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the_o sacramental_a act_n of_o the_o people_n refer_v to_o this_o place_n and_o so_o the_o three_o and_o last_o general_a part_n of_o the_o description_n the_o end_n of_o the_o supper_n p._n 172_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o each_o chapter_n the_o reader_n shall_v find_v set_v down_o in_o their_o order_n in_o the_o margin_n of_o each_o chapter_n the_o content_n of_o this_o second_o part_n contain_v 12._o chapter_n chap._n i._o treat_v of_o sacramental_a trial_n in_o general_a the_o duty_n of_o it_o with_o the_o necessity_n reason_n and_o use_v of_o this_o trial_n pag._n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o several_a object_n of_o this_o our_o trial_n and_o first_o of_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o estate_n towards_o god_n pag._n 32_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o trial_n of_o ourselves_o about_o our_o want_n pag._n 49_o chap._n four_o of_o the_o trial_n of_o ourselves_o about_o our_o sacramental_a grace_n what_o grace_n these_o be_v and_o of_o the_o first_o of_o they_o viz._n sacramental_a knowledge_n 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they_o up_o shuffling_o in_o the_o bag_n of_o their_o devotion_n be_v unable_a to_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o themselves_o be_v baptize_v when_o they_o be_v infant_n or_o why_o be_v elder_a they_o receive_v the_o supper_n use_v 2_o second_o to_o confute_v the_o practice_n of_o all_o those_o who_o popish_o ascribe_v to_o the_o supper_n the_o confer_v of_o grace_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o when_o they_o receive_v they_o think_v that_o although_o they_o never_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o baptism_n before_o neither_o have_v faith_n yet_o one_o sacrament_n may_v supply_v all_o want_n which_o be_v to_o destroy_v the_o distinct_a end_n of_o each_o sacrament_n and_o to_o pluck_v up_o good_a landmark_n confound_v the_o agreement_n and_o disagreement_n of_o both_o for_o as_o all_o christ_n be_v in_o both_o so_o yet_o for_o two_o several_a purpose_n a_o divine_n life_n we_o know_v be_v to_o study_v and_o preach_v he_o do_v both_o these_o whole_o himself_o whole_o be_v require_v to_o do_v 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