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that_o end_n to_o set_v his_o death_n before_o our_o eye_n most_o clear_o and_o often_o time_n and_o to_o assure_v we_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o of_o the_o partake_n thereof_o or_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o crucify_a body_n and_o shed_v blood_n for_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n where_o he_o take_v the_o bread_n and_o break_v it_o and_o say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n which_o be_v break_v for_o you_o take_v and_o eat_v etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o speak_v to_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a behold_v here_o belove_a man_n i_o know_v well_o that_o thou_o be_v in_o sorrow_n for_o thy_o sin_n but_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n for_o as_o sure_a as_o the_o bread_n be_v there_o break_a before_o thy_o eye_n and_o the_o wine_n be_v sever_v from_o the_o bread_n so_o certain_o be_v my_o body_n break_v or_o put_v to_o death_n for_o thou_o upon_o the_o cross_n and_o my_o blood_n be_v sever_v and_o spill_v from_o my_o holy_a body_n for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o thy_o sin_n also_o so_o sure_o as_o i_o give_v thou_o the_o holy_a token_n of_o my_o body_n and_o blood_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o thou_o have_v part_n and_o fellowship_n therein_o as_o well_o as_o other_o even_o so_o assure_o shall_v thou_o have_v part_n and_o fellowship_n in_o my_o true_a body_n and_o blood_n which_o i_o deliver_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o same_o be_v also_o perform_v for_o thy_o welfare_n also_o thou_o shall_v be_v thereby_o deliver_v from_o the_o everlasting_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n which_o else_o thou_o must_v have_v suffer_v in_o hell_n lay_v hold_v then_o thereon_o by_o true_a faith_n and_o as_o thou_o there_o take_v eat_v and_o drink_v the_o holy_a token_n of_o my_o body_n &_o blood_n with_o thy_o mouth_n even_o so_o shut_v up_o my_o crucify_a body_n and_o shed_v blood_n into_o thy_o heart_n and_o then_o thou_o shall_v never_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n for_o whosoever_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n 57_o joh_n 6.35_o 54_o 55_o 56_o 57_o have_v everlasting_a 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2.20_o and_o have_v eat_v and_o drink_v he_o be_v whole_o change_v by_o he_o and_o and_o make_v new_a man_n and_o live_v now_o no_o more_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o they_o then_o tell_v a_o man_n they_o of_o mere_a bohemian_a village_n for_o not_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n who_o be_v create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n to_o say_v nothing_o that_o they_o shall_v examine_v themselves_o whether_o they_o find_v any_o such_o change_n in_o themselves_o or_o no._n yea_o those_o that_o will_v be_v the_o witty_a know_v of_o all_o other_o the_o least_o thereof_o which_o be_v hereby_o manifest_a that_o they_o also_o mock_v we_o about_o and_o for_o it_o when_o we_o say_v unto_o they_o 5.6_o 2._o cor._n 5.17_o gal._n 5.6_o that_o nothing_o stand_v for_o good_a with_o christ_n but_o
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