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Paul in this place willed the Corinthians that they should not receive the grace of God in vain, as the people did in Moses time: that they should not receive it as they did which lived in the time of Joshua: that they should not in such sort take it as Saul did: and lastly that they should not so receive it in vain as Judas did, and work their own destruction. This was his request, this thing he only desired, that they would not receive the grace of God in vain.

Paule in this place willed the Corinthians that they should not receiue the grace of God in vaine, as the people did in Moses time: that they should not receiue it as they did which liued in the time of Iosuah: that they should not in such sort take it as Saule did: and lastly that they should not so receiue it in vaine as Iudas did, and worke their owne destruction. This was his request, this thing he onely desired, that they wold not receiue the grace of God in vaine.

For God saith, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee. These words are written in the prophecy of Isaiah, and pronounced they were by him of the appearance of Christ our Saviour, and his coming into this world. And these words thus spoken by the Prophet, S. Paul here fitly applied to the ⟨image 91⟩preaching of Christs gospel. For like as our Saviour came into the world at such time as Christ was borne; so when the Gospel is truly preached, and Gods holy word sincerely taught us, then is Christ opened unto us, then is the acceptable time, and our salvation, is wrought thereby. Therefore S. Hierom that holy father and old Doctor of the Church, saith; Quotiescunque audimus Evangelium Christi, toties caro & sanguis Christi funduntur in aures nostras. As often as we hear the Gospel of Christ preached unto us, so oft the flesh and blood of Christ is poured into our ears, saith S. Hierom. And these words of his do plainly and most evidently show us, how we should understand the eating of Christs body, & drinking of his most holy blood in the Sacrament; these words, I say, may sufficiently teach us what is meant by the eating & drinking of Christs body & blood. This is it that S. Paul here speaketh of, that they receive not the grace of God in vain. And whensoever the gospel of God is truly & sincerely preached, and it received