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please_v to_o say_v 299._o vol._n 3._o pag._n 299._o that_o in_o the_o business_n of_o transubstantiation_n it_o be_v not_o a_o controversy_n of_o scripture_n against_o scripture_n or_o of_o reason_n against_o reason_n but_o of_o down_o right_a impudence_n civil_o speak_v against_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o sense_n and_o reason_n of_o mankind_n if_o he_o i_o say_v or_o any_o body_n else_o will_v bring_v but_o one_o single_a argument_n in_o mood_n and_o figure_n to_o prove_v that_o transubstantiation_n do_v either_o contradict_v sense_n or_o reason_n i_o do_v sincere_o promise_v he_o i_o will_v be_v of_o his_o opinion_n the_o very_a next_o moment_n and_o this_o i_o do_v the_o more_o confident_o affirm_v because_o i_o be_o sure_a transubstantiation_n can_v possible_o contradict_v or_o be_v against_o sense_n or_o reason_n sense_n it_o can_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o any_o of_o our_o sense_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o against_o reason_n that_o one_o substance_n shall_v be_v change_v into_o a_o other_o since_o all_o generation_n and_o corruption_n be_v thus_o perform_v and_o even_o daily_a experience_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o meat_n on_o which_o we_o feed_v do_v not_o nourish_v we_o but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v change_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o flesh_n and_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v it_o be_v not_o the_o roman_a catholic_o alone_o who_o see_v the_o absurdity_n of_o this_o pretence_n i_o will_v transcribe_v the_o word_n of_o a_o ingenious_a sociâ—tan_n upon_o this_o subject_a who_o sure_o be_v no_o more_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o roman_a catholic_o than_o to_o the_o protestant_n they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o a_o book_n entitle_v consideration_n on_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o trinity_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 21._o he_o cite_v the_o word_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o sarum_n take_v out_o of_o his_o discourse_n concern_v the_o divinity_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n pag._n 94._o which_o be_v these_o 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