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adversus_fw-la clerum_fw-la tunc_fw-la unum_fw-la omnes_fw-la sumus_fw-la tunc_fw-la omnes_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la quia_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la nos_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o patri_fw-la fecit_fw-la quum_fw-la ad_fw-la per_fw-la equationem_fw-la disciplinâ—_n sacerdotalis_fw-la provocamur_fw-la deponimus_fw-la infulas_fw-la &_o impares_fw-la sumus_fw-la when_o we_o vaunt_v and_o be_v puff_v up_o against_o the_o clergy_n than_o we_o be_v all_o one_o than_o we_o be_v all_o priest_n for_o he_o make_v we_o priest_n to_o god_n and_o his_o father_n but_o when_o we_o be_v call_v upon_o to_o equal_v in_o our_o life_n the_o example_n of_o priestly_a discipline_n than_o down_o go_v our_o mitre_n and_o we_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o man_n another_o sort_n of_o thing_n sacred_a which_o i_o name_v be_v sacred_a place_n to_o wit_n church_n and_o oratory_n as_o the_o christian_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imply_v they_o to_o be_v that_o be_v the_o lord_n a_o three_o sacred_a time_n i._o dedicate_v 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offer_v it_o now_o unto_o thy_o governor_n will_v he_o be_v please_v with_o thou_o or_o accept_v thy_o person_n yet_o i_o be_o a_o 14._o great_a king_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o this_o be_v the_o document_n or_o lesson_n which_o this_o place_n natural_o and_o avoidable_o minister_v to_o we_o that_o to_o come_v before_o the_o divine_a majesty_n with_o less_o reverend_a and_o regardful_a deportment_n than_o we_o do_v before_o earthly_a king_n and_o potentate_n be_v to_o despise_v and_o profane_v his_o holy_a name_n and_o not_o that_o which_o some_o will_v shelter_v under_o this_o text_n and_o lean_a too_o much_o upon_o namely_o that_o the_o act_n of_o god_n external_a worship_n ought_v to_o be_v whole_o conform_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o semblable_a action_n perform_v unto_o man_n and_o not_o differ_v from_o they_o and_o upon_o this_o ground_n charge_v the_o christian_a liturgy_n with_o absurdity_n in_o their_o form_n of_o pray_v and_o praise_v god_n with_o responsal_n 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man_n self_n go_v in_o scripture_n for_o equipollent_a term_n my_o clothing_n be_v sackcloth_n say_v david_n psal._n 35._o 13._o i_o humble_v myself_o with_o fast_v so_o ahab_n humble_v himself_o and_o thereby_o defer_v his_o judgement_n 1_o king_n 21._o 29._o hezekiah_n humble_v himself_o both_o he_o and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n 2_o chron._n 32._o 26._o manasseh_n be_v say_v likewise_o to_o have_v beseech_v the_o lord_n and_o humble_a himself_o great_o before_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n 2_o chr._n 33._o no_o disposition_n fit_a so_o and_o apt_a for_o devotion_n as_o humility_n no_o more_o powerful_a mean_n to_o prevail_v with_o god_n and_o appease_v his_o wrath_n than_o this_o abjection_n of_o ourselves_o satis_fw-la est_fw-la prostrasse_fw-la leoni_n let_v i_o with_o reverence_n apply_v it_o unto_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n for_o all_o eminency_n be_v worship_v with_o humility_n reverence_n and_o submission_n that_o be_v as_o we_o be_v wont_a and_o right_o to_o speak_v by_o keep_v a_o distance_n therefore_o the_o sovereign_a or_o supreme_a excellency_n of_o god_n must_v be_v adore_v with_o the_o low_a demission_n and_o great_a stoop_v the_o soul_n can_v make_v we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o that_o disposition_n of_o the_o eye_n which_o fit_v we_o to_o behold_v the_o visible_a sun_n make_v a_o man_n blind_a when_o he_o look_v down_o upon_o himself_o so_o here_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o transcendent_a excellency_n of_o god_n ten_o thousand_o time_n bright_a than_o the_o sun_n if_o true_o admit_v into_o our_o heart_n will_v darken_v all_o our_o overween_a conceit_n of_o any_o worthiness_n in_o ourselves_o the_o great_a we_o will_v apprehend_v his_o power_n the_o more_o sensible_a must_v we_o be_v of_o our_o own_o weakness_n the_o great_a we_o acknowledge_v his_o goodness_n the_o less_o goodness_n must_v we_o see_v in_o ourselves_o the_o more_o we_o will_v apprehend_v his_o wisdom_n the_o less_o we_o be_v to_o be_v puff_v up_o 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howsoever_o they_o here_o seem_v small_a to_o we_o yet_o be_v big_a than_o the_o earth_n so_o he_o that_o be_v despicable_a and_o small_a here_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n be_v there_o a_o great_a one_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n let_v those_o therefore_o that_o think_v all_o worth_n reside_v in_o a_o lofty_a and_o brave_a spirit_n remember_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o brave_a fellow_n than_o any_o of_o they_o all_o and_o that_o his_o high_a and_o lofty_a spirit_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o downfall_n and_o apostasy_n from_o his_o creator_n and_o so_o of_o that_o damnation_n to_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o he_o and_o his_o angel_n and_o as_o the_o humble_a nature_n so_o the_o humble_a or_o most_o humble_a state_n and_o condition_n be_v the_o fit_a also_o for_o
the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n nor_o in_o s._n paul_n and_o s._n peter_n write_n yet_o this_o prove_v not_o they_o be_v not_o use_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n no_o more_o than_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o who_o case_n in_o this_o point_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o other_o but_o to_o confine_v the_o apostle_n age_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o saint_n paul_n and_o s._n peter_n line_n be_v a_o general_a mistake_n for_o the_o apostle_n aage_v end_v not_o till_o s._n johns_n death_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 99_o and_o so_o last_v as_o long_o within_o a_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o after_o s._n paul_n and_o s._n peter_n suffering_n as_o it_o be_v from_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n to_o their_o death_n that_o be_v one_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o this_o too_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v after_o the_o excidium_fw-la of_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o time_n it_o be_v likely_a the_o church_n receive_v no_o little_a improvement_n in_o ecclesiastical_a rite_n and_o expression_n both_o because_o it_o be_v the_o time_n of_o her_o great_a increase_n and_o because_o while_o the_o jew_n polity_n stand_v her_o polity_n for_o its_o full_a establishment_n stand_v in_o some_o sort_n suspend_v this_o appear_v by_o s._n johns_n write_n which_o be_v the_o only_a scripture_n write_v after_o that_o time_n and_o in_o which_o we_o find_v two_o ecclesiastic_a term_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o deity_n of_o christ_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n neither_o of_o both_o seem_a to_o have_v be_v in_o use_n in_o s._n paul_n and_o s._n peter_n time_n and_o why_o may_v we_o not_o believe_v the_o like_a happen_v in_o other_o and_o by_o name_n in_o these_o now_o question_v which_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v only_o to_o guess_v i_o think_v i_o can_v prove_v by_o two_o witness_n which_o then_o live_v the_o one_o clemens_n he_o who_o name_n s._n paul_n say_v be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o other_o ignatius_n clemens_n in_o his_o undoubted_a epistle_n ad_fw-la corinthios_n a_o long_a time_n miss_v but_o now_o of_o late_o come_v again_o to_o light_n in_o this_o epistle_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v three_o time_n use_v of_o the_o christian_a service_n pag._n 52._o debemus_fw-la omne_fw-la say_v he_o rite_n &_o ordine_fw-la facere_fw-la quae_fw-la dominus_fw-la nos_fw-la per_fw-la agere_fw-la jussit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praestitutis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la oblationes_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obire_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o qui_fw-la igitur_fw-la praefinitis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la oblationes_fw-la svas_fw-la faciunt_fw-la accepti_fw-la &_o beati_fw-la sunt_fw-la domini_fw-la enim_fw-la mandata_fw-la sequentes_fw-la non_fw-la aberrant_n the_o other_o ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la smyrnenses_n have_v both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la licet_fw-la say_v he_o absque_fw-la episcopo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o call_v in_o a_o strict_a sense_n the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o sacred_a and_o mystical_a service_n to_o wit_n the_o thanksgiving_n wherein_o the_o bread_n and_o the_o wine_n as_o i_o tell_v you_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n to_o agnize_v his_o dominion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o call_v the_o mystical_a commemoration_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o receive_n and_o participation_n of_o the_o same_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v sometime_o use_v for_o the_o whole_a action_n and_o sometime_o thus_o distinguish_v of_o this_o epistle_n the_o learned_a doubt_n not_o but_o if_o any_o one_o do_v i_o suppose_v they_o will_v grant_v that_o theodoret_n have_v his_o genuine_a epistle_n let_v they_o hear_v then_o a_o passage_n which_o he_o in_o his_o three_o dialogue_n cite_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n against_o some_o heretic_n eucharistias_n &_o oblationes_fw-la non_fw-la admittunt_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la confiteantur_fw-la eucharistiam_fw-la esse_fw-la carnem_fw-la servatoris_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la quae_fw-la passa_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la nostris_fw-la here_o you_o see_v oblationes_fw-la &_o eucharistias_n exegetical_o join_v together_o and_o so_o i_o think_v i_o have_v prove_v these_o term_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v be_v in_o use_n in_o the_o church_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o apostle_n age._n but_o what_o if_o one_o of_o they_o namely_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v soon_o even_o in_o s._n paul_n and_o s._n peter_n time_n in_o the_o first_o epistle_n of_o peter_n 2._o 5._o you_o be_v say_v he_o speak_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n a_o holy_a priesthood_n to_o offer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ._n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o heb._n 13._o 15._o by_o he_o that_o be_v through_o christ_n our_o altar_n let_v we_o offer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n continual_o why_o shall_v i_o not_o think_v s._n paul_n and_o s._n peter_n speak_v here_o of_o the_o solemn_a and_o public_a service_n of_o christian_n wherein_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n be_v commemorate_a i_o be_o sure_a the_o father_n frequent_o call_v this_o sacrifice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o some_o ancient_a liturgy_n immediate_o before_o the_o consecration_n the_o church_n give_v thanks_o unto_o god_n for_o choose_v they_o to_o be_v a_o holy_a priesthood_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o he_o as_o it_o be_v allude_v to_o s._n peter_n thus_o you_o see_v first_o or_o last_o or_o both_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v no_o stranger_n to_o the_o apostle_n age._n i_o will_v now_o make_v but_o one_o quaere_fw-la and_o answer_v it_o and_o so_o conclude_v this_o point_n whether_o these_o word_n be_v use_v see_v they_o be_v use_v proper_o or_o improper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o subject_n we_o speak_v of_o i_o answer_v brief_o this_o christian_a service_n as_o we_o have_v define_v it_o be_v a_o oblation_n proper_o for_o wheresoever_o any_o thing_n be_v tender_v or_o pretend_v unto_o god_n there_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o a_o oblation_n be_v it_o spiritual_a or_o visible_a it_o matter_n not_o for_o oblatio_fw-la be_v the_o genus_fw-la and_o irenaeus_n tell_v i_o here_o non_fw-la genus_fw-la oblationum_fw-la reprobatum_fw-la est_fw-la oblationes_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o illic_fw-la oblationes_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o hîc_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la in_o populo_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la &_o in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sed_fw-la species_n immutata_fw-la est_fw-la tantùm_fw-la but_o as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o its_o prime_a signification_n it_o signify_v a_o slaughter-offering_a as_o in_o the_o hebrew_n so_o in_o greek_a of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d macto_fw-la as_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o act_n say_v to_o s._n peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peter_n kill_v and_o eat_v now_o we_o in_o our_o christian_a sacrifice_n slay_v no_o offering_n but_o commemorate_v he_o only_o that_o be_v slay_v and_o offer_v upon_o the_o crosse._n therefore_o our_o service_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d improper_o and_o metaphorical_o but_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v synecdochical_o take_v for_o a_o offering_n in_o general_a as_o it_o be_v both_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o elsewhere_o than_o the_o christian_a sacrifice_n be_v as_o true_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n ii_o now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o particular_a contain_v in_o my_o definition_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o christian_a sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n be_v a_o oblation_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o prayer_n my_o first_o author_n shall_v be_v justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o tryphon_n the_o jew_n where_o to_o the_o evasion_n of_o the_o jew_n labour_v to_o bereave_v the_o christian_n of_o this_o text_n by_o say_v it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o prayer_n which_o the_o disperse_a jew_n at_o that_o time_n offer_v unto_o god_n in_o all_o place_n where_o they_o live_v among_o the_o gentile_n which_o sacrifice_n though_o they_o want_v the_o material_a rite_n yet_o be_v more_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o sincerity_n than_o those_o profane_v one_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o that_o here_o be_v mean_v any_o sacrifice_n which_o the_o gentile_n shall_v offer_v to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n to_o this_o evasion_n justin_n reply_v supplicationes_fw-la &_o gratiarum_fw-la actiones_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la dignis_fw-la peraguntur_fw-la
gloriosae_fw-la ascensionis_fw-la offerimus_fw-la praeclarae_fw-la majestati_fw-la tuus_fw-la de_fw-la tuis_fw-la donis_fw-la ac_fw-la datis_fw-la hostiam_fw-la puram_fw-la sanctam_fw-la hostiam_fw-la immaculatam_fw-la panem_fw-la sanctum_fw-la vita_fw-la aeternae_fw-la &_o calicem_fw-la salutis_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la note_v here_o also_o memores_fw-la offerimus_fw-la which_o ivo_n carnotensis_n explain_v thus_o memores_fw-la offerimus_fw-la majestatituae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o oblatam_fw-la commemoramus_fw-la per_fw-la haec_fw-la dona_fw-la visibilia_fw-la hostiam_fw-la puram_fw-la sanotam_fw-la immaculatam_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la hanc_fw-la very_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la commemorationem_fw-la postulat_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la ita_fw-la deo_fw-la patri_fw-la fore_fw-la acceptam_fw-la sicut_fw-la accepta_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la munera_fw-la abel_n etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o memores_fw-la therefore_o in_o the_o latin_a canon_n be_v commemorantes_fw-la which_o the_o greek_a express_v better_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sense_n whereof_o that_o we_o may_v not_o doubt_v hear_v the_o explication_n of_o that_o great_a council_n of_o ephesus_n in_o this_o manner_n annunciante_n mortem_fw-la unigeniti_fw-la filii_fw-la dei_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o resurrectionem_fw-la ejus_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la ascensionem_fw-la pariter_fw-la confitentes_fw-la incruentum_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la celebramus_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la cultum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o be_v annunciante_n &_o confitentes_fw-la but_o unto_o who_o shall_v we_o confess_v but_o unto_o god_n to_o he_o therefore_o and_o not_o unto_o ourselves_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v make_v which_o christ_n commend_v to_o his_o church_n when_o he_o say_v do_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o my_o commemoration_n or_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n be_v chief_a actor_n and_o precedent_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n usual_o call_v s._n mark_n have_v in_o stead_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o selfsame_a word_n annunciante_n &_o confitentes_fw-la which_o i_o now_o quote_v out_o of_o the_o council_n for_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o same_o which_o argue_v as_o i_o take_v it_o cyrill_a to_o have_v be_v the_o penman_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n and_o the_o liturgy_n of_o his_o church_n to_o have_v then_o run_v in_o this_o form_n i_o shall_v need_v allege_v no_o more_o of_o the_o latin_a liturgy_n there_o be_v no_o material_a difference_n among_o they_o so_o that_o if_o you_o know_v the_o form_n of_o one_o you_o know_v of_o all_o i_o will_v add_v only_o out_o of_o s._n ambrose_n a_o explication_n follow_v those_o word_n of_o the_o institution_n do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o express_v in_o this_o manner_n mandans_fw-la &_o dicens_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la quotiescunque_fw-la hoc_fw-la feceritis_fw-la toties_fw-la commemorationem_fw-la mei_fw-la facietis_fw-la mortem_fw-la meam_fw-la praedicabitis_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la meam_fw-la annuntiabitis_fw-la adventum_fw-la sperabitis_fw-la donec_fw-la iterum_fw-la adveniam_fw-la this_o may_v suffice_v for_o liturgy_n now_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o father_n speak_v i_o quote_v heretofore_o a_o passage_n out_o of_o justin_n martyr_n affirm_v a_o twofold_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o eucharist_n the_o one_o of_o our_o food_n dry_a and_o liquid_a as_o he_o speak_v that_o be_v of_o our_o meat_n and_o drink_n by_o agnize_v and_o record_v he_o the_o lord_n and_o giver_n of_o the_o same_o the_o other_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o same_o food_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o first_o of_o these_o commemoration_n be_v make_v unto_o god_n for_o to_o who_o else_o shall_v we_o tender_v our_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o creature_n ergo_fw-la the_o second_o commemoration_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v make_v to_o he_o likewise_o my_o next_o father_n be_v origen_n homily_n 13._o in_o leu._n c._n 24._o where_o compare_v the_o eucharist_n to_o the_o shewbread_n which_o be_v every_o sabbath_n set_v for_o a_o memorial_n before_o the_o lord_n ista_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o mean_v the_o eucharist_n commemoratio_fw-la sola_fw-la quae_fw-la propitium_fw-la facit_fw-la deum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la where_o note_n that_o both_o this_o commemoration_n be_v make_v unto_o god_n as_o that_o of_o the_o shewbread_n be_v and_o that_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v to_o make_v he_o propitious_a to_o man_n according_a to_o that_o of_o s._n augustin_n l._n 9_o c._n 13._o illa_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o coena_fw-la christus_fw-la exhibet_fw-la fides_n accepta_fw-la interponit_fw-la inter_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o iram_fw-la dei_fw-la tanquam_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la &_o propitiationem_fw-la my_o next_o witness_n be_v eusebius_n demonst._n evan._n li._n 1._o cap._n 10._o post_fw-la omne_fw-la say_v he_o speak_v of_o christ_n mirabilem_fw-la quandam_fw-la victimam_fw-la sacrificiúmque_fw-la eximium_fw-la patri_fw-la svo_fw-la operatus_fw-la pro_fw-la nostra_fw-la omnium_fw-la salute_v obtulit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d memoriam_fw-la nobistradens_fw-la loco_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la deo_fw-la continuè_fw-fr offerendam_fw-la and_o again_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o that_o chapter_n have_v cite_v this_o place_n of_o malachi_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v for_o my_o text_n and_o allude_v thereunto_o incendimus_fw-la say_v he_o propheticum_fw-la illud_fw-la thymiaâ—a_fw-la sacrificamus_fw-la &_o incendimus_fw-la alias_o quidem_fw-la memoriam_fw-la magni_fw-la illius_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la secundum_fw-la mysteria_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la tradita_fw-la celebrantes_fw-la eucharistiamque_fw-la pro_fw-la salute_v nostra_fw-la religiosis_fw-la hymnis_fw-la &_o precibus_fw-la deo_fw-la offerentes_fw-la alias_o nosmetipsos_fw-la totos_fw-la ei_fw-la consecrantes_fw-la ejusque_fw-la pontifici_fw-la verbo_fw-la corpore_fw-la animoque_fw-la dicantes_fw-la but_o above_o all_o other_o s._n chrysostome_n speak_v so_o full_a and_o home_o to_o the_o point_n as_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o to_o wit_n hom._n 17._o in_o epist._n ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la upon_o these_o word_n cap._n 9_o v._n 26._o but_o now_o once_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v he_o appear_v to_o put_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o quid_fw-la vero_fw-la say_v he_o nos_fw-la nun_n quotidie_fw-la offerimus_fw-la he_o answer_v offerimus_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la mortem_fw-la ejus_fw-la commemorando_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la hostia_fw-la non_fw-la multae_fw-la quomodo_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la multae_fw-la quoniam_fw-la semel_fw-la fuit_fw-la oblata_fw-la illa_fw-la illata_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o sancta_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la illius_fw-la figura_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la illius_fw-la veritas_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o pontifex_fw-la illo_fw-la noster_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la hostiam_fw-la illam_fw-la obtulit_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la mundat_fw-la illam_fw-la nunc_fw-la quoque_fw-la offerimus_fw-la quae_fw-la tunc_fw-la fuit_fw-la oblata_fw-la nec_fw-la consumi_fw-la potest_fw-la hoc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la in_o commemorationem_fw-la fit_a illius_fw-la quae_fw-la tunc_fw-la fiebat_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la facite_fw-la inquit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la aliam_fw-la hostiam_fw-la sicut_fw-la pontifex_fw-la judaicus_n sed_fw-la eandem_fw-la semper_fw-la facimus_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la memoriam_fw-la operamur_fw-la graecè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o can_v be_v more_o express_v than_o this_o be_v primatius_fw-la be_v short_a but_o no_o less_o to_o the_o purpose_n offerunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la say_v he_o sacerdotes_fw-la nostri_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la recordationem_fw-la mortis_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o 10._o cap._n ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la s._n augustin_n call_v it_o memoriale_a sacrificium_fw-la in_o his_o book_n against_o faustus_n in_o a_o word_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o christian_n be_v nothing_o but_o that_o one_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n once_o offer_v upon_o the_o cross_n again_o and_o again_o commemorate_a which_o be_v elegant_o express_v by_o those_o word_n of_o s._n andrew_n record_v in_o the_o history_n of_o his_o passion_n write_v by_o the_o presbyter_n of_o achaia_n where_o aegea_n the_o proconsull_n require_v of_o he_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v answer_v thus_o omnipotenti_fw-la deo_fw-la qui_fw-la unus_fw-la &_o verus_fw-la est_fw-la ego_fw-la omni_fw-la die_fw-la sacrifico_fw-la non_fw-la thuris_fw-la fumum_fw-la nec_fw-la taurorum_fw-la mugientium_fw-la carnes_z nec_fw-la hircorum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la sed_fw-la immaculatum_fw-la agnum_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la in_o altari_fw-la crueis_fw-la sacrifico_fw-la cujus_fw-la carnes_z postquam_fw-la omnis_fw-la populus_fw-la credentium_fw-la manducaverit_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la biberit_fw-la agnus_n qui_fw-la sacrificatus_fw-la est_fw-la integer_fw-la perseverat_fw-la &_o vivus_fw-la this_o riddle_n though_o aegea_n the_o proconsul_n be_v not_o able_a to_o unfold_v i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o you_o be_v and_o here_o i_o conclude_v finis_fw-la mat._n 6._o 9_o mat._n 6._o 9_o luke_n 11._o 2._o 2._o by_o which_o they_o be_v wont_n otherwise_o to_o render_v the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o 70._o once_a or_o twice_o in_o this_o place_n and_o elsewhere_o