But you pass and repass too Christs words again. That is to say,1 to the bare letter of the word, and like a Coward flee altogether from the meaning of Christ. As concerning the words themselves, we do easily agree with you that the words are not uneffectuall, nor set down by Christ in vain. But sithence Christ did speak and put in action many sundry things in this Supper, what one syllable so much of all his words and actions do you allege, Lombard, out of the which you may be able too cain unto us this ugly counterfeit transubstantiation?2 First, Jesus took bread, and brake it: Here as yet ye see nothing altered. The same bread being so taken he commandeth his Disciples to eat. Wha• do these words import else as yet then bread? but that which he inferreth upon the premises saying That to be his body. I beseech you what else did he mean by these words then ⟨p. 82⟩to give the elements the denomination of his b•dy. For proof whereo• I appeal to the Grammar rules by that which he added afterwards [given & broken for you] Who doth not perceive here that thereby not the substance of the body, but his *death and passion is to be understood: which suffering should be bread, and food for all people in the world and as it were an everlasting banquet according too that prophetical promise in Isaiah the Prophet the 25. chapter.4 And for that cause least the remembrance of his passion should wax out of mind, he commandeth it to be done in the remembrance of him: and by the same memorial to show the Lords death until he come again. Whereby may appear without any difficulty that the natural body is no• eaten here, but the death of his body signified and the remembrance thereof celebrated: not the bread & wine turned into flesh & blood, but a sacrament of our redemption to be instituted in bread & wine. Lastly having now finished all things on this wise, and having accomplished the work of our redemption, when as he prepared himself to ascend up again into heaven, it remaineth to know of you, Lombard, why he would *take away hence the presence of his natural body in the open eyes and sight of his disciples,6 but because they should cease to seek any more for his corporal presence on earth.
But you passe and repasse too Christes woordes agayne. That is to say,1 to the bare letter of the woorde, and like a Cowarde flee altogether from the meaning of Christ. As concerning the woordes themselues, we do easily agree with you that the woordes are not vneffectuall, nor set downe by Christe in vayne. But sithence Chri•t did speake and put in accion many sundry things in this Supper, what one sillable somuche of all his woordes and accions doe you alleadge, Lombarde, out of the which you may bee able too cayne vnto vs this vgly counterfaite transubstantiation?2 First, Iesus tooke bread, and brake it: Here as yet yee see nothing altered. The same bread being so taken hee commaundeth his Disciples to eate. Wha• do these wordes •mporte els as yet then bread? but that which hee inferreth vpon the premises saying That to bee his body. I beseeche you what els did hee meane by these wordes then ⟨p. 82⟩to giue the elementes the denomination of his b•dy. For proofe whereo• I appeale to the Grammer rules by that which he added afterwardes [giuen & broken for you] Who dooth not perceaue here that thereby not the substaūce of the body, but his *death and passion is to bee vnderstood: which suffering should bee bread, and foode for all people in the worlde and as it were an euerlasting banquet according too that prophetical promise in Esay the Prophet the 25. chapter.4 And for that cause least the remembrance of his passion should waxe out of minde, he commaundeth it to bee done in the remembrance of him: and by the same memorial to shew the Lords death vntil he come again. Wherby may appeare without any difficulty that the naturall body is no• eaten here, but the death of his body signified and the remembrance thereof celebrated: not the bread & wyne turned into flesh & blood, but a sacrament of our redemption to be instituted in bread & wyne. Lastly haui•g now finished al thinges on this wise, and hauing acc•mplished the woorke of our redemption, when as he prepared himselfe to ascende vp againe intoo heauen, it remayneth to know of you, Lombard, why he would
- 1The words of Christ must be considered, not according too the letter, but according too the true sense & meaning of the sentence.The wordes of Christ must be considered, not according too the letter, but according too the true sense & meaning of the sentence.
- 2No transubstantiation can be gathered by the words of the supper.No transubstā tiation can bee gathered by the woordes of the supper.
- *Hesychiu•in• Levit. lib. 1. cap. 2. We do eat this meat receiving the memory of his passion.Hesychiu•in• Leuit. lib. 1. cap. 2. We do eate this meate receauing the memory of his passion.
- 4Isaiah the 25. •hap. And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fattlings even a feast of near and fined wines, and of fat things full of marrow, of wines fined and purified, &c.Esay the 25. •hap. And in this mountaine shall the Lorde of hoastes make vnto al people a feast of fattlings euē a feast of neare and fined wynes, and of fat thinges full of marrowe, of wynes fined and purified, &c.
- *Why would Christ convey away his body into heaven in the open sight of his disciples, but that they should •ease to look for him any more here on earth.Why woulde Christe conuey away his body into heauen in the open sight of his disciples, but that they should •ease to looke for him any more heere on earth.
- 6Aug in. Joan. tracta. 27. When ye shall see the sonne of man ascend up where he was before: truly even then shall you see, because he doth bestow his body not after the manner that ye think. Certes then shall ye understand it that his grace is not thereby consumed with teeth, &c.Aug in. Ioan. tracta. 27. When yee shal see the sonne of man ascende vppe where he was before: truly euen then shal you see, bicause hee doth bestowe his body not after the maner that yee thinke. Certes then shal ye vnderstand it that his grace is not thereby consumed with teeth, &c.
