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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…
The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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But what becometh of the body of Christ, when it is received and eaten? It may be answered: That if the corporal presence be sought, it must be sought in heaven, where Christ is sitting on the right hand of God. Notwithstanding for a time he did exhibit his corporal presence, that he might provoke & allure the Communicants unto the spiritual presence. Therefore when the sacrament is holden, tasted, and eaten: Christ is corporally present in sight, in touching, in savour. And so long as the corporal sense is affected, the corporal presence is not taken away. But after y• the corporal sense in receiving faileth: the corporal presence is no more to be sought, but the spiritual presence is to be retained. For when the dispensation is ended, Christ goeth from the mouth to the heart. For it is better that he goeth forth unto the mind, than that he should go down unto the belly. For he is not the meat of the flesh, but of the soul. ⟨image 291⟩He cometh to be eaten, not to be consumed: to be tasted, not to be incorporated. He is eaten with the mouth, but he is not digested in the stomach: he refresheth the mind, but he goeth not out into the draught. Ibidem.
But what becommeth of the bodye of Christ, when it is receaued and eaten? It may be aunswered: That if the corporall presence bee sought, it muste bee sought in heauen, where Christ is sitting on the ryght hand of God. Notwithstanding for a tyme he dyd exhibite hys corporal presence, yt he myght prouoke & allure the Communicantes vnto the spirituall presence. Therfore when ye sacrament is holdē, tasted, and eaten: Christ is corporally present in sight, in touching, in sauour. And so long as ye corporal sense is affected, the corporal presence is not taken away. But after y• the corporall sense in receauing fayleth: the corporall presence is no more to be soughte, but ye spirituall presence is to be retayned. For whē ye dispensation is ended, Christ goeth frō ye mouth to the heart. For it is better that he goeth forth vnto the minde, than that he shoulde goe downe vnto the bellye. For he is not the meate of the fleshe, but of the soule. ⟨image 291⟩He cōmeth to be eaten, not to be cōsumed: to be tasted, not to be incorporated. He is eaten wt the mouth, but he is not digested in the stomacke: he refresheth the minde, but he goeth not oute into the draught. Ibidem.