An apology, or answer in defence of the Church of England concerning the state…An apologie, or aunswer in defence of the Church of England concerninge the state…

Wherefore, in the administration of these mysteries before men come unto the Communion, it is to good purpose that the people are admonished to lift up their hearts, and to direct up their minds towards heaven:¹ for there is he upon whom we must satisfy our hunger, and live. And Cyrillus saith, that in the receiving of mysteries, all gross imaginations must be put away. And the Council of Nice, as it is cited in greek of some, doth expressly forbid us, that we should not basely occupy our minds about the bread and wine set before us. And as Chrysostom writeth rig•• […], We say that the body of Christ is the Car••• […] we must be the Eagles, that we may ⟨p. 16⟩know that we ought to fly a high gate, if we will attain unto the body of Christ:² for this is the Table of Eagles, not of Jays. And Cyprian, This bread saith he,³ is meat of the mind, not meat of the belly. And Augustine: Howe, saith he, shall I hold him that is absent? Howe shall I reach forth my hand into heaven, that I might hold him there sitting? Reach out, saith he, faith, and thou haste caught him.

Wherefore, in the administration of these misteries before menne come vnto the Communion, it is to good purpose that the people are admonyshed to lyft vp theyr hartes, and to dyrecte vppe theyr myndes towardes heauen:¹ for there is hee vpon whome we muste satisfye oure hunger, and liue. And Cyrillus saythe, that in the receauinge of misteryes, all grosse imaginacions muste be putte awaye. And the Councell of Nyce, as yt ys cited in greeke of some, dothe expressly forbydde vs, that we shoulde not basely occupy oure myndes aboute the breade and wine sette before vs. And as Chrysostome writeth rig•• 〈…〉, We saye that the body of Christe is the Car••• we muste be the Egles, that we maye