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de_fw-la effectâ—_z sacrâ—_z c._n 24â—_z and_o this_o bellarmine_n also_o confess_v say_v of_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n there_o be_v no_o question_n at_o all_o 4._o we_o say_v that_o in_o the_o lord_n supper_n the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v present_a not_o only_o in_o a_o sign_n or_o figure_n but_o true_o and_o real_o yet_o spiritual_o and_o mystical_o vegula_fw-la bell._n l._n â—_z de_fw-fr euchar_n c._n 20._o §._o 30._o vegula_fw-la and_o so_o do_v bellarmine_n confess_v as_o bernard_n teach_v in_o his_o sermon_n of_o s._n martin_n where_o he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o sacrament_n be_v exâ—ibite_v unto_o we_o the_o true_a substance_n of_o christ_n flesh_n but_o yet_o spiritual_o not_o carnal_o say_v he_o 5._o from_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n to_o come_v to_o the_o church_n we_o say_v that_o the_o rock_n whereon_o the_o same_o be_v build_v 10._o bell._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont_n â—_z 10._o be_v christ_n and_o so_o grant_v bellarmine_n say_v no_o 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scripture_n clear_a in_o this_o point_n their_o own_o cassander_n tell_v we_o 6._o what_o be_v the_o constant_a and_o uniform_a doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o ancient_a father_n therein_o say_v wherefore_o this_o doctrine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o which_o with_o a_o full_a consent_n all_o the_o ancient_a father_n delyvere_a to_o wit_n that_o our_o whole_a confidence_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o hope_n both_o of_o pardon_n and_o of_o life_n eternal_a be_v to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o only_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o their_o waldensis_fw-la say_v 1430._o i_o esteem_v he_o a_o sound_a divynâ—_n and_o more_o faithful_a catholic_a say_v he_o and_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n who_o simple_o denyâ—th_v any_o such_o merit_n and_o who_o grant_v according_a to_o the_o apoâ—tles_n and_o scripture_n manner_n of_o speech_n that_o simple_o a_o man_n merit_v not_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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