But Peter Lombard doeth deny that any crumb of the bread at all doeth remain besides bare forms,1 which only do retain the names of the natural things which they were before. What? And did Christ therefore feed his Disciples with Mathematical ⟨image 84⟩forms and names of things without the very natural things themselves. No, say you, but under those shadows and accidents of bread and wine the very substance of flesh and blood is received. And why doeth Jerome then call this by the name of 2spiritual flesh of Christ? ought it therefore be called the spiritual flesh of Christ, because being shrouded under outward cloaks of forms and shadows it delivereth it self into our bodies? And what if this visible Sun being overshadowed with clouds and racks, do not appear plainly to our sight, whereas notwithstanding it doth enlighten the whole world on all parts thereof, shall we therefore call the Sun a spiritual Sun, because it is bidden with thick and dark clouds? Go to then, where is now that similitude or likeness that is required in all Sacraments,3 to wit, of the sign, with the thing signified, if you will leave unto us no substance at all except of the body and blood only? What then? Shall the body of Christ be both a sign and a Sacrament of himself? No, say you: but that visible form of bread, which is made a Sacrament of two things, because it signifieth bath: to wit, the true body, and the mystical: and doth represent the express *likeness of both the things. Go to. Let us hear our master of sentences opinion in this matter, what manner of similitude this is, and how it is expressed. Because as the bread, saith he, doth nourish the body more than any other grain: and because wine doeth comfort more than any other grape: Even so the flesh of Christ doeth comfort, cherish, and make glad the inward ⟨p. 80⟩man. This is well said, Lombard, in d••de. But how will you now agree with your self th•n?5 As the bread say you, doth nourish the body. But how shall the bread refresh or nourish the body, if ye leave us not so much as one crumb of bread in the Supper? Howe shall the visible form of bread now,6 without bread, be a Sacrament of two things, and carry the likeness of both? For if the likeness of a Sacrament consist in this, that it is said to refresh and nourish:
But Peter Lombarde doeth denie that any crumme of the breade at all doeth remaine besides bare formes,1 which onely do reteyne the names of the naturall things which they were before. What? And did Christe therefore feede his Disciples with Mathematicall ⟨image 84⟩formes and names of things without the verie naturall things themselues. No, say you, but vnder those shadowes and accidents of breade and wine the verie substance of flesh and blood is receyued. And why doeth Ierome then call this by the name of 2spiritual fleshe of Christ? ought it therefore be called the spiritual flesh of Christ, bicause being shrowded vnder outwarde cloakes of formes and shadowes it deliuereth it self into our bodies? And what if this visible Sunne being ouershadowed with clowdes and rackes, doe not appeare plainly to our sight, wheras notwithstanding it doth enlighten the whole worlde on all partes thereof, shall we therefore call the Sunne a spirituall Sunne, bycause it is bidden with thicke and darke clowdes? Go to then, where is nowe that similitude or likenesse that is required in all Sacramentes,3 to witte, of the signe, with the thing signified, if you will leaue vnto vs no substance at all except of the bodie and blood onely? What then? Shal the bodie of Christ be both a signe and a Sacrament of himselfe? No, say you: but that visible forme of bread, which is made a Sacrament of two thinges, bycause it signifieth bath: to witte, the true bodie, and the mysticall: and doth represent the expresse *likenesse of both the things. Go to. Let vs heare our maister of sentences opinion in this matter, what maner of similitude this is, and howe it is expressed. Bicause as the bread, sayth he, doth nourish the body more than any other graine: and bicause wine doeth comfort more than any other grape: Euen so the flesh of Christ doeth comfort, cherish, and make glad the inward ⟨p. 80⟩man. This is well sayd, Lombard, in d••de. But how wil you now agree with your selfe th•n?5 As the bread say you, doth nourish the bodie. But howe shall the bread refresh or nourish the bodie, if yee leaue vs not so much as one crumme of breade in the Supper? Howe shall the visible fourme of breade nowe,
- 1Lombard•• assertion.
- 2Ambros. de mysteriis. Christ is in that Sacrament, because it is the body of Christ. Therefore it is not corporal food, but spiritual. Whereupon the Apostle speaking of the figure thereof: Because our fathers did eat the same spiritual food. For the body of Christ is spiritual. The body of Christ is the body of a divine spirite. De consecr. dist.Ambros. de mysteriis. Christ is in that Sacrament, bycause it is the bodie of Christ. Therefore it is not corporal food, but spiritual. Whervpon the Apostle speaking of the figure therof: Bicause our fathers did eate the same spiritual foode. For the bodie of Christ is spiritual. The bodie of Christ is the bodie of a diuine spirite. De consecr. dist.
- 3Lombard confuted.
- *Ambros. de Sacrament. lib. 4. cap. 4. Even as thou hast received the likeness of death, so doest thou drink the similitude of blood.Ambros. de Sacrament. lib. 4. cap. 4. Euen as thou hast receyued the likenesse of death, so doest thou drinke the similitude of blood.
- 5Lombard against himself.Lombard against himselfe.
- 6Take away the similitude, and it can be no sacrament but take away the bread and then all the similitude ceaseth. ergo, Take away the bread & there can be no Sacrament.Take away the similitude, and it can be no sacramēt but take away the bread and then all the si•ilitude ceaseth. •rgo, Take away the bread & there can be no Sacrament.
