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The Art of Prophesying
The art of prophesying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and only true manner and method of preaching first written in Latin by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthy things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.The arte of prophecying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and onely true manner and methode of preaching first written in Latine by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthie things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for E.E., 1607
THE ART OF PROPHESYING. › Chapter 5THE ARTE OF PROPHECYING. › Chapter 5
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, it agrees with the analogy of faith, 1. He ascended truly into heaven, that is, he was taken up out of the earth into heaved locally and visibly. Therefore his body is not to be received with the mouth at the Communion, but by faith […]prehending it in the heaven. 2. Borne of the Virgin Mary, &c. Therefore he had a true and natural body, being long, broad, thick, seated and circumscribed in some place. Whereby it appeareth that the bread in the Supper cannot be properly his very body, but only a sign or pledge thereof.
First, it agrees with the analogy of faith, 1. He ascended truly into heauen, that is, he was taken vp out of the earth into heaued locally and visibly. Therefore his bodie is not to be receiued with the mouth at the Communion, but by faith 〈…〉prehending it in the heauen. 2. Borne of the Uirgin marie, &c. Therfore he had a true and naturall bodle, being long, broad, thicke, seated and circumscribed in some place. Whereby it appeareth that the bread in the Supper cannot bee properly his very bodie, but only a signe or pledge thereof.
Secondly, this sense consenteth with the circumstances of the place propounded:
1. He took, he brake it. Here it is not likely that Christ sitting amongst his disciples did take and break his own body with his hands. Therefore the bread is no more then a sign and seal.
1. He tooke, he brake it. Here it is not likely that Christ sitting amongst his disciples did take and breake his owne bodie with his hands. Therefore the bread is no more then a signe and seale.