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second_o miracle_n which_o he_o jeer_v at_o be_v the_o be_v of_o the_o accident_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n without_o a_o subject_n which_o be_v not_o only_o possible_a but_o also_o be_v actual_o in_o the_o eucharist_n as_o be_v sufficient_o declare_v in_o the_o liturgical_a discourse_n part_n 2._o sect_n 3._o cap._n 9_o whereto_o i_o may_v add_v the_o authority_n of_o great_a s._n basil_n hom_n 6._o hexam_n s._n gregory_n orat_fw-la in_o diem_fw-la dominic_n and_o theodoret_n when_o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o quality_n of_o light_n in_o its_o creation_n be_v without_o a_o subject_n until_o the_o sun_n be_v create_v and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o accident_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n may_v be_v preserve_v without_o a_o subject_n for_o he_o that_o give_v a_o be_v in_o such_o or_o such_o manner_n can_v give_v they_o another_o as_o actual_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o eucharist_n where_o quantity_n alone_o be_v preserve_v without_o a_o subject_n in_o which_o all_o other_o accident_n as_o quality_n etc._n etc._n be_v immediate_o although_o by_o the_o same_o omnipotent_a power_n they_o also_o may_v be_v conserve_v without_o quantity_n and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o eucharist_n have_v always_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n as_o in_o the_o precedent_a testimony_n plain_o appear_v when_o the_o holy_a father_n affirm_v that_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o species_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n whence_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n sess_v 8._o condemn_v that_o proposition_n of_o wickliff_n who_o hold_v that_o the_o accident_n of_o the_o bread_n do_v not_o remain_v without_o a_o subject_n as_o heretical_a moreover_o this_o miracle_n necessary_o follow_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o sacrament_n if_o there_o be_v not_o in_o a_o visible_a form_n the_o essence_n of_o a_o sacrament_n consist_v in_o a_o visible_a sign_n of_o some_o invisible_a thing_n the_o eucharist_n therefore_o be_v a_o sacrament_n and_o contain_v the_o invisible_a body_n of_o christ_n necessary_o require_v a_o visible_a sign_n s._n chrysostome_n hom_n 60._o ad_fw-la populum_fw-la antioch_n and_o hom._n 83._o in_o mat._n say_v if_o thou_o be_v incorporeal_a god_n will_v have_v give_v thou_o plain_a and_o incorporeal_a gift_n themselves_o but_o because_o the_o soul_n be_v join_v to_o the_o body_n he_o have_v give_v thou_o intelligible_a thing_n in_o sensible_a thing_n and_o a_o little_a before_o since_o the_o word_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n we_o do_v assent_v and_o believe_v and_o with_o our_o intellectual_a eye_n behold_v he_o for_o christ_n have_v give_v 〈◊〉_d nothing_o sensible_a but_o all_o intelligible_a thing_n inâ—â—â—â—_n in_o sensible_a thing_n it_o be_v therefore_o most_o congruous_a to_o the_o divine_a providence_n most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o mystical_a sacrament_n and_o most_o proper_a to_o our_o humane_a nature_n that_o christ_n institute_v this_o sacrament_n under_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n for_o as_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a bread_n of_o life_n so_o he_o give_v we_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n under_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n whence_o s._n cyprean_n ser._n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la domin_n the_o bread_n which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o disciple_n change_v not_o in_o essigy_n or_o resemblance_n but_o in_o nature_n be_v make_v flesh_n by_o the_o omnipotency_n of_o the_o word_n as_o in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n the_o humane_a nature_n be_v see_v and_o the_o divinity_n lie_v hide_v so_o in_o the_o visible_a sacrament_n the_o divine_a essence_n diffuse_v itself_o give_v i_o leave_v good_a reader_n to_o set_v down_o the_o word_n of_o theophilact_fw-mi archbishop_n of_o bulgary_n and_o no_o mean_a interpreter_n of_o the_o sacred_a text_n who_o in_o mark_n cap._n 14._o this_o