It followeth, Do this in remembrance of me. That is, these signs 1shall be a remembrance of my death: when you break the bread you shall remember the wounding of my body; and when you drink the wine, you shall remember the shedding of my blood. If we must do this in remembrance of Christs body, which was broken like the bread, it is an argument that his body is not there, because remembrance is not of things present, but of things absent, we remember not, but we see that which is before us. This might put the Papists in remembrance that Christ is not sacrificed now, when we do but remember his sacrifice: this is not Christs sacrifice, but a remembrance of his sacrifice; he was sacrificed before, and now he is applied, least ⟨image 93⟩his sacrifice should be in vain. This was done once really, when he offered himself upon the Cross, therefore that offering was called a sacrifice, because he was 2sacrificed indeed; but this offering is called a Sacrament, because it is but a sign of his sacrifice. If Christ in this Sacrament were offered indeed, then it should be called a sacrifice as his once offering was; but because it is but a remembrance of his sacrifice, therefore it is called a Sacrament. This is not a sacrifice of Christ, but a sacrifice of our selves. Least we should take it to be a sacrifice of Christ, Christ himself calleth it a remembrance of his sacrifice, Do this in my remembrance. Here is our work as Christ hath done, so must we do, so we minister, and so you receive: we can give you ⟨image 94⟩nothing but that which we have received from him, as Paul saith. Therefore if Christ did not give his mortal body which stood before them, and could not profit them, nor his glorified body, which was not glorified then, and when it was glorified ascended up unto heaven, & there abideth, how can these juggling Priests make their God again which made them? They can no more turn wine into blood, and bread into flesh, than they can command a Gnat to become a Camel: for it is a greater work to make GOD, than to make the world. Therefore as Christ saith, When they tell you, here 3is Christ, and there is Christ, believe them not: So, when they tell you that Christ is in heaven, and that Christ is in earth, in this place and that place, believe them not: for ⟨image 94⟩Elijah ascension was a figure of Christs ascension:
It followeth, Doo this in remembrance of me. That is, these signes 1shall bee a remembrance of my death: when you breake the bread you shall remember the wounding of my bodie; and when you drinke the wine, you shall remember the shedding of my bloud. If we must do this in remembrance of Christs body, which was broken like the bread, it is an argument that his bodie is not there, because remembrance is not of things present, but of things absent, we remember not, but we see that which is before vs. This might put the Papists in remembrance that Christ is not sacrificed now, when wee doo but remember his sacrifice: this is not Christs sacrifice, but a remembrance of his sacrifice; he was sacrificed before, and now he is applied, least ⟨image 93⟩his sacrifice should bee in vaine. This was done once really, when hee offered himselfe vppon the Crosse, therfore that offering was called a sacrifice, because he was 2sacrificed indeede; but this offering is called a Sacrament, because it is but a signe of his sacrifice. If Christ in this Sacrament were offered indeed, then it should be called a sacrifice as his once offering was; but because it is but a remembrance of his sacrifice, therefore it is called a Sacrament. This is not a sacrifice of Christ, but a sacrifice of our selues. Least wee should take it to bee a sacrifice of Christ, Christ himselfe calleth it a remembrance of his sacrifice, Doo this in my remembrance. Here is our worke as Christ hath done, so must we doo, so we minister, and so you receiue: wee can giue you ⟨image 94⟩nothing but that which wee haue receiued from him, as Paule saith. Therefore if Christ did not giue his mortall body which stood before them, and could not profite thē, nor his glorified body, which was not glorified then, and when it was glorified ascended vp vnto heauen, & there abideth, how can these iugling Priests make their God againe which made them? They can no more turne wine into bloud, and bread into flesh, than they can commaund a Gnat to become a Cammell: for it is a greater worke to make GOD, than to make the worlde. Therefore as Christ saith, When they tell you, here 3is Christ, and there is Christ, beleeue them not: So, when they tell you that Christ is in heauen, and that Christ is in earth, in this place and that place, beleeue them not: for ⟨image 94⟩
- 1Vers. 24.
- 2If Christs body were in the Sacrament, it were not a Sacrament but a sacrifice.If Christs body were in the Sacrament, it were not a Sacramēt but a sacrifice.
- 3Math. 24. 23.
