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mention_n of_o drink_v with_o eat_v and_o fetch_v it_o in_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d equality_n of_o the_o manner_n and_o necessity_n of_o both_o charge_v all_o christian_n indifferent_o probet_fw-la seipsum_fw-la let_v every_o man_n examine_v himself_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o that_o cup._n sect._n 3_o half-communion_n against_o reason_n in_o this_o practice_n reason_n be_v no_o less_o their_o enemy_n 15._o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o man_n testament_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v confirm_v no_o man_n disannul_v it_o say_v saint_n paul_n how_o much_o less_o shall_v flesh_n and_o blood_n presume_v to_o alter_v the_o last_o will_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o in_o so_o material_a a_o point_n as_o utter_o destroy_v the_o institution_n for_o fisherum_fw-la as_o our_o learned_a bishop_n of_o carlisle_n argue_v true_o half_o a_o man_n be_v no_o man_n half_o a_o sacrament_n be_v no_o sacrament_n and_o as_o well_o 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daily_a celebration_n in_o mystery_n of_o that_o which_o be_v once_o offer_v in_o payment_n and_o 12._o lombard_n himself_o a_o memorial_n and_o representation_n of_o the_o true_a sacrifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n that_o which_o supr_n cassander_n cite_v from_o saint_n ambrose_n or_o chrysostome_n may_v be_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o in_o christ_n be_v the_o sacrifice_n once_o offer_v able_a to_o give_v salvation_n what_o do_v we_o therefore_o do_v we_o not_o offer_v every_o day_n sure_o if_o we_o offer_v daily_o it_o be_v do_v for_o a_o recordation_n of_o his_o death_n this_o be_v the_o language_n and_o meaning_n of_o antiquity_n the_o very_a same_o which_o the_o tridentine_a synod_n condemn_v in_o we_o 9_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n be_v only_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n or_o a_o bare_a commemoration_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v upon_o the_o cross_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v sect._n 2._o sacrifice_n of_o the_o 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