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the_o sacramentarian_a novelty_n not_o malicious_o to_o insist_v alone_o in_o the_o say_v naked_a appear_a repugnance_n conceal_v their_o illustration_n tragical_o by_o this_o mean_n amplify_a the_o strange_a suppose_a paradox_n forsooth_o defend_v by_o we_o catholic_n herein_o which_o if_o they_o shall_v attempt_v by_o divorce_a the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o now_o after_o this_o convenient_a forwarn_n they_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v but_o as_o man_n conscious_a of_o their_o own_o bad_a cause_n and_o will_v fraudulent_o to_o abuse_v the_o weak_a judgement_n of_o their_o follower_n i_o have_v divide_v this_o treatise_n into_o two_o part_n in_o the_o first_o i_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o existence_n of_o any_o thing_n ever_o presuppose_v a_o possibility_n of_o the_o same_o existence_n that_o the_o sacred_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o saviour_n may_v true_o &_o real_o be_v contain_v under_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n &_o wine_n and_o that_o though_o the_o effect_n thereof_o do_v transcend_v nature_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o overthrow_v nature_n this_o labour_n i_o be_o force_v to_o undertake_v 〈◊〉_d regard_n of_o our_o adversary_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o contestation_n with_o god_n herein_o for_o they_o maintain_v in_o their_o write_n with_o great_a estuation_n and_o heat_n of_o dispute_n like_o epist_n like_o rage_v wave_n judae_fw-la epist_n rage_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n foam_v out_o their_o own_o shame_n that_o to_o be_v at_o once_o in_o diverse_a place_n or_o to_o want_v all_o circumscription_n of_o place_n beside_o many_o other_o difficulty_n occur_v in_o the_o catholic_a doctrine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o true_a body_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v accomplish_v by_o god_n in_o which_o point_n they_o partake_v over_o near_o with_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n though_o perhaps_o with_o their_o great_a offence_n towards_o god_n than_o it_o be_v in_o those_o heathen_n since_o in_o such_o case_n that_o say_n hould_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peior_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n falsa_fw-la fides_fw-la infidelitate_fw-la peior_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n why_o the_o sacramentarye_n do_v believe_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n so_o little_a be_v because_o they_o believe_v their_o sense_n therein_o so_o much_o for_o they_o be_v resolve_v that_o their_o outward_a sense_n shall_v here_o even_o prescribe_v law_n to_o their_o faith_n &_o whatsoever_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v incompatible_a therewith_o as_o the_o form_n the_o colour_n the_o taste_n etc._n etc._n the_o maintain_v thereof_o to_o be_v repute_v as_o a_o explode_a error_n in_o which_o kind_n of_o proceed_v they_o appear_v in_o my_o conceit_n to_o deal_v more_o niggardly_o with_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n then_o ever_o the_o ecclesiae_fw-la the_o donatist_n august_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la donatist_n do_v with_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n since_o they_o though_o banish_v the_o church_n out_o of_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o be_v content_a to_o allot_v to_o it_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o africa_n whereas_o these_o labour_n to_o withdraw_v our_o faith_n herein_o from_o all_o the_o chief_a power_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o to_o confine_v it_o within_o the_o narrow_a compass_n of_o the_o ball_n of_o the_o eye_n or_o the_o end_n of_o the_o tongue_n so_o far_o off_o be_v the_o soul_n immerse_v in_o sense_n from_o apprehend_v true_o this_o high_a and_o reverend_a mystery_n the_o second_o part_n hereof_o justify_v his_o majesty_n learned_a judgement_n herein_o deliver_v the_o divine_a authority_n of_o both_o the_o testament_n for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n it_o contain_v the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o ancient_a rabbyn_o thereof_o it_o report_v the_o miracle_n exhibit_v by_o god_n in_o warrant_n of_o the_o same_o it_o discover_v the_o weakness_n of_o such_o testimony_n as_o be_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n object_v to_o the_o contrary_a final_o it_o display_v the_o innovation_n and_o first_o appearance_n of_o the_o sacramentarian_a doctrine_n but_o because_o our_o adversary_n do_v use_v diverse_a circulation_n and_o inflexion_n to_o and_o fro_o for_o they_o most_o strange_o detort_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o insolent_o reject_v the_o other_o proof_n therefore_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o a_o more_o particular_a fight_n i_o have_v reduce_v the_o issue_n of_o this_o point_n to_o the_o judgment_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o who_o q_o who_o in_o who_o write_n see_v hereof_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o marginal_a reference_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o part_n at_o the_o letter_n q_o write_n many_o of_o the_o sacramentary_n seem_v to_o have_v good_a confidence_n and_o from_o who_o censure_n they_o can_v just_o appeal_v since_o it_o be_v say_v non_fw-la 8._o non_fw-la non_fw-fr te_fw-fr praetereat_fw-la
of_o the_o needle_n shall_v more_o or_o less_o tend_v downward_o into_o the_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o horizon_n but_o no_o such_o change_n of_o declination_n be_v observe_v to_o be_v four_o because_o that_o whersoever_o any_o one_o do_v put_v the_o pole_n of_o the_o loadstone_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o rock_n yet_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o a_o needle_n be_v place_v in_o the_o same_o parallel_n of_o this_o pole_n yet_o distant_a far_o from_o it_o shall_v tend_v direct_o to_o the_o east_n and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o same_o parallel_n to_o the_o west_n but_o not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o north._n but_o experience_n to_o the_o contrary_a hereto_o be_v make_v since_o in_o those_o place_n it_o ever_o tend_v towards_o the_o north._n and_o thus_o much_o of_o this_o second_o opinion_n the_o three_o and_o last_o be_v of_o those_o who_o attribute_v this_o virtue_n of_o the_o loadstone_n only_o to_o the_o specifica_fw-la &_o intâ—rna_fw-la forma_fw-la thereof_o whereby_o itself_o 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in_o the_o mine_n or_o ground_n and_o that_o all_o lodestone_n do_v not_o lie_v after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n in_o the_o mine_n the_o vein_n or_o grain_n of_o several_a lodestone_n lie_v in_o the_o my_o several_a way_n it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o this_o peculiar_a direction_n towards_o the_o north_n can_v be_v assign_v to_o the_o internal_a form_n of_o the_o loadstone_n second_o the_o form_n of_o the_o loadstone_n as_o the_o form_n of_o all_o other_o compound_v body_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o element_n but_o we_o find_v this_o virtue_n or_o propension_n of_o move_v not_o to_o be_v in_o any_o of_o the_o element_n how_o then_o can_v they_o impart_v it_o to_o the_o loadstone_n three_o if_o the_o form_n shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o direction_n then_o shall_v it_o in_o all_o probability_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o some_o virtue_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o form_n now_o all_o quality_n cause_v by_o the_o mixture_n of_o element_n original_o proceed_v a_o pain_n be_v qualitatibus_fw-la and_o consequent_o they_o be_v sensible_a but_o this_o quality_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o be_v insensible_a four_o the_o loadstone_n be_v corpus_fw-la grave_n have_v a_o propension_n even_o from_o it_o form_n to_o descend_v downward_o as_o we_o see_v it_o do_v therefore_o it_o can_v receive_v from_o the_o same_o form_n any_o other_o kind_n of_o motion_n for_o so_o one_o and_o the_o same_o form_n shall_v afford_v two_o different_a motion_n which_o be_v absurd_a to_o affirm_v five_o if_o the_o proper_a form_n shall_v thus_o move_v itself_o than_o shall_v the_o stone_n be_v a_o live_a creature_n for_o it_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o a_o live_a creature_n local_o to_o move_v itself_o six_o and_o last_o if_o there_o be_v no_o variation_n of_o the_o loadstone_n turn_v itself_o towards_o the_o north_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o motion_n may_v with_o more_o probability_n be_v assign_v to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o stone_n but_o the_o variation_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o country_n be_v most_o diverse_a for_o in_o some_o place_n it_o have_v no_o variation_n at_o all_o but_o direct_o tend_v to_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o world_n in_o other_o part_n to_o wit_n in_o all_o the_o occidental_a maritime_a place_n of_o europe_n and_o africa_n from_o norway_n to_o the_o cape_n of_o buona_n speranza_n it_o bend_v more_o or_o less_o towards_o the_o east_n from_o the_o north_n pole_n and_o in_o all_o the_o oriental_a maritime_a place_n of_o the_o north_n part_v of_o america_n from_o terra_n florida_n to_o virginia_n nuova_fw-la francia_n etc._n etc._n the_o needle_n turn_v it_o end_n towards_o the_o west_n from_o the_o pole_n now_o then_o see_v this_o irregularity_n and_o diversity_n of_o variation_n be_v such_o and_o so_o great_a in_o so_o much_o that_o in_o some_o country_n the_o needle_n turn_v from_o the_o pole_n thirty_o degree_n and_o in_o other_o country_n more_o or_o less_o eastward_o 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altogether_o remove_v from_o sense_n to_o sound_v all_o the_o difficulty_n thereof_o or_o shall_v it_o presume_v to_o confine_v god_n power_n within_o those_o limit_n and_o bound_n which_o shall_v be_v assign_v as_o answerable_a to_o the_o weak_a proportion_n and_o measure_n of_o itself_o conclude_v thus_o man_n understanding_n can_v conceive_v how_o all_o those_o seem_a impossibilitye_n in_o the_o eucharist_n can_v be_v salve_v therefore_o god_n can_v effect_v they_o a_o illation_n fit_v to_o proceed_v from_o a_o atheist_n or_o a_o heathen_a philosopher_n not_o from_o a_o christian_a loadstone_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o iron_n after_o it_o be_v but_o touch_v therewith_o shall_v ever_o have_v their_o end_n turn_v one_o way_n the_o experience_n whereof_o in_o that_o it_o fall_v under_o every_o vulgar_a eye_n &_o the_o reason_n most_o inexplicable_a i_o will_v therefore_o the_o more_o laborious_o insist_v in_o the_o reference_n hereto_o appropriate_v in_o refute_v all_o the_o most_o probable_a conjecture_n give_v thereof_o by_o the_o learned_a which_o be_v not_o undertake_v impertinent_o out_o of_o any_o venditation_n or_o vaunt_v of_o read_v for_o this_o be_v idle_a and_o a_o foul_a blot_n of_o a_o scholar_n pen_n but_o only_o to_o this_o end_n to_o manifest_v that_o all_o the_o learning_n and_o wit_n of_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o set_v down_o any_o sufficient_a and_o satisfiable_a cause_n thereof_o and_o that_o consequent_o it_o be_v perhaps_o to_o be_v refer_v only_o to_o the_o immediate_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n who_o as_o in_o this_o though_o experimental_o subject_a to_o each_o man_n sense_n so_o much_o more_o in_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v a_o sublyme_n and_o supernatural_a point_n of_o faith_n be_v able_a to_o accomplish_v that_o which_o man_n capacity_n and_o judgement_n be_v not_o able_a to_o conceive_v or_o find_v the_o reason_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o i_o admonish_v my_o reader_n that_o as_o here_o the_o needle_n 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true_o make_v flesh_n &_o we_o true_o take_v the_o word_n make_v flesh_n in_o our_o lord_n meat_n how_o can_v he_o not_o be_v think_v to_o remain_v natural_o in_o us._n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o also_o say_v de_fw-fr naturali_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la christi_fw-la veritate_fw-la etc._n etc._n of_o the_o natural_a verity_n of_o christ_n in_o we_o whatsoever_o we_o speak_v we_o speak_v foolish_o and_o wicked_o except_o we_o learn_v of_o he_o for_o it_o be_v he_o that_o say_v caro_fw-la mea_fw-la verè_fw-la est_fw-la esca_fw-la origen_n homil._n 13._o in_o exod._n expound_v the_o 21._o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n say_v volo_fw-la vos_fw-la admonere_fw-la religionis_fw-la vestrae_fw-la exemplis_fw-la nostis_fw-la qui_fw-la divinis_fw-la mysterijs_fw-la inesse_fw-la consucuistis_fw-la qucmodo_fw-la cùm_fw-la suscipitis_fw-la corpus_fw-la domini_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la cautela_fw-la &_o veneratione_n seruatis_fw-la ne_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la parum_fw-la quid_fw-la decidat_fw-la 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give_v to_o prevent_v that_o no_o part_n thereof_o do_v fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n then_o there_o be_v that_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n the_o image_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o holy_a bible_n shall_v not_o fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n his_o decree_n touch_v the_o former_a point_n appear_v out_o of_o gratian_n de_fw-fr consecrat_n distinct_a 2._o can._n si_fw-mi per_fw-la negligentiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n s._n dionysius_n areopagita_n lib._n de_fw-la hierarchia_fw-la ecclesiast_fw-la c._n 3._o part_n 3._o thus_o speak_v to_o the_o bless_a eucharist_n o_o divinissimum_fw-la &_o sacrosanctum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la obducta_fw-la tibi_fw-la significantium_fw-la signorum_fw-la operimenta_fw-la dignanter_fw-la aperi_fw-la &_o perspicuè_fw-fr nobis_fw-la fac_fw-la appareas_fw-la nostrosque_fw-la spirituales_fw-la oculos_fw-la singulari_fw-la &_o aperto_fw-la tuus_fw-la lucis_fw-la fulgore_fw-la imple_n o_o most_o divine_a and_o most_o holy_a sacament_n vouchsafe_v to_o remove_v from_o 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deduce_v from_o the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o the_o father_n which_o teach_v that_o when_o our_o saviour_n have_v in_o place_n of_o the_o disobedient_a and_o degenerate_v jews_n adopt_a we_o gentile_n that_o even_o out_o of_o a_o more_o than_o seraphical_a &_o burn_a charity_n towards_o we_o he_o be_v content_a before_o his_o death_n to_o bequeath_v to_o his_o church_n the_o true_a sacrifice_n of_o himself_o there_o to_o be_v daily_o offer_v up_o under_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n the_o which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o melchisedech_n the_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 109._o in_o these_o word_n juravit_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la poenitebit_fw-la eum_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la sacerdos_n in_o aeternum_fw-la secundum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la melchisedech_n psalmist_n so_o long_o afore_o shadow_v by_o that_o of_o melchisedech_n whereof_o one_o genes_n one_o one_o father_n viz._n chrysostome_n homil_n 35._o in_o genes_n father_n with_o reference_n thereunto_o say_v videns_fw-la 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second_o by_o reason_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o accidence_n the_o worth_n and_o merit_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v increase_v three_o they_o be_v absent_a it_o will_v be_v a_o horror_n to_o man_n nature_n to_o eat_v man_n flesh_n four_o if_o they_o be_v absent_a than_o this_o proposition_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la can_v not_o be_v true_a since_o then_o the_o whole_a shall_v be_v so_o change_v into_o the_o whole_a as_o that_o nothing_o shall_v remain_v common_a to_o both_o the_o termini_fw-la of_o this_o conversion_n reason_n draw_v in_o like_a sort_n from_o conveniency_n for_o they_o be_v strange_a mathematician_n since_o of_o all_o the_o several_a aspect_n which_o may_v be_v bear_v to_o the_o sun_n of_o god_n church_n for_o in_o sole_a posuit_fw-la tabernaculum_fw-la suum_fw-la they_o approve_v and_o allow_v only_o a_o mere_a diametrical_a opposition_n thus_o grave_o esteem_v themselves_o to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o near_o to_o the_o truth_n by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v further_o of_o from_o the_o 3._o the_o the_o pillar_n and_o foundation_n according_a to_o that_o columna_fw-la &_o firmamentum_fw-la veritatis_fw-la tim._n c._n 3._o pillar_n and_o foundation_n of_o truth_n the_o conclusion_n here_o now_o good_a reader_n for_o to_o thou_o only_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o pen_n since_o my_o humble_a thought_n dare_v not_o presume_v to_o direct_v any_o further_a speech_n unto_o his_o majesty_n thou_o have_v this_o mean_a and_o impolished_a discourse_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o subject_n whereof_o all_o pen_n yea_o the_o tongue_n of_o angel_n be_v to_o be_v repute_v most_o unworthy_a from_o hence_o thou_o may_v according_a to_o my_o method_n be_v instruct_v of_o two_o thing_n first_o of_o the_o possibility_n of_o this_o great_a mystery_n second_o of_o the_o authority_n both_o humane_a and_o divine_a prove_v that_o what_o herein_o by_o god_n power_n may_v be_v perform_v the_o same_o be_v through_o his_o divine_a goddess_n 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truth_n of_o this_o high_a mystery_n in_o the_o second_o part_n to_o convince_v that_o christ_n at_o his_o last_o supper_n perform_v what_o afore_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o accomplish_v thou_o have_v set_v down_o all_o the_o chief_a authority_n draw_v from_o god_n sacred_a word_n the_o answerable_a prophecy_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n herein_o the_o beginning_n and_o progression_n of_o the_o sacramentarian_a heresy_n particular_o display_v the_o wrest_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n allege_v to_o the_o contrary_a full_o and_o satisfy_o answer_v the_o stupendous_a miracle_n wrought_v in_o proof_n hereof_o record_v and_o last_o to_o omit_v other_o short_a insertion_n the_o father_n judgement_n in_o the_o same_o as_o also_o in_o the_o particular_a manner_n of_o transubstantiation_n most_o abundant_o manifest_v both_o by_o their_o own_o express_a say_n and_o by_o the_o plain_a acknowledgement_n of_o our_o sacramentary_n it_o now_o remain_v that_o upon_o the_o mature_a 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