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A65074 Sermons preached upon several publike and eminent occasions by ... Richard Vines, collected into one volume.; Sermons. Selections Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656. 1656 (1656) Wing V569; ESTC R21878 447,514 832

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to_o build_v his_o church_n isa_n 54._o 13._o do_v all_o come_v but_o to_o this_o all_z thy_o child_n shall_v be_v teach_v of_o god_n in_o worship_n spirit_n and_o truth_n be_v better_o than_o jerusalem_n and_o this_o mountain_n therefore_o be_v satisfy_v in_o simplicity_n of_o gospel-sacrament_n which_o as_o duplessis_n obseru_v have_v be_v make_v by_o man_n the_o port-gate_n of_o superstititon_n and_o curiosity_n because_o the_o eye_n have_v somewhat_o to_o do_v in_o they_o as_o corruption_n begin_v at_o the_o tree_n in_o paradise_n and_o come_v in_o by_o the_o eye_n in_o life_n that_o your_o voice_n be_v not_o only_o smooth_a and_o hand_n rough_a for_o practical_a holiness_n be_v the_o life_n of_o religion_n else_o we_o may_v have_v golden_a head_n and_o foot_n of_o clay_n to_o conclude_v let_v it_o be_v our_o joint_a aim_n the_o simplicity_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o be_v
§._o 4._o ii_o what_o the_o faithful_a do_v receive_v in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o ordinance_n what_o the_o faithful_a do_v receive_v in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o ordinance_n and_o this_o be_v easy_o answer_v for_o as_o guest_n at_o the_o table_n receive_v the_o meat_n and_o drink_v set_v before_o they_o so_o have_v see_v what_o god_n present_v to_o they_o we_o shall_v easy_o find_v what_o they_o receive_v at_o this_o table_n and_o that_o be_v 1._o the_o faithful_a communicant_a receive_v christ_n himself_o or_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n faith_n be_v a_o receive_n of_o christ_n himself_o we_o can_v receive_v the_o benefit_n that_o come_v by_o he_o without_o receive_v of_o himself_o as_o in_o marriage_n the_o consent_n be_v i_o take_v thou_o not_o i_o take_v thou_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v consequent_a upon_o that_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n be_v strengthen_v and_o more_o close_v and_o this_o union_n with_o christ_n be_v one_o of_o those_o great_a mystery_n eph._n 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and_o sacrifice_n how_o differ_v 5_o sacrament_n must_v resemble_v the_o thing_n signify_v 104_o consist_v only_o in_o the_o use_n 106_o scripture_n necessity_n 40_o separation_n not_o ground_v on_o abuse_n in_o ordinance_n 30_o mix_v communion_n 234_o sign_n take_v for_o thing_n signify_v 7_o sin_n of_o judas_n and_o disciple_n how_o differ_v 61_o sin_n scandalous_a what_o 212_o sin_n notorious_a what_o 213_o socinian_n error_n 120_o t_o transubstantiation_n its_o rise_n 128_o argument_n against_o it_o 130_o five_o unworthy_a receive_v a_o great_a and_o dangerous_a sin_n 332_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n not_o discern_v etc._n etc._n 337_o aggravation_n of_o the_o sin_n 341_o danger_n of_o it_o 345_o dangerous_a to_o church_n and_o state_n 348_o a_o godly_a person_n may_v receive_v unworthy_o 285_o w_n worthy_a and_o unworthy_a receive_n 45_o 180_o 263_o worthy_a receive_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o success_n 265_o what_o require_v to_o it_o 283_o benefit_n of_o it_o 314_o who_o capable_a of_o it_o 20_o false_a qualification_n for_o it_o 304_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 3_o lin_v 27_o r_o to_o suffer_v p_o 4._o l._n 18_o gerard._n p._n 5._o l._n 2._o r._n paterfamilias_fw-la p._n 6._o l._n 3_o prius_fw-la prosunt_fw-la p._n 8._o r._n §_o 5_o &_o 6._o p_o 8._o l._n 28._o r._n not_o only_a hrist_n p._n 9_o l._n 7._o r._n this_o lifegiving_a death_n of_o p._n 22._o l._n 15._o r._n and_o blessing_n p._n 33._o l._n 14_o hebrewish_a with_o who_o the_o etc._n etc._n p._n 37._o l._n 24._o r._n the_o lord_n i_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o which_o also_o i_o deliver_v p_o 44._o l._n 31._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 5●_n l._n 13._o r._n author_n from_o he_o therefore_o l._n 22._o r._n schoolman_n say_v l._n 23._o r._n be_v contain_v p._n 58._o l._n 13._o r._n say_v ames_n p._n 77._o l._n 16._o r._n post-coenium_a p._n 85._o l._n 17._o r._n martion_n l._n 18._o 1._o body_n l._n 20._o r._n humane_a l._n 22._o r._n be_v p._n 93._o l._n 32._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 95._o l._n 12._o r._n thus_o every_o p._n 143._o l._n 14._o r._n benefit_n benefactor_n