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be_v neuter_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feminine_a but_o it_o be_v so_o clear_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o demonstrate_v the_o bread_n which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n break_v and_o give_v his_o disciple_n that_o the_o grand_a apostle_n s_o paul_n call_v it_o so_o 1_o cor._n 10.16_o the_o bread_n which_o we_o break_v be_v it_o not_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o cha_z 11._o after_o he_o have_v tell_v the_o corinthian_n that_o he_o have_v deliver_v they_o that_o which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n say_v 26_o 27_o 28._o as_o often_o as_o you_o eat_v this_o bread_n and_o drink_v this_o cup_n you_o do_v show_v the_o lord_n death_n till_o he_o come_v wherefore_o whosoever_o shall_v eat_v this_o bread_n and_o drink_v this_o cup_n etc._n etc._n but_o let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o if_o we_o 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nothing_o more_o be_v offer_v but_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vinum_fw-la aquâ_fw-la mixtum_fw-la that_o be_v bread_n and_o wine_n mingle_v with_o water_n so_o the_o council_n in_o trullo_n at_o constantinople_n with_o the_o council_n of_o neocaesarea_n which_o forbid_v certain_a priest_n to_o give_v the_o bread_n and_o cup_n coram_fw-la episcopo_fw-la before_o a_o bishop_n and_o i_o wonder_v to_o hear_v those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n cavil_v so_o much_o at_o that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o when_o they_o among_o themselves_o be_v not_o agree_v upon_o it_o for_o they_o dispute_v among_o themselves_o about_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o bread_n which_o christ_n give_v his_o disciple_n some_o say_v with_o the_o greek_n as_o those_o of_o the_o