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A10353 A treatise conteyning the true catholike and apostolike faith of the holy sacrifice and sacrament ordeyned by Christ at his last Supper vvith a declaration of the Berengarian heresie renewed in our age: and an answere to certain sermons made by M. Robert Bruce minister of Edinburgh concerning this matter. By VVilliam Reynolde priest. Rainolds, William, 1544?-1594. 1593 (1593) STC 20633; ESTC S115570 394,599 476

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of_o he_o in_o life_n and_o death_n if_o thou_o respect_v their_o manner_n of_o preach_v it_o be_v so_o unjointed_a so_o thwart_a and_o contradictory_n to_o itself_o that_o one_o thing_n they_o preach_v to_o thou_o for_o the_o gospel_n out_o of_o the_o pulpit_n a_o other_o thing_n they_o write_v for_o the_o gospel_n in_o their_o study_n not_o only_o that_o but_o one_o thing_n they_o tell_v thou_o in_o their_o sermon_n of_o sunday_n the_o clean_a contrary_n they_o teach_v in_o the_o sermon_n which_o they_o make_v the_o next_o monday_n nor_o only_a that_o but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o sermon_n they_o will_v assure_v thou_o of_o this_o point_n to_o be_v right_a euangelical_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sermon_n before_o the_o middle_n and_o again_o before_o the_o end_n they_o will_v as_o assure_o tell_v thou_o the_o contrary_n for_o demonstration_n whereof_o i_o refer_v thou_o to_o that_o which_o ●●_o have_v be_v declare_v out_o of_o calvin_n and_o m._n b._n 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a_o lamb_n p._n 10._o 11._o 12_o exod._n 12._o 11._o it_o be_v phase_n that_o be_v the_o passover_n of_o our_o lord_n pa._n 375._o 376._o 377._o 378._o exod._n 16._o 15._o mauha_n what_o thing_n be_v this_o pa._n 111._o 112._o exod._n 24._o 8._o this_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o testament_n which_o god_n have_v make_v with_o you_o pa._n 5._o psal_n 109._o 4._o thou_o be_v a_o priest_n forever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedec_n pa._n 13._o 14._o 15._o daniel_n 3._o 22._o 50._o the_o fiery_a furnace_n burn_v to_o the_o chaldean_n cold_a to_o the._n 3._o child_n 387._o 388._o mat._n 3._o 11._o i_o baptise_v you_o in_o water_n but_o he_o shall_v baptise_v you_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o fire_n pa._n 198._o 199._o mat._n 9_o 6._o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o earth_n have_v power_n to_o forgeve_v sin_n pa._n 196._o 197._o mat._n 12._o 48._o who_o be_v my_o mother_n &_o who_o be_v my_o brethren_n 318_o mat._n 26._o 26._o christ_n bless_v the_o bread_n pa._n 152._o 153._o 154._o 159._o 337._o ibidem_fw-la this_o be_v my_o body_n pag._n 123._o 124._o 369._o 370._o ibidem_fw-la v._n 29._o i_o will_v not_o drink_v of_o this_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n pa._n 158._o marc._n 2._o 7._o he_o blaspheme_v who_o can_v forgeve_v sin_n but_o god_n pa._n 196._o 197._o mar._n 6._o 5._o 6._o he_o can_v not_o do_v any_o miracle_n there_o because_o of_o their_o incredulity_n pa._n 327._o 328._o mar._n 5._o 28._o if_o i_o shall_v touch_v but_o the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n i_o shall_v be_v safe_a pa._n 327._o 328._o 329._o 330._o 332._o mar._n 16._o 19_o christ_n assumpt_v in_o to_o heaven_n &_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n pa._n 353._o 354._o 355._o luc._n 22._o 20._o this_o chalice_n the_o new_a testament_n in_o my_o blood_n which_o shall_v be_v shed_v for_o you_o pa._n 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 371._o 372._o luc._n 24._o 39_o handle_n and_o see_v for_o a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n pa._n 352._o ihon._n 6._o 14._o and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o in_o the_o last_o day_n pa._n 170._o ihon._n 6._o 63._o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o quicken_v the_o flesh_n profit_v nothing_o et_fw-fr c._n pa._n 320._o 321._o 322._o ihon._n 13._o 5._o christ_n wash_v his_o disciple_n foot_n pa._n 147._o 148._o ihon._n 14._o et_fw-fr 16._o 28._o i_o leave_v the_o world_n 356._o 357._o ihon._n 20._o 19_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v christ_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o disciple_n pa._n 384._o 385._o ihon._n 20._o 23._o who_o sin_n you_o forgeve_v they_o be_v forgeven_v pa._n 195_o 196._o 197._o act._n 3._o 21._o who_o heaven_n must_v receive_v until_o et_fw-la c._n pa._n 350._o 35●_n act._n 13._o 2._o as_o they_o be_v minister_a to_o our_o lord_n pa._n 17._o rom._n 4._o 11._o he_o receive_v circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o justice_n pa._n 130._o 131._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 3._o 4._o all_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o same_o spiritual_a food_n and_o all_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o spiritual_a drink_n pag._n 107._o 108._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 4._o the_o rock_n be_v christ_n 372._o 373._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 21_o you_o can_v not_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o table_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o devil_n pa._n 17._o 18._o 19_o 1._o cor._n 11._o 20._o this_o be_v not_o to_o eat_v our_o lord_n supper_n pag._n 244._o 245._o 246._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 27._o who_o soever_o shall_v eat_v this_o bread_n or_o drink_v the_o chalice_n of_o our_o lord_n unworthe_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n &_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n pa._n 288._o 289._o 290._o 294_o hebrew_a 9_o 20._o this_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o testament_n et_fw-fr c._n pa._n 5._o hebrew_n 11._o 1._o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o ●t_z c._n pag._n 314._o 315._o finis_fw-la error_n some_o in_o all_o copy_n some_o in_o certain_a only_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v correct_v pag._n 17._o lin._n 9_o do_v in_o margin_n 5_o pag._n 42._o lin._n 1._o in_o margin_n obseus_fw-la obsessus_fw-la pag._n 31._o lin._n 11._o 138r_n 1381._o pag._n 57_o  _fw-fr in_o mark_fw-mi remo_fw-la remove_v pag._n ●1_n  _fw-fr in_o mark_fw-mi 710._o 71._o pag._n 150._o lin._n 4._o 21._o 12._o pag._n 236._o lin._n 19_o in_o mark_fw-mi do_v the_o five_o before_o p._n 167_o pag._n 237._o lin._n 4._o in_o mark_fw-mi do_v the_o sixth_o pag._n 265._o lin._n 4._o in_o mark_fw-mi do_v the_o three_o &_o first_o end_n pag._n 327._o lin._n 31._o in_o mark_fw-mi marc._n 5._o 5._o 6._o 6._o 5._o 6._o laus_fw-la deo_fw-la anno_fw-la 1553._o narrati_fw-la 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr dissipa_fw-la ta_fw-la belgan_n ecclesia_fw-la &_o caet_fw-la acta_fw-la apu_fw-fr 〈…〉_o regem_fw-la daniae_fw-la a_o pa._n 24._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 110._o heb._n 7._o ●_o 1●_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 1●_n christ_n in_o his_o last_o supper_n i●_n stitute_v a_o true_a sacrifice_n genes_n 4._o ●●●_o et_fw-fr cap._n ●_o ●●●_o exod._n 24._o mal●ch_o 1●_n christ_n body_n 〈…〉_o in_o his_o supper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●_o cor._n 11._o 1●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●●●_o ●●_o 20._o ma●_n 26._o 28_o ma●_n 14._o ●●_o gal._n 1._o 4._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 6._o ti●_n 2._o 14._o joan._n 19_o 33._o 36._o chrysost_n in_o 1._o 〈…〉_o ●●_o christ_n blood_n in_o the_o chal●c●_n exod._n 24._o ●_o hebr._n 9_o ●●_o luc._n 22._o ●●_o leo_fw-la ●●●m_fw-la 7._o the_o passione_n domini_fw-la august_n ●pist_v ●6_n ●●●●●_o l._n chrysost_n ●_o ●●_o ad_fw-la n_n oplyto●_n hom_n 45._o in_o joan._n ●●●●m_fw-la 61._o ad_fw-la ●o●ul_fw-la a●tioch_n magdeburg_n c●●t_fw-la 4._o in_o p●●s●t_n plane_n ●●●c●ant_fw-la testamentum_fw-la domini_fw-la muscul_fw-la in_o ●o_o ●●_o commun_fw-ge cap._n the_o can●_n domini_fw-la nu_fw-la 〈…〉_o 2._o pag._n ●●2_n christ_n testament_n make_v as_o ●●_o last_o supper_n what_o be_v require_v to_o ●he_n make_v thereof_o 1_o ●●ber_n ac_fw-la svi_fw-la 〈…〉_o matth._n 11._o 27._o hebr._n 1._o 2._o hebr._n 8._o ●●●●●om_n ●_o 1._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 1._o cor._n 4._o v._o ●_o 5_o ibi._n pag._n ●●●_o christ_n blood_n deliver_v in_o his_o last_o supper_n exod._n 24._o 6._o 7._o ●_o hebr._n 9_o ●●_o christ_n offer_v sacrifice_n at_o his_o last_o supper_n ●_o 3_o ●_o joan._n 13._o 34._o cap._n 14._o 16._o cap._n 15._o 9_o 10._o ●●c_fw-la cap._n 16._o 12._o cap._n 13._o 14._o 15._o 16._o 17._o h●br_n 9_o 17._o christ_n offer_v he_o s●lf_a at_o his_o ●●●t_a supper_n greg._n nyssenus_n orat_fw-la 1._o de_fw-fr `_o resurrectione_n hesi●hius_n 〈…〉_o levit._fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o ●●_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 23._o muscul_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la pa._n 3_o ●4_n be●●_n annot_fw-mi ●_o matt●_n ●●_o 26._o v._n 28._o the_o sacrament_n in_o steed_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n mus●●l_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la 3_o 23._o comparison_n of_o our_o sacrament_n with_o th●_n paschal_n lamb_n num._n 9_o 5._o exo._n 1_o 2._o v._o 6_o matth._n 20._o five_o 17._o 20._o exo._n 12._o 11._o est_fw-la enim_fw-la ph●se_fw-la 1._o trans●tus_fw-la domini_fw-la luc._n ●2_n 19_o joan._n 13._o 1._o exod._n 12._o v._o 6._o 8._o 11._o deuteron_n 1●_n v._n 5._o 6._o hieron_n tom_fw-mi 2._o epist_n ad_fw-la damaium_fw-la papam_fw-la aug._n sermo_fw-la 18_o 1._o de_fw-la tempore_fw-la cap._n 12._o num._n 9_o 5._o exod._n 1●_n 43_o 45._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 28_o exod._n 12._o 42._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 25_o 26._o exod._n 12._o 6._o christ_n sacrifice_v at_o his_o last_o supper_n 1._o cor._n 5._o ●_o tertullian_n cyprian_a ambros_n nazianz._n hi●r●n●m_n chrysost_n august_n leo._n hesichius_n beda_n marc._n 14._o 12_o hostia_fw-la ●n_fw-la ●●stiam_fw-la transit_fw-la gaud._n tract_n ●_o in_o exod._n melchisedek_n sacrifice_n g●●●s_n 14._o psal_n 109._o vide_fw-la v●●●●_n r●gium_n respon●●●●●●_n e●●●_n d●_n missa_fw-la cap._n 13._o f●●c●as_n m●d●●●_n de_fw-fr ●●●●_o si●_n lib._n 4._o ca._n 19_o ibid._n lib._n ●_o ●e_v eccl●si●●●act_n 11._o dialog_n 1._o pa._n ●1●_n christ_n in_o his_o ●●s●_n supper_n offer_v after_o melchisede●●s_n order_n cyprian_n libr._n ●_o epist_n 3._o melchisedek_n sacrifice_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n bibliander_n de_fw-fr summa_fw-la t●●n_n lib._n 2._o pa_n 89._o 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