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be_v of_o god_n neither_o can_v he_o for_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v and_o again_o that_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v the_o will_n &_o the_o deed_n phil._n 2.13_o and_o he_o plain_o confess_v of_o himself_o &_o of_o all_o other_o that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a of_o ourselves_o so_o much_o as_o to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n and_o that_o all_o our_o sufficiency_n be_v of_o god_n 2._o cor._n 3.5_o which_o premise_n do_v show_v that_o our_o understanding_n be_v blind_a &_o our_o will_n perverse_a in_o any_o divine_a matter_n or_o acceptable_a service_n unto_o god_n till_o god_n do_v enlighten_v the_o one_o &_o draw_v and_o move_v the_o other_o unto_o himself_o thus_o have_v god_n order_v matter_n to_o the_o end_n himself_o may_v have_v all_o the_o glory_n ascribe_v to_o he_o as_o good_a reason_n he_o shall_v for_o what_o be_v a_o man_n since_o his_o fall_n in_o adam_n but_o a_o abject_a and_o runaway_n from_o god_n of_o himself_o seek_v by-path_n &_o crooked_a outweigh_n 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authority_n may_v they_o take_v the_o bread_n from_o the_o people_n likewise_o and_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o express_a doctrine_n of_o saint_n paul_n 1._o cor._n 11.23.28_o who_o as_o himself_o testify_v deliver_v the_o institution_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o say_v let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o et_fw-la sic_fw-la edat_fw-la &_o bibat_fw-la and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o this_o cup._n so_o that_o he_o must_v drink_v as_o well_o as_o he_o must_v eat_v and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v partaker_n and_o receive_v in_o both_o kind_n be_v observe_v many_o hundred_o year_n in_o the_o church_n after_o christ._n insomuch_o as_o pope_n gelasius_n decree_v that_o all_o they_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_a distinct_a which_o will_v receive_v but_o in_o one_o kind_n but_o rome_n that_o now_o be_v be_v not_o rome_n that_o then_o be_v but_o with_o her_o council_n of_o constance_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o go_v against_o all_o antiquity_n and_o all_o divinity_n but_o they_o hold_v which_o be_v a_o marvelous_a gross_a error_n also_o transubstantion_n in_o the_o sacrament_n namely_o that_o after_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n the_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v change_v into_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o they_o will_v seem_v to_o ground_n upon_o these_o word_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la mâ—um_fw-la this_o be_v my_o body_n math._n 26.26_o which_o they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v expound_v literal_o but_o why_o then_o do_v they_o not_o expound_v the_o other_o word_n of_o christ_n literal_o also_o concern_v the_o cup_n for_o the_o text_n say_v in_o the_o 27._o &_o 28._o verse_n that_o he_o take_v the_o cup_n etc._n etc._n and_o say_v this_o be_v my_o blood_n i_o be_o sure_a they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o the_o cup_n be_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o word_n be_v but_o they_o will_v grant_v a_o figure_n in_o those_o word_n namely_o contineus_n pro_fw-la continentâ—_n that_o by_o the_o cup_n be_v mean_v the_o wine_n in_o it_o if_o then_o they_o will_v admit_v a_o figure_n in_o this_o why_o may_v there_o not_o be_v a_o figure_n in_o the_o other_o namely_o fignatum_fw-la pro_fw-la figno_fw-la that_o these_o word_n this_o be_v my_o body_n shall_v be_v understand_v thus_o this_o bread_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o my_o body_n which_o be_v break_v for_o you_o if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o old_a sacramantes_n of_o the_o jew_n namely_o circumcision_n and_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n weâ—_n shall_v find_v the_o phrase_n of_o speech_n observe_v for_o circumcision_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n covenant_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o the_o covenant_n as_o all_o man_n do_v know_v but_o a_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o the_o covenant_n be_v this_o to_o abraham_n ero_n deus_fw-la tuus_fw-la &_o seminis_fw-la tui_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 17._o rom._n 4.11_o so_o likewise_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n be_v call_v the_o passeover_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o passove_a or_o pass_v over_o or_o through_o the_o red_a sea_n which_o be_v a_o mighty_a and_o most_o wonderful_a deliverance_n pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o host_n be_v in_o the_o sea_n when_o they_o pass_v through_o as_o on_o dry_a land_n insomuch_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o sacrament_n so_o to_o speak_v it_o be_v not_o against_o reason_n but_o stand_v with_o very_o good_a reason_n to_o think_v that_o christ_n jesus_n in_o institute_v this_o sacrament_n which_o to_o the_o christian_n be_v the_o same_o that_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n be_v to_o the_o jew_n do_v likewise_o call_v the_o bread_n his_o body_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n be_v the_o passeover_n that_o be_v to_o say_v figurative_o that_o as_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n be_v call_v