a to_o the_o lord_n supper_n ch._n 1._o the_o clause_n as_o often_o as_o examine_v by_o several_a phaenomena_n chap._n 2._o the_o vulgar_a interpretation_n examine_v chap._n 3._o objection_n answer_v chap._n 4._o 3._o the_o example_n of_o other_o apostl_n and_o their_o church_n chap._n 5._o 2._o the_o practice_n of_o antiquity_n chap._n 6._o 3._o answer_n to_o objection_n part_n v._o deference_n pay_v to_o former_a age_n and_o the_o sacrament_n chap._n 1._o concern_v unworthiness_n chap._n 2._o concern_v self-examination_n chap._n 3._o allegory_n of_o a_o midl_v nature_n between_o reason_n and_o scripture_n answer_v chap._n 4._o ii_o be_v we_o at_o liberty_n reason_n will_v persuade_v we_o to_o frequency_n the_o very_a be_v of_o the_o sacrament_n must_v not_o be_v hazard_v chap._n 5._o distant_a communion_n useless_a for_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n too_o much_o awe_o vexatious_a to_o the_o godly_a pernicious_a to_o peace_n and_o charity_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o introduction_n show_v it_o necessary_a to_o inquire_v how_o often_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o receive_v the_o holy_a communion_n i._o the_o seem_a impossibility_n and_o real_a necessity_n to_o add_v to_o what_o have_v be'n_o already_o write_v concern_v the_o lord_n supper_n ii_o a_o double_a objection_n slight_v yet_o answer_v and_o turn_v to_o a_o double_a plea._n the_o former_a concern_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n iii_o the_o other_o concern_v the_o deference_n due_a to_o antiquity_n a_o short_a retrospect_n upon_o the_o several_a stage_n of_o our_o departure_n from_o it_o how_o late_a father_n depart_v from_o the_o first_o the_o papist_n from_o the_o father_n iv_o the_o reform_a church_n from_o the_o papist_n the_o moderation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n blame_v by_o the_o nonconformist_n who_o dissent_v heretofore_o in_o one_o extreme_a and_o now_o in_o another_o v._o our_o own_o divine_n of_o the_o last_o age_n less_o justifiable_a than_o those_o of_o the_o present_a who_o do_v better_o yet_o not_o enough_o vi_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o account_n a_o request_n for_o rigid_a examination_n and_o its_o reason_n a_o example_n of_o noble_a lady_n a_o advertisement_n to_o the_o reader_n part_n i._o concern_v the_o particle_n this_o pag._n 1._o chap._n i._n the_o scripture_n clear_v from_o the_o scandal_n arise_v from_o our_o contention_n by_o show_v the_o true_a cause_n and_o cure_v i._o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n high_o esteem_v by_o our_o lord_n and_o all_o his_o church_n in_o late_a age_n many_o difference_n of_o opinion_n concern_v it_o ii_o not_o the_o number_n only_o but_o matter_n of_o the_o difference_n scandalos_fw-la to_o the_o scripture_n both_o towards_o papist_n and_o jew_n iii_o the_o blame_n remove_v from_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o doctor_n iv_o the_o papist_n best_o perhaps_o silence_v by_o our_o claim_v the_o literal_a sens_fw-fr in_o the_o wine_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o bread_n our_o own_o divine_n neglect_v the_o former_a part_n which_o yet_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o apostl_n discourse_n v._o the_o regular_a way_n to_o understand_v his_o meaning_n two_o supposition_n take_v upon_o trust_n with_o engagement_n vi_o the_o whole_a discourse_n paraphrase_a vii_o the_o whole_a argument_n analyse_v and_o reduce_v to_o logik_a form_n the_o great_a limb_n more_o minutely_o to_o be_v dissect_v in_o four_o considerable_a member_n and_o all_o to_o be_v close_v with_o a_o answer_n to_o what_o be_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o necessity_n to_o fit_v the_o word_n this_o with_o some_o singlar_a bread_n and_o cup._n pag._n 18._o i._o the_o difference_n of_o our_o lord_n style_v towards_o this_o bread_n and_o wine_n from_o that_o towards_o litl_n child_n ii_o this_o subject_n require_v the_o clear_a expression_n iii_o the_o particle_n this_o most_o considerable_a iv_o grammar_n and_o logic_n in_o logic_n it_o be_v considerable_a 1._o as_o a_o singl_a word_n a_o demonstrative_a must_v have_v something_o for_o its_o object_n precedence_n every_o word_n must_v be_v answer_v by_o some_o idea_n v._o 2._o as_o the_o subject_n of_o a_o proposition_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o predicate_v must_v be_v mesure_v by_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o subject_n offer_v at_o the_o import_n of_o the_o word_n reject_v 1._o that_o individual_a 2._o the_o whole_a kind_n 3._o something_o indeterminate_a 4._o the_o action_n chap._n iii_o the_o singular_a bread_n and_o cup_n hunt_v out_o and_o find_v pag._n 28._o i._o custom_n of_o that_o time_n and_o place_n to_o be_v inquire_v 1._o the_o custom_n of_o fe_v in_o public_a worship_n fit_v the_o apostl_n be_v argument_n but_o not_o our_o lord_n institution_n ii_o 2._o the_o passover_n fit_v our_o lord_n institution_n but_o not_o the_o apostl_n argument_n three_o incidental_a remark_n upon_o the_o jew_n paschal_n form_n iii_o a_o jewish_a custom_n pitch_v upon_o exact_o fit_v both_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o apostl_n word_n iv_o a_o objection_n answer_v with_o a_o story_n chap._n iu._n pag._n 37._o i._n no_o more_o dishonour_n to_o this_o than_o to_o the_o other_o sacrament_n to_o be_v derive_v from_o a_o jewish_a tradition_n this_o tradition_n more_o worthy_a than_o that_o ii_o in_o what_o since_o our_o lord_n table_n be_v a_o altar_n be_v our_o behaviour_n at_o table_n more_o pious_a the_o sacrament_n need_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o such_o a_o relation_n iii_o our_o lord_n form_n of_o consecration_n derive_v from_o the_o jewish_a form_n both_o festival_n and_o sacrificial_a chap._n v._o pag._n 44._o i._o a_o plain_a proof_n from_o chap._n 10._o from_o the_o sameness_n of_o name_n in_o the_o cup_n the_o greek_n ape_v the_o jew_n the_o apostle_n style_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n which_o be_v a_o perfect_a translation_n of_o the_o heb_fw-mi ewe_n name_n ii_o the_o break_n of_o bread_n a_o jewish_a phrase_n iii_o some_o phaenomena_n not_o salvable_a but_o by_o this_o hypothesis_n iv_o he_o express_o tell_v we_o that_o each_o part_n of_o the_o jewish_a tradition_n by_o name_n be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o lord_n supper_n v._o a_o illustration_n from_o our_o grace-cup_n vi_o a_o sacrament_n what_o part_n ii_o concern_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n i._n the_o apostl_n design_n be_v not_o to_o assert_v reverence_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n pag._n 55._o i._o the_o apostl_n proper_a design_n first_o to_o be_v inquire_v into_o ii_o three_o step_n 1._o what_o may_v be_v the_o corinthian_n case_n iii_o 2._o what_o may_v become_v the_o apostl_n to_o do_v in_o such_o a_o case_n iv_o 3._o how_o do_v the_o apostl_n procedure_n agree_v with_o such_o supposition_n 1._o the_o former_a part_n very_o well_o agree_v with_o they_o v._o 2._o the_o late_a part_n necessary_o require_v they_o prove_v 1._o negative_o he_o do_v not_o design_n to_o assert_v reverence_n due_a to_o our_o lord_n supper_n precise_o take_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o
make_v all_o possible_a advantage_n of_o the_o bread_n this_o they_o say_v must_v be_v the_o lord_n body_n in_o the_o literal_a sense_n because_o he_o have_v categorical_o say_v so_o and_o since_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o do_v it_o as_o to_o say_v it_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n and_o therefore_o no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v quit_v the_o most_o proper_a sense_n for_o reason_n must_v not_o be_v balance_v against_o faith_n this_o must_v believe_v the_o thing_n though_o that_o can_v comprehend_v the_o manner_n but_o the_o wine_n all_o this_o while_n be_v lay_v aside_o as_o unserviceable_a all_o the_o regard_n pay_v it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o attendant_a it_o be_v conclude_v that_o since_o the_o bread_n be_v the_o lord_n body_n the_o wine_n must_v needs_o be_v his_o blood_n whether_o our_o lord_n have_v say_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o or_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_n concern_v it_o or_o no._n yet_o our_o lord_n honour_v the_o wine_n no_o less_o and_o the_o 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