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161. Question.

But now if Baptism be therefore ⟨image 114⟩not to be often ministered to one, because the first entrance into the Church cannot be frustrate, why in like manner sufficeth it not once too have received the Supper, forasmuch as he that is truly once incorporated into the body of Christ, can never altogether fall out of it?

But now if Baptisme be therefore ⟨image 114⟩not to be often ministred to one, because the firste entraunce intoo the Churche cannot be frustrate, why in like manner sufficeth it not once too haue receiued the Supper, forasmuch as he that is truely once incorporated into the body of Christ, can neuer altogether fall out of it?

Answer. We have told the cause already. For it is enough once to be borne again, but not to be once nourished: because as in this corporal life we must oftentimes take meat, by the juice whereof we may be nourished: so being incorporated into Christ, that we may more and more be quickened in him, the often sealing of that incorporation, and as it were the nourishing of faith is profitable. Notwithstanding these things in this similitude are altogether diverse, because this meat is corruptible which we use to the upholding of this life, and therefore after the old, another new always succeedeth: but the inward meat which is given in the holy supper, is incorruptible, and therefore when the