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what_o dishonour_n do_v these_o man_n render_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n obnoxious_a unto_o to_o be_v eat_v by_o wicked_a man_n by_o bruit_n creature_n by_o mouse_n by_o other_o vermin_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o some_o unclean_a place_n for_o so_o long_o as_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n remain_v so_o long_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v there_o though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o mouth_n or_o belly_n of_o a_o mouse_n say_v alice_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o schoolman_n who_o do_v one_o where_n or_o other_o acknowledge_v the_o most_o of_o these_o monstrous_a absurdity_n and_o go_v about_o to_o heal_v and_o salve_v they_o i_o surcease_v from_o rake_v further_o into_o this_o ingrateful_a sink_n who_o name_n transubstantiation_n be_v but_o of_o yesterday_o in_o comparison_n and_o which_o dishonour_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n into_o a_o monster_n destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o fill_v the_o world_n with_o dreadful_a contention_n and_o broil_n and_o let_v we_o but_o 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time_n he_o mean_v cyprian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v seem_v a_o very_a bold_a speech_n and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o martyrdom_n can_v wash_v off_o this_o stain_n which_o many_o account_n a_o ornament_n not_o a_o sin_n among_o other_o principle_n of_o separation_n this_o which_o i_o have_v now_o to_o speak_v unto_o that_o we_o must_v excommunicate_v ourselves_o from_o god_n ordinance_n if_o man_n of_o wicked_a life_n be_v not_o excommunicate_a for_o fear_v of_o pollution_n by_o they_o be_v donatistical_n and_o urge_v by_o parmenian_n the_o alibi_fw-la vide_fw-la cap._n 21._o epist_n ad_fw-la parmenianum_fw-la &_o alibi_fw-la donatist_n and_o answer_v by_o austin_n many_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o now_o retrime_v and_o revive_v be_v call_v a_o new_a truth_n as_o we_o common_o call_v a_o new_a fashion_n that_o which_o late_o come_v up_o though_o about_o forty_o year_n ago_o or_o in_o our_o memory_n it_o be_v a_o fashion_n lay_v aside_o and_o reject_v 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