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for_o unless_o the_o apostle_n have_v remember_v that_o the_o bread_n be_v figurative_o call_v his_o body_n they_o shall_v have_v be_v trouble_v with_o a_o thing_n so_o strange_a or_o monstrous_a that_o christ_n shall_v sit_v at_o table_n in_o their_o sight_n &_o shall_v be_v include_v in_o the_o bread_n be_v invisible_a 24_o object_n the_o infinite_a power_n of_o god_n must_v not_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n god_n the_o power_n of_o god_n an._n the_o question_n be_v not_o what_o god_n can_v do_v but_o what_o he_o will_v do_v and_o it_o please_v god_n that_o christ_n shall_v have_v a_o true_a body_n 25_o object_n we_o have_v the_o word_n wherein_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v make_v manifest_a power_n the_o will_n of_o god_n must_v be_v join_v with_o his_o power_n an._n the_o gift_n of_o interpretation_n must_v not_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o the_o church_n which_o bring_v light_n to_o the_o word_n object_n we_o have_v the_o word_n an._n such_o as_o the_o 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heaven_n 28_o object_n augustine_n say_v that_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v distribute_v in_o the_o supper_n bonifa_n supper_n phil._n 3.20_o epist_n 23._o ad_fw-la bonifa_n an._n he_o expound_v himself_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o sacrament_n take_v their_o name_n of_o the_o likelihood_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o signify_v take_v away_o say_v he_o space_n from_o the_o body_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o where_o and_o because_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o where_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v at_o all_o seruetus_fw-la seruetus_fw-la 29_o object_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o itself_o visible_a in_o heaven_n but_o in_o the_o supper_n it_o be_v invisible_a by_o dispensation_n an._n yea_o peter_n say_v that_o the_o heaven_n must_v contain_v christ_n until_o he_o come_v againe*_n 3.21_o act._n 3.21_o object_n his_o body_n be_v swallow_v up_o of_o his_o godhead_n after_o his_o ascension_n an._n there_o shall_v remain_v no_o difference_n between_o his_o divinity_n and_o his_o humanity_n body_n a_o glorify_a body_n object_n his_o body_n be_v glorify_v an._n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o infinite_a because_o christ_n say_v 24.39_o luk._n 24.39_o see_v and_o grope*_n object_n stephen_n see_v he_o after_o his_o ascension_n 7.55_o ascension_n act._n 7.55_o an._n it_o be_v not_o needful_a for_o christ_n to_o change_v his_o place_n who_o can_v make_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o servant_n so_o quick_a of_o sight_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v pierce_v into_o the_o heaven_n 20.19_o act._n 9.4_o mat._n 28.6_o joh._n 20.19_o the_o same_o must_v we_o also_o say_v of_o paule*_n object_n christ_n come_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n when_o it_o be_v shut*_n and_o he_o come_v in_o to_o his_o disciple_n when_o the_o door_n be_v shut*_n an._n as_o christ_n walk_v upon_o the_o water_n even_o as_o upon_o a_o hard_a pavement_n 24.31_o the_o miraculous_a come_n out_o of_o the_o grave_n luk._n 24.31_o so_o no_o marvel_n if_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o stone_n do_v yield_v when_o he_o come_v against_o it_o object_n christ_n vanish_v away_o sudden_o out_o of_o his_o disciple_n sight_n as_o they_o go_v to_o emaus*_n an._n he_o become_v not_o invisible_a that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o sight_n of_o himself_o from_o they_o but_o he_o do_v only_o go_v out_o of_o sight_n as_o before_o he_o have_v hold_v their_o eye_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v knowen*_n 16._o ibid._n 16._o 30_o object_n where_o soever_o the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v there_o shall_v his_o body_n be_v also_o an._n the_o one_o only_a person_n of_o christ_n do_v so_o consist_v upon_o two_o nature_n that_o yet_o notwithstanding_o either_o of_o they_o have_v still_o her_o own_o property_n remain_v object_n no_o man_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n but_o he_o which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o heaven*_n property_n joh._n 3.13_o communicate_v of_o property_n an._n we_o must_v not_o despise_v the_o communicate_v of_o property_n christ_n be_v in_o heaven_n as_o he_o be_v god_n upon_o earth_n as_o he_o be_v man_n 31_o object_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o presence_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o supper_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o bread_n christ_n how_o we_o enjoy_v the_o presence_n of_o christ_n an._n as_o if_o if_o christ_n lift_v we_o up_o unto_o himself_o by_o his_o spirit_n we_o do_v not_o as_o well_o enjoy_v his_o presence_n 32_o christ_n pronounce_v that_o his_o flesh_n be_v the_o meat_n of_o the_o soul_n his_o blood_n the_o drink_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o command_v we_o to_o take_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o do_v indeed_o reach_v it_o &_o i_o do_v receive_v it_o it_o be_v a_o high_a mystery_n then_o that_o it_o can_v be_v utter_v in_o word_n object_n then_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o mixture_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n with_o our_o soul_n out_o a_o pour_v out_o or_o a_o pour_v out_o thereof_o into_o the_o same_o an._n no_o true_o but_o let_v it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o christ_n do_v breath_n out_o life_n 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