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A85228 Certain considerations of present concernment: touching this reformed Church of England. With a particular examination of An: Champny (Doctor of the Sorbon) his exceptions against the lawful calling and ordination of the Protestant bishops and pastors of this Church. / By H: Ferne, D.D. Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662. 1653 (1653) Wing F789; Thomason E1520_1; ESTC R202005 136,131 385

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9_o see_v above_o num._n 3._o and_o when_o they_o have_v persuade_v themselves_o of_o this_o untruth_n that_o christ_n offer_v himself_o up_o in_o the_o eucharist_n how_o can_v they_o assure_v themselves_o that_o do_v this_o warrant_v they_o to_o do_v all_o they_o suppose_v he_o do_v i.e._n to_o offer_v he_o up_o as_o he_o do_v himself_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o man_n to_o do_v this_o as_o a_o sacramental_a action_n blessing_n distribute_v eat_v drink_v and_o by_o add_v to_o it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o he_o plain_o show_v he_o mean_v no_o real_a sacrifical_a action_n by_o offer_v he_o up_o again_o but_o the_o sacramental_a only_o by_o represent_v and_o remember_v his_o once_o offering_n up_o himself_o to_o death_n and_o so_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o do_v this_o import_v 1_o cor._n 11._o how_o great_a presumption_n be_v this_o for_o mortal_a man_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o thus_o to_o offer_v up_o the_o son_n of_o god_n bell_n lib._n 3._o presumption_n bellarm._n vain_a 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