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A20154 The heauenly banquet: or The doctrine of the Lords Supper set forth in seuen sermons. With two prayers before and after the receiuing. And a iustification of kneeling in the act of receiuing. By Iohn Denison, Doctor of Diuinity. Denison, John, d. 1629. 1631 (1631) STC 6589; ESTC S109561 131,917 382

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mor._n man._n 1._o 31._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o diverse_a man_n may_v concur_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o action_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o several_a end_n and_o tendment_n that_o may_v be_v lawful_a and_o laudable_a in_o one_o which_o be_v culpable_a in_o another_o as_o st._n augustine_n do_v demonstrate_v in_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o which_o almighty_a god_n the_o jew_n and_o judas_n have_v their_o several_a hand_n but_o god_n intend_v it_o in_o love_n to_o redeem_v the_o world_n 28._o in_o re_fw-la una_fw-la quam_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la causa_fw-la non_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la oh_o quam_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la aug._n vincen_v epist_n 28._o judas_n forth_o of_o a_o covetous_a humour_n to_o fill_v his_o purse_n and_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o their_o malice_n to_o be_v revenge_v that_o which_o be_v gracious_a in_o our_o merciful_a god_n be_v odious_a both_o in_o perfidious_a judas_n and_o the_o malicious_a jew_n this_o observation_n yield_v a_o check_n to_o the_o inconsiderate_a christian_a who_o hand_n be_v in_o the_o action_n before_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o end_n 3.1_o 1._o tim._n 3.1_o he_o that_o desire_v the_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n desire_v a_o worthy_a work_n but_o if_o he_o undertake_v that_o function_n only_o to_o support_v his_o estate_n and_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o dumb_a spirit_n 10_o 1._o cor._n ●_o 10_o betake_v himself_o to_o rest_n there_o be_v a_o fearful_a woe_n belong_v to_o he_o magistracy_n be_v a_o place_n very_o honourable_a 82.6_o rom._n 13.1_o psa_fw-la 82.6_o but_o if_o it_o be_v seek_v after_o only_o to_o heap_v up_o riches_n or_o to_o hunt_v after_o honour_n and_o not_o do_v good_a by_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n the_o end_n be_v extreme_o pervert_v do_v not_o the_o pharise_n through_o those_o hypocritical_a end_n they_o propound_v to_o themselves_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o those_o worthy_a duty_n of_o fast_v prayer_n 16._o mat._n 6.2_o 16._o and_o alm_n and_o be_v not_o the_o papist_n work_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v sacrifice_n this_o this_o be_v such_o a_o interpretation_n as_o never_o be_v hear_v of_o the_o learnede_a among_o the_o papist_n do_v true_o confess_v 5._o greg._n valentom_n 4._o do_v 6_o qu._n 8._o pun_a 5._o that_o these_o word_n have_v relation_n only_o to_o the_o precedent_a action_n in_o the_o institution_n but_o in_o those_o there_o be_v no_o one_o syllable_n of_o sacrifice_v yea_o bellarmine_n himself_o expound_v the_o word_n thus_o do_v this_o 19_o bella._n de_fw-fr eucha_fw-mi 4._o 16._o et_fw-fr li._n 1._o cap._n 19_o that_o be_v take_v consecrate_v and_o deliver_v it_o to_o other_o as_o you_o see_v i_o do_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n our_o saviour_n and_o his_o secretary_n have_v continual_o distinguish_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o the_o legal_a minister_n both_o in_o name_n and_o office_n appropryat_v to_o they_o in_o the_o law_n the_o title_n of_o priest_n and_o the_o office_n of_o 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be_v the_o author_n of_o reconciliation_n between_o god_n and_o man_n so_o he_o may_v be_v a_o effectual_a reconciler_n of_o man_n to_o man_n that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o he_o as_o it_o be_v of_o jacob_n 32.28_o gen._n 32.28_o because_o thou_o have_v have_v power_n with_o god_n thou_o shall_v also_o prevail_v with_o man_n again_o such_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o this_o virtue_n that_o it_o grace_n &_o season_v all_o other_o and_o as_o all_o josephs_n brethren_n be_v welcome_a for_o benjamins_n sake_n so_o all_o christian_a duty_n be_v accept_v for_o charity_n sake_n otherwise_o if_o a_o man_n give_v all_o his_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a 13.14_o 1._o cor._n 13.14_o and_o his_o body_n to_o the_o fire_n yet_o if_o he_o have_v not_o love_n it_o profit_v he_o nothing_o again_o whereas_o other_o virtue_n have_v their_o period_n in_o this_o life_n chrysostome_n say_v charitas_fw-la inchoatur_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la perficitur_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la charity_n be_v begin_v on_o earth_n 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