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A01130 The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iames Bell.; Papa confutatus. English Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; Bell, James, fl. 1551-1596. 1580 (1580) STC 11241; ESTC S116021 179,895 252

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christ_n do_v dignify_v the_o sign_n which_o be_v see_v by_o call_v they_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n not_o change_v the_o nature_n but_o add_v thereunto_o grace_n the_o resemblance_n betwixt_o t●e_v sacrament_n and_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sacrament_n beda_n in_o lucan_n cap._n 22._o because_o bread_n do_v comfort_n man_n hart_n &_o wine_n do_v make_v good_a blood_n in_o the_o body_n therefore_o the_o bread_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o body_n and_o the_o wine_n to_o christ_n blood_n mystical_o the_o ●ustifying_n of_o faith_n be_v establish_v chief_o in_o the_o sacrament_n origen_n in_o leu._n cap._n 7._o the_o lord_n do_v not_o put_v over_o nor_o command_v to_o be_v reserve_v till_o the_o morrow_n the_o breed_v which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o disciple_n say_v take_v you_o and_o eat_v you_o the_o fruit_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o lord_n passion_n august_n de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la lib._n 3_o cap._n 16._o this_o be_v a_o figurative_a speech_n command_v we_o to_o participate_v with_o the_o lord_n passion_n and_o thankful_o and_o profitable_o to_o lay_v uppe_o in_o our_o most_o grateful_a remembrance_n that_o christ_n suffer_v his_o passion_n for_o us._n gelas._n contra_fw-la eutichetem_fw-la the_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n do_v not_o cease_v and_o without_o doubt_v the_o image_n and_o similitude_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n be_v celebrate_v into_o the_o action_n of_o the_o mystery_n augus●●n_v in_o ●is_fw-la 22._o epistle_n to_o boniface_n there_o can_v be_v no_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n at_o all_o without_o bread_n the_o outward_a substance_n of_o the_o bread_n bread_n august_n de_fw-fr civet_n de●_n li._n 18_o cap●_n 48._o after_o a_o certain_a manner_n do_v all_o thing_n significant_a represent_v the_o property_n of_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v signify_v the_o bread_n be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o bread_n be_v after_o a_o sacramental_a manner_n the_o body_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o which_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o sacrament_n bernard_n de_fw-fr sanct●_n mart._n a_o sacrament_n be_v call_v a_o holy_a sign_n or_o ●n_o holy_a secret_n irenaeus_n adversus_fw-la valentinia●os_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 34._o the_o earthly_a bread_n receive_v denomination_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v no_o more_o common_a bread_n but_o be_v make_v a_o sacrament_n which_o consist_v of_o two_o thing_n earthly_a and_o heavenly_a the_o sacrament_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o sacrament_n sacrament_n basil_n in_o psal._n 33_o because_o our_o lord_n be_v the_o true_a bread_n and_o his_o flesh_n meat_n in_o deed_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o delight_n which_o be_v receyve_v by_o the_o eat_n of_o that_o bread_n shall_v through_o our_o taste_n become_v spiritual_a unto_o us._n lib._n 4._o do_v 8._o why_o it_o be_v call_v by_o jerome_n the_o spiritual_a flesh_n of_o chris●_n lombard●●_n assertion_n ambros._n de_fw-fr mysteriis_fw-la christ_n be_v in_o that_o sacrament_n because_o it_o be_v the_o 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