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nyss_n lib_n 2._o contra_fw-la eunom_fw-la hom._n 1._o de_fw-fr resur_n ep._n ad_fw-la eustath_n latin_n &_o ambros_n gregory_n nyssene_n 14._o nyssene_n cyril_n alexand._n epist_n pasch_fw-mi 6_o 7._o &_o 14._o cyril_n of_o alexandria_n cor._n alexandria_n s._n chrysost_o hom._n 23._o in_o act._n apost_n idem_fw-la hom._n 33._o in_o 1_o cor._n chrysostom_n alii_fw-la chrysostom_n theod._n dial._n 2._o theoph._n in_o joh._n 6._o &_o oecum_fw-la in_o 1_o pet._n 1._o &_o alii_fw-la theodoret_n theophylact_fw-mi and_o oecumenius_n to_o express_v the_o 10._o the_o iren._n l._n 5._o c._n 10._o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n the_o efficacy_n strom._n efficacy_n clem._n alex._n l._n 4._o strom._n of_o divine_a doctrine_n the_o sanctification_n of_o a_o diversos_fw-la a_o orig._n serm._n 2._o in_o diversos_fw-la regenerate_v person_n the_o immortality_n 18._o immortality_n cyril_n hier._n catech_n 18._o of_o the_o flesh_n after_o the_o resurrection_n the_o poenit._fw-la the_o basil_n 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4._o contra_fw-la crescon_n cap._n 54._o st._n ambr._n the_o mist_n c._n 9_o &_o the_o sacr._n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o father_n without_o such_o kind_n of_o expression_n for_o they_o do_v not_o make_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o eucharist_n more_o essential_a or_o substantial_a ult_n faust_n reg._n sive_fw-la eus_n emiss_a de_fw-mi pasch_fw-mi 55._o facund_a l_o 9_o c._n ult_n than_o in_o baptism_n the_o conversion_n of_o man_n bear_v again_o to_o a_o new_a life_n or_o as_o they_o speak_v who_o humane_a natural_a condition_n be_v change_v into_o a_o noble_a a_o heavenly_a state_n which_o be_v a_o moral_a and_o mystic_a change_n and_o not_o natural_a or_o substantial_a the_o ancient_a of_o they_o 26._o they_o contra_fw-la marc_n l._n 3._o c._n 9.24_o &_o 26._o tertullian_n say_v that_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o man_n the_o body_n and_o substance_n of_o angel_n and_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v transform_v into_o angel_n as_o angel_n have_v be_v transform_v 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can_v possible_o be_v true_a nor_o his_o body_n present_a which_o will_v never_o be_v do_v a_o table_n of_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n cite_v in_o this_o book_n exod_a xii_o 11_o 21._o chap._n i._n art_n 4_o eccl._n vii_o 29._o chap._n vii_o 24_o st._n mat._n xxvi_o 26._o chap._n i._n 1_o st._n luk._n xxii_o 19_o ibid._n  _fw-fr st._n joh._n iii_o 3._o chap._n vi_o 7_o st._n joh._n iii_o 29._o chap._n vii_o 19_o st._n joh._n vi_o 55._o chap._n i._n 5_o rom._n xii_o 3._o chap._n vi_o 7_o 1_o cor._n iu_o 15._o ibid._n  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n x._o 16._o chap._n i._n 1_o 1_o cor._n x._o 3_o &_o 4_o ibid._n  _fw-fr gal._n vi_o 5._o chap._n vii_o 7_o eph._n iu_o 22._o ibid._n  _fw-fr 1_o pet._n i._n 3._o ibid._n  _fw-fr judas_n v._n 3._o in_o the_o preface_n  _fw-fr a_o table_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n century_n i._n clemens_n romanns_n chap._n vi_o art_n 1_o st._n ignatius_n ibid._n 10_o century_n ii_o theoph._n antioch_n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr justinus_n martyr_n chap._n v._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr vi_o 1_o athenagoras_n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr tatianus_n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr irenaeus_n chap._n v._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr vi_o 5_o &_o century_n iii_o tertullian_n chap._n v._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr vi_o  _fw-fr origenes_n chap._n v._n 10_o  _fw-fr vi_o 5_o &_o 7_o cyprian_a chap._n v._n 11_o  _fw-fr vi_o 7_o 8_o &_o 12_o clem._n alexand._n chap._n vi_o 1_o &_o 7_o minutius_n felix_n ibid._n  _fw-fr arnobius_n chap._n v._n 35_o century_n iu._n euseb_n ceasar_n chap._n vi_o 1_o athanasius_n chap._n v._n 13_o cyril_n hieros_n ibid._n 14_o  _fw-fr vi_o 5_o &_o 7_o juvencus_n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr macarius_n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr hilarius_n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr optatus_n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr euseb_n emiss_a chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr greg._n naz._n chap._n vi_o 1_o cyril_n alex._n chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr epiphanius_n chap._n vi_o 6_o &_o 7_o hieronimus_fw-la chap._n vi_o  _fw-fr theoph._n alex._n
change_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n for_o all_o the_o voucher_n bring_v by_o the_o papist_n speak_v only_o of_o a_o accidental_a mystical_a and_o moral_a nothing_o at_o all_o of_o a_o substantial_a change_n transubstantiation_n be_v take_v by_o its_o defender_n for_o a_o material_a change_n of_o one_o substance_n into_o another_o we_o indeed_o allow_v a_o transmutation_n of_o the_o element_n but_o as_o for_o a_o substantial_a one_o we_o vain_o seek_v for_o it_o it_o be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v 8._o to_o the_o four_o head_n i_o refer_v what_o the_o father_n say_v of_o our_o touch_v and_o see_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n other_o answer_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o s_o chry._n cyril_n alex._n and_o other_o and_o drink_v his_o blood_n in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o thereto_o i_o answer_v that_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o some_o thing_n emphatical_a and_o even_o hyperbolical_a have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o sacrament_n by_o chrysostome_n and_o some_o other_o and_o that_o those_o 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again_o mat._n again_o hom._n 4._o in_o joh._n &_o 83._o in_o mat._n he_o incorporate_v we_o with_o himself_o as_o if_o we_o be_v but_o the_o same_o thing_n he_o make_v we_o his_o body_n indeed_o and_o suffer_v we_o not_o only_o to_o see_v but_o even_o to_o touch_v to_o eat_v he_o and_o to_o put_v our_o tooth_n in_o his_o flesh_n so_o that_o by_o that_o food_n which_o he_o give_v we_o we_o become_v his_o flesh_n such_o be_v that_o of_o st._n austin_n let_v we_o give_v thanks_o 23._o tract_n 21._o in_o joh._n epist_n 23._o not_o only_o that_o we_o be_v make_v christian_n but_o also_o make_v christ_n last_o such_o be_v that_o of_o b._n leo_n in_o that_o mystical_a distribution_n it_o be_v give_v we_o to_o be_v make_v his_o flesh_n certain_o if_o any_o man_n will_v wrangle_v and_o take_v advantage_n of_o these_o he_o may_v thereby_o maintain_v as_o well_o that_o we_o be_v transubstantiate_v into_o christ_n and_o christ_n flesh_n into_o the_o bread_n as_o that_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n 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