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24._o gen._n 1._o and_o remain_v three_o day_n without_o any_o subject_n but_o pererius_n 19_o perer._n in_o gen._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 95._o it_o be_v in_o prima_fw-la effectione_fw-la institutione_n &_o dispositione_n ad_fw-la miracula_fw-la confugere_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la opus_fw-la perer._n bella_fw-la de_fw-la gratia_fw-la primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la c._n 19_o a_o learned_a jesuite_n do_v upon_o good_a ground_n of_o reason_n impugn_v it_o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o genesis_n book_n much_o commend_v by_o bellarmine_n himself_o there_o need_v no_o better_a argument_n or_o artillery_n to_o cast_v down_o this_o idol_n then_o that_o which_o the_o romanist_n hold_v for_o their_o principal_a pillar_n to_o support_v it_o namely_o these_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la this_o be_v my_o body_n for_o sacramental_a speech_n be_v to_o be_v take_v sacramental_o as_o many_o place_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n 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sacrament_n yield_v many_o excellent_a use_n first_o the_o
also_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o our_o spiritual_a and_o therefore_o s._n mark_n 22.23_o mark_v 14._o vers_fw-la 22.23_o use_v both_o the_o word_n so_o that_o our_o saviour_n take_v the_o bread_n in_o his_o hand_n give_v thanks_n to_o god_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n for_o the_o revelation_n thereof_o by_o the_o word_n and_o the_o assurance_n of_o the_o same_o by_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n and_o withal_o pray_v that_o whereas_o the_o bread_n &_o wine_n of_o themselves_o have_v no_o power_n or_o virtue_n for_o that_o spiritual_a use_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v it_o will_v please_v god_n so_o to_o be_v present_a with_o his_o ordinance_n that_o through_o his_o grace_n and_o blessing_n the_o sacrament_n may_v become_v a_o faithful_a mean_n to_o confirm_v our_o union_n with_o christ_n and_o to_o seal_v up_o unto_o we_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n now_o from_o the_o conduit-pipe_n of_o this_o benediction_n 10._o bella._n the_o eucharist_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o bellarmine_n and_o the_o rhemist_n will_v fain_o convey_v their_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n but_o herein_o they_o foget_v themselves_o and_o contradict_v their_o own_o doctrine_n for_o they_o general_o hold_v that_o consecration_n be_v effect_v by_o these_o word_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la this_o be_v my_o body_n now_o this_o benediction_n go_v before_o ever_o christ_n speak_v these_o word_n so_o that_o they_o must_v either_o reject_v their_o main_a ground_n of_o consecrate_v by_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la 4._o justin_n mart._n apol._n 2._o origen_n cont._n cell_n lib._n 8._o cyprian_a de_fw-fr coena_fw-la domin_v theod._n dia_n 2_o hier._n epist_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n aug._n de_fw-fr trin._n lib_n 3._o cap._n 4._o or_o deny_v that_o this_o benediction_n be_v operative_a to_o change_v the_o substance_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o consectation_n be_v do_v by_o this_o thanksgiving_n and_o prayer_n as_o the_o ancient_a 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