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Now that ye may see, that not we only say it is bread and wine after the consecration; in the 27. verse, Christ himself doth call it bread and wine after he had given it, as he did before.¹ And in Mark he saith, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine. Here Christ saith, that it was the fruit of the vine which he drank; but his blood is not the fruit of vines, but wine, therefore wine was his drink, and not blood.

Now that ye may see, that not we only say it is bread and wine after the consecration; in the 27. verse, Christ himselfe doth cal it bread and wine after he had giuen it, as hee did before.¹ And in Marke he saith, I will drinke no more of the fruit of the vine. Here Christ saith, that it was the fruit of the vine which hee drank; but his blood is not the fruit of vines, but wine, therefore wine was his drinke, and not blood.

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Beside, if you would hear Paul expound Christ, he showeth that all our Fathers had the same substance of Christ in their Sacraments, ⟨p. 86⟩that we have in ours; for he saith, They all did eat the same spiritual meat, ¹and all drink the same spiritual drink. Straight he saith, that this meat and this drink was Christ. Mark that he saith not only,² They did eat the same meat that we eat; but he saith, that this meat was Christ: ³