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spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n 1.7_o can._n 1.7_o show_v i_o thou_o who_o my_o soul_n love_v where_o thou_o feed_v for_o why_o shall_v i_o be_v as_o one_o that_o turn_v aside_o to_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o companion_n in_o sickness_n let_v we_o with_o bartimeus_n cry_v unto_o he_o 10.48_o mar._n 10.48_o jesus_n thou_o son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o and_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n let_v we_o with_o bless_a steven_n commend_v our_o soul_n into_o his_o hand_n say_v lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n 9_o act._n 5_o 9_o loe_o this_o be_v a_o fruitful_a this_o be_v a_o bless_a remembrance_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o end_n in_o general_a now_o to_o the_o end_n in_o particular_a verse_n 26._o for_o as_o oft_o as_o you_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o this_o cup_n you_o show_v the_o lord_n death_n till_o he_o come_v these_o word_n as_o oft_o be_v here_o twice_o use_v and_o there_o may_v be_v diverse_a reason_n for_o the_o same_o first_o to_o 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26._o durand_n ratio_fw-la li._n 4._o ca._n 4._o maldonat_fw-la in_o mat._n 26._o who_o affirm_v that_o judas_n be_v absent_a so_o that_o maldonat_n be_v too_o nice_a in_o say_v he_o can_v willing_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n but_o that_o the_o contrary_n have_v many_o favourer_n we_o may_v be_v confident_a especial_o when_o the_o evangelist_n himself_o say_v plain_o supper_n joh._n 13.30_o for_o that_o this_o sop_n be_v no_o part_n of_o supper_n that_o so_o soon_o as_o judas_n have_v receive_v the_o sop_n he_o go_v immediate_o out_o so_o that_o from_o this_o our_o saviour_n practice_n in_o not_o admit_v judas_n i_o may_v say_v with_o chrysostome_n 50.16_o nullus_fw-la assistat_fw-la judas_n chrys_n ad_fw-la open_fw-mi ant._n hom_n 60_o psa_n 50.16_o let_v no_o judas_n be_v present_a or_o approach_v this_o holy_a table_n if_o the_o lord_n expostulate_v thus_o with_o a_o wicked_a man_n for_o meddle_v with_o his_o word_n why_o do_v thou_o take_v my_o covenant_n into_o thy_o mouth_n 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do_v he_o the_o commandment_n with_o commination_n and_o threaten_n above_o other_o the_o three_o commandment_n have_v a_o dreadful_a threaten_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a 26.7_o exod._n 26.7_o now_o when_o the_o sacrament_n be_v profane_v the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v take_v in_o vain_a in_o a_o high_a degree_n let_v he_o therefore_o take_v heed_n to_o himself_o who_o by_o unworthy_a receive_n do_v profane_v this_o holy_a sacrament_n the_o temporal_a judgement_n that_o have_v seize_v upon_o man_n for_o lay_v profane_a hand_n upon_o holy_a thing_n be_v leave_v to_o we_o as_o a_o warning_n to_o avoid_v the_o like_a danger_n 5.6_o 1._o sam._n 5.6_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v heavy_a upon_o they_o of_o ashdod_n for_o meddle_v with_o the_o ark_n baltazar_n be_v â—roâ—ght_v into_o a_o marvellous_a tremble_a and_o astonishment_n &_o receive_v a_o doleful_a doom_n by_o the_o handwriting_n on_o the_o wall_n 3-6_a dan._n 5_o 3-6_a 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be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v be_v a_o sin_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n o_o what_o a_o heinous_a sin_n it_o be_v then_o to_o offer_v violence_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v to_o strike_v and_o wound_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 2.8_o reu._n 19.16_o 1_o cor._n 2.8_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o death_n and_o shed_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o any_o innocent_a man_n be_v a_o fearful_a sin_n and_o this_o make_v david_n cry_v out_o in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n 51.14_o psa_fw-la 51.14_o deliver_v i_o from_o bloud-guiltinesse_n o_o god_n oh_o how_o fearful_a be_v it_o then_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n &_o blood_n of_o christ_n yea_o the_o injury_n and_o indignity_n be_v great_a than_o be_v obvious_a to_o every_o eye_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o double_a union_n in_o christ_n not_o only_o the_o two_o substance_n the_o body_n &_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o two_o nature_n the_o divine_a and_o humane_a who_o heart_n be_v not_o move_v with_o indignation_n against_o the_o jew_n when_o he_o hear_v or_o read_v their_o villainy_n and_o violence_n do_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n but_o take_v heed_n say_v chrysostome_n 60_o chrys_n ad_fw-la pop_n ant._n hom_n 60_o lest_o thou_o be_v guilty_a in_o the_o like_a kind_n by_o unworthy_a receive_n of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n he_o that_o defile_v the_o king_n garment_n and_o he_o that_o tear_v it_o offend_v both_o alike_o the_o jew_n do_v tear_v it_o thou_o defile_v it_o here_o indeed_o be_v diversa_fw-la peccata_fw-la joh._n chry._n hom_n 41_o in_o joh._n but_o par_fw-fr contumelia_fw-la some_o difference_n in_o the_o sin_n no_o difference_n in_o the_o disgrace_n joseph_n and_o nicodemus_n their_o pious_a devotion_n in_o beg_v and_o embalm_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v worthy_o record_v and_o commend_v to_o all_o generation_n marry_o magdalen_n 19.38.40_o john_n 19.38.40_o by_o bestow_v that_o box_n of_o precious_a ointment_n upon_o his_o holy_a 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