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speak_v by_o he_o after_o his_o give_v they_o the_o bread_n and_o therefore_o say_v that_o the_o cup_n which_o be_v administer_v afterward_o be_v give_v they_o only_o as_o priest_n and_o that_o the_o laity_n be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v admit_v thereto_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o command_n but_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v these_o word_n this_o do_v in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o 25._o twice_o in_o that_o institution_n first_o after_o the_o distribute_v of_o the_o bread_n and_o then_o again_o after_o the_o give_n of_o the_o cup_n and_o therefore_o if_o christ_n make_v they_o priest_n by_o those_o word_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o either_o he_o make_v they_o priest_n twice_o a_o doctrine_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n allow_v order_n be_v a_o sacrament_n as_o they_o say_v never_o without_o the_o guilt_n
of_o sacrilege_n to_o be_v reiterated_a on_o any_o or_o else_o that_o the_o last_o say_n of_o those_o word_n as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o do_v both_o equal_o concur_v to_o the_o confer_v of_o that_o office_n upon_o they_o and_o consequent_o that_o they_o be_v not_o make_v perfect_a priest_n till_o the_o ordination_n be_v complete_v by_o the_o last_o say_n of_o they_o after_o the_o cup_n be_v administer_v which_o clear_o overthrow_v their_o whole_a hypothesis_n 2._o our_o saviour_n be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v his_o apostle_n priest_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n at_o his_o last_o supper_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v a_o great_a mistake_n than_o to_o suppose_v that_o he_o shall_v at_o all_o ordain_v any_o such_o before_o he_o have_v actual_o by_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n purchase_v and_o establish_v that_o church_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o minister_v our_o saviour_n indeed_o at_o his_o first_o choose_v of_o they_o to_o be_v always_o with_o he_o design_v they_o for_o this_o office_n and_o all_o along_o the_o time_n of_o his_o ministry_n here_o on_o earth_n teach_v they_o and_o instruct_v they_o in_o order_n thereunto_o and_o so_o also_o a_o heir_n expectant_a of_o a_o crown_n may_v design_v some_o of_o his_o follower_n to_o be_v his_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n in_o his_o kingdom_n but_o can_v actual_o constitute_v they_o as_o such_o till_o he_o himself_o be_v actual_o possess_v of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n to_o enable_v he_o thereto_o neither_o can_v our_o saviour_n be_v say_v actual_o to_o have_v invest_v his_o apostle_n with_o the_o office_n he_o design_v they_o for_o till_o he_o have_v actual_o possess_v himself_o of_o that_o kingdom_n his_o church_n in_o which_o they_o be_v to_o minister_v before_o he_o and_o thereby_o receive_v that_o power_n which_o he_o be_v to_o delegate_v to_o they_o which_o can_v be_v say_v till_o after_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n for_o till_o then_o the_o christian_a church_n itself_o can_v not_o have_v any_o be_v that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o redemption_n whereby_o our_o saviour_n first_o purchase_v it_o to_o himself_o and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o its_o establishment_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a oeconomy_n thereof_o bear_v reference_n thereto_o and_o total_o commence_v from_o it_o till_o then_o the_o former_a oeconomy_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n remain_v in_o its_o full_a force_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n of_o it_o in_o which_o it_o do_v consist_v be_v all_o type_n of_o that_o great_a and_o true_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n of_o our_o saviour_n whereby_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n be_v wrought_v and_o appoint_v to_o prefigure_v and_o foreshow_v it_o till_o that_o sacrifice_n itself_o shall_v be_v actual_o offer_v once_o for_o all_o till_o that_o be_v do_v it_o be_v necessary_o to_o continue_v in_o its_o full_a obligation_n to_o all_o those_o observance_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n himself_o even_o to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n pay_v full_a obedience_n to_o they_o but_o when_o that_o sacrifice_n be_v actual_o offer_v and_o our_o saviour_n give_v himself_o up_o unto_o death_n upon_o the_o cross_n to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o we_o and_o thereby_o complete_v that_o great_a work_n of_o our_o salvation_n for_o which_o he_o come_v among_o we_o than_o all_o the_o type_n cease_v at_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o thing_n typify_v all_o those_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v total_o vanish_v at_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o which_o they_o foreshow_v and_o the_o whole_a law_n become_v fulfil_v thereby_o and_o all_o the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n thereof_o total_o accomplish_v and_o therefore_o by_o this_o great_a work_n of_o our_o salvation_n the_o whole_a jewish_a oeconomy_n receive_v its_o completion_n and_o all_o the_o legal_a institution_n thereof_o absolute_o cease_v by_o be_v fulfil_v matth._n 5._o v._n 17._o thenceforth_o the_o christian_a succeed_v in_o its_o stead_n that_o church_n that_o kingdom_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o by_o this_o his_o bloodshedding_n he_o purchase_v to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o from_o that_o time_n be_v full_o invest_v with_o the_o whole_a sovereignty_n over_o the_o church_n of_o god_n he_o tell_v his_o holy_a apostle_n that_o 18._o all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n in_o the_o explication_n of_o which_o word_n maldonat_a the_o jesuit_n tell_v we_o 18._o loquor_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la qualibet_fw-la potestate_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la eà _fw-la quam_fw-la apostolis_n dabat_fw-la i._n e._n de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la acquirendi_fw-la colligendique_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la apostolos_fw-la mittebat_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la loquor_fw-la quasi_fw-la eam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ante_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la non_fw-la habuerit_fw-la nam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la nova_fw-la dicit_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la i._n e._n he_o speak_v not_o of_o every_o power_n but_o only_o of_o that_o which_o he_o give_v his_o apostle_n that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o acquire_v and_o gather_v his_o spiritual_a kingdom_n for_o which_o purpose_n he_o send_v his_o apostle_n and_o he_o speak_v so_o as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o that_o power_n before_o his_o resurrection_n for_o he_o say_v as_o of_o a_o thing_n new_o do_v all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n and_o a_o little_a after_o de_fw-fr eâ_fw-la denique_fw-la loquor_fw-la potestate_fw-la de_fw-la quâ_fw-la apud_fw-la johannem_fw-la dicit_fw-la 33._o confidite_fw-la ego_fw-la vici_fw-la mundum_fw-la hanc_fw-la sibi_fw-la potestatem_fw-la per_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o resurrectionem_fw-la svam_fw-la datam_fw-la esse_fw-la dicit_fw-la quia_fw-la eam_fw-la meruit_fw-la 10._o propter_fw-la quod_fw-la inquit_fw-la exaltavit_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o dedit_fw-la illi_fw-la nomen_fw-la quod_fw-la esset_fw-la super_fw-la omne_fw-la nomen_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la jesus_n omne_fw-la genus_fw-la flectatur_fw-la coelestium_fw-la terrestrium_fw-la &_o infernorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la &_o in_fw-la terrâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la potestate_fw-la ad_fw-la propagandos_fw-mi regni_fw-la svi_fw-la fine_n apostolos_fw-la mittit_fw-la ut_fw-la rectissime_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la vigilius_n interpretari_fw-la i._n e._n and_o final_o he_o speak_v of_o that_o power_n concern_v which_o he_o say_v in_o the_o gospel_n of_o st._n john_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n i_o have_v overcome_v the_o world_n this_o power_n he_o say_v be_v give_v he_o by_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n because_o he_o deserve_v it_o wherefore_o he_o say_v god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o name_n which_o be_v above_o every_o name_n that_o at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v of_o thing_n in_o heaven_n thing_n on_o earth_n and_o thing_n under_o 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what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a and_o clear_a than_o all_o this_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n be_v then_o give_v his_o commission_n to_o
his_o holy_a apostle_n for_o the_o ministry_n to_o which_o he_o have_v choose_v they_o and_o therefore_o those_o word_n that_o follow_v who_o soever_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v unto_o they_o and_o who_o soever_o sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v must_v be_v they_o whereby_o the_o whole_a power_n and_o authority_n of_o that_o their_o ministry_n be_v give_v unto_o they_o and_o not_o a_o part_n of_o it_o only_o as_o the_o romanist_n say_v and_o consequent_o these_o word_n must_v be_v the_o perfect_a and_o most_o authentic_a form_n whereby_o to_o ordain_v other_o also_o to_o the_o same_o ministry_n iii_o but_o our_o church_n in_o the_o first_o establish_v of_o this_o form_n for_o priestly_a ordination_n do_v not_o only_o appoint_v these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n whereby_o he_o ordain_v his_o apostle_n but_o also_o out_o of_o their_o abundant_a caution_n as_o if_o they_o foresee_v the_o cavil_n our_o adversary_n now_o make_v by_o way_n of_o explication_n subjoin_v these_o other_o word_n also_o and_o be_v thou_o a_o faithful_a dispenser_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o sacrament_n by_o they_o explicit_o express_v all_o the_o priestly_a power_n in_o particular_a which_o we_o understand_v in_o general_a to_o be_v implicit_o contain_v in_o the_o other_o that_o go_v before_o as_o i_o have_v already_o make_v out_o unto_o you_o that_o they_o be_v and_o although_o this_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o true_a explication_n of_o they_o as_o our_o adversary_n contend_v yet_o since_o the_o word_n be_v part_n of_o the_o form_n they_o must_v give_v all_o that_o they_o express_v and_o therefore_o since_o they_o express_v the_o whole_a priestly_a power_n though_o the_o other_o shall_v not_o they_o must_v give_v it_o also_o to_o all_o those_o that_o be_v ordain_v thereby_o and_o consequent_o the_o form_n must_v be_v full_o sufficient_a even_o in_o all_o that_o which_o you_o yourself_o require_v to_o make_v it_o so_o but_o to_o this_o you_o object_n 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