We find in Chrysostom a most manifest place for the being of Christs Body in many places at once, so as, though he be offered in many places, yet is he but one Christ, not many Christs. His words be these.1 Unum est hoc Sacrificium: alioquin hac ratione, quoniam multis in locis offertur, multi Christi sunt? Nequaquam: sed unus ubique est Christus, 2& h•c plenus existens, & illic plenus. Unum Corpus. Sicut enim qui ubique offertur, unum Corpus est, & non multa corpora: ita etiam & unum Sacrificium. This Sacrifice is one: else by this reason, sith it is offered in many places, be there many Christs? Not so, but there is but one Christ everywhere, being both here fully, and there fully also, one Body. For as he, that is offered everywhere, is but one Body, and not many Bodies, so likewise it is but one Sacrifice. By this place of Chrysostom we see, what hath been the Faith of the Old Fathers touching this Article: even the same, which the Catholic Church professeth at these days, that one Christ is offered in many places, so as he be fully, and perfectly here, and fully, and perfectly there. And thus we perceive, what force their arguments have in the judgement of the learned Fathers, by which they take away from Christ power to make his Body present in many places at once. S. Bernard uttereth the Faith of the Church in his time agreeable with this, in these words:3 Sed unde hoc nobis pijssime Domine, ut nos vermiculi reptantes &c. From whence cometh this, most loving Lord, that we silly worms creeping on the face of the earth, yea we that are but dust and ashes, be admitted to have thee present in our hands, and before our eyes, which all, and whole sittest at the right hand of thy Father, which also art present to all in one moment of time, from the East, to the West: from the North, to the South: one in many, the same in diverse places: from whence (I say) cometh this? Soothly, not of our duty, or desert, but of thy good will, and of the good pleasure of thy Sweetness. for thou hast prepared in thy sweetness for the poor one, O God. In the same Sermon exhorting the Church to rejoice of the presence of Christ, he saith, In terra Sponsum habes in Sacramento, in coelis habitura es sine velamento: & hîc, & ibi veritas: sed hîc palliata, ibi manifestata.
VVe finde in Chrysostome a moste manifest place for the beinge of Christes Bodie in many places at once, so as, though he be offered in many places, yet is he but one Christe, not many Christes. His woordes be these.1 Vnum est hoc Sacrificium: alioquin hac ratione, quoniam multis in locis offertur, multi Christi sunt? Nequaquam: sed vnus vbique est Christus, 2& h•c plenus existens, & illic plenus. Vnum Corpus. Sicut enim qui vbique offertur, vnum Corpus est, & non multa corpora: ita etiam & vnum Sacrificium. This Sacrifice is one: elles by this reason, sithe it is offered in many places, be there many Christes? Not so, but there is but one Christe euerywhere, beinge bothe here fully, and there fully also, one Bodie. For as he, that is offered euerywhere, is but one Bodie, and not many Bodies, so likewise it is but one Sacrifice. By this place of Chrysostome we see, what hath beene the Faithe of the Olde Fathers touchinge this Article: euen the same, whiche the Catholike Churche professeth at these daies, that one Christe is offered in many places, so as he be fully, and perfitely here, and fully, and perfitely there. And thus we perceiue, what force their argumentes haue in the iudgement of the learned Fathers, by whiche they take away from Christe power to make his Bodie present in many places at once. S. Bernarde vttereth the Faith of the Churche in his time agreeable with this, in these woordes:3 Sed vnde hoc nobis pijssime Domine, vt nos vermiculi reptantes &c. From whence cometh this, most louinge Lorde, that we seely wormes creapinge on the face of the earthe, yea we that are but duste and ashes, be admitted to haue thee present in our hādes, and before our eies, which al, and whole sittest at the right hande of thy Father, whiche also art present to al in one moment of time, from the East, to the VVeast: from the Northe, to the Southe: one in many, the same in diuerse places: from whence (I say) commeth this? Soothely, not of our dutie, or deserte, but of thy good wil, and of the good pleasure of thy Sweetnes. for thou hast prepared in thy sweetenes for the poore one, O God. In the same Sermon exhortinge the Churche to reioyce of the presence of Christe, he saithe, In terra Sponsum habes in Sacramento, in coelis habitura es sine velamento: & hîc, & ibi veritas: sed hîc palliata, ibi manifestata.
- 1In Epis. ad Heb. •omi. 17.
- 2Chrysostom expoundeth him self. He calleth it a Commemoration, a Figure, a Remembrance: whereunto is required no Corporal Presence. Bernard lived after Christ. Anno. […]Chrysostome expoundeth him selfe. He calleth it a Cōmemoratiō, a Figure, a Remembrance: vvhereunto is required no Corporal Presēce. Bernarde liued after Christ. Anno. 〈…〉
- 3Sermo. in Coena Domini.
