Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

This is the undoubted meaning of the old fathers, that the wicked are not partakers of the passion of Christ, because they lack faith, whereby only Christ is received of us. As Augustine ⟨image 163⟩saith, How shall I hold Christ being ¹absent? how shall I thrust my hand up into heaven, that I may hold him sitting there Send up thy faith, and thou holdest him. By this means we draw nigh to Christ, we hide our selves in his wounds, we suck at his breast, we feed of his body, and comfortably lay up in our mind, that his flesh was crucified and wounded for our sakes.

This is the vndoubted meaning of the olde fathers, that the wicked are not partakers of the passion of Christ, because they lacke faith, whereby onely Christ is receiued of vs. As Augustine ⟨image 163⟩saith, How shal I holde Christ beeinge ¹absent? how shal I thruste my hande vp into heauen, that I may holde him sitting there Sende vp thy faith, and thou holdest him. By this meanes we draw nigh to Christ, we hyde our selues in his woundes, wee sucke at his breast, we feede of his bodie, and comfortablye lay vp in our mynde, that his flesh was crucified and wounded for our sakes.

1. 1Tract. in John. 50.Tract. in Iohn. 50.

Now let us examine what difference is between the body of Christ, and the sacrament of the body. It behoveth us to take each part aright as it is, least we be deceived and take one for another. Origen saith, Simpliciores nescientes distinguere. &c. Simple men, not being able ¹