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the_o actual_o regenerate_v page_n 189_o 192_o argument_n evince_v it_o ibid._n etc._n etc._n it_o must_v be_v administer_v for_o the_o communicants_a edification_n page_n 199_o with_o the_o word_n as_o a_o appendant_a to_o it_o it_o may_v be_v serviceable_a towards_o conversion_n page_n 200_o argument_n evince_v it_o page_n 200_o etc._n etc._n objection_n answer_v page_n 209_o etc._n etc._n general_n charge_v page_n 209._o to_o 216_o particular_a argument_n page_n 216_o whether_o the_o lord_n supper_n may_v be_v style_v a_o convert_v ordinance_n page_n 211_o explicatory_a proposition_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n supper_n suppose_v not_o through_o conversion_n and_o faith_n justify_v page_n 217_o not_o institute_v only_o for_o justify_v person_n page_n 218_o all_o of_o present_a incapacity_n to_o receive_v benefit_n by_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v access_n to_o it_o page_n 225_o scandalous_a person_n of_o a_o vicious_a and_o profligate_v course_n of_o life_n be_v in_o a_o incapacity_n of_o profit_n by_o the_o lord_n supper_n page_n 238_o argument_n evince_v it_o page_n 239_o objection_n answer_v page_n 240_o who_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o man_n present_a aptitude_n for_o the_o lord_n supper_n page_n 249_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n former_o concern_v it_o ib._n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o schoolman_n ibid._n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a fathes_n page_n 250_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o great_a party_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n ibid._n the_o lord_n supper_n may_v be_v occasional_o delay_v page_n 299_o the_o argument_n borrow_v from_o delay_n of_o the_o passover_n vindicate_v ibid._n just_a occasion_n of_o delay_n instance_a in_o page_n 302_o no_o prescript_n for_o the_o time_n frequency_n of_o observation_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n page_n 303_o direction_n for_o our_o guidance_n about_o it_o page_n 304_o when_o dispense_v it_o may_v not_o without_o weighty_a reason_n be_v omit_v page_n 306_o excuse_n for_o absence_n from_o it_o remove_v ib._n the_o excuse_n of_o unfitness_n examine_v page_n 307_o the_o excuse_n of_o the_o want_n of_o a_o wont_a leiturgy_n examine_v page_n 308_o the_o excuse_n from_o the_o variation_n of_o a_o gesture_n or_o posture_n examine_v page_n 310_o the_o excuse_n from_o a_o call_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o knowledge_n examine_v page_n 311_o the_o excuse_n from_o mixture_n of_o such_o that_o be_v suppose_v unworthy_a examine_v ibid._n see_v sacrament_n t._n tree_n of_o life_n in_o paradise_n a_o sacrament_n page_n 9_o 14_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n a_o sacrament_n ibid._n these_o tree_n have_v somewhat_o that_o answer_v their_o name_n page_n 12_o not_o by_o any_o natural_a power_n ib._n reason_n and_o experience_n make_v it_o good_a page_n 13_o why_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n bear_v that_o name_n page_n 15_o 16_o transubstantiation_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n page_n 51_o title_n a_o communication_n of_o they_o between_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n page_n 448_o 449_o title_n give_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o baptise_a one_o do_v not_o always_o argue_v that_o in_o their_o thought_n they_o be_v answer_v by_o inherent_a grace_n page_n 149_o type_n various_o use_v page_n 428_o leviticall_a type_n lead_v unto_o christ_n in_o his_o priestly_a office_n page_n 566_o u._n visible_a baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n privilege_n of_o the_o church_n visible_a page_n 187_o visibility_n of_o interest_n the_o church_n rule_n in_o administer_a sacrament_n page_n 118.187_o extreme_a unction_n the_o matter_n page_n 534_o form_n page_n 534_o minister_n page_n 534_o effect_n page_n 534_o qualification_n of_o the_o subject_a ib._n argument_n evince_v it_o so_o be_v no_o sacrament_n page_n 585_o unfitness_n for_o the_o lord_n supper_n no_o excuse_n for_o a_o continue_a neglect_n of_o it_o page_n 307_o unregenerate_a man_n may_v assent_v to_o the_o whole_a truth_n page_n 178_o w._n doctor_n ward_n vindicated_n page_n 116_o 117_o water_n in_o baptism_n imply_v uncleaness_n with_o a_o possibility_n of_o cleanse_v not_o by_o our_o own_o but_o by_o another_o power_n page_n 368_o it_o hold_v out_o the_o spirit_n for_o sanctification_n ib._n with_o the_o blood_n for_o pardon_n page_n 369_o word_n one_o and_o the_o same_o word_n often_o repeat_v in_o the_o same_o verse_n or_o near_o to_o it_o in_o a_o different_a sense_n page_n 573_o word_n of_o god_n a_o necessary_a mean_n of_o faith_n nourishment_n page_n 509_o work_n paul_n exclude_v not_o only_a work_n of_o merit_n but_o all_o work_n from_o justification_n page_n 574_o he_o exclude_v all_o work_n that_o we_o have_v do_v ib._n he_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n or_o righteousness_n which_o be_v inherent_a ib._n he_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n which_o the_o law_n command_v page_n 575_o he_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n which_o any_o in_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o grace_n can_v attain_v unto_o ibid._n finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o those_o scripture_n which_o be_v occasional_o clear_v brief_o illustrate_v or_o large_o vindicate_v in_o this_o treatise_n genesis_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 9_o 10_o 3_o 22_o 33_o 13_o 14_o 5_o 9_o 598_o 8_o 21_o 363_o 9_o 8_o etc._n etc._n 516_o exodus_fw-la chap._n verse_n pag._n 12_o 25_o 301_o  _fw-fr 43_o 44_o 45._o 75._o 78_o  _fw-fr 48_o 49_o 75_o 13_o 4_o 5_o 399_o  _fw-fr 21_o 22_o 521_o  _fw-fr 45_o 301_o 14_o 19_o 20_o 521_o  _fw-fr 21_o 22_o 523_o 16_o 14_o 15_o ibid._n 17_o 6_o 524_o number_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 9_o 1._o 300_o  _fw-fr 15_o 521_o 11_o 7_o 523_o 14_o 14_o 521_o 20_o 9_o 524_o 21_o 17_o 18_o 525_o deuteronomie_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 8_o 3_o 523_o 10_o 16_o 380_o 12_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 300_o  _fw-fr 10_o 11_o 301_o 16_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 8_o 299_o 300_o 30_o 6_o 376._o 379_o 4_o 25_o 523_o  _fw-fr 2_o chronicle_n  _fw-fr 16_o 8_o 9_o 638_o 34_o 3_o 301_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o ibid._n 35_o 19_o ibid._n ezra_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 6_o 19_o 301_o nehemiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 9_o 19_o 521_o  _fw-fr 20_o 523_o  _fw-fr 25_o 524_o psalm_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 32_o 7_o 8_o 352_o 37_o 25_o 26_o 30_o 51_o 5_o 363_o  _fw-fr 7_o 373_o 54_o 3_o 363_o 78_o 13_o 523_o  _fw-fr 15_o 524_o  _fw-fr 23_o ib._n  _fw-fr 24_o 523_o 98_o 14_o 521_o 105_o 41_o 524_o 112_o 2_o 3_o 30_o 114_o 7_o 8_o 524_o jeremiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 9_o 25_o 379_o 10_o 25_o 299_o 11_o 3_o 4_o 281_o 23_o 6_o 449_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 84_o 85_o 33_o 16_o 449_o ezekiel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 12_o 10_o 204_o matthew_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 5_o 48_o 645_o 6_o 30_o 590_o 7_o 6_o 230_o 9_o 22_o 486_o 11_o 28_o 460_o 13_o 11_o 12_o 54_o  _fw-fr 39_o 40_o 49_o 269_o 15_o 26_o 260_o 20_o 29_o 166_o 24_o 32_o 269._o 295_o mark_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4_o 33_o 54_o 5_o 34_o 486_o 6_o 13_o 534_o 10_o 14_o 227_o 16_o 16_o 170_o luke_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1_o 6_o 598_o  _fw-fr 75_o 596_o 7_o 59_o 486_o 14_o 15_o 219_o 15_o 33_o 188_o 15_o 22_o 225_o 17_o 6_o 590_o john_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1_o 4_o 645_o 2_o 23_o 220_o 3_o 5_o 290_o  _fw-fr 5_o 8_o 10_o 12._o 53_o 54_o 6_o 53_o 227_o  _fw-fr 53_o 54_o 373_o  _fw-fr 31_o 49_o 58_o 523_o 8_o 31_o 188_o 12_o 42_o 177_o acts._n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 38_o 367_o  _fw-fr 37_o 38_o 108_o  _fw-fr 39_o 174_o  _fw-fr 41_o 217_o  _fw-fr 47_o 299_o 8_o 13_o 160_o  _fw-fr 17_o 530_o  _fw-fr 37_o 176_o 10_o 47_o 165_o 217_o 15_o 9_o 449_o 450_o 22_o 16_o 376._o 380_o roman_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 28_o 128_o 3_o 25_o 432._o 567_o  _fw-fr 28_o 587_o  _fw-fr 30_o 451_o 4_o 1._o usque_fw-la ae_v 12_o 352_o  _fw-fr 3_o 177_o  _fw-fr 11_o 33_o 35_o  _fw-fr 17_o 218_o 5_o 9_o 587_o  _fw-fr 8_o 9_o 567_o  _fw-fr 19_o 365_o 9_o 4_o 151_o 7_o 22_o 594_o 1_o corinthian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4_o 4_o 431._o 575_o 5_o 11_o 261_o 6_o 12_o 372_o 7_o 14_o 150._o 176_o 10_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 424_o  _fw-fr 1_o 2_o 525_o  _fw-fr 4_o 524_o  _fw-fr 5_o 6_o 7_o 11_o 428_o  _fw-fr 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n 48_o  _fw-fr 17_o 358_o 11_o 28_o 227_o 12_o 12_o 4â—9_n  _fw-fr 13_o 358_o 14_o 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n 199_o 15_o 34_o 100_o  _fw-fr 56_o 604_o 2_o corinthian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1_o 12_o 431_o  _fw-fr 21_o 67_o 7_o 1_o 452_o 13_o 5_o 492_o  _fw-fr 11_o 645_o galatian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 19_o 599_o 3_o 14_o 444_o  _fw-fr 18_o 451_o ephesian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 12_o 299_o 3_o 17_o 444_o 448_o 4_o 24_o 592_o 5_o 26_o 372_o  _fw-fr 32._o 2._o 541_o etc._n etc._n 1_o thessalonian_o chap._n verse_n pag._n 5_o 23_o 586_o 2_o thessalonian_o chap._n verse_n pag._n 3_o 14_o 261_o titus_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 3_o 5_o 374._o 380_o hebrew_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 4_o 2_o 471._o 481_o 8_o 7_o 364_o 9_o 26_o 269_o 11_o 29_o 523_o 11_o throughout_o 569_o james_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 2_o 25_o 572._o 577_o 5_o 14_o 15_o 535_o 536_o 1_o peter_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 1_o 4_o 17_o  _fw-fr 22_o 452_o 3_o 20_o 21_o 353._o 387_o  _fw-fr 21_o 170_o 1_o john_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 4_o 7_o 596_o revelation_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 22_o 2_o 10_o  _fw-fr 11_o 592_o 2_o 7_o 10_o finis_fw-la
annotat_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr scriptor_n and_o though_o pamelius_n and_o bellarmine_n suppose_v that_o the_o author_n be_v ancient_a and_o of_o the_o same_o time_n with_o cyprian_a because_o the_o title_n speak_v it_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v direct_v to_o cornelius_n who_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o cyprian_n time_n yet_o b._n usher_n observe_v that_o in_o old_a manuscript_n challenge_n b._n usher_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o author_n cite_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o jesuit_n challenge_n arnoldus_fw-la carnotensis_fw-la abbas_n bonevallis_n who_o be_v many_o hundred_o year_n after_o cyprian_a viz._n in_o the_o year_n 1160._o be_v mention_v as_o the_o author_n hilary_n about_o 100_o year_n after_o cyprian_a 8._o quà m_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la per_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la communicate_v carnis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la simus_fw-la etc._n etc._n hilar._n de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 8._o speak_v of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n ambrose_n about_o the_o same_o time_n with_o hilary_n or_o but_o a_o little_a after_o have_v write_v six_o book_n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la and_o which_o be_v observable_a he_o treat_v therein_o only_o of_o baptism_n 80._o accedit_fw-la verbum_fw-la ad_fw-la elementum_fw-la &_o fit_a sacramentum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la visibile_fw-la verbum_fw-la aug._n in_o joh._n tract_n 80._o and_o the_o lord_n supper_n austin_n write_v not_o much_o after_o ambrose_n by_o who_o he_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n often_o use_v the_o word_n and_o that_o in_o the_o most_o strict_a acception_n the_o word_n say_v he_o be_v add_v to_o the_o element_n there_o be_v make_v a_o sacrament_n which_o be_v also_o itself_o as_o it_o be_v a_o visible_a word_n and_o again_o 16._o quid_fw-la sunt_fw-la aliud_fw-la quaeque_fw-la corporalia_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la nisi_fw-la quaedam_fw-la quasi_fw-la verba_fw-la visibâ—lia_fw-la contra_fw-la faust_n l._n 19_o c._n 16._o what_o else_o be_v all_o corporal_a sacrament_n but_o as_o it_o be_v certain_a visible_a word_n and_o have_v say_v that_o christ_n do_v institute_v sacrament_n in_o number_n very_o few_o for_o observation_n very_o easy_a 1._o christus_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la numero_fw-la paucissimis_fw-la observatione_fw-la facillimis_fw-la significatione_n praestantissimis_fw-la societatem_fw-la novi_fw-la populi_fw-la colligavit_fw-la sicut_fw-la est_fw-la baptâ—smus_fw-la et_fw-la communicatio_fw-la corporis_fw-la et_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la ipsius_fw-la etsi_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la in_o scripture_n canonicis_fw-la commendatur_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la jan._n 118._o cap._n 1._o and_o for_o signification_n most_o excellent_a he_o express_o say_v that_o these_o sacrament_n be_v baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n add_v indeed_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o commend_v in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n but_o that_o there_o be_v any_o other_o sacrament_n beside_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n 9_o hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la posteaquam_fw-la resurrectione_n domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la manifestissimum_fw-la indicâ—um_fw-la libertatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la illuxit_fw-la nec_fw-la corum_fw-la quidem_fw-la signorum_fw-la quae_fw-la jam_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la operatione_n gravi_fw-la onerati_fw-la sumus_fw-la sed_fw-la quaedam_fw-la pauca_fw-la pro_fw-la multis_fw-la eadamque_fw-la factu_fw-la facillima_fw-la et_fw-la intellectu_fw-la augustissima_fw-la et_fw-la observatione_fw-la castissima_fw-la ipse_fw-la dominus_fw-la et_fw-la apostolica_fw-la tradidit_fw-la discipl_n na_fw-la sicuti_fw-la est_fw-la baptismi_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la et_fw-la celebratio_fw-la corporis_fw-la et_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la domini_fw-la de_fw-fr doct_n christ._n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o he_o do_v not_o affirm_v yea_o in_o another_o place_n have_v use_v the_o like_a word_n concern_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n he_o mention_v these_o two_o only_a leave_v no_o 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that_o you_o may_v grow_v thereby_o jam._n 1.21_o wherefore_o lie_v apart_o all_o filthiness_n and_o superfluity_n of_o naughtiness_n and_o receive_v with_o meekness_n the_o engraft_a word_n which_o be_v able_a to_o save_v your_o soul_n be_v not_o the_o word_n a_o favour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n to_o such_o 2_o cor._n 2.14_o 15_o 16._o shall_a i._n not_o be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o tyre_n and_o zidon_n then_o for_o they_o matth._n 11.24_o for_o prayer_n to_o god_n see_v james_n 1.6_o 7._o but_o let_v he_o ask_v in_o faith_n nothing_o waver_v for_o he_o that_o waver_v be_v like_o a_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n drive_v with_o the_o wind_n and_o toss_v for_o let_v not_o that_o man_n think_v he_o shall_v receive_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o tim._n 2.8_o i_o will_v therefore_o that_o man_n pray_v every_o where_o lift_v up_o holy_a hand_n without_o wrath_n and_o doubt_v good_a will_v never_o be_v have_v by_o such_o man_n prayer_n esay_n 1.15_o and_o when_o you_o spread_v forth_o 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etc._n but_o if_o any_o list_n to_o say_v that_o sacrament_n absolute_o seal_v upon_o condition_n as_o it_o seem_v mr._n baxter_n choose_v to_o speak_v and_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n have_v say_v be_v more_o proper_a though_o i_o do_v not_o see_v it_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v about_o it_o he_o tell_v i_o that_o he_o confess_v that_o neither_o promise_n nor_o seal_n bound_v absolute_o till_o the_o condition_n be_v perform_v pag._n 140._o and_o this_o be_v the_o whole_a that_o i_o desire_v i_o be_o there_o take_v up_o for_o say_v that_o the_o conditional_a promise_n be_v not_o any_o absolute_a undoubted_a truth_n but_o upon_o supposal_n of_o the_o condition_n put_v if_o the_o reader_n compare_v the_o context_n either_o in_o the_o precedent_n or_o subsequent_a word_n he_o may_v easy_o see_v truth_n there_o shall_v have_v be_v tie_v and_o i_o think_v he_o can_v scarce_o have_v miss_v the_o sight_n of_o it_o have_v my_o sentence_n be_v full_o quote_v the_o close_a of_o my_o 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syllogism_n be_v lay_v down_o in_o these_o word_n if_o god_n give_v i_o christ_n he_o will_v give_v i_o justification_n and_o salvation_n by_o christ_n which_o be_v clear_o lay_v down_o by_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8_o 32._o the_o minor_a be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n as_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o tender_a of_o the_o sacrament_n here_o i_o give_v thou_o christ_n upon_o which_o the_o conclusion_n follow_v therefore_o i_o give_v thou_o justification_n and_o salvation_n the_o major_n in_o this_o i_o say_v pag._n 41._o be_v suppose_v not_o seal_v the_o minor_a be_v there_o seal_v give_v in_o my_o reason_n which_o be_v not_o oppose_v and_o the_o minor_a be_v seal_v i_o say_v the_o conclusion_n be_v eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la seal_v this_o be_v confess_v upon_o supposition_n that_o the_o syllogism_n be_v find_v to_o be_v sound_a and_o the_o syllogism_n be_v not_o yet_o under_o any_o charge_n and_o therefore_o what_o i_o say_v by_o his_o own_o confession_n be_v 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