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time_n send_v his_o son_n to_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o a_o mediator_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v before_o ordain_v three_o the_o break_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o pour_v of_o the_o wine_n do_v signify_v the_o bitter_a passion_n of_o christ_n the_o pierce_a of_o his_o body_n and_o the_o sheddingâ—_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o the_o rend_n as_o it_o be_v of_o his_o soul_n for_o our_o sin_n for_o as_o esay_n speak_v he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n and_o break_v for_o our_o iniquity_n he_o be_v plague_v for_o our_o wickedness_n isai_n 53._o 5._o 7._o four_o his_o destribute_v of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n unto_o the_o communicant_o signify_v a_o action_n of_o the_o father_n offer_v his_o son_n to_o all_o but_o give_v he_o only_o to_o the_o faithful_a to_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o twofold_a action_n of_o the_o communicant_n two_o thing_n be_v resemble_v first_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n signify_v a_o spiritual_a action_n of_o the_o receiver_n 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our_o fault_n for_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o death_n lively_o set_v forth_o and_o shadow_v by_o this_o sacrament_n 6._o to_o signify_v and_o seal_v unto_o we_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o sin_n &_o the_o body_n from_o the_o grave_n 7._o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o token_n and_o 54_o john_n 6._o 54_o pledge_n of_o our_o communion_n one_o with_o another_o we_o all_o eat_v of_o one_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o one_o cup_n or_o drink_v as_o fellow_n in_o one_o family_n and_o servant_n of_o one_o lord_n 8._o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o public_a testimony_n of_o our_o profession_n and_o separation_n from_o pagan_n and_o infidel_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o sacrament_n these_o thing_n we_o ought_v all_o to_o know_v and_o we_o ought_v to_o prove_v ourselves_o before_o we_o do_v receive_v whether_o we_o do_v know_v these_o thing_n or_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o yea_o or_o no._n if_o not_o we_o must_v use_v 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