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to_o believe_v cyrillus_n say_v sacramentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la hominis_fw-la manducationem_fw-la non_fw-la asserit_fw-la mentes_fw-la credentium_fw-la ad_fw-la 11_o grassas_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la irreligiose_fw-la inducens_fw-la our_o sacrament_n avouch_v not_o the_o eat_n of_o a_o man_n lead_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o verbum_fw-la ungodly_a manner_n to_o gross_a or_o fleshly_a cogitation_n athanasius_n say_v quot_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suffecisset_fw-la corpus_fw-la eius_fw-la etc._n etc._n unto_o how_o many_o man_n can_v christ_n body_n have_v suffice_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o food_n of_o all_o the_o world_n therefore_o he_o make_v mention_v of_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n that_o he_o may_v withdraw_v they_o from_o corporal_a and_o fleshly_a understanding_n what_o thing_n may_v be_v speak_v more_o playnelye_o it_o be_v unpossible_a his_o natural_a body_n natural_o receive_v may_v suffice_v all_o the_o world_n to_o let_v they_o see_v he_o have_v no_o 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religionis_fw-la ceu_fw-la verum_fw-la etc._n etc._n man_n 11._o can_v be_v gather_v together_o to_o the_o profession_n of_o any_o religion_n whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a unless_o they_o be_v bind_v inthe_n fellowship_n of_o visible_a sign_n or_o sacrament_n the_o first_o cause_n why_o they_o be_v ordain_v be_v that_o thereby_o one_o shall_v acknowledge_v another_o as_o fellow_n of_o one_o household_n &_o member_n of_o one_o body_n so_o be_v all_o israel_n reckon_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n because_o of_o their_o circumcision_n &_o all_o such_o as_o be_v uncircumcised_a be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o people_n &_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o israel_n because_o they_o be_v uncircumcised_a even_o as_o we_o take_v they_o that_o be_v not_o baptize_v to_o be_v none_o of_o our_o brethren_n to_o be_v no_o child_n of_o god_n nor_o member_n of_o his_o church_n because_o they_o will_v not_o take_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n an_o other_o cause_n be_v 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