But we so join together both the sacred bread and Christ himself in the holy Supper, that the presence and eating of Christ be spiritual: but the presence and eating of the bread be corporal: and that this one may be digested outwardly by the mouth, and that other conceived inwardly and, spiritually, in the soul. But here again as many times else I do hear some of our jangling adversaries whispering against us. What? say they, did not Christ say, That this was his body? so he said in deed: and what then? Therefore it can not be, but as Christ spake that it should be. In deed he said that it was his body: yet did he not make it his body: neither did he speak here, Let this be made my body, as he spake in Genesis, Let there be light, and light was made: Which kind of speech he would have used questionless, if he had ever imagined any such transubstantiation as these men do dream upon. But now using only the word not of Creating nor changing, but of denomination only, he did report unto them that it was his body, but did not command it too be made his body, nor enjoined them too believe any miracle here, but only to ear in remembrance of him.1 We! then, will you say, if he did affirm it too be his body, wil• thou deny it? or wilt thou condemn Christ for a Liar? ⟨image 81⟩Good words, I pray you good sir: nay rather in deed I do with Christ him self boldly affirm it to be th• self same thing:2 even the body of Christ, after the same manner forsooth as himself did affirm it and understood it. But after what manner he took it, can you be so senseless as not to conceive when you hear Christ him self Interpreter of his own speech? Flesh• (saith he) doth not profit at all, my words be spirit, and life. And doest thou cruel Cannibal conceive and eat nought else but the 3flesh of of Christ? nor wilt thou permit one crumb so much of bread to remain, because it is called the body of Christ? But how many things do we hear daily called by this or that name, when as in very deed they be not made the things whereof they bear the names? When the Disciple whom Jesus loved was by Christs own mouth, called the son of Mary: yet will no man be so witless, as to confess him to be the natural son of the Virgin Mary. So also the Prophet doth call flesh a flower of the ••elde:
But wee so ioyne togeather both the sacred bread and Christe himselfe in the holy Supper, that the presence and eating of Christe be spirituall: but the presence and eating of the bread bee corporall: and that this one may bee disgested outwardly by the mouth, and that other conceaued inwardly and, spiritually, in the soule. But heere againe as many times else I doo heare some of our iangling aduersaries whispering against vs. What? say they, did not Christ say, That this was his body? so he said in deede: and what then? Therefore it can not bee, but as Christe spake that it shoulde bee. In deed he sayde that it was his body: yet did he not make it his body: neither did he speak heere, Let this be made my body, as hee spake in Genesis, Let there bee light, and light was made: Which kinde of speache he would haue vsed questionles, yf hee had euer imagined anye such transubstantiation as these men doe dreame vppon. But nowe vsing onely the woorde not of Creating nor changing, but of denomination only, he did report vntoo them that it was his body, but dyd not commaunde it too bee made his body, nor inioyned them too beleeue any myracle heere, but onely to eare in remembrance of hym.1 We! then, wyll you say, if hee dyd affirme it too bee his body, wil• thou denye it? or wylt thou condemne Christe for a Lyar? ⟨image 81⟩Good woordes, I pray you good syr: nay rather in deede I doe with Christ him selfe boldely affirme it to be th• selfe same thing:2 euen the body of Christe, after the same maner •orsooth as himself dyd affirm it and vnderstoode it. But af•ter what maner he tooke it, can you be so senslesse as not to cōceiue when you heare Christe him selfe Interpretor of his owne speache? Flesh• (sayth he) doth not profite at all, my woordes be spirite, and life. And doest thou cruell Caniball conceiue and eate nought else but the 3fleshe of of Christe? nor wilt thou permit one cromme so much of bread to remaine, because it is called the body of Christe? But howe many thinges doe wee heare dayly called by this or that name, when as in very deede they be not made the thinges whereof they beare the names? When the Disci•le whom Iesus loued was by Christs owne mouth, call•d the sonne of Mary: yet wyll no man bee so witlesse, as to confesse him to be the naturall sonne of the Uirgine Mary. So also the Prophet doth call fleshe a flower of the elde:
- 1August in John. Tracta. 26. Christ did affirm him self to be the bread which came down from heaven, exhorting us to believe on him: for too believe on him, is to eat the living bread.August in Iohn. Tracta. 26. Christe did affirme him selfe to bee the bread which came downe from heauen, exhorting vs to beleeue on him: for too beleeue on him, is to eate the liuing bread.
- 2Cyril. Anathe 11. Doest thou pronounce this our Sacrament to be mans foods and urgest the minds of the faithful irreligiously to gross and carnal thoughts, & doest thou practise to discuss by mans sensual reason, the things which are conceived by only and most exquisite faith.Cyril. Anathe 11. Doest thou pronoūce this our Sacramēt to be mās foode• and vrgest the mindes of the faithful irreligiously to grosse and carnal thoughts, & doest thou practise to discusse by mans sensual reasō, the things which are conceaued by only and most exquisite faith.
- 3August in Joh. tract 2•. Why doest thou prepare thy •ooth and thy belly? Believe only, & thou hast eaten. for to believe on him, is to eat the •read of life.August in Ioh. tract 2•. Why doest thou prepare thy •ooth and thy belly? Beleeue only, & thou hast eaten. for to beleeue on him, is to eate the •read of life.
