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in_o the_o eucharist_n be_v no_o kill_v or_o shed_v of_o blood_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o man_n may_v thus_o reason_n the_o celebrate_n of_o the_o passeover_n be_v not_o in_o every_o respect_n a_o figure_n of_o the_o eucharist_n for_o the_o passeover_n must_v have_v the_o sprinkle_n of_o blood_n which_o may_v not_o be_v sprinkle_v but_o by_o the_o priest_n only_o as_o appear_v 2._o chron._n 30.16_o where_o that_o solemn_a keep_n of_o the_o passeover_n by_o king_n ezechiah_n be_v describe_v and_o 2._o chron._n 35.11_o where_o it_o be_v declare_v how_o zealous_o josiah_n perform_v the_o same_o service_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n only_o be_v it_o to_o be_v count_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o that_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n to_o do_v so_o as_o no_o other_o but_o the_o priest_n may_v do_v it_o all_o other_o thing_n may_v be_v and_o be_v perform_v by_o other_o but_o the_o eucharist_n they_o all_o with_o full_a mouth_n confess_v to_o be_v unbloodie_a and_o therefore_o in_o 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because_o he_o must_v maâ—_n e_o this_o conâ—â—â—â—_n while_o yet_o he_o be_v â—â—â—_o e_o and_o no_o other_o can_v make_v it_o for_o he_o then_o do_v he_o confirm_v 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o bloâ—â—_n shed_v which_o be_v afterwards_o upon_o the_o cross_n whereof_o that_o blood_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n and_o thus_o i_o trust_v just_a cause_n appear_v to_o deny_v his_o argument_n and_o then_o that_o which_o follow_v that_o christ_n therefore_o must_v be_v sacrifice_v in_o his_o last_o supper_n without_o 〈◊〉_d further_a labour_n fall_v to_o the_o grâ—â—â—â—_n as_o for_o the_o five_o sundry_a argument_n allege_v by_o he_o in_o the_o â—â—_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o aforesaâ—_n de_fw-fr book_n 9.8_o it_o be_v no_o marâ—â—â—â—_n though_o master_n beâ—â—_n armine_z make_v no_o great_a account_n of_o the_o same_o for_o he_o can_v prove_v out_o of_o they_o that_o christ_n in_o hâ—_n be_v last_o supper_n do_v offer_v up_o his_o own_o body_n to_o god_n 3â—_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 2_o 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together_o two_o into_o one_o flesh_n then_o if_o we_o will_v speak_v proper_o of_o marriage_n it_o be_v the_o join_v together_o not_o of_o mind_n or_o heart_n only_o but_o of_o body_n also_o yea_o matrim_n li._n 1._o chap._n 5_o de_fw-fr sacram._n matrim_n and_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o master_n bellarmine_n that_o such_o marriage_n as_o have_v not_o copulation_n be_v but_o a_o maim_a and_o unperfect_a sacrament_n and_o that_o priest_n may_v so_o be_v marry_v and_o how_o his_o fellow_n will_v take_v this_o at_o his_o hand_n i_o can_v tell_v that_o they_o who_o count_v themselves_o most_o perfect_a shall_v not_o be_v admit_v but_o to_o that_o unperfect_a sacrament_n whereas_o the_o common_a sort_n and_o know_v sinner_n may_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o perfect_a sacrament_n but_o let_v they_o order_v those_o matter_n amongst_o themselves_o but_o saint_n basil_n perchance_o will_v admit_v they_o to_o the_o use_n of_o marriage_n since_o master_n bellar._n do_v permit_v they_o to_o marry_v 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