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meat_n to_o be_v a_o tooken_v and_o figure_n of_o christ_n divinitee_n or_o of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n era._n it_o be_v clear_a that_o it_o be_v the_o fygure_n of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o it_o bear_v the_o name_n orth._n '_o mean_v thou_o of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n era._n '_o even_o so_o i_o mean_v orth._n thou_o haste_v speak_v as_o one_o that_o love_v the_o truth_n for_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o take_v the_o token_n or_o sign_n he_o say_v not_o this_o be_v my_o divinitee_n but_o this_o be_v my_o body_n and_o this_o be_v my_o blood_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 6._o the_o bread_n which_o i_o wylle_v geve_v be_v my_o flesh_n which_o i_o wylle_v geve_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n era._n the_o thing_n be_v true_a for_o they_o be_v god_n word_n all_o this_o write_v theodoretus_n in_o his_o first_o dialogue_n 2._o and_o in_o the_o second_o he_o write_v thesame_a in_o effect_n and_o yet_o in_o some_o thing_n more_o plain_o against_o such_o heretic_n as_o affirm_v 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the_o celestial_a meat_n that_o come_v from_o above_o and_o a_o spiritual_a food_n which_o he_o will_v geve_v for_o those_o thing_n that_o i_o speak_v to_o you_o saithe_v he_o be_v spirit_n and_o life_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o that_o thing_n which_o you_o see_v be_v slay_v &_o give_v for_o the_o norishment_n of_o the_o world_n that_o it_o may_v be_v distribute_v to_o everye_o body_n spiritual_o and_o be_v to_o all_o man_n a_o conservation_n unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o eternal_a life_n in_o these_o word_n athanasius_n declare_v the_o cause_n why_o christ_n make_v mention_v of_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o eatinge_v and_o drink_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o cause_n after_o athanasius_n mind_n be_v this_o that_o his_o hearer_n shall_v not_o think_v of_o any_o carnal_a eat_n of_o his_o body_n with_o their_o mouth_n for_o as_o concern_v the_o presence_n of_o his_o body_n he_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o 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