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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.
The Patriarchs & Prophets, and people of God, which lived before the birth of Christ, did by faith eat his flesh & drink his blood. S. Paul saith, They did all eat the same spiritual meat, 1and did all drink of the same spiritual drink. Whosoever believed in Christ, they were nourished by him then, as we are now. They did not see Christ: he was not yet borne: he had not yet a natural body, yet did they eat his body: he had not yet any blood, yet did they drink his blood. They believed that it was he, in whom the promises should be fulfilled, that he should be that blessed seed, in whom all nations should be blessed. Thus they believed, thus they received, and did eat his body.
The Patriarkes & Prophets, and people of God, which liued before the birth of Christ, did by faith eate his flesh & drinke his blood. S. Paul saith, They did al eat the same spiritual meat, 1and did al drink of the same spiritual drink. Whosoeuer beleeued in Christ, they were nourished by him then, as we are now. They did not see Christ: he was not yet borne: he had not yet a naturall body, yet did they eate his bodie: he had not yet any blood, yet did they drinke his blood. They beleeued that it was he, in whom the promises should be fulfilled, that he shoulde be that blessed seede, in whom al nations should be blessed. Thus they beleeued, thus they receiued, and did eate his body.
But say some, the fathers of the old law, were in darkness, in a shadow, & a figure: it was meet they should receive the Sacrament spiritually, or the body of our Lord spiritually: but all otherwise with us, unto whose benefit, yt sacraments of the new Testament work y• thing it self that they signify: so that we receive Christ really, bodily, and with the mouth of our bodies.