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in_o heaven_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o earth_n 3._o what_o a_o strange_a say_n be_v this_o that_o christ_n give_v his_o flesh_n to_o be_v eat_v in_o the_o sacrament_n yet_o hide_v it_o under_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n lest_o man_n shall_v abhor_v to_o eat_v it_o for_o be_v it_o to_o be_v think_v that_o christ_n will_v command_v any_o unseemly_a thing_n or_o contrary_a to_o humanity_n how_o can_v the_o apostle_n command_v the_o gentile_n to_o abstain_v from_o strangle_v &_o blood_n act._n 15._o when_o as_o by_o your_o doctrine_n they_o do_v eat_v daily_o in_o their_o assembly_n the_o raw_a flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o how_o be_v it_o that_o christ_n now_o forget_v his_o own_o rule_n he_o that_o do_v the_o truth_n say_v he_o come_v to_o the_o light_n that_o his_o deed_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a john_n 3.21_o but_o christ_n now_o fly_v the_o light_n &_o shrowd_v himself_o under_o the_o shape_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o will_v not_o show_v his_o flesh_n these_o therefore_o be_v but_o silly_a cause_n which_o you_o have_v render_v why_o christ_n will_v have_v the_o substance_n of_o bread_n only_o change_v and_o not_o the_o accident_n the_o protestant_n as_o the_o name_n of_o transubstantiation_n be_v strange_a and_o new_o devise_v so_o be_v the_o meaning_n thereof_o most_o unreasonable_a that_o in_o the_o sacrament_n the_o substance_n of_o bread_n shall_v be_v convert_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n the_o form_n only_o remain_v a_o opinion_n contrary_a to_o scripture_n reason_n and_o common_a sense_n argum._n 1._o as_o christ_n say_v math._n 26._o point_v to_o the_o bread_n this_o be_v my_o body_n so_o he_o say_v john_n 6.35_o i_o be_o the_o bread_n but_o in_o this_o place_n he_o be_v not_o change_v into_o bread_n why_o then_o in_o the_o other_o place_n shall_v the_o bread_n be_v turn_v into_o his_o body_n for_o the_o speech_n be_v all_o one_o argum._n 2._o the_o bread_n in_o the_o eucharist_n after_o the_o consecration_n be_v 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