And albeit Christ be in neither of these Mysteries in Bodily, & Fleshly Presence, yet doth not y• thing any wise hinder, either the Substance of that holy Mystery, or the Truth of our receiving.1 And for the cause S. Augustine saith, Non fallit nos Apostolus, qui dicit, Christū habitare in cordibus nostris per Fidem. In te est▪ quia ipsa fides in te est. The Apostle deceiveth us not, in saying, that Christ dwelleth in our hearts by Faith. He is in thee (not Really▪ or Bodily, but) because his Faith is within thee. M. Harding will Reply, This cannot suffice. For Cyril, & Hilary say, That Christ, not only by Faith, but also Corporally, Carnally, and Naturally is within us. These words in their own rigour, without some gentle Construction, seem very hard.2 Even so Hilarius in y• same Book of the Trinity saith, That we are one with God the Father, and the Son, not only by Adoption, or Consent of mind, but also by Nature: 3Which saying, according to the sound of the letter, cannot be true. Therefore the Fathers have been fain to expound, & to mollify such violent & excessive kinds of Speech. Chrysostom, where he saith, We are made one lump w•th Christ, addeth, as it is said before, his correction withal, Ut ita dicam, As it were, or, If I may use such manner of Speech. 4In like manner saith S. Augustine, Qui in Christum credit, credendo in Christum venit, & in eum Christus, & quodammodò unitur in eum, & membrū in Corpore eius efficitur. 5He that believeth in Christ, by believing cometh into Christ, and Christ into him, and, after a certain manner, is united unto him, and made a member in his Body. In a manner, he saith, but not according to the force of the letter. Again he expoundeth this word, Corporaliter, in this wise, Non umbraliter, sed verè, & solidè. Not, as in a shadow, but truly, and perfectly. 6So Cyrillus expoundeth his own meaning. Naturalis unio non aliud est, quàm vera. Natura sumus filij irae, id est, verè. Natural Union is nothing else, but a true Union. we are by Nature the Children of Anger, that is, we are in deed, and truly the Children of Anger. 7In which sense S. Paul saith, Gentes factae sunt Cohaeredes, & Concorporales, & Comparticipes promissionis in Christo Jesu: The Heathens are become Coinheritors, Concorporal, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
And albeit Christe be in neither of these Mysteries in Bodily, & Fleashly Presence, yet dooth not y• thing any wise hinder, either the Substance of yt holy Mysterie, or the Truthe of our receiuing.1 And for ye cause S. Augustine saith, Nō fallit nos Apostolus, qui dicit, Christū habitare in cordibus nostris per Fidem. In te est▪ quia ipsa fides in te est. The Apostle deceiueth vs not, in saieing, that Christ dwelleth in our hartes by Faith. He is in thee (not Really▪ or Bodily, but) bicause his Faith is within thee. M. Hardinge wil Replie, This cannot suffice. For Cyril, & Hilarie say, That Christe, not onely by Faith, but also Corporally, Carnally, and Naturally is within vs. These woordes in their owne rigoure, without some gentle Construction, seeme very harde.2 Euen so Hilarius in y• same Booke of the Trinitie saith, That wee are one with God the Father, and the Sonne, not onely by Adoption, or Consent of minde, but also by Nature: 3Whiche saieing, according to the sounde of ye letter, cannot be true. Therefore the Fathers haue beene faine to expounde, & to mollifie suche violent & excessiue kindes of Speache. Chrysostome, where he saith, We are made one lumpe w•th Christe, addeth, as it is said before, his correction withal, Vt ita dicam, As it were, or, If I may vse suche manner of Speache. 4In like manner saithe S. Augustine, Qui in Christum credit, credendo in Christum venit, & in eum Christus, & quodammodò vnitur in eum, & membrū in Corpore eius efficitur. 5He that beleeueth in Christ, by beleeuing cometh into Christe, and Christe into him, and, after a certaine manner, is vnited vnto him, and made a member in his Bodie. In a manner, he saith, but not according to the force of the letter. Againe he expoundeth this woorde, Corporaliter, in this wise, Non vmbraliter, sed verè, & solidè. Not, as in a shadow, but truely, and perfitely. 6So Cyrillus expoundeth his owne meaning. Naturalis vnio non aliud est, quàm vera. Natura sumus filij irae, id est, verè. Natural Vnion is nothing els, but a true Vnion. we are by Nature the Children of Anger, that is, we are in deede, and truely the Children of Anger.
- 1Augustin. de verbis Apostoli. Sermon. 16.
- 2Hilarius li. 8. d• Trinitate.
- 3Non tantùm adoptione, aut consensu, sed etiam natura.
- 4Chrysostom. in Matthae. hom. 83
- 5Augustin. De Verbis Domini Secun. Johan. Sermon. 60.Augustin. De Verbis Domini Secun. Iohan. Sermon. 60.
- 6Augustin. in Psalm. 67.
- 7Cyril•us in Apologetico ad Anathem. 3. Ephesi. 2. [Greek or Hebrew] ▪Cyril•us in Apologetico ad Anathem. 3. Ephesi. 2. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 ▪
