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A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged…A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged…
A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of usury. By Henry Smith.A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of vsurie. By Henrie Smith.
London: printed by Thomas Orwin for Thomas Man, 1591
A Treatise of the Lords Supper; in two Sermons. › The first Sermon.
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therefore 1away with this carnal eating of spiritual things. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou (saith Solomon) surpassest them all. So, 2many Heretics have spoken absurdly, ⟨image 91⟩but this surpasseth them all, that Christ must be applied like physic, as though his blood could not profit us, unless we did drink it, and swallow it as a potion. Is this the Papists union with Christ? is this the manner whereby we are made one flesh with Christ, to eat his flesh? Nay, when he took our flesh unto him, and was made man, then we were united to him in the flesh and not now. Christ took our flesh, we take not his flesh, but believe that he took ours, therefore if you would know whether Christs body be in the Sacrament, I say unto you as Christ said unto Thomas, touch, feel, 3and see. In visible things, God hath appointed our eyes to be judges, for as the spirit discerneth spiritual objects, so sense discerneth ⟨image 92⟩of sensible objects. As Christ taught Thomas to judge of his body, so may we, and so should they: therefore if you cannot see his body, nor feel his body, you may gather by Christs saying to Thomas, that he would not have you believe that it is his body, for my body (saith Christ) may be seen, and felt. And thus Transubstantiation is found a liar.
therefore 1away with this carnall eating of spirituall things. Many daughters haue done virtuously, but thou (saith Salomon) surpassest them all. So, 2many Heretikes haue spoken absurdly, ⟨image 91⟩but this surpasseth them all, that Christ must be applied like phisicke, as though his bloud could not profit vs, vnlesse we did drinke it, and swallowe it as a potion. Is this the Papists vnion with Christ? is this the manner whereby we are made one flesh with Christ, to eate his flesh? Nay, when he tooke our flesh vnto him, and was made man, then we were vnited to him in the flesh and not now. Christ tooke our flesh, we take not his flesh, but beleeue that he tooke ours, therefore if you would knowe whether Christes body be in the Sacrament, I say vnto you as Christ sayde vnto Thomas, touch, feele,