A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…

Secondly, here we may take a view of the profane madness of the world: For though this bread of life Christ Jesus, be the most excellent food of all, far surpassing the Israelites Manna, the food of Angels; yet it is nothing or little desired. Men are like to the foolish Israelites that had more regard to leeks and onions, and to the flesh pots of Egypt than to Angels food which God gave them from heaven. They spend their wits, and their strength, by day and by night, that they may satiate themselves with the frail riches and vain pleasures of the world: And yet these men have the name to be the only men, whereas indeed they are profane Esau, & wicked Israelites. As therefore this practise is damnable: so must we learn to detest it. And on the contrary, seeing Christ Jesus is the true Manna, our principal care and desire must be to be fed therewith. We must think it is a great disgrace to Christ Jesus, which he cannot endure without revenge, that we should have less regard to him the true bread of life, than to earthly food which perisheth.

Secondly, here we may take a view of the profane madnesse of the world: For though this bread of life Christ Iesus, be the most excellent food of all, farre surpassing the Israelits Manna, the food of Angels; yet it is nothing or little desired. Men are like to the foolish Israelits that had more regard to leekes and onions, and to the flesh pots of Egypt than to Angels food which God gaue them frō heauen. They spend their wits, and their strength, by day and by night, that they may satiate themselues with the fraile riches and vaine pleasures of the world: And yet these men haue the name to be the onely men, whereas indeed they are profane Esau•, & wicked Israelits. As therefore this practise is damnable: so must we learne to detest it. And on the contrarie, seeing Christ Iesus is the true Manna, our principall care and desire must bee to bee fed therewith. Wee must thinke it is a great disgrace to Christ Iesus, which hee cannot endure without reuenge, that wee should haue lesse regard to him the true bread of life, than to earthly foode which perisheth.

Thirdly, here we may see that which is usual in the Scripture entreating of the Sacraments, to wit, the name of the sign given to the thing signified: for Christ here promiseth them Manna, meaning thereby, not the Israelites food, but himself, whereof their Manna was a sign, a seal, a pledge: as appeareth plain, because Paul calleth it spiritual meat,