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time_n the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n so_o speak_v john_n fryth_n second_o they_o examine_v i_o touch_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o very_a body_n of_o christ_n or_o not_o act_n and_o monument_n part_n 2._o pag._n 307._o john_n lambert_n thus_o as_o concern_v the_o other_a six_o sacrament_n i_o make_v you_o the_o same_o answer_n that_o i_o have_v do_v unto_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o no_o other_o pag._n 401._o and_o in_o another_o place_n christ_n be_v offer_v up_o once_o for_o all_o in_o his_o own_o proper_a person_n be_v yet_o say_v to_o be_v offer_v up_o not_o only_o every_o year_n at_o easter_n but_o also_o every_o day_n in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n because_o his_o oblation_n once_o for_o ever_o make_v be_v thereby_o represent_v pa._n 435._o archbishop_n cranmer_z also_o though_o he_o oppose_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o six_o article_n particular_o that_o of_o transubstantiation_n which_o he_o thorough_o 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