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and_o give_v himself_o the_o fall_n so_o fol._n 338._o he_o say_v the_o priest_n receive_v in_o both_o kind_n because_o they_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n which_o say_v he_o be_v not_o perfect_a without_o that_o and_o if_o that_o be_v not_o a_o perfect_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n that_o suffer_v without_o the_o cup_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o be_v a_o perfect_a transubstantion_n of_o perfect_a christ_n in_o the_o cake_n only_o to_o the_o people_n and_o not_o to_o the_o priest_n unless_o he_o will_v confess_v the_o people_n receive_v nor_o the_o same_o body_n the_o priest_n do_v offer_v i_o for_o my_o part_n know_v not_o how_o this_o shall_v be_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v better_o inform_v herein_o otherwise_o to_o persist_v to_o maintain_v the_o cup_n to_o be_v necessary_o give_v to_o the_o people_n we_o do_v not_o when_o we_o receive_v his_o flesh_n by_o the_o bread_n and_o his_o blood_n by_o the_o wine_n receive_v dead_a christ_n as_o the_o doctor_n will_v infer_v fol._n 342._o because_o we_o separate_v the_o blood_n from_o the_o flesh_n for_o this_o be_v to_o tax_v christ_n of_o give_v and_o the_o apostle_n of_o receive_v dead_a christ_n which_o be_v gross_a and_o impious_a beside_o he_o himself_o have_v answer_v himself_o as_o to_o that_o objection_n fol._n 338._o for_o say_v he_o the_o priest_n receive_v under_o both_o do_v not_o receive_v two_o sacrament_n because_o the_o sacrament_n be_v essential_o and_o entire_o contain_v under_o either_o kind_n and_o be_v receive_v both_o at_o once_o they_o make_v but_o one_o refection_n signify_v one_o thing_n and_o produce_v one_o effect_n no_o more_o say_v he_o then_o 6_o or_o 7_o dish_n of_o meat_n make_v but_o one_o dinner_n now_o as_o the_o priest_n do_v not_o divide_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o receive_v two_o sacrament_n no_o more_o do_v we_o and_o if_o the_o doctor_n will_v have_v advise_o consider_v with_o himself_o when_o he_o tax_v we_o in_o this_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v perceive_v that_o he_o do_v through_o our_o side_n wound_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n nay_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o for_o that_o she_o administer_v and_o her_o people_n receive_v in_o both_o kind_n and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o unless_o he_o can_v show_v strong_a reason_n than_o these_o for_o her_o change_n the_o church_n of_o england_n desire_v she_o not_o to_o censure_v too_o severe_o of_o she_o for_o not_o conform_v with_o she_o for_o that_o she_o be_v not_o easy_o induce_v to_o forsake_v the_o practice_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o for_o that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v in_o remembrance_n of_o christ_n she_o conceive_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o forget_v the_o manner_n of_o christ_n institution_n be_v there_o no_o precept_n for_o it_o but_o especial_o since_o we_o be_v enjoin_v so_o to_o do_v we_o desire_v to_o drink_v the_o blood_n and_o to_o eat_v the_o flesh_n that_o we_o may_v have_v eternal_a life_n 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