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The fourth matter, that remaineth to be touched, is yt adoration, a great matter full of danger, and full of jeopardy, and so much the more dangerous, for that it is an honour belonging only unto God, and yet without any warrant of God's word. Christ that best knew what ought to be done here in, when he ordained, and delivered the sacrament of his body and blood, gave no commandment ⟨p. 138⟩that any man should fall down to it, or worship it. S. Paul that toke the sacrament at Christs hand, and as he had taken it, delivered it to the Corinthians, never willed adoration, or godly honour to be given unto it. The old doctors, & holy fathers of the church, s. Cyprian, S. Chrysostom, s▪ Ambrose, S. Hierom, s. Augustin, & others, that received the sacrament, at the Apostles hands, and as it may be thought, continued the same in such sort, as they had received it, never make mention, in any of all their books of adoring, or worshipping of the sacrament. It is a very new devise, and as it is well known, came but lately into the church. About three hundred years past, Honorius being then Bishop of Rome, commanded the ⟨image 141⟩sacrament to be lifted up, & the people, reverently, to bow down to it▪

The fourth matter, that remayneth to be touched, is yt adoration, a great matter full of daūger, and ful of ieopardie, and so muche the more daūgerous, for that it is an honou• bēlōging onely vnto God, and yet without any warraunt of Goddes worde. Christ that best knew what ought to be done here in, when he ordeyned, and deliuered the sacramēt of his body and bloud, gaue no commaundemente ⟨p. 138⟩that any man shuld fall downe to it, or worship it. S. Paul that toke the sacrament at Christes hande, and as he had takē it, deliuered it to the Corinthians, neuer willed adoration, or godly honoure to be geuen vnto it. The olde doctours, & holy fathers of the church, s. Ciprian, S. Chrisostom, s▪ Ambrose, S. Hierom, s. Augustin, & others, that receiued the sacrament, at the Apostles hands, and as it may be thought, continewed the same in suche sort, as they had receiued it, neuer make mention, in any of all theyr bokes of adouring, or worshipping of the sacrament. It is a very new deuise, and as it is well knowne, came but lately into the church. About thre hundred yeres past, Honorius beynge then Bishop of Rome, commaunded the