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say_v my_o flesh_n be_v true_a food_n and_o my_o blood_n be_v true_o drink_v he_o who_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n abide_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o there_o be_v no_o place_n of_o doubt_v leave_v of_o the_o verity_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n for_o now_o both_o by_o the_o profession_n of_o our_o lord_n himself_o and_o our_o faith_n it_o be_v true_o flesh_n and_o true_o blood_n and_o these_o be_v take_v and_o drink_v do_v work_n that_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o christ_n in_o we_o be_v not_o this_o the_o truth_n it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v true_a to_o they_o that_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v true_a god_n 226._o origen_n hom_n 5._o in_o diversa_fw-la loca_fw-la evangel_n when_o thou_o receive_v the_o holy_a food_n and_o incorruptible_a
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faith_n chap._n xii_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o former_a chapter_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a out_o of_o s._n augustine_n our_o adversary_n who_o stand_v so_o much_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n on_o their_o sense_n and_o private_a judgement_n shall_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v that_o they_o imitate_v the_o heathen_n and_o infidel_n who_o have_v no_o strong_a argument_n against_o the_o true_a catholic_n doctrine_n than_o their_o sense_n and_o humane_a reason_n as_o we_o find_v in_o all_o the_o holy_a father_n who_o have_v labour_v to_o convince_v they_o and_o in_o particular_a this_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o bless_a s._n augustine_n especial_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la from_o whence_o i_o shall_v make_v choice_n of_o two_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n which_o be_v holy_a repugnant_a to_o humane_a sense_n and_o reason_n to_o wit_n the_o everlasting_a torment_n of_o hell_n fire_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o first_o he_o treat_v in_o 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