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But in this coupling together of the body with the bread in the Sacrament, behooveth to be well and considerately advised that we may throughly perceive how these things ought to be joined together, and how they ought to be severed. For neither that, which affecteth the outward senses, and passeth down into the body of man, is the flesh of Christ: so neither that which is received in spirit and in the inward man, is bread, but the very body of Christ. Out of the which ariseth a threefold error of mens corrupt opinions touching §1the Sacrament.¹ The first error is, where men do chop and thrust together the presence of Christs body in the Sacrament, as that they suppose both the bread and the body to be devoured of them with our selfsame mouth corporally, and those we call Consubstantiators. The second error is of such as be called Transubstantiators, §2which do so altogether thrust out all substance of material bread, or transform it into the substance of the body, that nothing shall remain else to be eaten besides the only flesh of Christ. The opinion of which sort of people cometh to this issue at the last, as that they will admit no corporal presence of any thing in the Sacrament saving Christ: So that now the Supper must needs be the very holy thing it self, but no Sacrament of an holy thing: For as much as to make a Sacrament to become a Sacrament, two things must of fine for•e needs concur: the one whereof must be disposed ou• wardly, ⟨p. 76⟩the other must be conceived inwardly: the one must be an earthly thing, the other heavenly: the one must express some what, the other must be expressed by somewhat. The third error is, §3where men so place the Sacramental bread in the Sacrament as that they leave nothing there but naked and bare signs, whom the Papists do term Figurative men and Significatists.

But in this coupling togeather of the body with the bread in the Sacrament, behooueth to bee well and considerately aduised that wee may throughly perceiue howe these thinges ought to bee ioyned togeather, and howe they ought to be seuered. For neyther that, which affecteth the outwarde senses, and passeth downe into the bodye of man, is the fleshe of Christe: so neither that which is receiued in spirite and in the inwarde man, is bread, but the very body of Christe. Out of the which ariseth a threefolde error of mens corrupt opinions touching