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it_o not_o well_o become_v a_o master_n in_o israel_n to_o affirm_v that_o such_o a_o presence_n of_o the_o divinity_n will_v be_v to_o no_o end_n when_o and_o where_o himself_o suppose_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v real_o and_o substantial_o present_a there_o want_v but_o one_o step_n more_o to_o deny_v that_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o the_o humane_a be_v necessary_a at_o all_o either_o for_o christ_n offering_n himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n or_o now_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n for_o although_o the_o ceremony_n of_o offer_v he_o upon_o the_o altar_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o priest_n yet_o christ_n himself_o be_v there_o also_o both_o offerer_n and_o oblation_n priest_n and_o victim_n as_o the_o father_n teach_v s._n greg._n niss_n orat._n 1._o de_fw-fr resurr_n s._n ambr._n in_o ps_n 31._o 1._o chrysost_n ho._n 24._o in_o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n well_o but_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n make_v not_o the_o least_o manifestation_n of_o itself_o in_o the_o sacrament_n to_o our_o carnal_a sense_n and_o must_v this_o hinder_v we_o from_o give_v he_o the_o worship_n due_a to_o his_o person_n be_v it_o not_o enough_o that_o we_o know_v he_o to_o be_v there_o by_o divine_a revelation_n as_o the_o doctor_n at_o present_a suppose_n we_o do_v what_o other_o manifestation_n have_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n make_v of_o itself_o to_o the_o baptist_n when_o before_o the_o appear_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o refuse_v to_o baptise_v he_o a_o evident_a sign_n that_o he_o reverence_v he_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n matth._n 3._o 13_o 14._o do_v not_o our_o saviour_n himself_o when_o st._n peter_n confess_v he_o to_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n declare_v that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o reveal_v this_o to_o he_o but_o his_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o upon_o that_o very_a account_n pronounce_v he_o bless_v matt._n 16._o 17._o but_o it_o seem_v the_o blessing_n be_v now_o reverse_v and_o instead_o of_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o have_v not_o see_v and_o yet_o have_v believe_v jo._n 20._o 29._o we_o must_v now_o say_v bless_a be_v they_o who_o will_v not_o believe_v unless_o they_o see_v dr._n st._n p._n 561._o n._n 5._o and_o what_o will_v
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