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etc._n etc._n which_o seem_v a_o confine_v they_o to_o those_o very_a word_n as_o well_o as_o to_o that_o matter_n indeed_o those_o man_n must_v think_v very_o high_o of_o themselves_o that_o look_v upon_o that_o prayer_n which_o be_v compose_v by_o christ_n himself_o and_o give_v to_o the_o twelve_o who_o he_o have_v choose_v and_o be_v train_v up_o for_o the_o disciple_a all_o nation_n to_o be_v fit_a only_o for_o child_n if_o for_o any_o but_o to_o stand_v much_o below_o their_o own_o improvement_n we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o ever_o our_o saviour_n make_v use_v of_o any_o other_o prayer_n himself_o unless_o some_o short_a ejaculation_n or_o particular_a petition_n suit_v to_o a_o present_a exigence_n as_o when_o in_o his_o agony_n and_o bloody_a sweat_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o and_o though_o there_o may_v be_v many_o reason_n give_v why_o public_a service_n ought_v to_o be_v much_o long_o yet_o our_o church_n use_v this_o very_a form_n in_o 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descend_v to_o the_o two_o sacrament_n several_o and_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o outward_a and_o visible_a sign_n or_o form_n in_o baptism_n be_v water_n wherein_o the_o person_n be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o that_o the_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a grace_n be_v a_o death_n unto_o sin_n and_o a_o new_a birth_n unto_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n hence_o it_o descend_v to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o supper_n and_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o outward_a part_n or_o sign_n be_v bread_n and_o wine_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o the_o inward_a part_n or_o thing_n signify_v be_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v very_o and_o indeed_o take_v and_o receive_v by_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o lord_n supper_n by_o which_o the_o child_n be_v lead_v from_o the_o conceit_n both_o of_o transubstantiation_n and_o consubstantiation_n at_o once_o for_o 1._o it_o tell_v you_o that_o in_o the_o 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by_o every_o communicant_a and_o not_o by_o the_o faithful_a only_o ergo_fw-la according_a to_o our_o catechism_n there_o be_v neither_o transubstantiation_n nor_o consubstantiation_n in_o this_o sacrament_n and_o in_o the_o last_o answer_n you_o have_v a_o full_a and_o most_o excellent_a account_n of_o what_o be_v require_v of_o a_o worthy_a communicant_a and_o that_o be_v to_o examine_v themselves_o whether_o they_o repent_v they_o true_o of_o their_o former_a sin_n steadfast_o purpose_v to_o lead_v a_o new_a life_n have_v a_o lively_a faith_n in_o god_n mercy_n through_o christ_n with_o a_o thankful_a remembrance_n of_o his_o death_n and_o be_v in_o charity_n with_o all_o man_n here_o then_o be_v homer_n iliad_n in_o a_o nutshell_n a_o little_a body_n and_o system_v of_o divinity_n that_o comprise_v the_o substance_n of_o mighty_a volume_n here_o the_o deep_a point_n and_o most_o mysterious_a part_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v by_o easy_a and_o familiar_a expression_n bring_v down_o to_o puerile_a capacity_n whereas_o the_o assembly_n catechism_n be_v long_o and_o run_v upon_o second_o notion_n which_o do_v themselves_o suppose_v some_o precede_a knowledge_n and_o therefore_o child_n need_v a_o explication_n of_o they_o and_o be_v burden_a with_o numerous_a quotation_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o confound_v and_o tire_v a_o young_a beginner_n this_o than_o ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v for_o its_o own_o sake_n and_o excellency_n which_o lie_v both_o in_o the_o matter_n it_o contain_v and_o it_o be_v suitableness_n and_o sufficiency_n to_o its_o end_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v enjoin_v by_o any_o ordinance_n of_o man._n but_o since_o it_o be_v so_o we_o have_v a_o double_a obligation_n first_o from_o itself_o and_o then_o from_o the_o authority_n that_o command_v it_o therefore_o if_o we_o refuse_v we_o sin_n against_o both_o at_o once_o and_o in_o one_o act_n we_o be_v double_o guilty_a and_o certain_o man_n have_v the_o less_o reason_n to_o do_v so_o because_o this_o 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give_v his_o disciple_n before_o he_o be_v make_v a_o offering_n for_o sin_n do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o therefore_o the_o observance_n of_o it_o must_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o salvation_n else_o he_o lay_v a_o needless_a burden_n upon_o we_o and_o if_o nature_n do_v nothing_o in_o vain_a we_o can_v imagine_v that_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n shall_v give_v we_o law_n to_o no_o purpose_n if_o man_n may_v be_v safe_a under_o the_o customary_a neglect_n of_o this_o sacrament_n why_o not_o of_o the_o other_o and_o if_o of_o these_o why_o not_o of_o any_o other_o rule_n and_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n since_o they_o all_o come_v with_o a_o divine_a authority_n impress_v upon_o '_o they_o they_o be_v his_o law_n one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o but_o some_o may_v plead_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o some_o command_n be_v intrinsical_o good_a and_o necessary_a and_o therefore_o be_v a_o duty_n even_o antecedent_n to_o a_o 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