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Therefore, as Christ would not break the bread before he had given thanks to the founder, so know, that there is some thing to be done before thou receive any benefit of GOD, and presume not to use his creatures with more liberty than his son did, which ⟨p. 81⟩did not eat without giving thanks, nor rise again without singing a Psalm.

Therefore, as Christ would not breake the bread before hee had giuen thankes to the founder, so know, that there is some thing to be done before thou receiue anie benefite of GOD, and presume not to vse his creatures with more libertie than his sonne did, which ⟨p. 81⟩did not eate without giuing thankes, nor rise againe without singing a Psalme.

It followeth,¹ This is my body. Here is the fruit of his thanks before; he prayed that the bread and wine might be blessed, & they were blessed.² As Isaacks blessing showed it self upon Jacob whom he blessed, so Christ his blessing appeared straight upon these mysteries: for it could not be said before, This is my body, because it was mere bread: but now it may be called his body, because his blessing hath infused that virtue into it, that it doth not only represent his body, but convey his body and himself unto us. The efficacy of this blessing is in this Sacrament ever since, sanctifying it unto us as well as it did to the Apostles,³ even as Christs prayer stayed Peters faith after Christ was dead.

It followeth,¹