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A64146 An answer to a book entituled An account of the Church Catholike where it was before the Reformation; and whether Rome were or be the Church Catholike. Wherein is proved, that the Catholike Church never was, nor can be distinct from that which is now called, the Church of Rome. By R.T. Esquire. R. T. 1654 (1654) Wing T42; ESTC R221978 68,689 169

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the_o same_o father_n speak_v once_o more_o hom._n 60._o ad_fw-la pop._n antioch_n nos_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la tenemus_fw-la locum_fw-la qui_fw-la verò_fw-la sanctificat_fw-la ●a_n &_o immuta●_n ipse_fw-la est_fw-la we_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o minister_n but_o he_o that_o sanctify_v and_o change_v they_o be_v christ_n himself_n here_o be_v a_o change_n and_o that_o by_o the_o power_n of_o ch●ist_n not_o the●_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o communicant_a 38._o let_v we_o now_o hear_v what_o s._n ambrose_n say_v the_o sacram._n ●i_fw-la 4._o c._n 4._o panis_n iste_fw-la panis_fw-la est_fw-la ante_fw-la verba_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la ubi_fw-la accesserit_fw-la consecratio_fw-la de_fw-la pane_fw-la fit_a caro_fw-la christi_fw-la quomodo_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la panis_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la esse_fw-la christi_fw-la consecratione_fw-la before_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n it_o be_v bread_n as_o soon_o as_o consecration_n come_v of_o bread_n it_o be_v make_v the_o flesh_n 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