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our_o nation_n 11._o behold_v you_o kindle_v a_o fire_n and_o compass_v yourselves_o about_o with_o spark_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n of_o your_o fire_n and_o in_o the_o spark_n that_o you_o have_v kindle_v the_o strange_a diversity_n of_o sect_n and_o several_a profession_n of_o religion_n do_v too_o evident_o appropriate_v this_o reproach_n of_o the_o prophet_n wherefore_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o life_n shall_v be_v assign_v to_o solicit_v god_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n upon_o our_o so_o divided_a country_n to_o be_v cor_fw-la vnum_fw-la and_o via_fw-la una_fw-la one_o hart_n &_o one_o way_n 32._o this_o unity_n be_v the_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n we_o find_v that_o our_o saviour_n ever_o make_v to_o his_o father_n for_o his_o church_n leave_v upon_o earth_n 21._o that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o as_o we_o be_v one._n in_o order_n to_o some_o contribution_n to_o this_o bless_a union_n i_o have_v make_v this_o present_a to_o my_o country_n and_o 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w_n a._n montagv_n permis_fw-fr d'_fw-fr imprimer_n fait_fw-fr ce_fw-fr 12._o auril_n 1672._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr reynie_n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholiqve_n church_n upon_o the_o point_n of_o controversy_n after_o more_o than_o a_o whole_a age_n contestation_n with_o those_o of_o the_o pretended-reformed_n religion_n treatise_n the_o matter_n upon_o which_o they_o have_v ground_v their_o breach_n may_v be_v conceive_v sufficient_o explayn_v and_o their_o mind_n dispose_v to_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n persuasion_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v we_o can_v do_v nothing_o better_a than_o propose_v they_o sincere_o and_o distinguish_v they_o from_o those_o which_o have_v be_v wrongful_o impute_v for_o in_o effect_n i_o have_v observe_v in_o diverse_a occurrencye_n that_o the_o aversion_n those_o person_n express_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o our_o doctrine_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o false_a idea_n that_o they_o have_v figure_v of_o 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word_n do_v not_o allow_v we_o any_o doubt_n of_o it_o our_o adversary_n do_v well_o discern_v that_o simple_a figure_n and_o bare_a sign_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n will_v not_o satisfy_v christian_n use_v &_o accustom_v to_o the_o grace_n and_o goodness_n of_o a_o god_n who_o give_v himself_o so_o real_o to_o us._n so_o that_o upon_o this_o ground_n they_o seek_v to_o decline_v the_o be_v tax_v with_o their_o deny_v a_o substantial_a and_o real_a participation_n of_o jesus-christ_n in_o the_o communion_n they_o affirm_v with_o we_o that_o he_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o proper_a substance_n 53._o they_o say_v that_o he_o feed_v we_o with_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o body_n and_o his_o blood_n 36._o and_o conceave_a that_o his_o show_v we_o by_o some_o sign_n that_o we_o do_v partake_v of_o his_o sacrifice_n will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a they_o declare_v express_o that_o the_o body_n of_o our_o saviour_n 52._o which_o be_v give_v we_o in_o the_o communion_n do_v 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