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19_o aug._n 20._o the_o civitae_n dei_fw-la c._n 19_o slay_v his_o child_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o satan_n be_v not_o phantasm_n as_o augustine_n say_v and_o therefore_o well_o do_v saint_n augustine_a say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o lie_a miracle_n of_o antichrist_n as_o he_o same_o doctor_n note_v that_o the_o work_n of_o antichrist_n may_v be_v call_v sign_n of_o lie_v 4._o li._n 83._o q._n 79._o to_o 4._o either_o because_o he_o will_v deceive_v mortal_a sense_n by_o phantasm_n seem_v to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o do_v not_o or_o because_o that_o if_o they_o be_v true_a prodigy_n yet_o they_o draw_v those_o that_o shall_v believe_v they_o to_o a_o lie_n hence_o the_o same_o doctor_n saint_n augustine_n say_v 4._o aug._n li._n 83._o q._n 79._o a_o
for_o whereas_o before_o it_o be_v cite_v that_o he_o make_v pope_n sergius_n the_o ordainer_n of_o it_o be_v triple_a fraction_n 4._o desancto_fw-it greg._n pap._n ser_n 4._o yet_o say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o greg._n the_o great_a he_o ordain_v also_o that_o in_o the_o mass_n three_o part_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n to_o signify_v that_o the_o mystical_a body_n that_o be_v the_o faithful_a of_o christ_n be_v divide_v into_o 3._o part_n for_o that_o part_n which_o be_v put_v in_o the_o chalice_n hide_a and_o put_v in_o the_o wine_n signify_v that_o part_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n which_o be_v hide_v from_o all_o evil_n and_o be_v make_v drink_v with_o the_o plenty_n of_o god_n house_n the_o other_o 2._o part_n signify_v the_o 2._o part_n of_o the_o faithful_a which_o areyet_n expose_v to_o tribulation_n the_o one_o which_o in_o the_o world_n be_v expose_v to_o much_o trouble_n the_o other_o which_o be_v in_o purgatory_n subject_a to_o 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