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A40639 Missale romanum vindicatum, or, The mass vindicated from D. Daniel Brevents calumnious and scandalous tract R. F. (Robert Fuller), 17th cent. 1674 (1674) Wing F2395; ESTC R6099 83,944 185

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body_n of_o christ_n and_o catech._n 4._o he_o sometime_o change_v water_n into_o wine_n and_o shall_v not_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v that_o transmutate_n or_o change_v wine_n into_o blood_n 250._o s._n cyp._n ser._n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la dom._n this_o bread_n which_o our_o lord_n give_v to_o his_o disciple_n change_v not_o in_o form_n but_o nature_n by_o the_o omnipotency_n of_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n 203._o tertullian_n lib._n 4._o adversus_fw-la marci_n christ_n make_v the_o bread_n receive_v his_o body_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n 226._o origen_n lib._n 8._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la we_o eat_v the_o offer_a bread_n now_o make_v by_o prayer_n a_o holy_a and_o sanctify_a body_n 183._o s._n irenaeus_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o when_o the_o mix_a chalice_n and_o the_o break_a bread_n receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o eucharist_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v make_v and_o cap._n 34._o the_o bread_n which_o of_o earth_n take_v the_o 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