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levit._fw-la 57_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o rock_n be_v christ_n he_o do_v not_o say_v it_o signify_v christ_n as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v what_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o in_o substance_n but_o in_o signification_n what_o ratram_n call_v species_n st._n augustin_n call_v substance_n and_o if_o any_o doubt_v it_o i_o hope_v to_o satisfy_v he_o by_o a_o three_o authority_n where_o affirm_v that_o the_o father_n and_o we_o have_v the_o same_o spiritual_a meat_n and_o drink_n he_o explain_v himself_o in_o what_o sense_n he_o call_v it_o the_o same_o joan._n same_o idem_fw-la itaque_fw-la in_o mysterio_fw-la cibus_fw-la &_o potus_fw-la illorum_fw-la qui_fw-la noster_fw-la sed_fw-la significatione_n idem_fw-la non_fw-la specie_fw-la aug._n in_o ps_n 77._o aliud_fw-la illi_fw-la aliud_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la specie_fw-la visibili_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la idem_fw-la significaret_fw-la virtute_fw-la spirituali_fw-la n._n 78._o ex_fw-la tract_n 26._o in_o joan._n viz._n the_o same_o in_o signification_n not_o in_o specie_fw-la or_o substance_n and_o to_o these_o i_o may_v add_v the_o testimony_n cite_v by_o ratram_n n._n 78._o where_o he_o state_v the_o difference_n in_o the_o same_o term_n now_o by_o this_o we_o may_v understand_v what_o he_o mean_v when_o above_o n._n 54._o 54._o 54._o panis_n &_o vinum_fw-la prius_fw-la extitere_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la etiam_fw-la specie_fw-la jam_fw-la consecrata_fw-la permanere_fw-la videntur_fw-la n._n 54._o he_o say_v that_o bread_n and_o wine_n continue_v in_o the_o same_o species_n that_o be_v specific_a nature_n after_o consecration_n which_o they_o have_v before_o though_o that_o place_n be_v clear_a enough_o without_o borrow_a light_n hence_o for_o what_o be_v here_o call_v species_n be_v in_o the_o sentence_n immediate_o precede_v call_v etc._n call_v nam_fw-la secundum_fw-la creaturarum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la quod_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ante_fw-la consecrationem_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la consistunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o substance_n of_o the_o creature_n so_o that_o species_n here_o be_v what_o ratram_n in_o a_o place_n before_o cite_v out_o of_o another_o work_n of_o he_o 2._o he_o in_o substantiae_fw-la suae_fw-la specie_fw-la ratr._fw-la de_fw-fr praed_n lib._n 2._o call_v the_o species_n of_o its_o substance_n and_o as_o in_o this_o tract_n by_o the_o specifica_fw-la the_o corpus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la semel_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la non_fw-la aliam_fw-la speciem_fw-la praeferebat_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la consistebat_fw-la n._n 69._o id_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la eam_fw-la speciem_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la consistebat_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la specifica_fw-la species_n in_o which_o christ_n natural_a body_n consist_v he_o mean_v a_o real_a humane_a body_n so_o in_o this_o place_n n._n 54._o where_o he_o say_v the_o consecrate_a element_n be_v bread_n and_o wine_n before_o and_o consist_v or_o remain_v in_o the_o same_o species_n after_o consecration_n he_o must_v necessary_o mean_v that_o they_o continue_v real_a bread_n and_o wine_n there_o be_v other_o passage_n where_o the_o 56._o the_o intelliges_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o virtute_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o sanguis_fw-la christi_fw-la existunt_fw-la quae_fw-la cernuntur_fw-la n._n 56._o species_n and_o virtue_n and_o the_o corporeal_a spiritualem_fw-la corporeal_a n._n 93_o 94._o speciem_fw-la corporalem_fw-la &_o fructum_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la species_n and_o spiritual_a fruit_n stand_v oppose_v which_o will_v illustrate_v this_o matter_n which_o i_o pass_v over_o that_o i_o be_v not_o tedious_a to_o the_o reader_n and_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o if_o in_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o century_n species_n have_v bear_v m._n boileau_n sense_n and_o our_o saxon_a ancestor_n have_v believe_v nothing_o but_o the_o appearance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o remain_v it_o have_v be_v of_o great_a moment_n careful_o to_o have_v express_v it_o in_o those_o very_a term_n in_o translate_n the_o 72_o paragraph_n of_o bertram_n where_o he_o say_v the_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n as_o to_o the_o species_n it_o outward_o bear_v be_v make_v of_o several_a grain_n of_o wheat_n by_o the_o baker_n hand_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o aelfric_n in_o render_v that_o place_n omit_v the_o word_n 36._o word_n see_v the_o saxon_a hom._n fol._n 35_o 36._o secundum_fw-la speciem_fw-la quam_fw-la gerit_fw-la exterius_fw-la and_o say_v without_o any_o such_o restriction_n or_o limit_v exposition_n that_o christ_n spiritual_a body_n which_o we_o call_v the_o housel_n be_v gather_v of_o many_o corn_n blood_n corn_n buton_n blood_n without_o blood_n etc._n etc._n where_o by_o the_o way_n also_o observe_v that_o our_o saxon_a ancestor_n hold_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o concomitance_n which_o be_v devise_v since_o to_o justify_v the_o sacrilegious_a practice_n of_o deprive_v the_o people_n of_o the_o cup._n i_o shall_v now_o 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est_fw-la in_fw-la veritate_fw-la &_o none_o in_o aenigmate_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la in_o imagine_v adu._n praxeam_n c._n 14._o vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la contra_fw-la martion_n l._n 4._o c._n 22._o in_o specie_fw-la utique_fw-la hominis_fw-la quam_fw-la gesturus_fw-la erat_fw-la to_o he_o will_v i_o speak_v mouth_n to_o mouth_n in_o specie_fw-la that_o be_v in_o truth_n and_o not_o enigmatical_o that_o be_v in_o a_o image_n likewise_o origen_n or_o some_o appellatur_fw-la some_o hoc_fw-la liquet_fw-la ex_fw-la hom._n 18._o ubi_fw-la haec_fw-la leguntur_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la qui_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la quidem_fw-la inter_fw-la salomonis_fw-la volumina_fw-la haberi_fw-la solet_fw-la &_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la dici_fw-la apud_fw-la graecos_n vero_fw-la sapientia_fw-la jesus_n silij_fw-la sirach_n appellatur_fw-la latin_a writer_n who_o homily_n on_o the_o book_n of_o number_n be_v find_v among_o origen_n work_v expound_v the_o same_o place_n do_v at_o least_o ten_o time_n over_o make_v species_n to_o import_v truth_n and_o aenigma_fw-la the_o type_n or_o figure_n hereof_o take_v these_o instance_n numeros_fw-la instance_n lex_fw-la dei_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la in_o figuris_fw-la &_o in_fw-la imaginibus_fw-la sicut_fw-la prius_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la specie_fw-la veritatis_fw-la agnoscitur_fw-la et_fw-la quae_fw-la prius_fw-la in_o aenigmate_fw-la designabant_fw-la nunc_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la &_o veritate_fw-la complentur_fw-la origen_n hom._n vii_o in_o numeros_fw-la those_o thing_n which_o be_v former_o design_v in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o image_n be_v now_o fulfil_v in_o reality_n and_o truth_n and_o again_o ibid._n again_o vides_fw-la quomodo_fw-la aenigmata_fw-la legis_fw-la paulus_n absolvit_fw-la &_o species_n aenigmatum_fw-la docet_fw-la ibid._n you_o see_v how_o paul_n clear_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o law_n and_o teach_v the_o thing_n signify_v by_o those_o figure_n ibid._n figure_n antea_fw-la in_o aenigmate_fw-la fuit_fw-la baptismus_fw-la in_o nube_fw-la &_o in_fw-la mari_fw-fr nunc_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la regeneratio_fw-la est_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la &_o in_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-it ibid._n ancient_o there_o be_v a_o figurative_a baptism_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n now_o there_o be_v true_a regeneration_n in_o water_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o all_o the_o forementioned_a instance_n the_o word_n species_n do_v import_v the_o very_a thing_n the_o reality_n the_o truth_n and_o not_o the_o
his_o most_o holy_a passion_n he_o add_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v find_v out_o more_o proper_a to_o signify_v the_o unity_n between_o the_o head_n and_o member_n than_o those_o species_n for_o as_o the_o bread_n consist_v of_o many_o grain_n be_v by_o water_n reduce_v into_o one_o body_n and_o as_o the_o wine_n be_v press_v out_o of_o many_o grape_n thus_o also_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n make_v up_o of_o the_o unite_a multitude_n of_o saint_n observe_v that_o in_o the_o word_n immediate_o precede_v our_o author_n style_v these_o species_n the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o in_o the_o follow_a word_n describe_v the_o way_n in_o which_o they_o be_v make_v and_o thereby_o adapt_v to_o signify_v the_o union_n between_o christ_n and_o his_o member_n he_o call_v they_o simple_o bread_n and_o wine_n the_o same_o author_n walafridus_n author_n vnde_fw-la eutychianus_n xxviii_o sedis_fw-la pomanae_fw-la praesul_fw-la constituit_fw-la fruges_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n tantum_fw-la fabae_fw-la &_o wae_fw-la benedici_fw-la alias_o autem_fw-la diversarum_fw-la species_n rerum_fw-la statutum_fw-la est_fw-la ubilibet_fw-la benedici_fw-la a_o sacerdotibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n cap._n 18._o fruges_fw-la &_o species_n pro_fw-la synonymis_fw-la habuit_fw-la walafridus_n use_v the_o word_n species_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o cite_v for_o it_o a_o forge_a decretal_a epistle_n under_o the_o name_n of_o pope_n eutychian_n which_o order_v all_o other_o species_n that_o be_v fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n except_o what_o by_o the_o apostle_n constitution_n may_v be_v offer_v on_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v bring_v home_o to_o the_o priest_n to_o receive_v benediction_n and_o the_o species_n allow_v to_o be_v bless_v on_o the_o altar_n be_v bean_n and_o grape_n and_o regino_n cite_v that_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o which_o walafridus_n or_o rather_o the_o pretend_a eutychian_a refer_v give_v it_o this_o title_n apost_n title_n quae_fw-la species_n ad_fw-la altar_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la simplicem_fw-la debent_fw-la offerri_fw-la regino_n de_fw-fr discip_n eccles_n l._n 1._o c._n 64._o ex_fw-la can._n 4._o apost_n what_o species_n ought_v to_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o altar_n not_o for_o sacrifice_n but_o for_o simple_a benediction_n and_o the_o canon_n mention_n etc._n mention_n praeter_fw-la novas_fw-la spicas_fw-la &_o be_v &_o oleum_fw-la &_o thymiama_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la incensum_fw-la can._n 5._o reliqua_fw-la poma_fw-la omne_fw-la ad_fw-la domum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la vel_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la dirigantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n ear_n of_o new_a corn_n grape_n oil_n and_o incense_n now_o in_o these_o instance_n none_o can_v doubt_v but_o by_o species_n the_o specific_a nature_n the_o substance_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o not_o the_o sensible_a quality_n of_o the_o particular_n mention_v in_o the_o very_a same_o sense_n arnobius_n junior_n 104._o junior_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la speciem_fw-la frumenti_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o vini_n &_o olei_fw-la administrans_fw-la arnob._n in_o ps_n 104._o use_v the_o term_n speak_v of_o god_n bounty_n to_o the_o israelite_n who_o he_o furnish_v not_o only_o with_o the_o species_n of_o corn_n but_o also_o with_o those_o of_o wine_n and_o oil_n and_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o unconsecrated_a element_n be_v style_v species_n from_o a_o prayer_n in_o the_o gothick_n missal_n to_o be_v use_v after_o the_o sanctus_n which_o be_v before_o consecration_n 1680._o consecration_n ut_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la noster_fw-la speciem_fw-la istam_fw-la svo_fw-la ministerio_fw-la consecrandam_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la gratiae_fw-la inspiratione_n sanctificet_fw-la missale_n gothicum_n p._n 375._o collectio_fw-la post_fw-la sanctus_n in_o codd_n sacramentorum_fw-la editis_fw-la per_fw-la thomasium_fw-la quarto_fw-la romae_fw-la 1680._o most_o dear_a brethren_n let_v we_o pray_v that_o our_o lord_n and_o god_n will_v sanctify_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o his_o heavenly_a grace_n this_o species_n which_o be_v to_o be_v consecrate_a etc._n etc._n now_o here_o species_n must_v necessary_o import_v the_o substance_n for_o our_o adversary_n themselves_o do_v not_o pretend_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n cease_v before_o consecration_n but_o in_o regard_n m._n boileau_n will_v have_v it_o that_o ratram_n learn_v this_o use_n of_o the_o word_n from_o st._n ambrose_n and_o particular_o from_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la i_o shall_v crave_v leave_v a_o little_a more_o large_o to_o expose_v the_o falsehood_n and_o indecent_a confidence_n of_o that_o assertion_n that_o the_o instance_n produce_v by_o m._n boileau_n be_v impertinent_a and_o mistake_v i_o have_v already_o show_v and_o shall_v now_o make_v some_o instance_n to_o disprove_v his_o pretence_n entire_o in_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr initiandis_fw-la which_o more_o plausible_o pretend_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o st._n ambrose_n than_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o follow_v it_o we_o have_v manifest_a example_n of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n species_n for_o the_o specific_a nature_n or_o substance_n 4._o substance_n speciem_fw-la autem_fw-la pro_fw-la veritate_fw-la legimus_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr christo_n &_o specie_fw-la inventus_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la &_o dâ—_n patre_fw-la deo_fw-la neque_fw-la speciem_fw-la ejus_fw-la vidistis_fw-la ambr._n de_fw-fr iis_fw-la qui_fw-la mist_n initiantur_fw-la c._n 4._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o word_n species_n be_v sometime_o use_v to_o signify_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o the_o bare_a resemblance_n as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v find_v in_o specie_fw-la in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n and_o of_o god_n the_o father_n neither_o have_v you_o at_o any_o time_n see_v his_o species_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o author_n understand_v by_o species_n in_o the_o first_o place_n christ_n true_a humane_a 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quod_fw-la offertur_fw-la panis_n dicatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n l._n 5._o c._n 4._o do_v by_o bread_n twice_o also_o our_o ambrosiaster_n in_o his_o comparison_n between_o the_o supernatural_a effect_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n when_o he_o make_v iron_n to_o swim_v say_v that_o 4._o that_o vbi_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ferrum_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la jam_fw-la levior_fw-la fructuosi_n ligni_fw-la species_n levatur_fw-la de_fw-fr sacram._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o before_o baptism_n every_o man_n sink_v like_o iron_n but_o when_o baptize_v he_o rise_v like_o the_o light_a species_n of_o fruitful_a wood._n in_o this_o place_n who_o doubt_v but_o he_o intend_v the_o substance_n and_o not_o the_o appearance_n of_o wood_n in_o the_o three_o book_n he_o say_v the_o 1._o the_o hesterno_fw-la die_fw-la de_fw-la fonte_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la disputavimus_fw-la cujus_fw-la species_n veluti_fw-la 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