answer_n to_o they_o the_o master_n tell_v the_o story_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o their_o forefather_n use_v also_o the_o word_n in_o deuteronomy_n 26.5_o deuteronomy_n deut._n 26.5_o a_o syrian_a ready_a to_o perish_v be_v my_o father_n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o the_o table_n be_v bring_v again_o and_o he_o take_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o elevate_a it_o propose_v to_o himself_o the_o question_n why_o it_o be_v offer_v and_o give_v the_o reason_n and_o so_o he_o elevate_v several_o both_o the_o bitter_a herb_n and_o the_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o after_o all_o the_o several_a reason_n give_v he_o subjoin_v a_o hymn_n let_v we_o therefore_o celebrate_v praise_n extol_v him_z who_o have_v do_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a and_o such_o stupendous_a wonder_n to_o he_o let_v we_o sing_v hellelujah_o praise_v the_o lord_n you_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_z conclude_v so_o thanks_o be_v to_o thou_o o_o god_n king_n of_o the_o world_n who_o do_v redeem_v we_o and_o 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22.17_o 19_o 20._o which_o he_o take_v before_o the_o bread_n and_o give_v thanks_o divide_v it_o among_o his_o disciple_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v their_o first_o cup_n and_o may_v be_v however_o their_o second_o and_o the_o bread_n which_o after_o he_o have_v give_v thanks_o he_o break_v and_o give_v to_o they_o be_v the_o same_o they_o now_o so_o bless_v and_o distribute_v after_o the_o second_o cup._n and_o last_o the_o cup_n after_o supper_n the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n as_o it_o be_v call_v by_o st._n paul_n in_o express_a term_n 10.16_o term_n 1_o cor._n 10.16_o what_o shall_v it_o be_v but_o what_o the_o jew_n call_v by_o that_o name_n and_o with_o which_o they_o thank_v for_o the_o meal_n the_o three_o cup_n neither_o because_o our_o saviour_n say_v in_o st._n matthew_n 26.29_o matthew_n 26.29_o after_o the_o cup_n that_o he_o will_v not_o henceforth_o drink_v any_o more_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n will_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o he_o do_v not_o drink_v the_o four_o cup._n for_o the_o same_o say_v be_v put_v in_o st._n luke_n 22.18_o luke_n luke_n 22.18_o before_o the_o first_o cup_n and_o can_v there_o signify_v no_o otherwise_o than_o in_o general_a and_o that_o after_o that_o solemnity_n be_v whole_o over_o he_o will_v not_o drink_v of_o it_o except_o we_o will_v suppose_v that_o what_o he_o give_v to_o the_o disciple_n he_o take_v not_o himself_o but_o however_o this_o may_v be_v the_o gospel_n have_v yet_o one_o farther_z particular_a agreeable_a to_o the_o description_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o when_o they_o have_v sup_v they_o sing_v a_o hymn_n and_o go_v out_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n 26.30_o olive_n matth._n 26.30_o to_o meditate_v and_o it_o have_v beside_o be_v observe_v that_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o speak_v the_o bread_n to_o be_v his_o body_n may_v have_v have_v a_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o that_o phrase_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o can_v it_o be_v admit_v that_o in_o those_o day_n as_o now_o a_o unleavened_a cake_n be_v by_o any_o substitute_v for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o lamb_n it_o may_v then_o have_v be_v the_o easy_a understand_v to_o represent_v our_o lord_n body_n these_o be_v the_o particular_a correspondency_n between_o the_o paschal_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o there_o be_v too_o another_o general_a one_o in_o their_o nature_n as_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o to_o be_v memorial_n of_o a_o former_a bloody_a atonement_n feast_n of_o present_a joy_n and_o thanks_o but_o not_o without_o some_o afflictive_a remembrance_n for_o the_o past_a here_o therefore_o it_o appear_v and_o from_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o our_o lord_n think_v fit_a to_o raise_v his_o other_o sacrament_n likewise_o out_o of_o a_o festival_n commemoration_n the_o jew_n be_v command_v to_o keep_v for_o their_o old_a deliverance_n and_o hereafter_o it_o will_v appear_v further_o by_o the_o construction_n the_o primitive_a church_n make_v that_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o feast_n do_v not_o consider_v only_o that_o single_a annual_a solemnity_n of_o they_o but_o their_o other_o more_o frequent_a sacrificial_a entertainment_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n repartit_a thanksgiving_n see_v c._n 7._o of_o this_o repartit_a chap_n iu._n §_o i._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n succeed_v to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n §_o ii_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o one_o raise_v from_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o other_o the_o apostle_n of_o each_o §_o iii_o and_o the_o bishop_n §_o iv_o the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n of_o the_o jew_n §_o v._o the_o christian_a presbyter_n and_o their_o power_n §_o vi_o the_o ministerial_a officer_n of_o the_o jew_n §_o vii_o answer_v by_o our_o deacon_n the_o two_o sacrament_n we_o see_v as_o they_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o scripture_n appear_v to_o have_v be_v transfer_v from_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o the_o new_a and_o by_o the_o one_o of_o they_o we_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o christian_a covenant_n and_o by_o the_o other_o we_o recognize_v it_o now_o those_o who_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o moysaicall_a covenant_n be_v admit_v into_o a_o body_n or_o society_n and_o this_o body_n have_v its_o governor_n and_o officer_n and_o whether_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v not_o a_o like_a body_n and_o with_o like_a officer_n we_o shall_v next_o inquire_v and_o from_o scriptural_a authority_n §_o i._o and_o first_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n for_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o word_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o we_o translate_v church_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o stand_v in_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o old_a for_o the_o congregation_n or_o body_n of_o that_o
several_a kind_n of_o fast_n sect._n ii_o several_a occasion_n of_o fast_v particular_o penitence_n and_o baptism_n p._n 20_o chap._n iii_o concern_v the_o fast_a before_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o resurrection_n sect._n i._n the_o general_a presumption_n for_o its_o apostolical_a antiquity_n sect._n ii_o a_o particular_a proof_n of_o it_o from_o irenaeus_n sect._n iii_o the_o different_a length_n of_o that_o fast_a down_o to_o irenaeus_n his_o time_n with_o some_o probable_o of_o 40_o day_n p._n 31_o chap._n iu_o the_o practice_n of_o fast_v mention_v about_o the_o year_n 200_o by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n and_o tertullian_n sect._n i._n the_o weekly_a fast_n of_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n mention_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n sect._n ii_o testimony_n out_o of_o tertullian_n concern_v both_o the_o weekly_a and_o ante-paschal_n fast_n sect._n iii_o observation_n upon_o those_o testimony_n some_o part_n of_o the_o ante-paschal_n fast_o think_v necessary_a by_o the_o catholic_n of_o his_o time_n the_o rest_n discretionary_n p._n 46_o chap._n v._o sect._n i._n a_o testimony_n from_o origen_n for_o the_o devotion_n of_o friday_n and_o of_o the_o paschal_n season_n and_o thence_o to_o whitsuntide_n another_o from_o he_o but_o of_o ruffinus_n his_o transtation_n concern_v the_o fast_a of_o the_o quadragesima_fw-la or_o the_o forty_o season_n sect._n ii_o a_o distinct_a account_n of_o the_o passion-week_n from_o dionysius_n of_o alexandria_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o three_o century_n sect._n iii_o what_o be_v the_o first_o paschal_n solemnity_n mention_v by_o st._n cyprian_a and_o concern_v the_o passion-week_n p._n 70_o chap._n vi_o sect._n i._n a_o mention_n of_o a_o forty_o day_n fast_o by_o peter_n of_o alexandria_n before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a sect._n ii_o very_o probable_o they_o be_v the_o day_n before_o easter_n p._n 88_o chap._n vii_o sect._n i._n good-friday_n and_o day_n of_o solemn_a fast_v mention_v by_o constantine_n sect._n ii_o the_o forty_o season_n express_o mention_v by_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a sect._n iii_o and_o that_o forty_o day_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v prove_v from_o st._n chrysostome_n p._n 98_o chap._n viii_o sect._n i._n this_o forty_o season_n particular_o observe_v by_o the_o candidate_n for_o baptism_n sect._n ii_o and_o by_o penitent_n p._n 112_o chap._n ix_o sect._n i._n a_o lend_v always_o and_o every_o where_o observe_v though_o not_o of_o forty_o day_n sect._n ii_o mr._n daille_n be_v objection_n against_o it_o from_o cassian_n sect._n iii_o from_o st._n jerome_n sect._n iv_o from_o st._n chrysostome_n p._n 122_o chap._n x._o sect._n i._o sozomen_n be_v account_n of_o the_o keep_n of_o lent_n in_o his_o time_n about_o ann._n chr._n 440._o sect._n ii_o what_o addition_n have_v be_v make_v since_o sect._n iii_o socrates_n his_o account_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o same_o age_n i_o suppose_v by_o the_o novatian_o sect._n iu._n his_o wonder_n that_o lent_n of_o differ_v length_n shall_v all_o of_o they_o be_v call_v the_o forty_o season_n sect._n v._o the_o conclusion_n p._n 133_o part_n ii_o the_o essay_n concern_v its_o original_a preface_n p._n 149_o repart_n i._o that_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a christian_a ordinance_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o jew_n chap._n i._n or_o ii_o for_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v hereafter_o by_o the_o error_n of_o the_o press_n sect._n i._n not_o dishonourable_a for_o christian_a ordinance_n to_o be_v borrow_v from_o the_o jew_n and_o they_o general_o be_v first_o such_o consider_v as_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n as_o sect._n ii_o baptism_n it_o be_v a_o rite_n by_o which_o as_o well_o as_o by_o other_o proselyte_n be_v admit_v into_o judaisme_n sect._n iii_o christian_a baptism_n as_o express_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n a_o imitation_n of_o it_o p._n 153_o chap._n iii_o sect._n i._n the_o nature_n of_o the_o paschal_n sacrifice_n and_o the_o description_n the_o jewish_a tradition_n give_v of_o that_o supper_n sect._n ii_o agreeable_a to_o the_o history_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o our_o lord_n supper_n and_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o p._n 167_o chap._n iu_o sect._n i._n the_o church_n of_o christ_n succeed_v to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n sect._n ii_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o one_o raise_v from_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o other_o the_o apostle_n of_o each_o sect._n iii_o and_o the_o bishop_n sect._n iu._n the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n of_o the_o jew_n sect._n v._o the_o christian_a presbyter_n and_o their_o power_n sect._n vi_o the_o ministerial_a officer_n of_o the_o jew_n sect._n vii_o answer_v by_o our_o deacon_n p._n 175_o chap._n v._o sect._n i._n the_o excommunicate_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o condition_n sect._n ii_o the_o condition_n of_o mourner_n among_o the_o jew_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o the_o excommunicate_a sect._n iii_o their_o excommunicate_n restrain_v from_o the_o liberty_n not_o only_o of_o civil_a conversation_n but_o of_o religious_a communion_n sect._n iu._n excommunication_n mention_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o practise_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o by_o christian_n p._n 209_o chap._n vi_o sect._n i._o circumstance_n relate_v to_o baptism_n under_o five_o head_n practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o second_o century_n sect._n ii_o these_o all_o agreeable_a to_o jewish_a custom_n and_o first_o in_o general_n as_o to_o the_o person_n baptize_v and_o baptise_v and_o the_o solemn_a time_n of_o baptism_n sect._n iii_o in_o particular_a second_o as_o to_o the_o distinction_n and_o instruction_n of_o its_o candidate_n sect._n iu._n three_o as_o to_o the_o action_n of_o baptism_n sect._n v._n four_o its_o confirmation_n sect._n vi._n and_o last_o the_o sequel_n and_o close_a of_o the_o whole_a ceremony_n p._n 236_o chap._n vii_o sect._n i._n several_a particular_n practise_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n by_o the_o primitive_a christian_n which_o vary_v from_o those_o of_o the_o paschal_n supper_n sect._n ii_o these_o speak_v our_o lord_n supper_n to_o have_v succeed_v the_o paschal_n in_o its_o general_a nature_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o thanks_o sect._n iii_o the_o description_n of_o a_o jewish_a offer_v of_o praise_n and_o thanks_o with_o the_o feast_v upon_o it_o sect._n iu._n the_o christian_a eucharist_n answer_v to_o it_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n sect._n v._o a_o tradition_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n only_o the_o eucharistical_a sacrifice_n shall_v remain_v p._n 266_o chap._n viii_o sect._n i._n the_o distinction_n of_o clergy_n and_o laiety_n specify_v by_o tertullian_n that_o of_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n by_o he_o irenaeus_n also_o be_v his_o leader_n for_o the_o apostolical_a authority_n of_o bishop_n sect._n ii_o and_o by_o ignatius_n as_o the_o other_o at_o least_o of_o the_o laiety_n and_o clergy_n by_o st._n clemens_n of_o rome_n sect._n iii_o the_o first_o distinction_n derive_v from_o the_o language_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o office_n of_o the_o second_o from_o those_o of_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrim_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o temple_n the_o upper_a part_n of_o our_o church_n be_v also_o suppose_v to_o answer_v the_o temple_n court_v of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o altar_n p._n 291_o chap._n ix_o sect._n i._n the_o sentence_n and_o effect_n of_o excommunication_n with_o christian_n as_o with_o jew_n and_o the_o relaxation_n of_o it_o alike_o sect._n ii_o their_o agreement_n in_o the_o estimate_n of_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o appointment_n of_o penance_n p._n 318_o chap._n x._o sect._n i._n a_o parallel_n of_o christian_a rite_n mention_v by_o tertullian_n and_o sect._n ii_o of_o those_o usage_n mention_v by_o origen_n particular_o about_o prayer_n 1._o disposition_n of_o mind_n 2._o posture_n of_o body_n 3._o direction_n of_o the_o face_n sect._n iii_o 4._o time_n of_o daily_a prayer_n sect._n iu._n 5._o matter_n and_o method_n sect._n v._o the_o ancient_a order_n 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