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de_fw-fr vera_fw-la innocentia_fw-la capi_fw-la 134._o visibile_fw-la miraculum_fw-la ad_fw-la illuminationem_fw-la vocat_fw-la invisibile_fw-la autem_fw-la cum_fw-la qui_fw-la vocatus_fw-la venit_fw-la illuminat_fw-la but_o this_o sacrament_n be_v not_o ordain_v to_o edify_v the_o unbelever_n but_o be_v ordain_v and_o institute_v to_o increase_v exercise_n and_o to_o certify_v the_o true_a and_o faithful_a believer_n of_o their_o unfeigned_a faith_n and_o also_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o faithful_a christian_a people_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v myraculus_fw-la open_o this_o miracle_n in_o this_o sacrament_n be_v not_o wrought_v as_o i_o have_v say_v to_o persuade_v faith_n as_o the_o other_o be_v but_o this_o do_v presuppose_v &_o require_v a_o constant_a faith_n and_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v unto_o the_o hebrew_n 11._o hebre._n 11._o faith_n be_v of_o thing_n that_o appear_v not_o and_o can_v not_o be_v see_v therefore_o be_v these_o 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be_v offend_v as_o the_o caphernaite_n be_v at_o this_o moo_v miraculous_a and_o holy_a sacrament_n where_o in_o be_v wrought_v so_o many_o wondrous_a work_n of_o god_n for_o first_o in_o this_o holy_a sacrament_n the_o substance_n of_o bread_n &_o wine_n corporibê°_n ciprianê°_n de_fw-fr cena_fw-la dâ—mini_fw-la panis_n iste_fw-la coin_n in_o carnem_fw-la et_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la mutatus_fw-la procurat_fw-la vitam_fw-la et_fw-la incrementum_fw-la corporibê°_n by_o the_o admirable_a power_n of_o god_n mighty_a word_n be_v convert_v by_o transubstantiation_n into_o the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o after_o the_o consecration_n there_o remain_v not_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n or_o wine_n nether_a any_o other_o substance_n save_v only_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o real_a and_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n god_n and_o man_n second_o the_o whole_a and_o perfect_a body_n with_o all_o the_o limb_n and_o membre_n be_v in_o both_o the_o kynde_n 4_o 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the_o consecrate_v hoost_n norysshe_n augment_v when_o it_o be_v
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