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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.
When we speak of the mystery of Christ, and of eating his body, we must shut up and abandon all our bodily senses. And, as we cannot say, that we see him with our bodily eyes, or hear him with our bodily ears, or touch him with bodily feeling: so likewise can we not, and therefore may we not say, we taste him, or eat him with our bodily mouth. In this work we must open all the inner and spiritual senses of our soul: so shall we not only see his body, but hear him, and feel him, and taste him, and eat him. This is the mouth, and the feeling of faith. By the hand of faith ⟨image 160⟩we reach unto him, and by the mouth of Faith we receive his body.
When we speake of the mysterie of Christe, and of eating his bodie, wee must shut vp and abandon all our bodily senses. And, as wee cannot say, that wee see him with our bodily eyes, or heare him with our bodilye eares, or touche him with bodily feeling: so likewise can we not, and therefore may wee not saye, wee taste him, or eate him with our badylie mouth. In this woorke wee must open all the inner and spirituall senses of our soule: so shall wee not onely see his bodye, but heare him, and feele him, and taste him, and eate him. This is the mouth, and the feeling of faith. By the hande of faith ⟨image 160⟩we reache vnto him, and by the mouth of Faith we receiue his body.
Touching the eating of Christs body, S. August: taught the people on this wise. Creed, 1& manducasti. Credere in Christum, hoc est, mā ducare panem vivum. Believe in Christ, and thou hast eaten Christ. For, believing in Christ, is the eating of the bread of life. Believe y• he is that Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. Believe that there is no other name given unto men, wherein we shall be saved, but yt name of Jesus Christ. Believe that he hath payed the ransom for the sins of the whole world. Believe that he hath made peace between God and man. Believe, that it is he, which hath reconciled all things by his blood. Here is nothing to be done by the mouth of the body. Whosoever thus believeth, he eateth he drinketh him.