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unto_o his_o disciple_n a_o lesson_n of_o humility_n by_o wash_v their_o foot_n and_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a if_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o express_v humility_n one_o towards_o another_o in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o not_o also_o towards_o himself_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v represent_v unto_o we_o in_o this_o sacrament_n as_o crucify_v for_o we_o and_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v humility_n of_o the_o soul_n why_o not_o also_o humiliation_n of_o the_o body_n here_o i_o have_v allege_v many_o motive_n the_o least_o whereof_o be_v sufficient_a to_o persuade_v we_o to_o kneel_v though_o we_o be_v at_o our_o own_o choice_n what_o gesture_n to_o use_v in_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o as_o the_o case_n stand_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o kneel_v if_o we_o will_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n for_o the_o church_n will_v not_o minister_v the_o same_o unto_o those_o who_o contumacious_o despise_v her_o wholesome_a order_n and_o how_o can_v it_o stand_v with_o the_o 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it_o read_v he_o bless_v it_o p._n 67._o l._n 6._o in_o the_o sacrament_n read_v in_o this_o p._n 80._o l._n 7._o niddus_n read_v niddui_n p._n 96._o l._n 21._o far_o read_v fare_n p._n 123._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o l._n 34._o be_v it_o not_o a_o strange_a reed_n be_v it_o not_o strange_a p._n 133._o l._n 14._o many_o force_n read_v main_a p._n 144._o l._n 33._o if_o you_o shall_v read_v if_o he_o etc._n etc._n p._n 155._o l._n 11._o est_fw-la qui_fw-la qui_fw-la read_v est_fw-la qui._n p._n 163._o l._n 24._o to_o turn_n to_o the_o read_v to_o turn_v the._n p._n 173._o l._n 33._o to_o god_n read_v to_o god_n p._n 179._o l._n 25._o will_v follow_v read_v will_n p._n 182._o l._n 5._o te_fw-la read_v to_o
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