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we_o namely_o that_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o those_o father_n dispute_n with_o heretic_n in_o which_o sort_n of_o write_v it_o be_v natural_a for_o any_o man_n to_o take_v all_o kind_n of_o just_a advantage_n of_o his_o adversary_n in_o order_n to_o confute_v he_o even_o to_o the_o silence_v of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o truth_n when_o it_o be_v not_o to_o his_o purpose_n nor_o absolute_o neccessary_a to_o be_v declare_v so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o gather_v those_o father_n opinion_n from_o such_o passage_n much_o more_o to_o establish_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n upon_o their_o ambiguous_a expression_n whereas_o the_o passage_n which_o we_o allege_v for_o transubstantiation_n be_v take_v from_o catechism_n homily_n sermon_n and_o familiar_a discourse_n where_o the_o father_n on_o purpose_n and_o as_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n expound_v this_o mystery_n to_o the_o people_n and_o tell_v they_o what_o they_o be_v to_o believe_v concern_v it_o this_o 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and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o cover_v now_o this_o give_v tertullian_n a_o signal_n advantage_n over_o his_o antagonist_n who_o deny_v that_o christ_n have_v a_o real_a body_n because_o it_o prove_v that_o the_o sacrament_n can_v not_o be_v call_v the_o figure_n of_o christ_n body_n unless_o he_o have_v a_o true_a and_o real_a body_n and_o therefore_o he_o insist_v upon_o it_o without_o declare_v what_o be_v contain_v under_o that_o figure_n which_o though_o it_o may_v be_v unblamable_a in_o a_o sermon_n or_o discourse_v design_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o people_n yet_o may_v very_o well_o be_v allow_v in_o a_o dispute_n consider_v the_o advantage_n it_o give_v to_o his_o cause_n on_o the_o one_o side_n but_o without_o prejudice_n to_o truth_n and_o the_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n it_o will_v expose_v the_o christian_a religion_n to_o on_o the_o other_o have_v he_o at_o that_o time_n of_o day_n full_o expound_v that_o mystery_n now_o that_o tertullian_n do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v a_o figure_n only_o with_o exclusion_n to_o the_o reality_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v evident_a from_o that_o passage_n before_o cite_v non_fw-la sciet_fw-la maritus_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o st._n augustine_n word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n for_o he_o here_o dispute_v with_o adimantus_n the_o manichean_a who_o affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n or_o life_n of_o animal_n consist_v in_o their_o blood_n now_o st._n austin_n to_o refute_v this_o error_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o blood_n of_o animal_n in_o scripture_n be_v take_v for_o their_o life_n because_o it_o represent_v and_o contain_v life_n and_o so_o say_v he_o god_n call_v blood_n soul_n or_o life_n for_o our_o lord_n do_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n when_o he_o give_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o body_n which_o word_n sure_o if_o the_o comparison_n be_v just_a must_v signify_v that_o that_o sign_n of_o christ_n body_n 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god_n footstool_n and_o how_o shall_v we_o adore_v the_o earth_n since_o the_o scripture_n express_o say_v thou_o shall_v adore_v thy_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o this_o psalmist_n say_v adore_v you_o his_o footstool_n but_o explain_v to_o i_o what_o his_o footstool_n be_v he_o say_v the_o earth_n be_v my_o footstool_n i_o be_o at_o a_o stand_n i_o fear_v to_o adore_v the_o earth_n lest_o he_o shall_v damn_v i_o who_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n again_o i_o fear_v if_o i_o do_v not_o adore_v the_o footstool_n of_o my_o lord_n because_o the_o psalm_n say_v to_o i_o adore_v you_o his_o footstool_n i_o ask_v what_o his_o footstool_n be_v and_o the_o scripture_n tell_v i_o the_o earth_n be_v my_o footstool_n be_v in_o doubt_n i_o turn_v i_o to_o christ_n for_o it_o be_v he_o who_o i_o here_o seek_v and_o i_o find_v how_o without_o impiety_n the_o earth_n may_v
prove_v to_o he_o that_o the_o symbol_n take_v in_o that_o sense_n be_v not_o change_v but_o this_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v that_o the_o reason_n he_o offer_v to_o evince_v that_o he_o be_v so_o catch_v prove_v no_o more_o than_o that_o the_o accident_n or_o object_n of_o sense_n still_o remain_v namely_o that_o which_o may_v be_v see_v and_o handle_v which_o the_o hetetic_a eraniste_n never_o deny_v it_o be_v then_o evident_a that_o he_o understand_v the_o word_n symbol_n in_o a_o different_a sense_n from_o that_o of_o eraniste_n consequent_o his_o meaning_n must_v have_v be_v that_o the_o accident_n which_o he_o call_v symbol_n do_v not_o pass_v out_o of_o their_o nature_n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o his_o advantage_n consist_v in_o the_o equivocation_n of_o the_o word_n symbol_n which_o his_o adversary_n take_v in_o a_o vulgar_a sense_n and_o by_o that_o give_v he_o a_o opportunity_n to_o perplex_v he_o and_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v catch_v in_o his_o own_o net_n and_o god_n 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religion_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o eight_o century_n in_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o pag._n 333._o that_o it_o be_v almost_o 300_o year_n before_o this_o misshape_a monster_n as_o he_o religious_o term_v it_o can_v be_v lick_v into_o that_o form_n in_o which_o it_o be_v now_o settle_v and_o establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n what_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n here_o mention_v leave_v the_o doctor_n to_o his_o own_o master_n to_o account_v for_o his_o civil_a language_n be_v that_o i_o can_v wish_v he_o be_v alive_a that_o he_o may_v now_o at_o least_o consult_v his_o own_o protestant_a author_n to_o correct_v his_o error_n since_o he_o be_v then_o in_o two_o much_o haste_n to_o do_v it_o doctor_n humphrey_n a_o famous_a divine_a of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o persuasion_n will_v better_o inform_v he_o that_o austin_n the_o great_a monk_n as_o he_o call_v he_o â—_z jesuitiâ—mi_fw-la partâ—_n â—_z send_v by_o gregory_n 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