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glorious_a church_n not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n if_o so_o then_o remember_v that_o whole_a text_n be_v copulative_a and_o none_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o body_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v seclude_v from_o any_o part_n of_o the_o text._n we_o may_v alâ—…_n well_o hold_v that_o the_o child_n of_o beleiver_n not_o yet_o grow_v up_o to_o knowledge_n and_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v incapable_a of_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n or_o of_o justification_n sanctification_n and_o glorisication_n by_o christ_n as_o to_o hold_v that_o they_o be_v uncapable_a of_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n by_o the_o word_n i.e._n of_o baptism_n which_o can_v be_v make_v void_a but_o be_v efficacious_a to_o all_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n young_a and_o old_a by_o virtue_n of_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n and_o covenant_n of_o grace_n seal_v in_o that_o sacrament_n according_a to_o that_o of_o augustine_n accedit_fw-la verbum_fw-la ad_fw-la elementum_fw-la &_o fit_a sacramentum_fw-la the_o wash_n of_o water_n by_o the_o word_n can_v no_o more_o be_v restrict_v to_o the_o church_n of_o age_a or_o actual_a believer_n than_o christ_n love_n and_o death_n with_o the_o end_n and_o effect_n thereof_o can_v be_v restrict_v to_o such_o the_o complication_n of_o these_o benefit_n be_v clear_a in_o the_o original_a the_o the_o near_a render_v whereof_o be_v thus_o that_o cleanse_v it_o with_o the_o laver_n of_o water_n by_o the_o word_n he_o may_v sanctify_v it_o the_o tigurine_a version_n thus_o ut_fw-la illam_fw-la sanctificaret_fw-la mundatam_fw-la lavacro_fw-la aquae_fw-la etc._n etc._n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o use_n of_o a_o table_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o of_o the_o communicant_n their_o come_n to_o and_o receive_v at_o the_o table_n that_o a_o table_n ought_v to_o be_v so_o far_o use_v as_o that_o the_o element_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n ought_v to_o be_v set_v upon_o it_o be_v not_o i_o think_v controvert_v but_o whether_o therebe_n so_o much_o light_n from_o scripture_n as_o that_o all_o the_o communicant_n ought_v to_o come_v to_o and_o receive_v at_o the_o table_n this_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o question_n for_o resolution_n whereof_o i_o humble_o offer_v these_o follow_a consideration_n first_o of_o all_o it_o may_v easy_o appear_v that_o the_o first_o guest_n who_o our_o saviour_n entertain_v at_o this_o sacrament_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n receive_v at_o the_o table_n chrisostome_n de_fw-fr proditione_n judae_fw-la serm._n 30._o compare_v the_o eucharistical_a supper_n with_o the_o passover_n say_v that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v celebrate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_z or_o on_o the_o very_a same_o table_n the_o common_a supper_n the_o paschall_n and_o the_o eucharistical_a be_v all_o at_o the_o table_n luke_n 22._o 21._o but_o behold_v the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o betray_v i_o be_v with_o i_o on_o the_o table_n john_n 13._o 28._o now_o no_o man_n at_o the_o table_n know_v etc._n etc._n which_o text_n i_o 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