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to_o certain_a poor_a scholar_n now_o shall_v the_o trustee_n of_o this_o will_v take_v man_n own_a say_n or_o trust_v report_n that_o they_o be_v scholar_n or_o try_v their_o ability_n in_o art_n and_o tongue_n all_o will_v say_v the_o trustee_n may_v examine_v such_o as_o desire_v the_o legacy_n and_o refuse_v they_o that_o will_v not_o submit_v now_o let_v this_o sacrament_n be_v this_o legacy_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v you_o know_v the_o new_a testament_n in_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n and_o then_o apply_v and_o resolve_v according_o if_o there_o be_v a_o work_n to_o be_v do_v there_o must_v be_v power_n to_o act_v it_o for_o power_n be_v in_o vain_a unless_o draw_v into_o act_n and_o a_o work_n be_v in_o vain_a command_v without_o a_o power_n somewhere_o if_o admonition_n will_v not_o serve_v there_o must_v be_v a_o further_a power_n of_o suspension_n and_o censure_n christ_n have_v not_o only_o a_o purpose_n that_o this_o ordinance_n shall_v be_v continue_v but_o that_o it_o 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we_o shall_v not_o though_o we_o be_v as_o reprobate_n or_o unapprove_v by_o some_o for_o it_o sect_n xxxv_o motive_n unto_o minister_n and_o other_o serve_v to_o move_v they_o unto_o a_o right_a transaction_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n §_o 35_o we_o shall_v commend_v divers_a head_n of_o consideration_n and_o persuasion_n without_o much_o enlargement_n 1._o see_v motive_n motive_n and_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o evil_n follow_v the_o neglect_n of_o this_o or_o any_o like_a course_n these_o will_v make_v a_o large_a catalogue_n 167._o see_v mr._n hilder-sham_n on_o joh._n 4_o p._n 167._o 1._o and_o chief_o god_n be_v provoke_v to_o remove_v our_o candlestick_n for_o neglect_v of_o church-censure_n upon_o scandalous_a offender_n consider_v the_o apostle_n word_n a_o little_a leaven_n leaven_v the_o whole_a lump_n 1._o cor._n 5.6_o alas_o we_o have_v not_o only_o a_o little_a leaven_n in_o our_o congregation_n but_o be_v many_o where_o be_v even_n lump_n of_o leaven_n as_o to_o the_o 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