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and_o drink_v christ_n foresee_v this_o papistical_a error_n say_v in_o his_o first_o institution_n drink_v you_o 26._o all_o of_o it_o he_o take_v the_o bread_n and_o say_v only_o take_v eat_v indefinite_o matth._n but_o when_o he_o take_v the_o cup_n he_o do_v add_v a_o universal_a note_n bibâ—â—e_n omnes_fw-la drink_v you_o drink_v all_o you_o we_o conclude_v therefore_o with_o 8._o cyprian_a adulterum_fw-la est_fw-la impium_fw-la est_fw-la sacrilegum_fw-la est_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la humano_fw-la furore_fw-la instituitur_fw-la ut_fw-la dispositio_fw-la divina_fw-la violetur_fw-la christ_n be_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o way_n to_o the_o truth_n ergo_fw-la 3._o non_fw-la aliud_fw-la fiat_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la prio_fw-la fecit_fw-la thus_o much_o of_o the_o word_n joint_o now_o of_o every_o one_o several_o and_o so_o let_v there_o be_v first_o preparation_n and_o then_o participation_n when_o a_o man_n be_v thus_o examine_v let_v he_o 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