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duty_n his_o invitation_n be_v to_o a_o supper_n it_o be_v the_o invitation_n of_o a_o lord_n it_o be_v the_o supper_n of_o a_o saviour_n §._o 2._o second_o there_o must_v be_v institution_n of_o a_o sacrament_n the_o element_n be_v cypher_n till_o the_o institution_n make_v they_o figure_n institution_n be_v as_o necessary_a to_o a_o sacrament_n as_o superscription_n be_v to_o money_n for_o it_o be_v create_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o appear_v sacrament_n be_v of_o that_o rank_n of_o thing_n quae_fw-la nihil_fw-la sunt_fw-la sine_fw-la institutione_n say_v chamier_n they_o be_v bread_n and_o wine_n 10_o chamier_n de_fw-fr euchar._n l._n 7._o c._n 10_o indeed_o before_o but_o they_o be_v nothing_o to_o that_o relation_n which_o christ_n put_v upon_o they_o a_o seal_n of_o a_o thousand_o a_o year_n be_v make_v of_o a_o pennyworth_n of_o wax_n what_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o brass_n to_o the_o heal_n of_o a_o mortal_a sting_n nothing_o till_o god_n put_v 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2._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n determinate_a council_n pharaoh_n and_o judas_n and_o herod_n and_o pilate_n the_o worst_a name_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v the_o instrument_n and_o damn_a midwife_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o birth_n for_o as_o mr_n brightman_n say_v in_o another_o case_n a_o fair_a and_o perfect_a child_n bear_v do_v not_o make_v any_o thing_n the_o better_a the_o adultery_n in_o which_o it_o be_v beget_v so_o the_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n purpose_n nothing_o warrant_v the_o act_n of_o any_o man_n or_o of_o judas_n that_o betray_v christ_n i_o must_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o these_o §._o 3._o obs_n 2_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v betray_v in_o the_o night_n judas_n march_v as_o captain_n of_o the_o band_n of_o man_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o chief-priest_n and_o pharisee_n unto_o the_o garden_n with_o lantern_n torch_n weapon_n joh._n 18._o 3._o they_o be_v cunning_a to_o do_v their_o work_n in_o the_o night_n without_o notice_n and_o 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and_o because_o he_o invert_v the_o public_a stock_n to_o his_o private_a use_n he_o be_v call_v a_o thief_n johnâ—2_n â—2_z 6._o 2._o his_o covetousness_n in_o time_n begin_v to_o fly_v at_o great_a gain_n for_o though_o he_o retain_v to_o such_o a_o master_n and_o be_v both_o a_o teacher_n and_o preacher_n of_o heavenly_a doctrine_n yet_o he_o thrive_v from_o a_o thief_n to_o a_o traitor_n and_o expose_v to_o sale_n the_o most_o precious_a jewel_n jesus_n christ_n luke_n 22._o 3._o 3._o of_o this_o sin_n he_o go_v breed_v and_o come_v full_a 16._o matth._n 26._o 16._o of_o it_o to_o the_o passeover_n this_o he_o have_v premeditate_v and_o with_o this_o he_o be_v prepossess_v and_o with_o no_o better_a preparation_n come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n to_o which_o he_o come_v not_o to_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n but_o to_o cover_v it_o so_o some_o man_n use_v religion_n and_o his_o success_n be_v according_a for_o what_o he_o be_v conceive_v with_o before_o now_o be_v quicken_v after_o 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that_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o eat_v damnation_n drink_v damnation_n to_o himself_o it_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o comparison_n of_o chrysostoms_n in_o his_o sermon_n the_o proditione_n judae_fw-la as_o corporal_a food_n find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stomach_n possess_v with_o ferment_n vicious_a humour_n do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a and_o increase_v the_o disease_n not_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n but_o by_o fault_n of_o the_o stomach_n so_o this_o sacrament_n receive_v by_o wicked_a man_n aggravate_v their_o condemnation_n not_o of_o itself_o but_o through_o their_o unrepented_a sin_n obs_n 3_o the_o same_o night_n in_o which_o he_o be_v betray_v the_o lord_n jesus_n do_v
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