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soever_o we_o be_v wont_n to_o make_v thereof_o be_v with_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o alpha_n and_o omega_n the_o first_o and_o last_o of_o his_o care_n vbi_fw-la incipit_fw-la ibi_fw-la desinit_fw-la the_o consideration_n of_o which_o how_o momentous_a it_o be_v i_o leave_v to_o yourselves_o to_o judge_v thus_o much_o by_o way_n of_o preface_n now_o for_o understanding_n of_o the_o word_n i_o have_v choose_v i_o will_v divide_v my_o discourse_n into_o a_o question_n and_o a_o observation_n the_o question_n be_v in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o temple_n this_o market_n be_v keep_v a_o thing_n not_o common_o inquire_v after_o by_o expositor_n much_o less_o define_v the_o observation_n that_o this_o fact_n of_o our_o saviour_n more_o particular_o concern_v we_o of_o the_o gentile_n than_o we_o take_v notice_n of_o for_o the_o first_o in_o
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precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n utter_v after_o the_o style_n of_o the_o legal_a worship_n be_v appliable_a to_o the_o evangelicall_a hence_o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n when_o they_o assemble_v to_o celebrate_v this_o sacrament_n the_o deacon_n be_v wont_a to_o proclaim_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_o quis_fw-la contra_fw-la aliquem_fw-la let_v no_o man_n have_v aught_o against_o his_o brother_n and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d salute_v one_o another_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n which_o according_o they_o do_v first_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n than_o the_o laity_n the_o man_n apart_o by_o themselves_o and_o the_o woman_n by_o themselves_o and_o this_o be_v a_o profession_n of_o friendship_n and_o reconciliation_n and_o therefore_o call_v osculum_fw-la pacis_fw-la the_o kiss_n of_o peace_n in_o after-times_a the_o priest_n give_v this_o kiss_n of_o peace_n unto_o the_o deacon_n and_o he_o to_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o congregation_n and_o so_o it_o be_v give_v from_o one_o to_o another_o in_o stead_n of_o which_o at_o length_n be_v bring_v in_o that_o foolish_a ceremony_n still_o use_v among_o the_o romanist_n for_o the_o priest_n to_o send_v a_o little_a guild_a or_o paint_a table_n with_o a_o crucifix_n or_o some_o saint_n picture_n thereon_o to_o be_v kiss_v of_o every_o one_o in_o the_o church_n before_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a bread_n which_o they_o call_v the_o kiss_n of_o the_o pax._n so_o oftentimes_o profitable_a and_o useful_a ceremony_n degenerate_a into_o toy_n and_o superstition_n our_o church_n though_o she_o use_v no_o ceremony_n retain_v the_o substance_n when_o the_o priest_n in_o his_o exhortation_n to_o the_o communicant_n say_v if_o any_o of_o you_o be_v in_o malice_n or_o envy_n or_o any_o other_o grievous_a crime_n bewail_v your_o sin_n and_o come_v not_o to_o this_o holy_a table_n and_o by_o the_o rubric_n the_o priest_n if_o he_o know_v any_o such_o be_v to_o turn_v they_o back_o unless_o they_o will_v be_v reconcile_v 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