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the_o same_o censure_n and_o what_o become_v of_o all_o his_o objection_n raise_v from_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o some_o schoolman_n who_o endeavour_v to_o explicate_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o the_o free_a acknowledgement_n of_o other_o that_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o do_v not_o they_o themselves_o profess_v the_o same_o and_o if_o we_o can_v comprehend_v how_o god_n can_v be_v three_o and_o one_o or_o the_o divinity_n be_v incarnate_a must_v we_o necessary_o therefore_o deny_v the_o bless_a trinity_n or_o the_o incarnation_n in_o a_o word_n what_o will_v become_v of_o all_o the_o argument_n in_o general_n bring_v against_o transubstantiation_n substantiation_n adoration_n sacrifice_n of_o the_o altar_n communion_n under_o one_o species_n etc._n etc._n see_v learned_a protestant_n themselves_o confess_v that_o if_o the_o word_n of_o the_o institution_n be_v take_v in_o a_o literal_a sense_n without_o which_o a_o real_a presence_n can_v never_o be_v admit_v 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follower_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n and_o several_a other_o and_o that_o condemnation_n confirm_v by_o that_o of_o trent_n he_o tell_v we_o moreover_o that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v no_o matter_n of_o faith_n till_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n 56_o pag._n 56_o 1200_o year_n after_o christ_n and_o have_v not_o that_o and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n interpose_v it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o to_o this_o very_a day_n and_o cite_v lombard_n scotus_n gabriel_n and_o bellarmine_n for_o this_o assertion_n let_v we_o examine_v his_o quotation_n but_o first_o we_o will_v represent_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n as_o the_o best_a method_n to_o understand_v their_o meaning_n we_o must_v therefore_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o word_n transubstantiation_n be_v first_o public_o use_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n as_o the_o word_n consubstantial_a be_v in_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a but_o that_o
but_o any_o thing_n must_v pass_v now_o to_o deceive_v the_o vulgar_a though_o man_n of_o sense_n see_v the_o contrary_n another_o argument_n he_o bring_v to_o delude_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v to_o make_v her_o apss_n only_o for_o a_o particular_a church_n but_o how_o often_o have_v they_o be_v tell_v that_o catholic_n do_v not_o take_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o it_o be_v the_o suburbican_n diocese_n to_o be_v the_o catholic_a church_n but_o all_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o true_a church_n appear_v by_o the_o mark_n of_o it_o deliver_v in_o the_o nicene_n creed_n no_o other_o church_n be_v able_a to_o pretend_v to_o that_o unity_n sanctity_n universality_n and_o antiquity_n which_o she_o be_v manifest_o invest_v with_o the_o true_a church_n must_v be_v one_o and_o by_o conquence_n free_a from_o schism_n which_o destroy_v that_o notion_n which_o some_o of_o late_o 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