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be_v to_o make_v themselves_o great_a and_o more_o excellent_a than_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o q._n they_o pretend_v notwithstanding_o to_o prove_v their_o priesthood_n by_o these_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o a._n but_o they_o do_v it_o without_o ground_n for_o first_o since_o jesus_n christ_n by_o these_o word_n institute_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n what_o appearance_n be_v there_o that_o by_o the_o same_o word_n he_o shall_v institute_n another_o sacrament_n second_o jesus_n christ_n in_o these_o word_n command_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v afterward_o that_o which_o he_o have_v order_v they_o to_o do_v then_o viz._n to_o take_v and_o eat_v now_o to_o take_v and_o eat_v be_v not_o to_o sacrifice_v three_o moreover_o he_o command_v to_o do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o now_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o take_v and_o sacrifice_v a_o person_n in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o for_o we_o remember_v thing_n absent_a q._n yet_o 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sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n that_o which_o be_v say_v gen._n 14.18_o that_o melchisedeck_v sacrifice_v bread_n and_o wine_n a._n if_o it_o be_v so_o in_o this_o passage_n as_o it_o be_v allege_v there_o can_v nothing_o be_v gather_v from_o it_o but_o that_o the_o priest_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_v shall_v offer_v bread_n and_o wine_n and_o not_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o this_o passage_n be_v not_o well_o translate_v for_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v not_o that_o melchisedeck_v sacrifice_v but_o that_o he_o bring_v forth_o or_o present_v bread_n and_o wine_n and_o that_o to_o abraham_n for_o to_o refresh_v he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o not_o to_o god_n in_o sacrifice_n q._n they_o prove_v likewise_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n by_o mal._n 1.11_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n even_o unto_o the_o go_n down_o of_o the_o same_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o every_o place_n incense_n shall_v 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