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30._o 2._o that_o walk_n to_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o have_v not_o ask_v at_o my_o mouth_n no_o business_n especial_o business_n of_o weight_n and_o concernment_n shall_v be_v undertake_v without_o prayer_n and_o what_o business_n of_o great_a weight_n what_o business_n wherein_o we_o stand_v so_o much_o in_o need_n of_o god_n and_o his_o help_n as_o in_o the_o worthy_a receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n if_o common_a and_o ordinary_a business_n must_v not_o be_v meddle_v withal_o without_o prayer_n for_o direction_n and_o blessing_n how_o much_o less_o shall_v this_o great_a business_n of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n how_o needful_a a_o duty_n this_o be_v will_v thus_o appear_v 1_o first_o this_o duty_n neglect_v it_o will_v cast_v a_o damp_n upon_o all_o other_o our_o preparation_n this_o fail_v in_o the_o last_o act_n will_v mar_v all_o that_o hitherto_o we_o have_v do_v neither_o can_v a_o blessing_n be_v expect_v upon_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o want_n of_o this_o we_o 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mark_v now_o what_o follow_v i_o will_v rejoice_v say_v he_o i_o will_v divide_v sechem_n i_o will_v mete_v out_o the_o valley_n of_o succoth_n gilead_n be_v i_o manasseh_n be_v i_o see_v how_o he_o actuate_v his_o faith_n upon_o god_n promise_n so_o as_o to_o rejoice_v so_o as_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o sechem_n succoth_n gilead_n and_o manasseh_n so_o christ_n have_v speak_v in_o or_o by_o his_o holiness_n this_o be_v my_o body_n which_o be_v give_v for_o you_o this_o be_v my_o blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o you_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o your_o sin_n here_o be_v sacramental_a promise_n now_o upon_o the_o view_n of_o these_o promise_n shall_v a_o man_n actuate_v his_o faith_n and_o say_v i_o will_v rejoice_v i_o will_v eat_v christ_n flesh_n i_o will_v drink_v his_o blood_n christ_n be_v i_o his_o death_n be_v i_o his_o resurrection_n be_v i_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v i_o pardon_v and_o heaven_n be_v i_o and_o thus_o by_o this_o actuation_n of_o faith_n shall_v a_o man_n with_o john_n lean_a on_o christ_n bosom_n john_n 13._o 23._o when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o sacrament_n so_o participate_v of_o he_o as_o to_o have_v communion_n with_o he_o in_o all_o his_o benefit_n thus_o lean_a we_o on_o our_o belove_a cant._n 8._o 5._o when_o at_o the_o sacrament_n again_o this_o be_v my_o blood_n shed_v for_o you_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n loe_o here_o be_v that_o blood_n offer_v i_o to_o drink_v and_o promise_v to_o i_o in_o the_o sacrament_n by_o the_o shed_n whereof_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v purchase_v yea_o here_o be_v remission_n of_o sin_n not_o only_o offer_v i_o and_o promise_v i_o but_o of_o fere_v and_o promise_v under_o seal_n now_o then_o actuate_v thy_o faith_n and_o say_v lord_z i_o accept_v lord_n i_o believe_v this_o seal_a pardon_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o faith_n thus_o actuate_v will_v make_v good_a unto_o we_o the_o sacramental_a promise_n for_o as_o it_o be_v true_a in_o case_n of_o prayer_n mar._n 11._o 24._o what_o thing_n 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6_o 8._o moses_n take_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o put_v it_o in_o bason_n and_o he_o take_v the_o blood_n that_o be_v in_o the_o bason_n and_o sprinkle_v it_o upon_o the_o people_n haply_o with_o a_o bunch_n of_o hyssop_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v to_o which_o david_n allude_v psal_n 51._o purge_v i_o with_o hyssop_n now_o so_o must_v it_o be_v here_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o burn_a offering_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o we_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v in_o bason_n in_o the_o bason_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o out_o of_o these_o bason_n it_o must_v be_v sprinkle_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o supper_n be_v one_o basin_n
to_o heaven_n psalm_n 15._o that_o he_o keep_v his_o oath_n and_o his_o promise_n though_o to_o his_o own_o hurt_n how_o much_o more_o than_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v careful_a of_o his_o oath_n and_o promise_n which_o he_o make_v to_o god_n in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o that_o for_o his_o own_o good_a therefore_o after_o the_o sacrament_n thus_o think_v and_o reason_n the_o case_n with_o thyself_o i_o have_v be_v at_o the_o sacrament_n i_o have_v there_o vow_v and_o take_v the_o sacrament_n upon_o it_o that_o i_o will_v forsake_v my_o sin_n i_o have_v be_v a_o swearer_n oath_n have_v be_v frequent_o and_o familiar_o in_o my_o mouth_n i_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o drunkenness_n uncleanness_n oppression_n covetousness_n well_o now_o according_a to_o my_o vow_n at_o the_o sacrament_n i_o will_v watch_v over_o my_o tongue_n that_o i_o swear_v no_o more_o i_o will_v get_v this_o blood_n out_o of_o my_o mouth_n and_o this_o abomination_n from_o between_o my_o â—eetâ—_n i_o will_v beware_v 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