Meditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many years sinceMeditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many yeares since

Lastly, it was the^a custom in any solemn testimonial of Peace to receive and exhibit this holy Sacrament, as the seal and earnest of that union which the parties whom it did concern had between themselves. Such hath ever been the care of the holy Church in all ⟨p. 108⟩the customs and ceremonial accessions whether of decency or charity which have been by it appointed in this holy Sacrament, that by them and in them all, the concinnation of the Body of Christ, the fellowship, sympathy, and unity of his members, might be both signified and professed: that as we have all but one Sacrament, which is the Food of life, so we should have but^b one Soul, which is the Spirit of life, and from thence but one heart, and one mind, thinking, and loving and pursuing all the same things, through the same way, by the same rule, to the same end. And for this reason amongst others I take it, it is that our Church doth require in the Receiving of these Mysteries a uniformity in all her Members, even in matters that are of themselves indifferent, that in the Sacrament of unity there might not appear any breach or Schism, but that as at all times, so much more then, we should^c all think, and speak, and do the same things, least the manner should oppose the substance of the celebration.

Lastly, it was the^a custome in any solemne testimoniall of Peace to receive and exhibite this holy Sacrament, as the seale and earnest of that union which the parties whom it did concerne had betweene themselves. Such hath ever beene the care of the holy Church in all ⟨p. 108⟩the customes and ceremoniall accessions whether of decency or charity which have beene by it appointed in this holy Sacrament, that by them and in them all, the concinnation of the Body of Christ, the fellowship, sympathy, and unity of his members, might be both signified and professed: that as wee have all but one Sacrament, which is the Food of life, so wee should have but