Such Arguments as these made against our Saviours real true presence in the Sacrament by our inconsiderate Adversaries, are like to those other Arguments wont to be made by the Eutychians, Nestorians, Arians, and other ancient Heretics, against the divinity of our Saviour, and personal union of two natures in him; as that it was not fit or reasonable to be conceived, that either God so united with man, or man deified by personal assumption should be torn with whips, thorns, and nails, spit upon, buffeted, and finally die in agonies and torments; that fleas and flies should suck the blood of God, bite his flesh, &c. which indeed is more then can be done unto the same, as it is here in the Sacrament, even when mice eat the sacramental signs, or when in our stomachs we receive them, or by fire we consume them, or •wise abuse them, Christ being not quantitatively and corporally with them extended, and so, not to be touched or altered by any corporal action done about them. And holy souls considering with what humility and effusion of his bounty the Son of God was pleased to institute this great Sacrament, affording therein for his glory and our great good his own comfortable presence unto us, have just reason to cry out his mercy, and to admire his wisdom, power and goodness wonderfully manifested in this second exhiminition of himself, as I may justly call this Sacramental presence, or hiding of himself in this Sacrament, to become thereby an heavenly food and divine refection of souls devoutly receiving him; as also a loving spouse visiting, embracing, delighting, adorning and enriching them with his presence, daily triumphing himself in his victory over Satan, and our redemption solely and abundantly purchased by his passion; and making us also to triumph with him: And whereas the Devil once by his ministers Jews and Gentiles, caused his blood to be separated from his body, he devised to have that real separation mysteriously continued ⟨p. 191⟩and daily exhibited to the face of his eternal Father for us, which is tthe declaring of the Lords death till he come, mentioned by the Apostle.
Such Arguments as these made against our Sauiours reall true presence in the Sacrament by our inconsiderate Aduersaries, are like to those other Arguments wont to bee made by the Eutycheans, Nestorians, Arians, and other ancient Heretickes, against the diuinity of our Sauiour, and personall vnion of two natures in him; as that it was not fit or reasonable to be conceiued, that either God so vnited with man, or man deified by personall assumption should be torn with whips, thornes, and nayles, spet vpon, buffeted, and finally die in agonies and torments; that fleas and flies should sucke the blood of God, bite his flesh, &c. which indeed is more then can be done vnto the same, as it is here in the Sacrament, euen when mice eate the sacramentall signes, or when in our stomacks wee receiue them, or by fire wee consume them, or •wise abuse thē, Christ being not quantitatiuely and corporally with them extended, and so, not to be touched or altered by any corporall action done about them. And holy soules considering with what humility and effusion of his bounty the Son of God was pleased to institute this great Sacrament, affording therein for his glory and our great good his owne comfortable presence vnto vs, haue iust reason to cry out his mercy, and to admire his wisedome, power and goodnesse wonderfully manifested in this second exhiminition of himself, as I may iustly call this Sacramentall presence, or hiding of himselfe in this Sacrament, to become thereby an heauenly food and diuine refection of soules deuontly receiuing him; as also a louing spouse visiting, embracing, delighting, adorning and enriching them with his presence, daily triumphing himselfe in his victory ouer Sathan, and our redemption solely and abundantly purchased by his passion; and making vs also to triumph with him: And whereas the Diuell once by his ministers Iewes and Gentiles, caused his blood to be separated from his body, he deuised to haue that real separation mysteriously continued ⟨p. 191⟩and daily exhibited to the f•ce of his eternall Father for vs, which is tthe declaring of the Lords death till he come, mentioned by the Apostle.
- t1 Cor. 11.
