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even_o as_o he_o may_v just_o be_v account_v guilty_a of_o some_o crime_n yea_o of_o treason_n if_o you_o will_v against_o the_o emperor_n majesty_n that_o in_o contempt_n or_o reprochfullye_o do_v violate_v the_o emperor_n picture_n or_o image_n we_o see_v then_o that_o the_o wicked_a be_v become_v guiltye_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n not_o that_o they_o have_v receive_v they_o unless_o a_o man_n will_v take_v the_o body_n for_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v oftentimes_o use_v in_o the_o ancient_a father_n but_o because_o they_o have_v through_o their_o unbelief_n reject_v or_o refuse_v they_o for_o christ_n himself_o can_v never_o be_v sunder_v from_o that_o his_o quicken_a power_n sunder_v christ_n and_o his_o grace_n be_v never_o sunder_v wherefore_o look_v of_o who_o soever_o he_o be_v receive_v now_o indeed_o he_o be_v receive_v only_o of_o the_o believer_n they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v deliver_v from_o eternal_a death_n 5.24_o john_n 5.24_o as_o he_o himself_o plain_o bear_v witness_v now_o whereas_o these_o man_n except_o against_o this_o truth_n answer_v a_o objection_n short_o answer_v that_o christ_n be_v deliver_v to_o some_o for_o judgement_n and_o that_o through_o the_o very_a fault_n of_o the_o hearer_n we_o grant_v that_o also_o but_o yet_o so_o &_o in_o respect_n as_o christ_n be_v through_o their_o unbelief_n refuse_v and_o cast_v from_o they_o and_o not_o receive_v of_o they_o by_o faith_n last_o whereas_o these_o man_n suppose_v thereto_o the_o last_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n thereto_o that_o christ_n himself_o can_v not_o be_v true_o partake_v unless_o he_o be_v indeed_o apprehend_v both_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o mouth_n also_o thereto_o the_o last_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n thereto_o and_o that_o therefore_o we_o hold_v a_o communicate_v not_o of_o christ_n himself_o but_o of_o his_o efficacy_n and_o power_n let_v we_o a_o little_a consider_v this_o falsehood_n and_o weigh_v this_o slander_n first_o therefore_o we_o must_v know_v that_o when_o we_o remove_v a_o bodily_a eat_n that_o so_o we_o may_v establish_v a_o spiritual_a and_o mystical_a eat_n that_o both_o these_o must_v be_v understand_v not_o of_o the_o thing_n itself_o which_o be_v communicate_v or_o partake_v but_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o communicate_v or_o partake_v for_o neither_o do_v christ_n himself_o say_v 22.19_o luke_n 22.19_o this_o be_v the_o merit_n or_o benefit_n of_o my_o death_n but_o this_o be_v that_o my_o body_n which_o be_v give_v for_o you_o neither_o do_v we_o suppose_v that_o christ_n himself_o can_v be_v less_o unskilful_o separate_v from_o his_o efficacy_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n when_o the_o question_n be_v of_o spiritual_a nourishement_n than_o if_o a_o man_n will_v deny_v that_o we_o have_v need_v to_o eat_v bread_n itself_o and_o drink_v wine_n itself_o that_o so_o afterwards_o we_o may_v draw_v or_o fetch_v bodily_a nourishment_n from_o the_o same_o but_o we_o say_v 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