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thou_o the_o everlasting_a truth_n and_o believe_v or_o follow_v any_o brainsick_a heretic_n in_o the_o world_n what_o shall_v i_o answer_v or_o how_o dare_v i_o appear_v before_o thy_o face_n i_o confess_v than_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a and_o sure_a which_o thou_o have_v say_v of_o this_o bless_a sacrament_n this_o be_v my_o body_n this_o be_v my_o blood_n and_o that_o every_o heretic_n that_o say_v this_o be_v a_o figureof_o thy_o body_n this_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o thy_o blood_n be_v a_o most_o blasphemous_a and_o impudent_a heretic_n and_o liar_n chap._n xxiii_o wherein_o be_v declare_v that_o we_o ought_v as_o real_o and_o true_o to_o receive_v his_o body_n with_o our_o mouth_n to_o health_n &_o salvation_n as_o adam_n do_v eat_v the_o forbid_a apple_n to_o death_n and_o damnation_n but_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n what_o shift_n these_o false_a prophet_n the_o heretic_n have_v to_o cover_v their_o lie_n under_o some_o show_n of_o truth_n as_o though_o we_o be_v to_o eat_v 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