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A62255 Rome's conviction, or, A vindication of the original institution of Christianity in opposition to the many usurpations of the Church of Rome, and their frequent violation of divine right : cleerly evinced by arguments drawn from their own principles, and undeniable matter of fact / by John Savage ... Savage, J. (John), 1645-1721. 1683 (1683) Wing S769; ESTC R34022 148,491 472

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former_a than_o it_o affirm_v a_o identity_n between_o bread_n and_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v a_o chimaera_n and_o all_o the_o forego_n discourse_n stand_v firm_a and_o immovable_a if_o the_o latter_a then_o with_o assure_a confidence_n i_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o ground_n or_o appearance_n of_o transubstantiation_n to_o be_v draw_v from_o that_o so_o often_o reiterated_a proposition_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la which_o i_o prove_v evident_o all_o conversion_n and_o transmutation_n whether_o partial_a or_o total_a whether_o transubstantiation_n or_o transaccidentation_n essential_o import_v two_o extreme_n the_o one_o be_v terminus_fw-la à_fw-la quo_fw-la the_o other_o terminus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la and_o a_o medium_fw-la that_o pass_v from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o as_o in_o our_o present_a case_n the_o bread_n be_v terminus_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v terminus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la because_o 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the_o truth_n of_o her_o decision_n thus_o then_o speak_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n quoniam_fw-la autem_fw-la christus_fw-la redemptor_n noster_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la sub_fw-la specie_fw-la panis_fw-la offerebat_fw-la verè_fw-la esse_fw-la dixit_fw-la ideo_fw-la persuasum_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la fuit_fw-la idque_fw-la nunc_fw-la denuo_fw-la sancta_fw-la haec_fw-la synodus_fw-la declarat_fw-la per_fw-la consecrationem_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vini_fw-la conversionem_fw-la fieri_fw-la totius_fw-la substantiae_fw-la panis_fw-la in_fw-la substantiam_fw-la corporis_fw-la christi_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la substantiae_fw-la vini_fw-la in_o substantiam_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la conuersio_fw-la convenientèr_fw-la &_o propriè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sancta_fw-la catholica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la transubstantiatio_fw-la est_fw-la appellata_fw-la the_o same_o be_v contain_v in_o other_o council_n and_o text_n of_o the_o 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