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A01130 The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iames Bell.; Papa confutatus. English Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; Bell, James, fl. 1551-1596. 1580 (1580) STC 11241; ESTC S116021 179,895 252

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part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v there_o be_v the_o whole_a etc._n etc._n but_o augustine_n say_v otherwise_o in_o his_o 57_o epistle_n every_o greatness_n be_v less_o in_o the_o part_n then_o in_o the_o whole_a the_o cause_n be_v sift_v out_o wh_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o supper_n do_v institute_v a_o sacrament_n of_o his_o body_n cyrill_n catechis_n mystag_n 4._o the_o jew_n not_o conceive_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n spiritual_o be_v offend_v go_v backward_o because_o they_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v call_v to_o the_o devour_a of_o man_n flesh_n a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o papist_n and_o the_o caperna●●●s_n aug._n contra_fw-la adimantum_fw-la cap._n 12._o a_o objection_n christ_n say_v not_o this_o do_v signify_v my_o body_n but_o this_o be_v my_o body_n ergo_fw-la simple_o it_o be_v christ_n body_n august_n do_v answer_n paul_n say_v not_o the_o rock_n do_v signify_v christ_n but_o the_o rock_n be_v christ_n ergo_fw-la the_o rock_n be_v christ_n natural_o august_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 18._o cap._n 48._o because_o after_o a_o certain_a manner_n all_o thing_n significant_a do_v bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v as_o this_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o rock_n be_v christ_n when_o as_o notwithstanding_o it_o do_v signify_v christ_n gala●_n 3._o christ_n be_v none_o otherwise_o eat_v in_o the_o supper_n than_o he_o be_v put_v on_o in_o baptism_n figurative_a speech_n the_o absurdity_n of_o the_o literal_a exposition_n of_o the_o speech_n and_o mystery_n of_o christ_n christ_n cyril_n ad_fw-la obiecta_fw-la theodoreti_n our_o sacrament_n do_v not_o affirm_v the_o devour_a of_o a_o man_n nor_o lead_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o believer_n irreligious_o to_o gross_a imagination_n august_n de_fw-fr doc●rina_fw-la christiana_n li._n 3._o cap._n 10._o august_n in_o the_o for●●a●d_a book_n cap._n ●6_n wickedness_n in_o eat_v the_o lord_n body_n aug._n epist_n 5●_n he_o that_o say_v that_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v at_o 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9_o chrys●_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la habr_n hom_n 17._o chrys._n in_o mat._n ●om_n 83._o cypria_n lib._n 2.16_o epist._n 3._o gelas._n contra_fw-la eu●ychetem_fw-la theodoret._n dial._n 1._o dialog_n 2._o bertr●●_n 〈◊〉_d macar_n hom_n 27._o iren●_n adversus_fw-la valentinia_n lib._n 4_o cap._n 34._o justine_n the_o holy_a martyr_n the_o br●ad_a and_o wyn●_n which_o pass_v intoo_o the_o nourishment_n of_o our_o body_n be_v c●lled_v the_o euchariste_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v too_o say_v over_o the_o which_o thanksgiving_n &_o prayer_n have_v be_v pronounce_v the_o church_n have_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n always_o but_o have_v not_o always_o the_o body_n without_o the_o sacrament_n according_a too_o that_o say_n you_o have_v not_o i_o always_o christ_n be_v otherwise_o bear_v into_o the_o world_n otherwise_o eat_v in_o the_o world_n aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 95_o this_o bread_n do_v require_v the_o hunger_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n cyprian_a de_fw-fr 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