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christ_n and_o particular_o his_o passion_n which_o be_v no_o less_o if_o not_o much_o more_o clear_a than_o the_o representation_n in_o the_o eucharist_n if_o christ_n himself_o be_v not_o there_o otherwise_o than_o figurative_o for_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n slay_v seem_v to_o represent_v christ_n passion_n more_o lively_n and_o express_o than_o the_o sacramental_a element_n therefore_o if_o that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v exceed_v they_o of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o what_o be_v do_v there_o figurative_o only_a shall_v be_v proper_o and_o real_o perform_v in_o our_o sacrament_n answ_n but_o first_o suppose_v transubstantiation_n be_v christ_n more_o clear_o in_o the_o sacrament_n than_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n or_o can_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o clear_a for_o this_o when_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v more_o mystical_a and_o abstrufe_v but_o though_o it_o be_v not_o more_o clear_a to_o the_o sense_n 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blood_n drink_v indeed_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v at_o all_o that_o it_o be_v proper_o so_o for_o thing_n metaphorical_o such_o be_v real_o though_o not_o proper_o and_o christ_n do_v not_o say_v caro_fw-la mea_fw-la est_fw-la verus_fw-la cibus_fw-la or_o sanguis_fw-la meus_fw-la verus_fw-la est_fw-la potus_fw-la i_o e._n my_o flesh_n be_v true_a meat_n or_o proper_a my_o blood_n be_v true_a drink_n but_o my_o flesh_n be_v meat_n indeed_o and_o my_o blood_n be_v drink_v indeed_o that_o be_v very_o and_o real_o and_o beside_o the_o difference_n before_o intimate_v between_o these_o expression_n and_o that_o at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n when_o he_o call_v the_o bread_n his_o body_n be_v very_o great_a especial_o with_o the_o precise_a sticker_n to_o the_o letter_n for_o according_a to_o these_o christ_n transubstantiate_v bread_n into_o his_o body_n but_o here_o according_a to_o the_o same_o rule_n of_o interpretation_n he_o shall_v convert_v his_o body_n into_o 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