The other part of Christian questions and answers which is concerning the sacraments, writ[n]…The other parte of Christian questions and answeares which is concerning the sacraments, writte[n]…

61. Question.

Answer. Yes verily that I can, even out of the same similitude of the head and members so usual with the Apostle. I beseech thee therefore whence have these arms their natural sense and moving? Surely even from the head to which they are knit after a natural manner, as it were by joints sinews and arteries ⟨image 55⟩which otherwise should become devoid of all motion and feeling. Now imagine with thy self that even as boxes of sweet smelling ointment do even pierce things very far of, and the secrete¹ force of the Magnes prevaileth against iron, though it be removed far from it, so is there so much lively strength in this my head, that although it were at Constantinople, and one of mine arms in India, and another in Spain, yet notwithstanding, by the help of these same fit and convenient joints, it is able to give them life: imagine I say some such thing with thy self and thou shalt have the lively Image of this our incorporation into Christ. For Christ him self according too the flesh neither now placed any other where then above these heavens into which he hath ascended according to the flesh, by a physical and natural moving, neither shall come again from thence, before that same last day doth so truly and effectually knit, couple and engraft into him