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as_o much_o as_o by_o faith_n alone_o because_o faith_n respect_v only_a mercy_n and_o withal_o exclude_v work_n rom._n 3.28_o &_o cap._n 4.5.6_o &_o cap._n 3.20_o gal._n 2.16_o and_o last_o he_o say_v we_o be_v free_o justify_v by_o grace_n eph._n 2.7.8_o rom._n 3.24_o than_o he_o affirm_v that_o faith_n only_o do_v justify_v express_o use_v these_o word_n 3.24.28_o rom._n 3.24.28_o faith_n alone_o and_o the_o ancient_a do_v so_o expound_v and_o interpret_v s._n paul_n ambrose_n say_v beata_fw-la say_v dur_fw-la ambrose_n by_o his_o sole_a faith_n exclude_v only_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o so_o he_o speak_v in_o that_o place_n whit._n pag._n 33._o it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v s._n paul_n position_n we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o and_o when_o he_o exclude_v only_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n in_o that_o he_o be_v against_o the_o judgement_n of_o augustine_n and_o hierome_n and_o himself_o also_o in_o lib._n 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unto_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n with_o other_o neither_o be_v he_o only_o entitle_v reverend_a neither_o can_v he_o alone_o pronounce_v judgement_n against_o heretic_n but_o if_o these_o will_v rather_o please_v you_o this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o catholic_a and_o orthodoxal_a church_n unto_o which_o all_o the_o orthodoxal_a bishop_n give_v their_o assent_n you_o interpret_v these_o word_n amiss_o for_o in_o these_o word_n all_o the_o orthodoxal_a bishop_n be_v say_v not_o to_o assent_v to_o the_o church_n but_o to_o the_o faith_n and_o that_o faith_n which_o the_o father_n in_o those_o their_o letter_n embrace_v all_o orthodoxal_a bishop_n in_o every_o place_n have_v approve_v and_o we_o also_o do_v defend_v but_o what_o now_o follow_v in_o your_o contestation_n thou_o will_v say_v you_o acknowledge_v the_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n on_o the_o altar_n and_o for_o this_o you_o cite_v the_o 14._o canon_n of_o the_o nicence_n council_n 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or_o priest_n be_v present_a they_o shall_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n because_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o deacon_n to_o deliver_v the_o lord_n body_n unto_o priest_n now_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n to_o call_v bread_n the_o lord_n body_n because_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n body_n neither_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n do_v i_o deny_v that_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v by_o many_o of_o the_o 9.22_o the_o dur_fw-la the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n which_o you_o allege_v wherein_o the_o sacrament_n be_v call_v a_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n make_v nothing_o for_o you_o see_v that_o with_o they_o be_v call_v unbloody_a not_o that_o be_v without_o blood_n but_o without_o effusion_n of_o blood_n whit_n pag._n 318._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unbloody_a use_v by_o they_o signify_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o have_v no_o blood_n in_o it_o if_o therefore_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n as_o the_o father_n call_v it_o than_o it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n without_o blood_n and_o not_o only_o without_o shed_v of_o blood_n again_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n wherein_o no_o blood_n be_v spill_v then_o be_v it_o not_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n for_o in_o this_o blood_n be_v shed_v nor_o any_o true_a sacrifice_n for_o there_o be_v no_o sacrifice_n that_o have_v blood_n without_o the_o shed_n thereof_o heb._n 9.22_o ancient_a father_n a_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n both_o because_o we_o retain_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n death_n without_o any_o blood_n &_o also_o offer_v up_o praise_n &_o thanksgiving_n as_o it_o be_v for_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o cyrill_n join_v in_o the_o supper_n these_o together_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n and_o praise_n 1._o cyril_n ad_fw-la regin_v eusebius_n de_fw-fr demon._n lib._n 1._o and_o eusebius_n write_v that_o we_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o unbloody_a and_o reasonable_a sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o new_a mystery_n now_o if_o you_o ask_v what_o manner_n of_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n this_o be_v let_v eusebius_n himself_o answer_v you_o in_o his_o own_o word_n he_o have_v deliver_v unto_o we_o a_o 1._o a_o dur_fw-la eusebius_n do_v not_o call_v it_o a_o sacrifice_n because_o it_o be_v a_o sole_a &_o bare_a memorial_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o you_o suppose_v but_o because_o we_o offer_v a_o unbloody_a socrifice_n for_o a_o memorial_n of_o a_o bloody_a sacrifice_n whit._n pag._n 323._o neither_o do_v i_o affirm_v it_o for_o this_o be_v not_o a_o bare_a memorial_n see_v the_o thing_n itself_o thereby_o signify_v be_v therein_o contain_v in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o but_o withal_o i_o deny_v that_o this_o memorial_n be_v the_o same_o sacrifice_n which_o christ_n offer_v as_o you_o will_v have_v it_o for_o how_o can_v a_o sacrifice_n be_v the_o self_n same_o with_o it_o of_o which_o it_o be_v a_o memorial_n if_o therefore_o 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thou_o will_v pray_v say_v you_o unto_o the_o martyr_n and_o all_o the_o saint_n that_o they_o will_v mediate_v for_o thou_o unto_o christ_n thou_o will_v restrain_v effeminate_a apostate_n from_o wicked_a copulation_n whether_o the_o martyr_n and_o heavenly_a saint_n pray_v unto_o christ_n for_o we_o or_o no_o they_o no_o dur_fw-la you_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o that_o the_o saint_n pray_v for_o we_o if_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n you_o insist_v in_o the_o step_n of_o the_o father_n whit._n p._n 328._o we_o be_v ignorant_a thereof_o because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n which_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v omit_v if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v think_v this_o knowledge_n necessary_a neither_o be_v it_o controverse_v what_o the_o father_n thought_n of_o it_o not_o do_v it_o follow_v because_o they_o have_v care_n of_o we_o they_o pray_v for_o we_o neither_o if_o they_o do_v pray_v therefore_o we_o shall_v pray_v 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