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A30663 The constant communicant a diatribe proving that constancy in receiving the Lords Supper is the indespensible duty of every Christian / by Ar. Bury ... Bury, Arthur, 1624-1713. 1681 (1681) Wing B6191; ESTC R32021 237,193 397

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make_v it_o their_o last_o act_n as_o if_o it_o be_v to_o show_v forth_o their_o own_o death_n 2._o some_o make_v it_o their_o last_o care_n by_o prefer_v every_o other_o before_o it_o business_n unpreparedness_n uncharitableness_n vi_o the_o scrupulos_fw-la refuse_v to_o receve_v because_o hinder_v by_o impossibl_a condition_n blemish_v our_o lord_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n chap._n iii_o serviceable_a to_o our_o own_o interest_n pag._n 213._o i._o the_o kindness_n of_o the_o command_n as_o it_o regard_v our_o interest_n 1._o in_o point_n of_o ease_n it_o be_v a_o sacrificial_a fest_n not_o a_o sacrifice_n suffer_v a_o expression_n of_o love_n exercise_v by_o many_o but_o not_o requite_v in_o this_o duty_n ii_o 2._o in_o point_n of_o pleasantness_n 1._o spiritual_a pleasure_n great_a than_o sensual_a though_o the_o atheist_n can_v relish_v they_o we_o must_v believe_v the_o experience_a not_o the_o ignorant_a iii_o 2._o pleasure_n of_o the_o christian_a great_a than_o of_o any_o 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that_o be_v they_o now_o live_v they_o will_v press_v the_o performance_n as_o earnest_o as_o they_o have_v don_v preparation_n ii_o a_o second_o protest_v against_o rob_v the_o sacrament_n iii_o the_o adversary_n opinion_n set_v forth_o in_o his_o own_o word_n whereby_o almost_o all_o the_o world_n must_v be_v prohibit_v iv_o a_o warrant_v demand_v a_o confession_n that_o a_o good_a consequence_n be_v warrant_n sufficient_a chap._n ii_o concern_v unworthiness_n pag._n 247._o i._o what_o unworthy_a import_v 1._o in_o its_o singl_a signification_n 1._o in_o grammar_n it_o be_v a_o adverb_n 2._o in_o logik_v a_o relative_n ii_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o crime_n not_o express_v why_o we_o need_v not_o be_v so_o fearful_a as_o the_o papist_n we_o deny_v not_o the_o real_a presence_n iii_o 2._o the_o aspect_n of_o the_o word_n upon_o the_o apostls_n design_n 1._o personal_a worthiness_n dishonourable_a to_o our_o lord_n 2._o different_a from_o the_o apostls_n measure_n iv_o the_o apostl_n oght_v to_o have_v warn_v the_o corinthian_n of_o it_o 1._o for_o the_o lord_n table_n sake_n 2._o for_o his_o own_o argument_n sake_n v._o 3._o for_o the_o corinthian_n sake_n who_o be_v such_o as_o oght_v to_o have_v be'n_o forbid_v chap._n iii_o of_o self_n examination_n pag._n 260._o i._o how_o self-examination_n be_v usual_o press_v ii_o the_o question_n be_v not_o indifinite_a but_o confine_v to_o the_o present_a occasion_n and_o the_o answer_n be_v dubl_n 1._o negative_a iii_o 2._o positive_a iv_o the_o true_a question_n concern_v which_o we_o must_v examine_v our_o selus_fw-la chap._n iu._n answer_v reason_n object_v allegory_n pag._n 268._o i._o a_o transition_n from_o scripture_n to_o reason_n and_o by_o the_o way_n notice_n take_v of_o allegory_n of_o a_o midl_v nature_n between_o both_o ii_o the_o allegory_n of_o covenant_n and_o seal_n answer_v and_o retort_v iii_o the_o allegory_n of_o member_n likewise_o answer_v iv_o the_o allogory_n of_o son_n and_o enemy_n v._o a_o 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