What does obsign mean?
Obsign means (obsolete) To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp..
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/əbˈsaɪn/ · verb
(obsolete) To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp..
a. 1555, John Bradford, letter to Master Richard Hopkins He willeth us to eat of the bread […] and drink of that cup all, […] that is, take it as the sacrament of his body and blood […] whereby he doth represent, and to our faith give and obsign unto us, himself wholly, with all the merits and glory of his body and blood.
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Obsign means (obsolete) To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp..
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a. 1555, John Bradford, letter to Master Richard Hopkins He willeth us to eat of the bread […] and drink of that cup all, […] that is, take it as the sacrament of his body and blood […] whereby he doth represent, and to our faith give and obsign unto us, himself wholly, with all the merits and glory of his body and blood.
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