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reform_a church_n have_v do_v particular_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v do_v and_o find_v 28._o that_o transubstantiation_n or_o the_o change_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o this_o i_o say_v can_v be_v prove_v by_o holy_a writ_n but_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o scripture_n overthrow_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o sacrament_n and_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o many_o superstition_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o consubstantiation_n yea_o the_o church_n find_v that_o this_o kind_n of_o real_a presence_n do_v overthrow_v the_o ground_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n 1552._o 1._o of_o reason_n and_o philosophy_n quoniam_fw-la naturae_fw-la humanae_fw-la veritas_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v that_o the_o verity_n of_o humane_a nature_n require_v that_o the_o body_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n can_v be_v present_a in_o many_o place_n altogether_o but_o must_v needs_o remain_v in_o some_o definite_a and_o certain_a place_n therefore_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n can_v be_v present_a in_o many_o and_o divers_a place_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n 2._o of_o religion_n and_o divinity_n quoniam_fw-la ut_fw-la tradunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n christ_n be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n there_o to_o abide_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o no_o faithful_a christian_n ought_v either_o to_o believe_v or_o profess_v any_o as_o they_o call_v it_o corporal_a presence_n of_o christ_n flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o either_o sacrament_n upon_o these_o ground_n the_o corporal_a presence_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sacrament_n be_v refuse_v yet_o be_v not_o therefore_o the_o sacramentarian_o naked_a signification_n admit_v because_o it_o come_v far_o short_a of_o the_o
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