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old_a at_o his_o death_n in_o charran_n gen._n 11._o ve_fw-la 32._o at_o which_o time_n abraham_n be_v 75._o year_n of_o age_n genes_n 12._o verse_n 4._o which_o thing_n saint_n steven_n confirm_v in_o these_o word_n â—_z then_o come_v he_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o dwell_v in_o charran_n and_o after_o that_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a god_n bring_v he_o from_o thence_o into_o this_o land_n wherein_o you_o now_o dwell_v lo_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n abraham_n be_v but_o 75._o year_n old_a when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o charran_n and_o by_o the_o report_n of_o saint_n steven_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n he_o come_v not_o out_o of_o charran_n until_o his_o father_n death_n so_o then_o he_o can_v not_o be_v more_o than_o 75._o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n be_v 205._o year_n of_o age_n and_o consequent_o he_o be_v not_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o terah_n beget_v in_o the_o 70._o year_n of_o his_o age_n but_o 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god_n his_o father_n omnipotent_a a_o most_o pure_a holy_a sufficient_a independent_a &_o absolute_a sacrifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o then_o true_o say_v consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la 30._o i_o have_v fulfil_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v of_o i_o in_o the_o law_n &_o the_o prophet_n and_o this_o he_o do_v after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n while_o he_o do_v you_o e_o night_n before_o sacramental_o signify_v the_o same_o at_o his_o last_o supper_n in_o bread_n &_o wine_n this_o my_o solution_n if_o it_o be_v well_o mark_v be_v doubtless_o firm_o ground_v in_o these_o word_n of_o s._n cyprian_a 63._o nam_fw-la quis_fw-la magis_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la dei_fw-la summi_fw-la quà m_fw-la dâ—noster_n jesus_n christus_fw-la qui_fw-fr sacrificium_fw-la deo_fw-la patri_fw-la obtulit_fw-la &_o obtulit_fw-la hoc_fw-la idem_fw-la quod_fw-la melchisedech_n obtulerat_fw-la i_fw-it panem_fw-la &_o vinum_fw-la suum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o sanguinem_fw-la for_o who_o be_v 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which_o christ_n offer_v be_v both_o bread_n &_o wine_n and_o also_o his_o own_o body_n &_o blood_n now_o out_o of_o these_o observation_n i_o infer_v first_o that_o the_o accident_n and_o external_a form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n which_o only_o the_o papist_n will_v have_v to_o remain_v in_o their_o eucharist_n be_v not_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n that_o melchisedech_n offer_v for_o that_o which_o he_o offer_v as_o all_o papist_n grant_v corollary_n &_o evident_a reason_n enforce_v they_o be_v real_o &_o substantial_o bread_n and_o wine_n i_o infer_v second_o that_o that_o which_o christ_n offer_v be_v his_o real_a body_n &_o blood_n sacrifice_v real_o on_o the_o cross_n corollary_n and_o in_o the_o eucharist_n sacramental_o the_o selfsame_o that_o melchisedech_n offer_v for_o the_o natural_a bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o eucharist_n be_v a_o mystery_n &_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n body_n &_o blood_n offer_v on_o the_o cross_n thus_o be_v every_o thing_n consonant_n that_o s._n cyprian_n write_v and_o no_o otherwise_o can_v all_o that_o he_o say_v be_v verify_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n do_v other_o father_n speak_v of_o this_o theme_n who_o affirm_v bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n offer_v on_o the_o cross_n but_o not_o to_o be_v the_o real_a and_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a 109._o arnobius_n have_v these_o word_n hic_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la mysterium_fw-la panis_fw-la ac_fw-la vini_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la secundum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la melchisedech_n qui_fw-la panem_fw-la &_o vinum_fw-la solus_fw-la obtulit_fw-la in_o sacerdotibus_fw-la dum_fw-la abraham_n victor_n reverteretur_fw-la de_fw-la pâ—aelio_fw-la he_o that_o by_o the_o mystery_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v make_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n who_o only_o among_o priest_n offer_v bread_n &_o wine_n while_o abraham_n return_v from_o the_o battle_n with_o uâ—ctorie_n 109._o theodoretus_n have_v these_o word_n offer_v verò_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la corporis_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la symbola_fw-la omne_fw-la fermentum_fw-la per_fw-la primitias_fw-la sanctificans_fw-la but_o the_o church_n offer_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o body_n &_o blood_n plain_o sanctify_v all_o leaven_n by_o the_o first_o fruit_n mark_v this_o testimony_n o_fw-fr papist_n and_o yield_v unto_o the_o truth_n 3._o eusebius_n caesaâ—iensis_n have_v these_o word_n quemadmodum_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la gentium_fw-la erat_fw-la nusquam_fw-la videtur_fw-la sacrificijs_fw-la corporalibus_fw-la functus_fw-la sed_fw-la vino_fw-la solo_fw-la &_o pane_fw-la dum_fw-la ipsi_fw-la abraham_n benedicit_fw-la ita_fw-la sanè_fw-la primus_fw-la ipse_fw-la saluator_fw-la ac_fw-la dominus_fw-la noster_fw-la deinde_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la profecti_fw-la sunt_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la in_fw-la omnibus_fw-la 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