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divine_a which_o still_o make_v the_o church_n a_o joint_a institutor_n with_o christ_n and_o so_o as_o that_o the_o church_n have_v the_o great_a hand_n in_o it_o for_o the_o church_n order_n appoint_v and_o determine_v all_o and_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v ready_a at_o the_o church_n beck_n to_o execute_v what_o she_o appoint_v as_o though_o the_o omnipotent_a power_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o church_n for_o it_o be_v the_o powerful_a hand_n of_o christ_n that_o elevate_v the_o sensible_a sign_n to_o produce_v sacramental_a effect_n which_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o nature_n but_o the_o church_n determine_v what_o the_o sign_n shall_v be_v and_o summon_v the_o divine_a word_n omnipotency_n when_o and_o where_o to_o elevate_v they_o and_o so_o she_o have_v the_o great_a share_n in_o the_o institution_n of_o sacrament_n it_o be_v strange_a how_o such_o a_o thought_n can_v find_v admittance_n into_o any_o true_a christian_n understanding_n to_o 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rebus_fw-la ex_fw-la divina_fw-la institutione_n determinatis_fw-la in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a law_n by_o which_o man_n be_v sanctify_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o use_v thing_n that_o by_o divine_a institution_n be_v determine_v consonant_a to_o this_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o bellarmine_n ibid._n bellarminus_n l._n 1._o de_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la c._n 21._o ibid._n in_o these_o word_n res_fw-la certae_fw-la &_o determinaiae_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la deo_fw-la in_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la esse_fw-la debent_fw-la thing_n certain_a and_o determine_v by_o god_n himself_o must_v be_v use_v in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o again_o say_v he_o non_fw-la solum_fw-la res_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la verba_fw-la in_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la novae_fw-la legis_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la determinatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la liceat_fw-la quidquam_fw-la immutare_fw-la not_o only_o the_o thing_n say_v he_o but_o also_o the_o word_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a law_n be_v determine_v by_o god_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o change_v any_o thing_n all_o this_o be_v confirm_v and_o attest_v by_o suarez_n that_o great_a divine_a who_o authority_n bear_v such_o sway_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o first_o lay_v his_o groundwork_n in_o these_o word_n thomam_fw-la suarez_n 3_o part._n to._n 3._o d._n 2._o s._n 2._o citans_fw-la d._n thomam_fw-la omnia_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la quae_fw-la consistunt_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la constant_a rebus_fw-la &_o verbis_fw-la seu_fw-la materia_fw-la &_o forma_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la partibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la componuntur_fw-la all_o sacrament_n which_o consist_v in_o use_n contain_v thing_n and_o word_n or_o matter_n and_o form_n as_o part_n whereof_o they_o be_v compose_v and_o afterward_o he_o add_v these_o word_n 3._o ibid._n s._n 3._o dico_fw-la 1._o materias_fw-la &_o formas_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la determinatas_fw-la esse_fw-la ex_fw-la christi_fw-la domini_fw-la institutione_n &_o eo_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la definitae_fw-la sunt_fw-la esse_fw-la necessarias_fw-la ad_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la conficienda_fw-la first_o i_o assert_v say_v suarez_n that_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o sacrament_n be_v determine_v by_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n our_o lord_n and_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v define_v they_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o of_o this_o very_a opinion_n he_o add_v these_o word_n est_fw-la communis_fw-la theologorum_fw-la &_o absolute_a loquendo_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la this_o be_v the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o the_o divine_n and_o absolute_o speak_v it_o be_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n ile_n add_v one_o text_n more_o out_o of_o suarez_n because_o his_o authority_n be_v so_o renown_a in_o the_o four_o section_n he_o thus_o declare_v his_o opinion_n 4._o ibid._n s._n 4._o si_fw-mi mutatio_fw-la materiae_fw-la aut_fw-la formae_fw-la essentialis_fw-la seu_fw-la substantialis_fw-la sit_fw-la nullum_fw-la efficitur_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la if_o any_o change_n be_v make_v in_o the_o matter_n or_o form_n that_o be_v essential_a or_o substantial_a it_o render_v the_o sacrament_n void_a and_o ineffectual_a hence_o i_o conclude_v that_o the_o author_n and_o abetter_n of_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o objection_n do_v not_o only_o impugn_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o divine_n but_o they_o also_o err_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n as_o suarez_n observe_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o all_o these_o autority_n agree_v in_o this_o that_o christ_n not_o only_o institute_v but_o also_o determine_v the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o all_o sacrament_n which_o the_o author_n of_o this_o objection_n deny_v to_o this_o i_o will_v annex_v the_o judgement_n of_o maldonatus_n 2._o maldonatus_n tom._n 2._o de_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la q._n 3._o part_n 2._o a_o famous_a divine_a of_o the_o jesuit_n who_o 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