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Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse
Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls cross, by the reverend father John Jewel late Bishop of Salisbury. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the sacraments, gathered out of other his sermons, made upon that matter, in his cathedral church at SalisburyCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse, by the reuerend father Iohn Ievvel late Bishop of Salisburie. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the sacraments, gathered out of other his sermons, made vpon that matter, in his cathedrall church at Salisburie
London: printed by Christopher Barker, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Likewise said Bernard, Desidero totum Christum videre et tangere, et non id solum, sed accedere 1usque ad sanctum vulnus lateris eius, ostium arcae quod factum est in latere, ut intrem totus usque ad cor Jesu. I desire to behold whole Christ, & to touch him: & not so only, but also to come to the holy wound of his side, which is the door that was made in the side of the ark, that I may enter wholly, and go in, even unto the heart of Jesus. Thus are we taught to lift up our hearts. and to seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God. Why should we then follow the fleshly error of the Capernaites: why should we be so insensible in heavenly things: Let us have some feeling hereof in our heart Solomon sayeth, The wise mans eyes are in his head, but the fool walketh in darkness. 2Our saviour therefore saith The words y• I spake unto you, are spirit and life. To eat 3the body of Christ, and to drink his blood, is not the part of the body: it is rather a work of our mind. And therefore, S. Ambrose saith, Non corporali tactu Christum, sed fide tangimus. We 4touch not Christ by bodily touching, but we touch him by faith. And again Stephanus in terris positus, Christum tangit in caelo. Stephen being in the earth toucheth Christ being ⟨image 122⟩5in heaven. By faith therefore we eat Christ, and by faith we drink Christ: by faith we are apparelled and clothed with Christ. And this is that the Apostle, saith, Put ye on the Lord 6Jesus Christ. Let us be incorporate in him. Let God see nothing in us but the image of his Son, so shall he dwell in us, & we in him.
Likewise said Bernard, Desidero totum Christum videre et tangere, et non id solum, sed accedere