PHILEMON. Now most dear brothers after y• ye have received the body of our LORD Jesus Christ, and with that same most glorious body tasted also his most precious blood 1which, as Chrysostom saith, is the health of our souls, washeth, garni sheth, inflameth our souls maketh our mind more shining than the fire, more clear than the gold, & is the sufficient price of the hole world, it is convenient that ye show your sell ues thankful again to God for these his inestimable benefits, which he at that time hath freely given unto you, even the very body & blood of his well beloved Son & our LORD Jesus Christ, with all the other incom parable treasures which pertain unto him. For all these things hath he most bounteously given you in this most holy Sacrament. ⟨image 84⟩It is therefore, I say, convenient, y• ye show your selves again thankful to him, by rendering hearty & immortal thanks. For this most holy mystery is called, Sacramentum Eucharistiae, that is, y• Sacrament of thanks giving, because that wham either we our selves receive it, or else be present, wham other do receive it, we should give God precordial thanks for his bounty & kindness, showed to us through Jesus Christ. Who cometh to the table of any man, & departeth without thanks giving? To approach therefore to sit down at the table of the most high & redoubted king, where no terrestrial & corruptible meat is eaten, but even the very body of the pure & immaculate Lamb Jesus Christ, & to depart from so heavenly a table with unthankful hearts, certes it were a thing to much for to be detested. It shall therefore be ⟨image 84⟩very convenient after the have received that most blessed Sacrament, not to depart out of the church before the have given God hearty thanks for his manifold benignity toward you, ye may do it on this manner.
PHILEMON. NOwe moost dere brothers after y• ye haue receyued the body of our LORDE Iesus Christ, and wt that same moost glorious bodye tasted also his most precious bloud 1which, as Chrisostome sayth, is the helth of our soules, wassheth, garni sheth, enflameth our soules maketh our mynde more shynynge thā the fyre, more clere than the gould, & is ye sufficient price of ye hole world, it is conueniēt that ye shewe your sel ues thanckefull agayne to God for these his iestimable benefites, whiche he at that tyme hath frely gyuē vnto you, euen ye very body & bloud of his welbeloued sōne & our LORD Iesus Christ, wt all the other incom parable treasures which pertayne vnto hym. For all theyse thynges hath he moost bounteously gyuen you in this moost holy Sacramēt. ⟨image 84⟩It is therfore, I say, cōueniēt, y• ye shewe your selues agayne thanckefull to hym, by renderynge harty & immortall thāckes. For this moost holy mysterye is called, Sacramentum Eucharistiae, that is, y• Sacrament of thanckes gyuynge, bycause yt whā eyther we our selues receyue it, or els be presēt, whā other do receyue it, we should gyue God precordiall thāckes for his bounty & kyndnes, shewed to vs thorow Iesus Christ. Who commeth to the table of onye man, & departeth without thāckes gyuynge? To approche therfore to sytte downe at the table of ye moost hygh & redoubted kynge, where no terrestriall & corruptible meate is eaten, but euen the very bodye of ye pure & immaculate Lambe Iesus Christ, & to departe from so heauē ly a table wt vnthanckefull hertes, certes it were a thyng to much for to be detested. It shal therfore be ve ⟨image 84⟩ry conuenient after ye haue receyued that moost blyssed Sacramēt, not to depart out of ye chirch before ye haue gyuē God harty thanckes for his manifold benignite toward you, ye maye do it on this manner.
- 1H•m. […]. De sac. par• Myst.H•m. 〈…〉. De sac. par• Myst.
