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and_o wine_n q._n how_o many_o be_v these_o benefit_n in_o number_n a._n they_o be_v two_o first_o to_o strengthen_v and_o second_o to_o refresh_v our_o soul_n q._n in_o what_o measure_n be_v soul_n hereby_o strengthen_v a._n in_o the_o very_a same_o degree_n as_o out_o body_n be_v by_o bread_n for_o as_o bread_n be_v the_o staff_n of_o life_n without_o which_o the_o body_n be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v but_o grow_v feeble_a and_o weak_a and_o at_o length_n drop_n into_o the_o grave_n even_o so_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n do_v nourish_v and_o strengthen_v our_o soul_n enable_v they_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a work_n without_o which_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o decline_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n q._n in_o what_o measure_n be_v our_o soul_n refresh_v in_o this_o sacrament_n a._n in_o the_o same_o degree_n as_o our_o body_n be_v refresh_v by_o wine_n for_o as_o wine_n refresh_v the_o body_n not_o only_a when_o it_o be_v thirst_o but_o also_o when_o it_o 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christ_n with_o a_o thenkfull_a remembrance_n of_o his_o death_n and_o to_o be_v in_o charity_n with_o all_o man_n q._n what_o be_v the_o general_a duty_n here_o require_v a._n examination_n which_o be_v not_o only_o enjoin_v by_o the_o catechism_n but_o the_o very_a same_o duty_n st._n paul_n require_v of_o every_o one_o that_o come_v to_o this_o table_n let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o that_o cup._n q._n what_o be_v those_o matter_n about_o which_o every_o christian_a be_v not_o enquioe_v or_o examine_v himself_o before_o this_o feast_n a._n they_o be_v principal_o four_o repentance_n faith_n thankfulness_n charity_n q._n what_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n his_o examination_n must_v spend_v itself_o upon_o a._n the_o first_o matter_n must_v be_v repentance_n q._n what_o kind_n of_o repentance_n must_v a_o man_n find_v in_o himself_o before_o he_o partake_v of_o these_o viand_n a._n it_o must_v consist_v of_o these_o 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