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worthiness_n of_o priest_n who_o offer_v this_o holy_a sacrifice_n chap._n 4._o this_o sacrifice_n be_v so_o excellent_a a_o thing_n as_o have_v before_o be_v show_v it_o be_v convenient_a that_o the_o duine_a majesty_n of_o almighty_a god_n shall_v ordain_v in_o his_o church_n a_o order_n of_o man_n which_o shall_v be_v above_o other_o who_o shall_v both_o consecrate_v and_o offer_v the_o same_o which_o thing_n he_o perform_v in_o his_o last_o supper_n institute_v the_o order_n of_o priest_n hood_n unto_o which_o he_o give_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o consecrate_v receive_v and_o distribute_v to_o other_o his_o most_o precious_a body_n and_o blood_n hide_v under_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n 2._o by_o which_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o the_o mass_n be_v a_o work_n the_o most_o great_a the_o most_o worthy_a and_o most_o excellent_a that_o possible_o a_o man_n can_v undertake_v or_o enterprise_n see_v the_o priest_n who_o say_v it_o excel_v in_o dignity_n all_o 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he_o may_v conjoin_v and_o link_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n to_o almighty_a god_n and_o to_o make_v they_o more_o attent_a to_o his_o divine_a service_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o extend_v his_o arm_n and_o note_v that_o together_o with_o the_o prolation_n of_o the_o word_n he_o spread_v and_o open_v abroad_o his_o arm_n to_o signify_v thereby_o how_o christ_n have_v his_o arm_n always_o open_a and_o ready_a to_o receive_v those_o that_o be_v true_o penitent_a and_o do_v fly_v unto_o he_o et_fw-la cum_fw-la spiritu_fw-la tuo_fw-la and_o with_o thy_o spirit_n in_o which_o word_n the_o people_n pray_v that_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n may_v be_v present_a to_o teach_v and_o direct_v he_o without_o who_o assistance_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o acceptable_a to_o he_o as_o himself_o have_v witness_v by_o his_o apostle_n say_v without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o so_o that_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o people_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o 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