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so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o mix_v the_o two_o species_n they_o must_v have_v be_v oblige_v to_o take_v a_o ordinary_a liquor_n before_o that_o sacred_a liquor_n the_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n contrary_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o such_o a_o sacrament_n which_o the_o church_n have_v always_o believe_v aught_o to_o enter_v into_o our_o body_n before_o all_o other_o nourishment_n jan._n august_n ep._n 118._o ad_fw-la jan._n it_o be_v always_o i_o say_v believe_v and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o saint_n augustin_n 118._o ep._n 118._o from_o who_o we_o have_v borrow_v those_o word_n we_o last_v produce_v but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o saint_n cyprian_n himself_o as_o it_o appear_v in_o his_o letter_n to_o cecilius_n 63._o ep._n 63._o and_o before_o s._n cyprian_a see_v we_o find_v mention_n in_o tertullian_n of_o the_o sacred_a
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establish_v upon_o more_o solid_a foundation_n nor_o upon_o a_o more_o constant_a practice_n §_o x._o some_o objection_n solve_v by_o the_o precedent_a doctrine_n i_o do_v not_o wonder_v that_o our_o reformer_n who_o acknowledge_v nothing_o but_o bare_a sign_n in_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n of_o their_o supper_n endeavour_n by_o all_o mean_n to_o have_v they_o both_o but_o i_o be_o astonish_v that_o they_o will_v not_o understand_v that_o in_o place_v as_o we_o do_v jesus-christ_n entire_o under_o each_o of_o these_o sacred_a symbol_n we_o can_v content_v ourselves_o with_o one_o of_o the_o two_o m._n 481._o exam._n tr._n vi_o sect._n 6._o p._n 480._o 481._o jurieux_n object_n against_o we_o that_o the_o real_a presence_n be_v suppose_v the_o body_n and_o the_o blood_n will_v in_o reality_n be_v receive_v under_o the_o bread_n alone_o but_o that_o yet_o this_o will_v not_o suffice_v because_o it_o be_v true_a this_o will_v be_v to_o receive_v the_o blood_n but_o not_o the_o 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jurieux_n maintain_v in_o despite_n of_o these_o word_n that_o it_o do_v not_o suffice_v to_o have_v jesus-christ_n if_o we_o have_v not_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o body_n and_o his_o blood_n the_o perfect_a image_n of_o his_o death_n as_o he_o do_v nothing_o in_o that_o but_o repete_fw-la a_o objection_n already_o clear_v so_o i_o send_v he_o to_o the_o answer_v i_o have_v give_v to_o this_o argument_n and_o to_o the_o undeniable_a example_n i_o have_v set_v down_o to_o show_v that_o by_o the_o avouch_v confession_n of_o his_o church_n when_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v receive_v the_o ultimate_a perfection_n of_o its_o signification_n be_v no_o more_o necessary_a but_o if_o this_o principle_n be_v true_a even_o in_o those_o very_a sacrament_n be_v jesus-christ_n be_v not_o real_o and_o substantial_o contain_v as_o in_o that_o of_o baptism_n how_o much_o the_o rather_o be_v it_o certain_a in_o the_o eucharist_n where_o jesus-christ_n be_v present_a in_o his_o person_n and_o what_o be_v it_o he_o can_v desire_v more_o who_o possess_v he_o entire_o but_o in_o fine_a will_v some_o say_v there_o must_v not_o be_v such_o argue_v upon_o express_a word_n see_v it_o be_v your_o sentiment_n that_o the_o vi_o chapter_n of_o saint_n john_n ought_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o eucharist_n you_o can_v dispense_v with_o yourselves_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o as_o to_o the_o letter_n and_o to_o give_v the_o blood_n to_o drink_v as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n to_o eat_v see_v jesus-christ_n have_v equal_o prononce_v both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o if_o you_o eat_v not_o my_o body_n and_o drink_v not_o my_o blood_n you_o shall_v have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o let_v we_o once_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o these_o obstinate_a and_o contentious_a spirit_n who_o will_v not_o understand_v these_o word_n of_o jesus-christ_n by_o their_o whole_a connexion_n i_o demand_n of_o they_o whence_o it_o come_v they_o do_v not_o by_o these_o word_n 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