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jerusalem_n that_o this_o bread_n which_o be_v see_v by_o we_o be_v not_o bread_n although_o the_o taste_n esteem_v it_o to_o be_v bread_n but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n many_o mother_n say_v matt._n say_v chrysost_n hom_n 83._o in_o matt._n s._n chrysostome_n put_v out_o their_o child_n when_o they_o be_v bear_v to_o be_v nurse_v by_o other_o but_o christ_n our_o lord_n will_v not_o do_v so_o but_o do_v nourish_v we_o with_o his_o own_o body_n and_o so_o do_v conjoin_v &_o glue_v we_o to_o himself_o o_o miracle_n tio_fw-la miracle_n chrysost_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr sacerde_n tio_fw-la o_o benignity_n of_o god_n say_v the_o same_o s._n chrysostome_n he_o that_o sit_v above_o with_o the_o father_n at_o the_o same_o instant_n be_v handle_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o and_o he_o deliver_v himself_o up_o to_o such_o as_o will_v receive_v and_o embrace_v he_o and_o in_o corinth_n in_o chrysost_n hom_n 24_o c._n 10.1_o epist_n ad_fw-la corinth_n another_o place_n he_o say_v thus_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o chalice_n flow_v out_o of_o his_o side_n and_o of_o that_o do_v we_o communicate_v this_o indeed_o as_o say_v s._n 5._o s._n saint_n ephrem_fw-la who_o be_v familiar_a with_o saint_n basil_n the_o great_a lib._n de_fw-la natura_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la serutanda_fw-la cap._n 5._o ephrem_n exceed_v all_o admiration_n all_o speech_n and_o all_o conceit_n which_o christ_n our_o saviour_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n have_v do_v to_o we_o who_o be_v clad_v with_o flesh_n he_o have_v give_v fire_n and_o spirit_n to_o eat_v namely_o his_o body_n and_o his_o blood_n my_o bread_n say_v menâ—is_fw-la say_v ambros_n l._n 4._o de_fw-la sacra_fw-la menâ—is_fw-la s._n ambrose_n be_v usual_a bread_n but_o this_o bread_n be_v bread_n before_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o when_o the_o consecration_n once_o do_v come_v of_o bread_n it_o be_v make_v the_o flesh_n of_o christ._n let_v we_o therefore_o settle_v this_o point_n how_o that_o 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therefore_o how_o effectual_o the_o speech_n of_o christ_n do_v work_v if_o consequence_n if_o note_v this_o consequence_n then_o there_o be_v such_o power_n in_o the_o speech_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n as_o to_o make_v those_o thing_n be_v which_o be_v not_o how_o much_o more_o effectual_o will_v it_o work_v towards_o the_o make_n of_o they_o be_v which_o be_v and_o to_o make_v they_o be_v change_v into_o other_o than_o what_o they_o be_v therefore_o saint_n therefore_o mark_v well_o the_o express_a authority_n of_o this_o saint_n that_o i_o may_v answer_v thou_o i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n before_o the_o consecration_n but_o after_o the_o consecration_n i_o say_v to_o thou_o that_o then_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ._n christ_n be_v carry_v say_v ibid._n say_v aug._n in_o psal_n 33._o conc._n 1._o ibid._n s._n augustine_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n when_o commend_v his_o body_n to_o his_o apostle_n he_o say_v hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la 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soul_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o divinity_n will_v have_v be_v far_o from_o feel_v any_o thing_n but_o unspeakable_a joy_n but_o leave_v eight_o of_o his_o disciple_n not_o far_o of_o he_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o three_o who_o he_o favour_v most_o 14._o marc._n 14._o s._n peter_n s._n james_n and_o s._n john_n as_o the_o fit_a to_o be_v eye_n witness_n of_o his_o affliction_n because_o they_o have_v be_v fortify_v by_o have_v be_v present_a at_o his_o transfiguration_n 22._o matt._n 17._o marc._n 14._o luc._n 22._o he_o bid_v they_o watch_v and_o pray_v lest_o else_o they_o may_v enter_v into_o temptation_n but_o the_o lead_n of_o their_o sad_a heart_n draw_v down_o and_o close_v '_o the_o door_n of_o their_o heavy_a eye_n make_v they_o sleep_v after_o a_o sort_n whether_o they_o will_v for_o no._n our_o lord_n have_v by_o that_o time_n retire_v himself_o a_o little_a even_o from_o they_o into_o perfect_a pray_v perfect_a solitude_n be_v fit_a for_o such_o as_o pray_v solicitude_n 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