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moreover_o whereas_o in_o the_o second_o 537._o counsel_n at_o arles_n it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o metropolitan_a shall_v not_o presume_v to_o ordain_v a_o bishop_n without_o three_o of_o his_o provincial_a bishop_n which_o the_o canon_n epis._n law_n aleadge_v three_o or_o two_o that_o be_v three_o with_o the_o metropolitan_a or_o two_o beside_o he_o the_o gloss_n upon_o the_o word_n three_o say_v thus_o quod_fw-la dicit_fw-la tribus_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la substantia_fw-la consecrationis_fw-la alius_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la consecratê°_n â—iessent_n pauciores_fw-la that_o be_v whereas_o the_o council_n say_v three_o it_o be_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o consecration_n otherwise_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v consecrate_v if_o there_o be_v few_o ortho_n be_v this_o the_o judgement_n of_o your_o jesuit_n phil._n father_n turrian_n speak_v of_o the_o metropolitan_a 5._o and_o two_o bishop_n assistant_n say_v 7â—_n he_o sunt_fw-la tres_fw-la prorsus_fw-la necessarij_fw-la these_o be_v three_o altogether_o necessary_a and_o 11._o elsewhere_o he_o produce_v this_o say_n of_o 502._o damasus_n quod_fw-la episcopi_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la qui_fw-la minus_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o tribus_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sunt_fw-la episcopis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la patet_fw-la quoniam_fw-la prohibitum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o sanctis_fw-la patribus_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la uno_fw-la vela_fw-la duobus_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sunt_fw-la episcopis_fw-la neque_fw-la nominentur_fw-la episcopi_fw-la si_fw-la nomen_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la qualiter_fw-la officium_fw-la habebunt_fw-la that_o be_v it_o be_v manifest_a to_o all_o man_n that_o they_o be_v no_o bishop_n which_o be_v ordain_v of_o less_o than_o three_o bishop_n because_o the_o holy_a father_n forbid_v that_o such_o as_o be_v ordain_v of_o one_o or_o two_o bishop_n shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o be_v call_v bishop_n if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o name_n how_o shall_v they_o have_v the_o office_n and_o he_o infer_v this_o conclusion_n in_o the_o word_n of_o damasus_n quare_fw-la quicquid_fw-la inter_fw-la episcopos_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la solummodo_fw-la adeos_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la egerint_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la irritum_fw-la fiat_fw-la quia_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la dare_v non_fw-la possunt_fw-la that_o be_v wherefore_o whatsoever_o they_o shall_v do_v among_o bishop_n or_o concern_v thing_n belong_v only_o to_o bishop_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v void_a because_o they_o can_v give_v that_o to_o another_o which_o they_o have_v not_o themselves_o whereupon_o he_o account_v your_o bishop_n no_o bishop_n your_o minister_n no_o minister_n your_o ordination_n no_o ordination_n ord_n nec_fw-la enim_fw-la schismaticae_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la nullae_fw-la penitus_fw-la ac_fw-la potius_fw-la meré_fw-la laicae_fw-la for_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o protestant_n be_v not_o schismatical_a ordination_n but_o no_o ordination_n at_o all_o and_o 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though_o christ_n say_v â—ang_v s._n gregory_n live_v immortal_o now_o die_v not_o yet_o he_o die_v in_o this_o mystery_n and_o his_o flesh_n suffer_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v say_v the_o â—â—â—d_v gloss_n his_o death_n and_o passion_n be_v represent_v and_o you_o hear_v before_o out_o of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n that_o that_o which_o be_v offer_v and_o consecrate_a by_o the_o priest_n be_v call_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n because_o it_o be_v a_o memorial_n and_o representation_n of_o the_o true_a sacrifice_n and_o holy_a oblation_n make_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o crosse._n and_o 〈…〉_z bellarmine_n grant_v that_o thomas_n and_o other_o schoolman_n do_v common_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v call_v a_o oblation_n because_o it_o be_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o oblation_n phil._n 〈…〉_z peter_n lombard_n when_o he_o ask_v the_o question_n whether_o that_o which_o the_o priest_n do_v be_v proper_o call_v a_o sacrifice_n or_o a_o 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ibidâ—â—_fw-la ipsum_fw-la semper_fw-la offerimus_fw-la magis_fw-la autem_fw-la recordationem_fw-la sacrificij_fw-la operamur_fw-la that_o be_v we_o offer_v he_o always_o or_o rather_o we_o work_v a_o remembrance_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n phil._n s._n chrysostome_n say_v 17._o in_o many_o place_n there_o be_v offer_v not_o many_o christ_n but_o one_o christ_n every_o where_o be_v full_a and_o perfect_a both_o here_o and_o there_o orthod._n s._n chrysostome_n expound_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o place_n we_o offer_v he_o say_v he_o or_o rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v we_o work_v a_o remembrance_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n where_o by_o the_o way_n you_o may_v see_v that_o s._n ambrose_n do_v borrow_v his_o former_a speech_n from_o this_o place_n of_o chrysostome_n phil._n s._n augustine_n say_v that_o christ_n command_v the_o leper_n to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n 〈…〉_z quia_fw-la nondum_fw-la institutum_fw-la erat_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la quod_fw-la corpus_fw-la eius_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v because_o this_o sacrifice_n the_o holy_a of_o holies_n which_o be_v his_o body_n be_v not_o yet_o institute_v and_o elsewhere_o 14._o quid_fw-la gratius_fw-la offerri_fw-la aut_fw-la suscipi_fw-la posset_n quam_fw-la caro_fw-la sacrificij_fw-la nostri_fw-la corpus_fw-la effectum_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la nostri_fw-la that_o be_v what_o can_v be_v offer_v or_o accept_v more_o grateful_o than_o the_o body_n of_o our_o priest_n be_v make_v the_o flesh_n of_o our_o sacrifice_n and_o cyrill_n leo_n fulgentius_n and_o other_o father_n have_v common_o the_o like_a orthod._n then_o the_o answer_v of_o austin_n will_v be_v the_o answer_v of_o all_o now_o what_o his_o meaning_n be_v let_v himself_o declare_v 23._o be_v not_o christ_n once_o offer_v or_o sacrifice_v in_o himself_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v offer_v in_o a_o sacrament_n not_o only_o at_o all_o the_o solemnity_n at_o easter_n but_o 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ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n for_o â—5_n the_o 3._o nicen_n council_n in_o that_o canon_n which_o caluine_n and_o all_o other_o receive_v say_v plain_o that_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n offer_v unbloody_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o holy_a table_n orthod._n the_o lamb_n christ_n jesus_n which_o be_v offer_v upon_o the_o cross_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o holy_a table_n not_o substantial_o but_o sacramental_o phil._n but_o the_o council_n mean_v substantial_o for_o they_o say_v 308._o it_o be_v come_v by_o relation_n to_o the_o holy_a council_n that_o in_o certain_a place_n and_o city_n the_o deacon_n do_v reach_v the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o priest_n neither_o the_o canon_n nor_o the_o custom_n have_v deliver_v this_o that_o those_o which_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n shall_v reach_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n to_o those_o that_o offer_v it_o where_o you_o may_v see_v that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o call_v it_o the_o body_n 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