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4._o pag._n 118._o de_fw-fr sacrosancta_fw-la eucharistia_n ipsius_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la toties_fw-la inculcavit_fw-la nisi_fw-la manducaveritis_fw-la carnem_fw-la silij_fw-la hominis_fw-la &_o biberetis_fw-la eius_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la non_fw-la habebitis_fw-la vitam_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la â—…anis_fw-la quem_fw-la ego_fw-la dabo_fw-la caro_fw-la mea_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la mundi_fw-la vita_fw-la joh._n 6._o luc._n 22._o postea_fw-la in_fw-la ultima_fw-la caena_fw-la accepto_fw-la pane_fw-la gratias_fw-la egit_fw-la &_o fregit_fw-la &_o dedit_fw-la eye_v dicens_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la vobis_fw-la datur_fw-la hoc_fw-la facite_fw-la in_o meam_fw-la commemorationem_fw-la panis_n consecrationem_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o vini_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la ipse_fw-la coram_fw-la apostolis_n fecit_fw-la eandem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quoque_fw-la ut_fw-la facerent_fw-la frangerent_fw-la &_o darent_fw-la expressè_fw-la mandavit_fw-la concern_v the_o holy_a eucharist_n christ_n do_v very_o often_o inculcate_v the_o necessity_n of_o it_o except_o you_o shall_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n you_o shall_v not_o have_v life_n in_o you_o the_o food_n which_o i_o will_v give_v be_v my_o flesh_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n after_o in_o his_o last_o supper_n when_o he_o have_v take_v bread_n he_o give_v thanks_n brake_n and_o give_v to_o they_o say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n which_o be_v give_v for_o you_o do_v this_o in_o my_o commemoration_n he_o make_v the_o consecration_n of_o bread_n into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n &_o of_o wine_n into_o his_o blood_n before_o the_o apostle_n and_o express_o command_v that_o they_o also_o shall_v do_v the_o same_o consecration_n of_o bread_n &_o wine_n into_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n 10._o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o teach_v with_o s._n chrisostome_n who_o he_o follow_v therein_o and_o other_o holy_a ancient_a 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