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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11189	A way of reconciliation of a good and learned man touching the trueth, nature, and substance of the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament. Translated out of Latin by the right honorable Lady Elizabeth Russell, dowager to the right honourable the Lord Iohn Russell, Baron, and sonne and heire to Francis Earle of Bedford.	Russell, Elizabeth Cooke Hoby, Lady, ca. 1540-1609.	1605 (1605)	STC 21456; ESTC S101217	72,992	116

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but_o if_o the_o word_n of_o elias_n be_v of_o such_o force_n that_o it_o can_v bring_v fire_n from_o heaven_n shall_v not_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n be_v of_o power_n to_o change_v the_o kind_n of_o element_n 2._o eusebius_n emyssenus_n de_fw-mi consecrat_fw-mi do_v 2._o eusebius_n emyssenus_n likewise_o who_o be_v in_o year_n before_o ambrose_n do_v witness_n in_o these_o word_n the_o opinion_n which_o be_v then_o have_v of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o it_o be_v have_v de_fw-fr consecrat_v do_v 2._o whereupon_o the_o heavenly_a authority_n confirm_v that_o my_o flesh_n be_v very_o meat_n and_o my_o blood_n be_v very_o drink_v let_v therefore_o all_o doubt_n of_o misbelief_n be_v lay_v aside_o because_o he_o that_o be_v author_n of_o the_o gift_n be_v likewise_o witness_v of_o the_o truth_n for_o the_o invisible_a priest_n do_v turn_v with_o his_o word_n by_o a_o secret_a power_n the_o visible_a creature_n into_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n say_v thus_o take_v you_o eat_v you_o this_o be_v my_o body_n and_o the_o hallow_v be_v repeat_v take_v you_o drink_v you_o this_o be_v my_o blood_n therefore_o even_o as_o the_o height_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o depth_n of_o water_n and_o largeness_n of_o earth_n have_v their_o be_v of_o nothing_o sudden_o at_o the_o beck_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o command_v so_o with_o the_o like_a power_n in_o the_o spiritual_a sacrament_n when_o power_n command_v effect_n obei_v how_o great_a therefore_o and_o wonderful_a benefit_n the_o force_n of_o the_o heavenly_a blessing_n do_v work_v how_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o seem_v a_o new_a &_o unpossible_a matter_n to_o thou_o that_o earthly_a and_o mortal_a thing_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o christ_n ask_v thyself_o that_o be_v