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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.
And to come nearer to the matter in hand, when Christ said, I am the bread which is come ⟨image 149⟩down from Heaven: &, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, & drink his blood, ye have no life in you: and, my flesh is meat in deed: and, my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever. The Capernaites thought these words plain enough: therefore they say, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? This is an hard saying, who can hear it? And they departed away from him. Then said Jesus, The words that I speak unto you are spirit & life. Upon occasion hereof, S. Augustine writeth thus, Spiritualiter intelligite 1quod loquutus sum vobis. Non hoe corpus, &c. Understand ye spiritually, that I have spoken unto you. Ye shall not eat this body that ye see, neither shall ye drink that blood, that they shall shed that shall crucify me. I have recommended unto you a certain sacrament: being spiritually understood, it will give you life. Even so Chrysostom, What is it, 2that he saith, the flesh profiteth nothing? He speaketh it not of flesh indeed, God forbid: but of such which take the things carnally that are spoke. And what is it to understand carnally? Even to take things simply as they be spoken, & to seek no further meaning. For the things which are seen, are not so to be judged of: but all mysteries should be considered with inward eyes, that is, spiritually.
And to come neerer to the matter in hande, whē Christ said, I am ye bread which is come ⟨image 149⟩down from Heauē: &, except ye eate the flesh of the Sonne of man, & drinke his blood, ye haue no life in you: and, my flesh is meate in deede: and, my blood is drinke indeede. He that eateth of this bread, shall liue for euer. The Capernaites thought these words plaine enough: therfore they say, How cā this mā giue vs his flesh to eate? This is an harde saying, who can heare it? And they departed away frō him. Then said Iesus, The words that I speak vnto you are spirit & life. Upon occasiō hereof, S. Augustine writeth thus, Spiritualiter intelligite 1