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and_o drink_v their_o own_o damnation_n intimate_v hence_o that_o this_o have_v a_o immediate_a or_o necessary_a relation_n to_o the_o body_n flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n answ._n though_o this_o at_o first_o view_n may_v catch_v the_o unwary_a reader_n yet_o be_v well_o consider_v it_o do_v no_o way_n evince_v the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n as_o for_o the_o corinthian_n be_v in_o the_o use_n of_o this_o ceremony_n why_o they_o be_v so_o and_o how_o that_o oblige_v not_o christian_n now_o to_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v speak_v of_o hereafter_o it_o suffice_v at_o this_o time_n to_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o use_n of_o it_o second_o that_o in_o the_o use_n of_o it_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o and_o commit_v divers_a abuse_n three_o that_o the_o apostle_n here_o be_v give_v they_o direction_n how_o they_o may_v do_v it_o aright_o in_o show_v they_o the_o right_n and_o proper_a use_n and_o end_v of_o it_o these_o thing_n be_v premise_v let_v it_o be_v observe_v 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solid_n reason_n that_o it_o be_v ilis_fw-la spiritual_a body_n christ_n speak_v of_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 17._o the_o spiritual_a light_n and_o seed_n be_v as_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a soul_n christ_n outward_a and_o spiritual_a body_n distinguish_v the_o patriarch_n do_v eat_v of_o the_o body_n and_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n joh._n 6._o 60._o 66._o the_o divine_a light_n of_o christ_n do_v make_v the_o saint_n partaker_n of_o his_o body_n joh._n 6._o 35._o and_o 55._o the_o lutheran_n and_o calvinian_o opinion_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o supper_n so_o call_v 2_o cor._n 6._o 14._o how_o the_o inward_a man_n be_v nourish_v joh._n 6._o 53._o joh._n 6._o 57_o joh._n 6._o 56._o ver._n 16._o the_o true_a spiritual_a supper_n of_o the_o lord_n man_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o break_v bread_n and_o drink_a wine_n which_o christ_n do_v use_v with_o his_o disciple_n this_o only_o be_v a_o shadow_n what_o make_v the_o christian_a 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