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christ_n be_v that_o true_a meat_n which_o 25._o whosoever_o eat_v shall_v live_v for_o ever_o which_o no_o wicked_a man_n can_v eat_v augustine_n more_o effectual_o say_v he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o christ_n body_n that_o be_v a_o member_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v true_o say_v to_o eat_v christ_n body_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n note_v he_o say_v true_o to_o signify_v that_o all_o other_o eat_v he_o false_o that_o be_v in_o show_n and_o not_o in_o substance_n and_o in_o another_o place_n yet_o more_o plain_o he_o 339._o which_o disagree_v from_o christ_n do_v neither_o eat_v his_o flesh_n nor_o drink_v his_o blood_n though_o he_o take_v the_o sacrament_n of_o so_o great_a a_o thing_n to_o his_o judgement_n theodoret_n as_o plain_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v 3._o meat_n for_o his_o own_o sheep_n only_o that_o be_v his_o elect_a and_o cyrill_n that_o as_o many_o as_o eat_v his_o flesh_n have_v life_n in_o they_o be_v join_v to_o he_o who_o be_v life_n itself_o and_o basill_n say_v that_o they_o which_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o food_n of_o life_n to_o wit_n the_o bread_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n have_v a_o inward_a mouth_n of_o the_o mind_n whereby_o they_o eat_v that_o spiritual_a food_n many_o more_o such_o like_a say_n may_v be_v heap_v together_o to_o this_o purpose_n which_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o pass_v over_o all_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o romish_a position_n that_o the_o wicked_a eat_v and_o drink_v the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o must_v needs_o do_v if_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n after_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n be_v change_v into_o the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n 27._o last_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o own_o divinity_n for_o they_o hold_v that_o the_o part_n of_o this_o sacrament_n as_o of_o all_o other_o are_z two_o to_o wit_n the_o matter_n and_o the_o form_n the_o form_n in_o this_o sacrament_n 18._o be_v to_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o 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he_o have_v triumph_v over_o the_o enemy_n alone_o he_o have_v free_v the_o captive_n alone_o he_o have_v fight_v and_o conquer_v alone_o and_o with_o s._n augustine_n to_o who_o we_o be_v indebt_v for_o that_o we_o be_v to_o he_o we_o 144._o be_v indebt_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v let_v none_o attribute_v to_o god_n his_o be_v and_o to_o himself_o his_o justify_n for_o it_o be_v better_a which_o thou_o give_v to_o thyself_o than_o that_o which_o thou_o give_v unto_o god_n thou_o give_v the_o low_a thing_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o high_a to_o thyself_o give_v all_o to_o he_o praise_v he_o in_o all_o this_o we_o do_v by_o our_o doctrine_n and_o they_o the_o contrary_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o by_o this_o doctrine_n of_o they_o man_n glory_n be_v exalt_v and_o christ_n deface_v man_n merit_n lift_v up_o and_o christ_n pull_v down_o which_o can_v stand_v with_o the_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n of_o christian_a religion_n 36._o the_o four_o doctrine_n which_o 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