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they_o for_o evidence_n of_o his_o word_n and_o doctrine_n and_o be_v careful_a they_o neglect_v none_o of_o they_o much_o less_o set_v they_o one_o against_o another_o and_o abuse_v what_o they_o pretend_v to_o receive_v as_o be_v very_o usual_a i_o know_v not_o any_o mean_n whereby_o man_n be_v more_o effectual_o impose_v upon_o than_o by_o misapplication_n of_o manifest_a truth_n nor_o any_o matter_n wherein_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v more_o common_o deceive_v or_o deceive_v themselves_o than_o in_o false_a notion_n concern_v the_o two_o great_a evidence_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n and_o institution_n the_o catholic_n church_n and_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n which_o right_o understand_v and_o use_v do_v mutual_o confirm_v and_o corroborate_v one_o the_o other_o but_o misunderstand_v separate_v and_o abuse_v be_v the_o very_a principle_n of_o all_o our_o difference_n and_o confusion_n the_o catholic_n church_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n and_o to_o have_v great_a regard_n to_o the_o interest_n of_o it_o be_v certain_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_n but_o to_o despise_v or_o slight_v the_o testimony_n or_o authority_n of_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o itself_o and_o the_o inlet_n to_o many_o other_o and_o a_o fundamental_a error_n to_o conclude_v they_o who_o sincere_o desire_v to_o understand_v and_o embrace_v the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n must_v consider_v what_o be_v require_v before_o their_o engagement_n declare_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o two_o comparison_n luke_n 14.28_o 31._o what_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v after_o declare_v likewise_o by_o two_o other_o comparison_n matt._n 13.44_o 45._o and_o what_o be_v the_o term_n upon_o which_o only_a man_n may_v be_v christ_n disciple_n indeed_o in_o express_a term_n inculcate_v upon_o divers_a occasion_n matt._n 10.35_o 37_o 38._o and_o again_o matt._n 16.24_o luk._n 9_o and_o again_o to_o the_o multitude_n luk._n 14.26_o 33._o and_o the_o danger_n of_o deny_v or_o be_v
altar_n of_o god_n shall_v memory_n be_v make_v of_o they_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ._n in_o these_o word_n be_v couch_v one_o general_a intendment_n of_o the_o church_n for_o as_o the_o holy_a rite_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v intend_v not_o only_o for_o the_o peculiar_a solemnity_n of_o the_o church_n address_v to_o god_n here_o upon_o earth_n with_o the_o memorial_n of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n the_o great_a propitiation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n but_o also_o for_o communion_n between_o our_o head_n and_o the_o member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n here_o upon_o earth_n and_o also_o between_o the_o member_n of_o his_o whole_a mystical_a body_n themselves_o so_o the_o church_n in_o that_o holy_a solemnity_n have_v always_o perform_v act_n of_o communion_n not_o only_o with_o the_o head_n but_o with_o all_o his_o member_n both_o present_a in_o external_a communion_n and_o participation_n of_o the_o sanctify_a creature_n and_o with_o all_o absent_a whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n by_o commemoration_n thanksgiving_n and_o prayer_n and_o because_o they_o be_v in_o several_a state_n they_o be_v according_o remember_v distinct_o in_o order_n which_o be_v what_o s._n augustin_n express_v svo_fw-la loco_fw-la this_o communion_n be_v by_o the_o ancient_a christian_n repute_v a_o matter_n of_o very_o great_a importance_n and_o according_o they_o be_v equal_o careful_a who_o oblation_n they_o do_v receive_v and_o who_o name_n they_o do_v remember_v whether_o live_v or_o dead_a and_o those_o who_o be_v eject_v or_o reject_v or_o refuse_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o out_o of_o communion_n and_o exclude_v from_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n both_o on_o earth_n and_o also_o in_o the_o separate_a state_n according_a to_o our_o saviour_n promise_n it_o be_v then_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n depart_v which_o shall_v be_v save_v be_v all_o indeed_o with_o christ_n but_o not_o at_o the_o right-hand_a of_o his_o father_n but_o some_o before_o the_o throne_n some_o upon_o mount_n zion_n some_o in_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n some_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o not_o in_o that_o place_n some_o in_o paradise_n in_o abraham_n bosom_n in_o the_o three_o heaven_n in_o very_o different_a mansion_n or_o receptacle_n as_o one_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v with_o the_o king_n who_o be_v with_o he_o in_o foreign_a part_n though_o but_o in_o his_o army_n or_o at_o his_o court_n though_o never_o admit_v into_o his_o presence_n chamber_n and_o that_o by_o some_o the_o church_n here_o upon_o earth_n herself_o receive_v much_o benefit_n but_o other_o receive_v benefit_n by_o her_o communion_n and_o prayer_n and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o nor_o ought_v we_o to_o think_v that_o these_o two_o article_n of_o the_o holy_a catholic_n church_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n be_v put_v into_o the_o summary_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o profession_n and_o in_o the_o order_n they_o be_v but_o for_o special_a and_o weighty_a reason_n and_o indeed_o such_o as_o be_v little_o teach_v or_o understand_v or_o regard_v among_o we_o in_o this_o age._n s._n augustin_n have_v many_o testimony_n concern_v this_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o know_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o these_o distinct_a order_n of_o commemoration_n of_o the_o dead_a so_o plain_a that_o the_o archbishop_n himself_o can_v not_o but_o confess_v that_o in_o the_o church_n service_n there_o be_v make_v a_o several_a commemoration_n first_o of_o the_o patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n and_o martyr_n after_o one_o manner_n and_o then_o of_o the_o other_o dead_a after_o another_o pag._n 194._o and_o one_o or_o two_o he_o cite_v in_o the_o margin_n but_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o not_o to_o recite_v the_o word_n it_o be_v serm._n 17._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apost_n johan_n apost_n ideòque_fw-la habet_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la disciplina_fw-la quod_fw-la fideles_fw-la noverunt_fw-la cum_fw-la martyr_n eo_fw-la loco_fw-la recitantur_fw-la ad_fw-la altar_n dei_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la ipsis_fw-la oretur_fw-la pro_fw-la caeteris_fw-la autem_fw-la commemoralis_fw-la defunctis_fw-la oretur_fw-la injuria_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la pro_fw-la martyr_n orare_fw-la cujus_fw-la nos_fw-la debemus_fw-la orationibus_fw-la come_v mendari_fw-la and_o tr._n 84._o in_o evang_n johan_n this_o have_v the_o church_n discipline_n which_o the_o faithful_a know_v when_o the_o martyr_n be_v recite_v at_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n in_o that_o place_n where_o prayer_n be_v not_o make_v for_o they_o but_o prayer_n be_v make_v for_o other_o who_o be_v commemorate_a for_o it_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o pray_v for_o a_o martyr_n to_o who_o prayer_n we_o our_o self_n ought_v to_o be_v commend_v and_o tr._n 84._o in_o evang._n johan_n majorem_fw-la johan_n ad_fw-la ipsam_fw-la mensam_fw-la non_fw-la sic_fw-la â—os_v commemoramus_fw-la quemadmocum_fw-la alior_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la requiescunt_fw-la â—t_a et_fw-fr 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