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quibusdam_fw-la ritibuns_n atque_fw-la cerimoniis_fw-la fuit_fw-la celebratum_fw-la quin_fw-la ipsa_fw-la quoque_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la quid_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la aliud_fw-la quà m_fw-la quaedam_fw-la quasi_fw-la epulae_fw-la atque_fw-la convivia_fw-la secundum_fw-la illud_fw-la poetae_fw-la epulis_fw-la accumbere_fw-la diuûm_fw-la stuckius_n sacrific_a sacror_fw-la desorip_v i_o understand_v those_o word_n in_o psal_n 50_o 16._o unto_o the_o wicked_a god_n say_v what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o declare_v my_o statute_n or_o that_o thou_o shall_v take_v my_o covenant_n in_o thy_o mouth_n by_o take_v god_n covenant_n into_o one_o mouth_n be_v mean_v eat_v the_o sign_n and_o symbol_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o partake_n of_o those_o sacrifical_a banquet_n which_o be_v a_o token_n of_o god_n covenant_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v what_o have_v wicked_a man_n to_o do_v to_o feast_n before_o i_o pretend_v thereby_o to_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o i_o see_v they_o hate_v to_o be_v 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substantiaeque_fw-la nomen_fw-la impertientes_fw-la nimirum_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la natura_fw-la id_fw-la postulante_fw-la diallact_fw-mi .._o pag._n 63._o edit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1557._o est_fw-la autem_fw-la virtus_fw-la corporis_fw-la christi_fw-la efficax_n &_o vivifica_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la &_o mysticam_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la cum_fw-la pane_fw-la &_o vino_fw-la conjungitur_fw-la &_o vino_fw-la conjungitur_fw-la &_o variis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la appeilatur_fw-la quum_fw-la res_fw-la eadem_fw-la sit_fw-la ab_fw-la augustino_n corpus_fw-la intelligibile_fw-la invisible_a spiritual_fw-la ab_fw-la hieronimo_n caro_fw-la divina_fw-la &_o spiritualis_fw-la ab_fw-la irenaeo_n res_fw-la caelestis_fw-la ab_fw-la ambrosio_n esca_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la divini_fw-la spiritus_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la aliud_fw-la simile_n quippiam_fw-la et_fw-la hoc_fw-la multo_fw-la etiam_fw-la magis_fw-la efficit_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la dignissimum_fw-la sit_fw-la very_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la nomenclaturâ_fw-la quum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la figuram_fw-la &_o imaginem_fw-la ejus_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la ferat_fw-la verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la intus_fw-la abditam_fw-la &_o lâ—â—entem_fw-la naturalem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la corporis_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la ho_o est_fw-la vivificam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la secum_fw-la trahat_fw-la ut_fw-la ham_n non_fw-la inanis_fw-la figura_fw-la aut_fw-la absentis_fw-la omnino_fw-la rei_fw-la signum_fw-la existimari_fw-la posset_n sed_fw-la ipsum_fw-la corpus_fw-la domini_fw-la divinum_fw-la quidem_fw-la &_o spiritual_fw-la sed_fw-la presen_v gratia_fw-la plenum_fw-la virtute_fw-la potens_fw-la efficacitate_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 56._o 57_o sense_n the_o substantial_a virtue_n and_o influence_n of_o christ_n body_n i_o do_v not_o see_v but_o all_o reform_a church_n in_o the_o world_n mightshake_n hand_n and_o be_v friend_n as_o to_o this_o matter_n 5._o this_o account_n serve_v 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