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uncommunicable_a to_o any_o other_o for_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o that_o live_v of_o himself_o and_o be_v his_o own_o proper_a food_n the_o creature_n do_v live_v of_o other_o creature_n and_o their_o food_n be_v from_o without_o their_o body_n and_o none_o live_v of_o themselves_o the_o bless_a spirit_n in_o heaven_n do_v live_v of_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n but_o god_n alone_o be_v his_o own_o life_n and_o his_o own_o meat_n from_o all_o eternity_n and_o need_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o himself_o to_o sustain_v himself_o eternal_o so_o that_o our_o saviour_n take_v himself_o for_o food_n sign_v himself_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o his_o own_o greatness_n and_o show_v as_o by_o a_o experiment_n proper_a to_o god_n that_o he_o be_v god_n he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v food_n of_o himself_o even_o according_a to_o the_o body_n after_o the_o likeness_n of_o his_o divinity_n which_o be_v the_o food_n and_o nourishment_n of_o himself_o and_o belong_v to_o no_o other_o thing_n but_o to_o god_n alone_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o signify_v by_o these_o word_n joan._n iâ—â—â—_n 5.26.24_o s._n chrysost_o hom_n 〈◊〉_d in_o joan._n for_o as_o the_o father_n have_v lofe_z in_o himself_o so_o be_v have_v give_v to_o the_o son_n also_o to_o have_v life_n in_o himself_o for_o proof_n then_o and_o declaration_n of_o his_o speech_n he_o rook_n himself_o in_o food_n corporal_o as_o spiritual_o he_o himself_o be_v his_o life_n and_o his_o food_n and_o his_o felicity_n and_o likewise_o the_o life_n food_n and_o felicity_n of_o his_o elect._n 11._o saint_n jonn_n first_o receive_v of_o all_o the_o apostle_n the_o eucharist_n the_o true_a refection_n and_o the_o present_a at_o the_o refection_n our_o saviour_n then_o do_v offer_v his_o body_n and_o his_o blood_n to_o god_n his_o father_n in_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v receive_v they_o first_o himself_o he_o give_v they_o to_o his_o apostle_n for_o spiritual_a refection_n begin_v at_o saint_n john_n and_o not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v near_a he_o at_o the_o table_n but_o because_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o singular_a charity_n and_o chastity_n virtue_n altogether_o proper_a to_o make_v we_o sit_v worthy_o at_o the_o table_n of_o this_o feast_n of_o love_n and_o purity_n it_o be_v here_o where_o the_o refection_n begin_v which_o alone_o be_v true_a and_o holy_a and_o now_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v continue_v afterward_o so_o long_o as_o the_o world_n shall_v endure_v all_o the_o other_o which_o have_v of_o old_a be_v institute_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v but_o figure_n of_o this_o their_o meat_n be_v meat_n of_o corruption_n and_o of_o death_n serve_v only_o to_o maintain_v this_o mortal_a life_n the_o victim_n the_o offering_n and_o all_o that_o which_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o altar_n or_o upon_o the_o table_n in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o moses_n be_v but_o dead_a body_n and_o mortal_a food_n to_o nourish_v mortal_a body_n the_o body_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o body_n of_o life_n and_o food_n of_o immortality_n in_o this_o refection_n the_o ceremony_n of_o alliance_n make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o god_n sign_n both_o signify_v and_o withal_o effect_v a_o most_o straight_o and_o most_o divine_a union_n of_o the_o head_n with_o his_o member_n &_o of_o the_o member_n among_o themselves_o and_o the_o symbol_n which_o be_v the_o meat_n of_o the_o table_n and_o the_o connexion_n of_o such_o as_o assisted_z the_o selfsame_o be_v the_o present_v of_o the_o feast_n it_o be_v a_o famous_a custom_n among_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o give_v presenis_n after_o a_o great_a feast_n the_o which_o be_v call_v of_o the_o greek_a word_n apophoreta_n as_o who_o shall_v say_v thing_n to_o be_v carry_v from_o the_o feast_n of_o which_o s._n ambrose_n speak_v virg_n s._n ambros_n in_o exhort_v ad_fw-la virg_n write_v in_o these_o term_n in_o his_o exhortation_n to_o virgin_n such_o as_o be_v invite_v to_o a_o great_a feast_n have_v a_o custom_n to_o bring_v away_o some_o conviviall_a present_n isid_n isid_n some_o bring_v vesieis_n of_o gold_n some_o of_o silly_a some_o gold_n and_o siluerâ—_n some_o money_n heliogaâ—oto_n sueton._n coligul_n lamâ—â—d_v in_o heliogaâ—oto_n some_o jewel_n some_o beast_n some_o man_n the_o son_n of_o god_n give_v his_o body_n and_o his_o blood_n for_o the_o present_a of_o his_o feast_n or_o the_o meat_n of_o his_o feast_n and_o for_o the_o feast_n itself_o surpass_v the_o price_n of_o all_o other_o present_v as_o also_o the_o splendour_n and_o deliciousness_n of_o all_o other_o banquet_n 12._o of_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n do_v this_o in_o my_o remembrance_n now_o this_o divine_a refection_n be_v not_o