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4._o adv_n haeres_fw-la cap._n 34._o and_o not_o live_v again_o which_o be_v nourish_v by_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n either_o let_v they_o change_v their_o mind_n or_o else_o abstain_v from_o this_o offer_n for_o as_o the_o bread_n which_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n perceive_v the_o invocation_n of_o god_n be_v no_o long_o common_a bread_n but_o the_o eucharist_n consist_v of_o something_o earthly_a and_o something_o heavenly_a even_o so_o our_o body_n perceive_v this_o eucharist_n be_v not_o now_o corruptible_a but_o have_v the_o hope_n of_o a_o resurrection_n 2._o l._n 5._o cap._n 2._o thus_o he_o who_o have_v more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o another_o book_n herein_o likewise_o god_n give_v we_o a_o foretaste_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o joy_n to_o come_v as_o will_v be_v make_v more_o manifest_a in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n and_o thus_o far_o we_o may_v grant_v the_o bread_n and_o wine_n of_o melchizedeck_v to_o have_v be_v sacramental_a that_o they_o be_v 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the_o world_n who_o will_v carry_v thou_o away_o with_o he_o in_o his_o arm_n be_v thou_o fearful_a to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o christ_n drink_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v able_a to_o shed_v thy_o own_o blood_n for_o christ_n cypt._n calicem_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la christi_fw-la bibas_fw-la ut_fw-la possis_fw-la propter_fw-la christum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la sundere_fw-la cypt._n give_v say_v cyprian_n the_o cup_n of_o christ_n to_o those_o who_o be_v to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o martyrdom_n be_v thou_o afraid_a of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n christ_n o_o man_n come_v here_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o thou_o and_o as_o he_o upon_o the_o cross_n spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n triumph_v over_o they_o so_o may_v thou_o do_v also_o in_o this_o sacrament_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v thou_o afraid_a of_o grow_v cold_a and_o dead_a in_o good_a duty_n thou_o drink_v of_o jesus_n that_o be_v full_a of_o spirit_n and_o will_v warm_v 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