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epist_n 2._o lib._n de_fw-fr trin._n 3._o cap._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o austin_n call_v it_o panem_fw-la prece_fw-la mystica_fw-la celebratum_fw-la so_o jerome_n 99_o jansen_n harm_n p._n 99_o ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la so_o other_o so_o general_o christ_n make_v choice_n of_o and_o sanctify_v these_o species_n or_o these_o kind_n bread_n and_o wine_n to_o be_v the_o material_n or_o element_n of_o his_o supper_n and_o these_o we_o bless_v by_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n recite_v his_o institution_n the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n which_o we_o bless_v 1_o cor._n 10._o 16._o and_o this_o be_v verbum_fw-la ad_fw-la elementum_fw-la or_o sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n and_o from_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v thanks_o the_o lord_n supper_n have_v be_v ancient_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o eucharist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v justin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—_o apol._n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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