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

Even so the taking of the humane body by Christ did confer indeed upon it many glorious effects, and advance it to an estate far above its common and ordinary capacity (always yet reserving those defects ⟨p. 47⟩and weaknesses which were required in the economy, and dispensation of that great work for which he assumed it) but yet he never altered the essential and natural qualities of the body, but kept it still within the measure and limits of the created perfection which the wisdom of God did at first share out unto it. Lastly, to (come nearer unto the Cross of Christ) as he did by prayer and thanksgiving consecrate their elements unto a holy use; so did he immediately before his passion (of which this is the Sacrament) make that consecratory^g prayer and thanksgiving which is registered for the perpetual comfort of his Church.

Even so the taking of the humane body by Christ did conferre indeed upon it many glorious effects, and advance it to an estate farre above its common and ordinary capacity (alwayes yet reserving those defects ⟨p. 47⟩and weaknesses which were required in the aeconomie, and dispensation of that great work for which he assumed it) but yet he never alterd the essentiall and naturall qualities of the body, but kept it still within the measure and limits of the created perfection which the wisdome of God did at first share out unto it. Lastly, to (come neerer unto the Crosse of Christ) as hee did by prayer and thanksgiving consecrate their elements unto a holy use; so did he immediately before his passion (of which this is the Sacrament) make that consecratory^g prayer and thanksgiving which is registred for the perpetuall comfort of his Church.

1. gJohn 17.Iohn 17.