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sentence_n choose_v by_o i_o seem_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o less_o difficulty_n and_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o ancient_a pastoral_n and_o episcopal_a ordination_n which_o be_v receive_v and_o use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o especial_o because_o it_o do_v more_o incline_v and_o conduce_v to_o moderation_n whatsoever_o i_o have_v herein_o write_v i_o humble_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n and_o correction_n of_o my_o superior_n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la episcopi_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la sumus_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la eos_fw-la quibus_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o sacramentum_fw-la dominicum_fw-la ministramus_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la eorum_fw-la sine_fw-la scandalo_fw-la gubernandorum_fw-la seize_v necessitas_fw-la tulerit_fw-la ita_fw-la vel_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la debemus_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la alios_fw-la sumus_fw-la aug_n contra_fw-la crescon_n grammatic_a l._n 2._o c._n 11._o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 4._o line_n penult_n after_o of_o the_o apostle_n add_v before_o our_o saviour_n death_n p._n 10._o mark_fw-mi r._n jubain_n p._n 14._o mark_fw-mi r._n in_o esai_n p._n 15._o l._n 12._o r._n dicit_fw-la l._n 22._o r._n dicit_fw-la ib._n r._n consecratione_fw-la l._n 36._o r._n postea_fw-la p._n 26._o l._n 10._o deal_n of_o exp_v p._n 30._o l._n penult_n r._n say_v l._n 27._o r._n enable_v they_o the._n p_o 32._o l._n 13._o r._n who_o l._n 31._o r._n walafridus_n p._n 39_o l._n 31._o r._n tungrens_n so_o in_o mark_fw-mi pro_fw-la vigrens_fw-la r._n tungrens_n p_o 41._o l._n 27._o r._n within_o ten_o in_fw-it mark_fw-mi r._n natalem_fw-la domini_fw-la toletan_n the_o quotation_n ubi_fw-la multorum_fw-la be_v misplace_v p._n 42._o l._n 9_o 10._o r._n paschal_n wax_v candle_n p._n 46._o over_o against_o l._n 24._o r._n in_o mark_fw-mi greg._n nyssen_n contra_fw-la hunom_fw-la orat._n 16._o p._n 47._o ult_n r._n catechuman_n p._n 51._o in_o 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pardon_v
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the_o kingdom_n of_o prester_n john_n they_o stand_v when_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a communion_n in_o give_v the_o sacrament_n the_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n say_v 6._o francisc_n alvarus_n apud_fw-la cassandri_n liturg_n de_fw-fr sacrament_n l._n 4._o c._n 6._o the_o body_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o receive_v say_v amen_o say_v ambrose_n about_o the_o year_n 600_o in_o the_o sacramentary_a of_o gregory_n the_o great_a it_o be_v say_v while_o the_o priest_n give_v the_o lord_n body_n let_v he_o say_v the_o body_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n preserve_v thou_o to_o eternal_a life_n amen_n and_o in_o give_v the_o cup_n let_v he_o say_v the_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n preserve_v thou_o to_o eternal_a life_n in_o the_o mass_n of_o some_o armenian_n in_o russia_n the_o priest_n communicate_v faith_n liturg_n apud_fw-la cassand_n liturg_n by_o faith_n i_o believe_v in_o the_o most_o holy_a trinity_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n by_o faith_n i_o eat_v thy_o quicken_a and_o save_a body_n o_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v it_o be_v unto_o i_o to_o the_o absolution_n and_o remission_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o in_o drink_v the_o cup_n i_o drink_v by_o faith_n thy_o holy_a unmix_a blood_n blot_v out_o sin_n eundem_fw-la apud_fw-la eundem_fw-la o_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o of_o my_o parent_n and_o of_o all_o the_o world_n every_o communicant_a of_o the_o armernians_n in_o india_n go_v before_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o altar_n to_o receive_v it_o be_v provide_v in_o the_o council_n of_o laodic_n before_o the_o year_n 400_o 19_o can._n 19_o that_o only_o the_o minister_n may_v go_v in_o to_o the_o altar_n and_o there_o take_v the_o communion_n 17._o can._n 17._o in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o tolet._n it_o be_v appoint_v