The other, being the Sacramental Union, is not a Physical or local, but a spiritual conjunction of the earthly Signs, which are Bread and Wine, with the heavenly Graces, which are the Body and Blood of Christ in the act of receiving: as if by a mutual relation, they were but one and the same thing. Hence it is, that in the ⟨p. 702⟩same *instant of time, that the worthy Receiver eateth with his mouth the Bread and Wine of the Lord: he eateth also with the mouth of his Faith, the very Body and Blood of Christ. Not that Christ is brought down from Heaven to the Sacrament; but that the holy Spirit by the Sacrament, lifts up his mind unto Christ, not by any local mutation, but by a devout affection: so that in the *holy contemplation of Faith, he is at that present with Christ, and Christ with him. And thus believing and meditating how Christ his Body was crucified, and his precious Blood shed for the remission of his sins, and the reconciliation ⟨p. 703⟩of his Soul unto GOD: his Soul is hereby more effectually fed in the assurance of eternal Life, then Bread and Wine can nourish his body to this temporal life. There must be therefore of necessity in the sacrament, both the outward signs, to be visibly seen with the eyes of the body: and the Body and Blood of Christ to be spiritually discerned with the Eye of Faith. But the form how the Holy Ghost makes the Body of Christ being absent from us in place, to be present with us by our union,3 S. Paul terms A great Mystery, such as our understanding cannot worthily comprehend. The Sacramental Bread and Wine ⟨p. 704⟩therefore are not bare signifying Signs, but such as wherewith Christ doth indeed exhibit and give to every worthy Receiver, not only his divine virtue and efficacy: but also his very Body and Blood, as verily, as he gave to his Disciples the Holy Ghost, by the sign of his sacred Breath: or Health to the diseased, by the word of his Mouth, or touch of his hand or garment. And the apprehension by faith is more forcible, then the exquisitest comprehension of Sense or Reason. To conclude this point: this holy Sacrament is that Blessed Bread, which being eaten, opened the Eyes of the aEmavites that they knew Christ. ⟨p. 705⟩This is that Lordly Cup, by which bwe are all made to drink into one Spirit.
The other, being the Sacramentall Vnion, is not a Phisicall or locall, but a spirituall coniunction of the earthly Signes, vvhich are Bread and Wine, vvith the heauenly Graces, which are the Body and Bloud of Christ in the act of receiuing: as if by a mutuall relation, they vvere but one and the same thing. Hence it is, that in the ⟨p. 702⟩same *instant of time, that the worthy Receiuer eateth vvith his mouth the Bread and Wine of the Lord: hee eateth also vvith the mouth of his Faith, the very Body and Bloud of Christ. Not that Christ is brought downe from Heauen to the Sacrament; but that the holy Spirit by the Sacrament, lifts vp his minde vnto Christ, not by any locall mutation, but by a deuout affection: so that in the *holy contemplation of Faith, hee is at that present with Christ, and Christ with him. And thus beleeuing and meditating how Christ his Body vvas crucified, and his precious Bloud shed for the remission of his sinnes, and the reconciliation ⟨p. 703⟩of his Soule vnto GOD: his Soule is hereby more effectually fed in the assurance of eternall Life, then Bread and Wine can nourish his body to this temporall life. There must be therefore of necessitie in the sacrament, both the outward signes, to be visibly seene with the eyes of the body: and the Body and Bloud of Christ to be spiritually discerned with the Eye of Faith. But the forme how the Holy Ghost makes the Body of Christ being absent from vs in place, to be present vvith vs by our vnion,3 S. Paul tearmes A great Mysterie, such as our vnderstanding cannot worthily comprehend. The Sacramentall Bread and Wine ⟨p. 704⟩therefore are not bare signifying Signes, but such as vvherewith Christ doth indeede exhibite and giue to euery worthy Recei•er, not onely his diuine vertue and efficacie: but also his very Body and Bloud, as verely, as hee gaue to his Disciples the Holy Ghost, by the signe of his sacred Breath: or Health to the diseased, by the word of his Mouth, or touch of his hand or garment. And the apprehension by faith is more forcible, then the exquisitest comprehension of Sense or Reason. To conclude this point: this holy Sacrament is that Blessed Bread, vvhich being eaten, opened the Eyes of the a
- *Corpus non adest cū pane [Greek or Hebrew], id est, simul loco, sed [Greek or Hebrew], id esth simul tempore.Corpus non adest cū pane 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, id est, simul loco, sed 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, id est• simul tempore.
- *Fidem mitt in Coelum, & eum in terris tanquàm praesentem tenuisti. Aug. Epist. 3. ad Volus.Fidem mitte in Coelum, & eum in terris tanquàm praesentem tenuisti. Aug. Epist. 3. ad Volus.
- 3Ephes. 5.32.
- aLuk. 24.30.31.
- b1 Cor. 12.13.
