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The Essence of Christianity

Note 13 — Chapter XXV · THE CONTRADICTION IN THE SACRAMENTS.

George Eliot translation

“The fanatics, however, believe that it is mere bread and wine, and it is assuredly so as they believe; they have it so, and eat mere bread and wine.”—Luther (Th. xix. p. 432). That is to say, if thou believest, representest to thyself, conceivest, that the bread is not bread, but the body of Christ, it is not bread; but if thou dost not believe so, it is not so. What it is in thy belief that it actually is. ↑

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