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Bertram or Ratram concerning the body and blood of the Lord in Latin : with a new English translation, to which is prefix'd an historical dissertation touching the author and this work.; De corpore et sanguine Domini. English
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Ratramnus, monk of Corbie, d. ca. 868.
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signification_n 31._o p._n 31._o i._n e._n figurative_o and_o some_o in_o propriety_n a_o true_a thing_n and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o maid_n suffer_v death_n of_o his_o own_o accord_n he_o be_v call_v bread_n by_o signification_n i._n e._n figurative_o but_o christ_n be_v not_o so_o in_o true_a nature_n neither_o bread_n etc._n etc._n p._n 32._o true_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n which_o through_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v hallow_v show_v one_o thing_n outward_o to_o human_a sense_n and_o another_o thing_n they_o inward_o call_v to_o believe_a mind_n clypâaþ_n clypâaþ_n outward_o they_o appear_v bread_n and_o wine_n both_o in_o figure_n and_o in_o taste_n and_o they_o be_v true_o after_o their_o hallow_v christ_n body_n and_o blood_n through_o ghostly_a mystery_n p._n 33._o so_o the_o holy_a font-water_n which_o be_v call_v the_o wellspring_n of_o life_n be_v like_a in_o shape_n to_o other_o water_n and_o subject_a to_o corruption_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n might_n come_v to_o the_o corruptible_a water_n through_o the_o priest_n blessing_n and_o it_o may_v afterward_o wash_v the_o body_n and_o soul_n from_o all_o sin_n through_o ghostly_a might_n behold_v now_o we_o see_v two_o thing_n in_o this_o one_o creature_n after_o true_a nature_n that_o water_n be_v corruptible_a moisture_n and_o after_o ghostly_a mystery_n have_v hallow_v might_n so_o also_o if_o we_o behold_v the_o holy_a housel_n or_o sacrament_n after_o bodily_a sense_n than_o we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o creature_n corruptible_fw-fr and_o mutable_a if_o we_o acknowledge_v therein_o ghostly_a might_n then_o understand_v we_o that_o life_n be_v therein_o and_o that_o it_o give_v immortality_n to_o they_o that_o eat_v it_o with_o faith._n p._n 35._o much_o difference_n be_v betwixt_o the_o body_n in_o which_o christ_n suffer_v and_o the_o body_n which_o be_v hallow_v to_o housel_n the_o body_n true_o in_o which_o christ_n suffer_v be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o mary_n with_o blood_n with_o bone_n with_o skin_n with_o sinew_n with_o human_a limb_n and_o with_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n live_v and_o his_o ghostly_a body_n which_o we_o call_v the_o housel_n 36._o p._n 36._o be_v gather_v of_o many_o corn_n without_o blood_n and_o bone_n without_o limb_n and_o without_o soul_n whatsoever_o be_v in_o that_o housel_n that_o give_v the_o substance_n of_o life_n that_o be_v of_o the_o ghostly_a might_n and_o invisible_a operation_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o holy_a housel_n call_v a_o mystery_n because_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n in_o it_o see_v and_o another_o thing_n understand_v p._n 37._o certain_o christ_n body_n in_o which_o he_o suffer_v death_n and_o rise_v again_o from_o death_n never_o die_v henceforth_o but_o be_v eternal_a and_o impassable_a but_o that_o housel_n be_v temporal_a not_o eternal_a corruptible_a and_o divide_v into_o several_a part_n chew_v betwixt_o the_o tooth_n and_o send_v into_o the_o belly_n p._n 38._o this_o mystery_n be_v a_o pledge_n and_o a_o speech_n a_o a_o hippolito_n and_o not_o as_o above_o getacnunge_n which_o be_v a_o figure_n in_o speech_n figure_n christ_n body_n be_v the_o truth_n itself_o this_o pledge_n we_o keep_v mystical_o until_o we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o fuscipitur_fw-la p._n 68_o quod_fw-la dente_fw-la premitur_fw-la fauce_fw-la glutitur_fw-la quod_fw-la receptaculo_fw-la ventris_fw-la fuscipitur_fw-la truth_n itself_o then_o be_v that_o pledge_v end_v true_o it_o be_v so_o as_o we_o say_v before_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n not_o bodily_a but_o ghostly_a see_v p._n 35._o you_o shall_v not_o search_v how_o it_o be_v do_v but_o hold_v in_o faith_n that_o it_o be_v so_o do_v p._n 43._o we_o say_v to_o you_o erewhile_o that_o christ_n hallow_a bread_n and_o wine_n to_o housel_n before_o his_o suffer_v and_o say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n and_o my_o blood._n he_o have_v not_o suffer_v as_o yet_o he_o turn_v through_o invisible_a might_n that_o bread_n to_o his_o own_o body_n and_o that_o wine_n to_o his_o own_o blood_n as_o former_o he_o do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n before_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v to_o man_n when_o he_o turn_v that_o heavenly_a meat_n to_o his_o flesh_n and_o that_o water_n flow_v from_o the_o rock_n to_o his_o own_o blood._n that_o which_o next_o follow_v be_v a_o quotation_n out_o of_o st._n augustine_n which_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o elfrick_n take_v from_o bertram_n and_o not_o at_o first_o hand_n from_o that_o father_n p._n 44._o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o many_o other_o of_o that_o people_n which_o please_v god_n eat_v that_o heavenly_a bread_n and_o they_o die_v not_o that_o everlasting_a death_n though_o they_o die_v the_o common_a death_n they_o see_v that_o the_o heavenly_a meat_n viz._n manna_n be_v visible_a and_o corruptible_a and_o they_o understand_v somewhat_o spiritual_a by_o that_o visible_a thing_n and_o spiritual_o receive_v it_o p._n 46._o once_o christ_n suffer_v in_o himself_o and_o yet_o nevertheless_o his_o suffering_n be_v daily_o renew_v through_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o holy_a housel_n at_o the_o holy_a mass_n p._n 47._o we_o ought_v also_o to_o consider_v diligent_o how_o this_o holy_a housel_n be_v both_o christ_n body_n and_o the_o body_n of_o all_o faithful_a man_n after_o ghostly_a mystery_n as_o wise_a augustine_n say_v if_o you_o will_v understand_v of_o christ_n body_n hear_v the_o apostle_n paul_n thus_o speak_v you_o true_o be_v christ_n body_n and_o his_o member_n now_o be_v your_o mystery_n set_v on_o god_n table_n and_o you_o receive_v your_o mystery_n 48._o p._n 48._o which_o mystery_n you_o be_v yourselves_o be_v that_o which_o you_o see_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o receive_v that_o which_o yourselves_o be_v and_o again_o st._n paul_n say_v we_o many_o be_v one_o bread_n and_o one_o body_n scripture_n body_n body_n i_o e._n cannon_n ecclesiastical_a not_o the_o holy_a scripture_n holy_a book_n command_v that_o water_n be_v mingle_v with_o wine_n which_o shall_v be_v for_o housel_n because_o the_o water_n signify_v the_o people_n and_o the_o wine_n christ_n blood_n therefore_o shall_v not_o the_o one_o without_o the_o other_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o holy_a mass_n that_o christ_n may_v be_v with_o we_o and_o we_o with_o christ_n the_o head_n with_o the_o limb_n and_o the_o limb_n with_o the_o head._n p._n 51._o and_o after_o these_o word_n our_o homilist_n resume_v his_o former_a discourse_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb._n thus_o have_v i_o at_o large_a set_v down_o in_o parallel_n the_o passage_n of_o that_o saxon_a homily_n take_v out_o of_o bertram_n the_o homily_n the_o see_v the_o preface_n of_o the_o homily_n sermon_n be_v original_o latin_n which_o elfrick_n translate_v into_o saxon_n whether_o he_o be_v the_o compiler_n in_o latin_a i_o can_v be_v positive_a but_o it_o seem_v the_o succeed_a age_n will_v not_o bear_v this_o doctrine_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o latin_a be_v utter_o lose_v either_o be_v wilful_o make_v away_o or_o the_o governor_n of_o our_o church_n not_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o transcribe_v and_o propagate_v what_o after_o the_o condemnation_n of_o berengarius_fw-la and_o the_o promotion_n of_o his_o great_a adversary_n lanfranc_n to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o canterbury_n be_v general_o repute_v heresy_n but_o through_o the_o wonderful_a good_a providence_n of_o god_n the_o whole_a be_v preserve_v in_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n which_o few_o understand_v by_o this_o account_n of_o that_o homily_n you_o learn_v two_o thing_n and_o a_o three_o observation_n i_o shall_v add_v 1._o that_o bertram_n book_n be_v neither_o forge_v by_o oecolampadius_n nor_o yet_o deprave_v by_o berengarius_fw-la or_o wiclef_n his_o disciple_n since_o the_o most_o express_a passage_n against_o the_o popish_a real_a presence_n be_v read_v in_o that_o homily_n 70_o or_o 80_o year_n before_o berengarius_fw-la make_v any_o noise_n in_o the_o world._n 2._o what_o i_o design_n to_o insist_v upon_o more_o large_o in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o this_o discourse_n viz._n that_o ratramnus_n or_o bertram_n stand_v not_o alone_o but_o have_v other_o of_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o he_o in_o the_o ix_o and_o x_o century_n and_o that_o paschasius_fw-la his_o doctrine_n have_v not_o receive_v as_o yet_o the_o stamp_n of_o public_a authority_n either_o by_o any_o pope_n or_o counsel_n confirmation_n 3._o nevertheless_o this_o carnal_a doctrine_n of_o paschasius_fw-la do_v daily_o get_v ground_n in_o that_o obscure_a and_o ignorant_a age_n next_o that_o he_o live_v in_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o some_o passage_n in_o this_o homily_n which_o i_o have_v not_o recite_v because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o bertram_n the_o absurd_a consequence_n of_o that_o error_n for_o instance_n p._n 39_o and_o 40_o there_o be_v two_o miracle_n insert_v to_o prove_v the_o carnal_a presence_n contrary_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o whole_a discourse_n and_o the_o one_o contrary_a to_o their_o
specierum_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsae_fw-la quae_fw-la postulantur_fw-la species_n inferendae_fw-la cod._n theod._n l._n xi_o tit._n 2._o leg._n 4._o require_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v in_o kind_n and_o not_o a_o composition_n for_o they_o in_o money_n particular_o that_o the_o 2._o the_o speciem_fw-la vini_n ibid._n leg._n 2._o species_n of_o wine_n be_v pay_v in_o kind_a there_o be_v law_n to_o compel_v all_o farmer_n to_o furnish_v their_o proportion_n of_o all_o species_n to_o oblige_v man_n and_o ship_n and_o wagon_n for_o the_o carriage_n of_o they_o to_o rome_n and_o other_o place_n law_n also_o direct_v the_o mix_n of_o sweet_a and_o fresh_a with_o the_o species_n decay_v and_o corrupt_v by_o long_o lie_v in_o public_a granary_n and_o cellar_n cassiodorus_n rimari_fw-la cassiodorus_n 1._o speciem_fw-la laridi_fw-la lib._n 2._o ep._n 12._o 2._o tritici_fw-la speciem_fw-la l._n 3._o ep._n 41._o vini_n tritici_fw-la panici_fw-la speciem_fw-la l._n 12._o ep._n 26._o vini_n olei_fw-la vel_fw-la tritici_fw-la species_n l._n 12._o ep._n 23._o 3._o 4._o casei_fw-la &_o vini_n palmatiani_n species_n l._n 12._o ep._n 12._o 5._o de_fw-fr ferro_fw-la l._n 3._o ep._n 25._o convenit_fw-la itaque_fw-la hanc_fw-la speciem_fw-la diligenti_fw-la indagatione_fw-la rimari_fw-la in_o his_o epistle_n issue_v out_o order_n for_o the_o provide_v of_o the_o species_n 1_o of_o bacon_n 2_o wheat_n 3_o 4_o cheese_n wine_n and_o 5_o iron_n and_o the_o law-notion_n of_o the_o term_n i_o conceive_v take_v its_o rise_n from_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o necessary_n of_o several_a sort_n and_o kind_n that_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o army_n or_o great_a city_n or_o else_o from_o the_o variety_n of_o such_o provision_n pay_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o rent_n or_o tribute_n now_o as_o the_o word_n sacrament_n be_v general_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o term_n borrow_v from_o the_o roman_a military_a law_n so_o probable_o be_v the_o word_n species_n and_o as_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o other_o store_v for_o the_o public_a use_n either_o of_o the_o prince_n the_o city_n or_o army_n go_v by_o that_o name_n especial_o what_o come_v in_o by_o way_n of_o pension_n 18._o pension_n species_n praeterea_fw-la quae_fw-la mensis_fw-la regiis_fw-la apparentur_fw-la perquirite_fw-la l._n 12._o ep._n 18._o or_o tribute_n so_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o the_o oblation_n of_o the_o faithful_a bring_v to_o the_o altar_n as_o a_o tribute_n to_o god_n for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o holy_a table_n consist_v of_o bread_n and_o wine_n the_o two_o main_a support_n of_o life_n may_v in_o allusion_n thereunto_o be_v call_v species_n by_o ecclesiastic_a writer_n now_o this_o premise_a i_o shall_v attempt_v to_o show_v two_o thing_n 1._o that_o species_n in_o bertram_n import_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o which_o its_o use_v to_o signify_v in_o the_o first_o 25._o first_o bestias_fw-la terra_fw-la juxta_fw-la species_n svas_fw-la gen._n l._n 25._o of_o genesis_n by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a version_n viz._n the_o specific_a nature_n the_o substance_n as_o well_o as_o the_o appearance_n 2._o that_o the_o word_n bear_v the_o same_o sense_n in_o other_o author_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la false_o ascribe_v to_o st._n ambrose_n to_o evince_v the_o former_a i_o shall_v present_v you_o with_o some_o passage_n which_o will_v appear_v very_o absurd_a if_o the_o word_n be_v understand_v in_o mr._n boileau_n sense_n and_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o that_o on_o which_o he_o himself_o have_v bestow_v a_o remark_n 12._o remark_n quoniam_fw-la secundum_fw-la veritatem_fw-la species_n creaturae_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerat_fw-la ante_fw-la permansisse_fw-la cognoscitur_fw-la n._n 12._o for_o for_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o species_n of_o the_o creature_n remain_v in_o truth_n what_o it_o be_v before_o now_o if_o by_o species_n we_o be_v with_o mr._n boileau_n to_o understand_v the_o sensible_a appearance_n these_o absurdity_n will_v follow_v 1._o ratram_n will_v contradict_v himself_o in_o what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o very_a sentence_n next_o before_o viz._n ibid._n viz._n hic_fw-la quoque_fw-la non_fw-la iste_fw-la transitus_fw-la sc_fw-la ab_fw-la esse_fw-la ad_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la factus_fw-la esse_fw-la cognoscitur_fw-la ibid._n that_o in_o the_o sacrament_n nothing_o be_v change_v by_o way_n of_o corruption_n nothing_o pass_v from_o be_v into_o a_o state_n of_o non_fw-fr existence_n if_o in_o these_o word_n he_o intend_v only_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o accident_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o not_o their_o substance_n do_v remain_v after_o consecration_n how_o can_v he_o say_v that_o nothing_o here_o be_v corrupt_v if_o he_o think_v that_o accident_n only_o remain_v and_o that_o their_o specific_a nature_n perish_v 2._o whereas_o ratram_n propose_v a_o distinction_n consist_v of_o three_o member_n if_o species_n import_v only_o the_o sensible_a quality_n the_o two_o latter_a member_n will_v be_v coincident_a for_o in_o the_o next_o paragraph_n 13._o paragraph_n nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la hic_fw-la vel_fw-la tactu_fw-la vel_fw-la colore_fw-la vel_fw-la sapore_fw-la permutatum_fw-la esse_fw-la deprehenditur_fw-la n._n 13._o he_o prove_v there_o be_v no_o alteration_n because_o we_o perceive_v no_o alteration_n either_o as_o to_o touch_v colour_n or_o taste_v now_o if_o in_o the_o precede_a paragraph_n he_o design_v only_o to_o assert_v that_o the_o sensible_a quality_n remain_v after_o consecration_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v inform_v what_o other_o sensible_a quality_n the_o holy_a element_n have_v beside_o those_o here_o mention_v 3._o it_o be_v plain_a that_o as_o pass_v from_o non_fw-fr entity_n into_o be_v be_v a_o substantial_a change_n so_o the_o contrary_n be_v a_o substantial_a change_n whereas_o if_o species_n do_v not_o import_v the_o substance_n instead_o of_o the_o universal_o receive_v distinction_n of_o two_o sort_n of_o substantial_a mutation_n and_o one_o accidental_a he_o make_v ratram_n the_o author_n of_o a_o novel_a and_o unknown_a distinction_n of_o two_o kind_n of_o accidental_a mutation_n and_o one_o substantial_a and_o i_o may_v add_v that_o the_o emphatical_a word_n in_o truth_n which_o i_o take_v to_o signify_v verity_n of_o nature_n must_v stand_v for_o just_a nothing_o whereas_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o place_n be_v that_o the_o creature_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n remain_v in_o reality_n after_o consecration_n what_o they_o be_v before_o again_o 49._o again_o figurae_fw-la sunt_fw-la secundum_fw-la speciem_fw-la visibilem_fw-la n._n 49._o they_o be_v figure_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o visible_a species_n in_o this_o place_n if_o we_o understand_v he_o of_o the_o sensible_a quality_n the_o assertion_n be_v false_a for_o it_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n which_o have_v any_o resemblance_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o accident_n have_v no_o analogy_n to_o it_o or_o the_o benefit_n of_o our_o saviour_n death_n it_o be_v not_o whiteness_n or_o roundness_n or_o dryness_n or_o moistness_n but_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n which_o feed_v the_o body_n and_o therefore_o apt_o represent_v the_o spiritual_a improvement_n which_o the_o soul_n find_v in_o the_o worthy_a participation_n of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n and_o therefore_o what_o ratram_n call_v the_o visible_a species_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o paragraph_n be_v style_v the_o visible_a creature_n in_o the_o latter_a again_o 57_o again_o quod_fw-la illa_fw-la caro_fw-la secundum_fw-la quam_fw-la &_o crucifixus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la &_o sepultus_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la mysterium_fw-la sed_fw-la veritas_fw-la naturae_fw-la haec_fw-la vero_fw-la caro_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la illius_fw-la in_o mysterio_fw-la continet_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la specie_fw-la caro_fw-la sed_fw-la sacramento_n si_fw-mi quidem_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la panis_n est_fw-la etc._n etc._n n._n 57_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o flesh_n in_o which_o christ_n suffer_v be_v no_o mystery_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o nature_n whereas_o his_o body_n in_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n be_v not_o flesh_n in_o specie_fw-la but_o in_o sacrament_n or_o mystery_n for_o in_o specie_fw-la its_o bread_n there_o will_v be_v no_o antithesis_fw-la unless_o we_o understand_v he_o to_o deny_v the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v flesh_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n wherein_o he_o affirm_v his_o body_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n to_o be_v flesh_n viz._n in_o verity_n of_o nature_n also_o where_o he_o declare_v 69._o declare_v ast_n nunc_fw-la sanguis_fw-la christi_fw-la quem_fw-la credentes_fw-la ebibunt_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la quod_fw-la comedunt_fw-la aliud_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la &_o aliud_fw-la in_o significatione_n n._n 69._o that_o what_o the_o faithful_a do_v oral_o receive_v be_v one_o thing_n in_o specie_fw-la and_o another_o in_o signification_n if_o species_n imply_v only_o the_o outward_a appearance_n the_o antithesis_fw-la be_v frigid_a and_o without_o force_n for_o in_o sacramental_a discourse_n thing_n be_v oppose_v to_o their_o mystical_a signification_n so_o that_o the_o force_n of_o such_o antithesis_fw-la lie_v