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either_o christ_n must_v suffer_v which_o monsieur_n de_fw-fr meaux_n deny_v or_o he_o be_v not_o offer_v which_o we_o affirm_v this_o be_v so_o evident_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n and_o so_o often_o repeat_v that_o without_o blood_n 9.22_o heb._n 9.22_o there_o be_v no_o remission_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n be_v force_v free_o to_o declare_v that_o if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n offer_v as_o it_o be_v use_v in_o that_o epistle_n they_o must_v profess_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o christ_n be_v no_o more_o offer_v either_o in_o the_o mass_n or_o any_o other_o way_n now_o how_o these_o thing_n can_v stand_v together_o that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n contradict_v not_o the_o offer_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o yet_o that_o the_o same_o epistle_n absolute_o declare_v that_o christ_n can_v no_o more_o be_v offer_v because_o he_o can_v no_o more_o suffer_v nor_o any_o more_o become_v a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n because_o without_o blood_n there_o be_v 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which_o be_v already_o perfect_a 〈◊〉_d ibid._n v._o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o word_n if_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o law_n be_v therefore_o repeat_v as_o this_o epistle_n tell_v we_o because_o they_o be_v imperfect_a and_o have_v they_o be_v otherwise_o they_o shall_v have_v cease_v to_o have_v be_v offer_v what_o can_v we_o conclude_v but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n then_o in_o every_o mass_n she_o offer_v do_v violence_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o more_o than_o one_o sense_n crucify_v to_o herself_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n last_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n declare_v that_o because_o there_o be_v a_o new_a and_o proper_a sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n shall_v institute_v a_o new_a and_o proper_a priesthood_n to_o offer_v it_o and_o so_o they_o say_v he_o do_v after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_v 7.3_o hebr._n 7.3_o in_o opposition_n to_o that_o after_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n under_o the_o law_n now_o certain_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o contrary_a to_o this_o epistle_n than_o such_o a_o assertion_n both_o who_o description_n of_o this_o priesthood_n show_v it_o can_v agree_v only_o to_o our_o bless_a lord_n and_o which_o indeed_o in_o express_a term_n declare_v it_o to_o be_v peculiar_a to_o he_o 27._o ibid._n v._o 27._o it_o call_v it_o a_o unchangeble_a priesthood_n that_o pass_v not_o to_o any_o other_o as_o that_o of_o aaron_n do_v from_o father_n to_o son_n but_o continue_v in_o he_o only_o because_o that_o he_o also_o himself_o continue_v for_o evermore_o article_n xxii_o reflection_n on_o the_o forego_n doctrine_n and_o here_o then_o let_v we_o conjure_v our_o brethren_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n serious_o to_o consider_v these_o thing_n and_o into_o what_o desperate_a consequence_n that_o great_a error_n of_o the_o corporeal_a presence_n have_v insensible_o lead_v they_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o rash_a or_o more_o uncharitable_a even_o the_o literal_a interpretation_n 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and_o receive_v and_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o friend_n article_n xxiii_o of_o communicate_v only_o under_o one_o kind_n this_o be_v the_o last_o of_o those_o consequence_n that_o give_v we_o a_o just_a detestation_n for_o that_o great_a error_n of_o the_o corporeal_a presence_n on_o which_o they_o be_v found_v it_o be_v so_o plain_o contrary_a to_o the_o express_a command_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o we_o be_v persuade_v it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o suffer_v they_o to_o fall_v into_o it_o on_o purpose_n to_o correct_v that_o vanity_n whereby_o they_o have_v so_o proud_o aspire_v to_o a_o opinion_n of_o infallibility_n that_o whilst_o they_o lord_n it_o over_o man_n conscience_n and_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o ask_v they_o a_o reason_n of_o what_o they_o do_v they_o may_v here_o at_o last_o be_v surprise_v in_o a_o error_n which_o the_o most_o vulgar_a eye_n be_v able_a to_o discern_v the_o church_n of_o england_n conformable_o to_o all_o 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