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be_v very_o reasonable_a that_o all_o who_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o wine_n which_o represent_v his_o blood_n i_o may_v say_v therefore_o with_o cyprian_a to_o cecilius_n if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o we_o late_o the_o least_o commandâment_n of_o almighty_a god_n how_o much_o less_o one_o so_o great_a and_o weighty_a moreover_o as_o âur_n saviour_n institution_n do_v teach_v &_o prescribe_v the_o use_n of_o the_o cup_n to_o the_o general_a practicâ_n of_o succee_a age_n do_v approve_v iâ_n which_o how_o evident_a it_o be_v may_v appear_v by_o bellarmine_n shallow_a argument_n and_o wâak_a proof_n of_o the_o contrary_n 7_o bellarm._n de_fw-fr eueha_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 24._o andraâ_n ortho_n expli_v li._n 7_o andradius_fw-la a_o principal_a stickleâ_n at_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o a_o vehement_a defender_n thereof_o just_o reprove_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o the_o cup_n be_v ancient_o 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ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o rhemist_n have_v say_v somewhat_o to_o the_o purpose_n but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o the_o text_n yield_v they_o not_o the_o least_o colour_n for_o their_o conceit_n bread_n for_o the_o pâsseover_n must_v be_v celebrate_v wâth_o unleavened_a bread_n all_o that_o caâ_n be_v say_v be_v ground_v occasional_o because_o the_o passeover_n be_v now_o celebrate_v it_o be_v like_a our_o saviour_n take_v such_o bread_n as_o the_o time_n and_o place_n do_v afford_v he_o not_o because_o the_o sacrament_n do_v necessary_o require_v it_o but_o because_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o passeover_n do_v present_o yield_v it_o now_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o a_o accidental_a ceremony_n shall_v bring_v in_o a_o perpetual_a necessity_n 2.13_o anseâm_n say_v multis_fw-la catholicis_fw-la ratiânali_fw-la uâ_n videtur_fw-la quod_fw-la agunt_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la fidem_fw-la catholicam_fw-la epist_n wiâeram_n ep._n do._n soto_n in_o 4_o send_v âisâââ_n 9_o qu._n ãâ¦ã_o 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