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all_o do_v use_v it_o as_o they_o say_v but_o all_o do_v not_o bless_v it_o 9_o true_a believer_n have_v spiritual_a real_a nourish_a and_o comfort_v communion_n by_o faith_n with_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o a_o figurative_a benefit_n flow_v from_o communion_n see_v again_o 1_o cor._n 10.16_o sect_n xxvi_o of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n 1._o take_v both_o evangelist_n matthew_n and_o luke_n together_o and_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o prayer_n be_v both_o a_o form_n of_o prayer_n and_o a_o pattern_n for_o prayer_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o form_n of_o matter_n than_o of_o word_n see_v both_o those_o holy_a writer_n do_v not_o keep_v to_o the_o same_o word_n and_o why_o it_o may_v not_o be_v use_v as_o a_o prayer_n as_o well_o as_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o holy_a be_v with_o you_o let_v they_o who_o use_v the_o one_o but_o disuse_n the_o other_o 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