But they hold (which is a marvellous gross error also) Transubstantiation in the Sacrament, namely, that after the words of Consecration, the Bread and Wine are changed into the very substance of the Body and Blood of Christ: And this they would seem to ground upon these words, Hoc est Corpus m•um, This is my Body, Math. 26.26. which they will have to be expounded literally. But why then do they not expound the other words of Christ literally also, concerning the Cup: For the Text saith, in the 27. & 28. verses, That he took the Cup, &c. and said, This is my blood. I am sure they will not say, that the cup was the blood of Christ (as the words be) but they will grant a figure in those words: ⟨image 47⟩namely, Contineus pro continent•, that by the cup is meant the wine in it. If then they will admit a figure in this, why may there not be a figure in the other? namely fignatum pro figno, that these words, This is my body, should be understood thus: This bread is a sign of my body (which was broken for you.) If we look into the old Sacraments of the Jews, namely, Circumcision, and the Paschal lamb, we• shall find the phrase of speech observed. For Circumcision was called the Lords covenant, when indeed it was not the covenant (as all men do know) but a sign and seal of the covenant: for the covenant was this to Abraham, Ero Deus tuus, & seminis tui, &c. I will be thy God, and the God of thy seed, &c. Gen. 17. Rom. 4.11. So likewise the Paschal Lamb is called the Passover, when indeed it was but a sign of their pass-over, or passing over or through the red Sea (which was a mighty and most wonderful deliverance, Pharaoh and all his host being in the Sea, when they passed through as on dry land.) Insomuch therefore as it is usual in Sacraments so to speak, it is not against reason, but standeth with very good reason to think, that Christ Jesus in instituting this Sacrament, which to the Christians is the same that the Paschal Lamb was to the Jews, did likewise call the bread his body, in such sort as the Paschal Lamb was the Passover: that is to say figuratively, that as the Paschal Lamb was called the Passover, and yet was but a sign and remembrance of their Passover, so the bread was called his body, and yet it was but a sign and remembrance of his body.
But they holde (which is a maruellous grosse errour also) Transubstantion in the Sacrament, namely, that after the words of Consecration, the Breade and Wine are changed into the very substance of the Body and Blood of Christ: And this they woulde séeme to ground vppon these wordes, Hoc est Corpus m•um, This is my Bodie, Math. 26.26. which they will haue to bée expounded literally. But why then doo they not expound the other wordes of Christ literally also, concerning the Cup: For the Text saith, in the 27. & 28. verses, That he tooke the Cup, &c. and said, This is my blood. I am sure they will not say, that the cup was the blood of Christ (as the words bée) but they will graunt a figure in those wordes: ⟨image 47⟩namely, Contineus pro continent•, that by the cup is meant the wine in it. If then they wil admit a figure in this, why may there not bee a figure in the other? namely fignatum pro figno, that these wordes, This is my body, should bee vnderstood thus: This bread is a signe of my body (which was broken for you.) If wée looke into the olde Sacramantes of the Iewes, namely, Circumcision, and the Paschall lambe, we• shall find the phrase of spéech obserued. For Circumcision was called the Lords couenant, when indéed it was not the couenant (as all men doo knowe) but a signe and seale of the couenant: for the couenant was this to Abraham, Ero Deus tuus, & seminis tui, &c. I will bee thy God, and the God of thy seede, &c. Gen. 17. Rom. 4.11. So likewise the Paschall Lambe is called the Passeouer, when indéed it was but a sign of their passe-ouer, or passing ouer or through the red Sea (which was a mightie and most wonderfull deliuerance, Pharao and all his host béeing in the Sea, when they passed through as on dry land.) Insomuch therefore as it is vsuall in Sacraments so to speake, it is not against reason, but standeth with verie good reason to thinke, that Christ Iesus in instituting this Sacrament, which to the Christians is the same that the Paschall Lambe was to the Iewes, did likewise call the bread his bodie, in such sort as the Paschall Lambe was the Passeouer: that is to say figuratiuely, that as the Paschall Lambe was called the Passeouer, and yet was but a signe and remembraunce of their Passeouer, so the bread was called his bodie, and yet it was but a signe and remembraunce of his bodie.
