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I answer,¹ though this seem dark to Papists, yet it was not dark to the Apostles, they understood his meaning well enough, and all the rest for 1215. years after Christ before Transubstantiation was spoken of. If the Apostles had not understood his meaning, they would not stick to ask him, as their manner was, until they were acquainted with Christs phrase, whensoever they doubted upon any of his speeches, they were wont to come unto him and say;² Master, what is ⟨p. 96⟩the meaning? but they were used to such phrases: for it was Christs manner to teach by similitudes, showing one thing by another, which is the plainest manner of teaching, and most used in holy scripture, especially in the types and shadows of this Sacrament.³ For example, Christ calleth the Lamb the Passover, in place whereof this Sacrament succeeded, and therefore presently after they had eaten the Pass-over, Christ instituted this Sacrament to be used for it. Christ (I say) called the Lamb the Pass-over, and yet the Pass-over was this, an angel passed over the houses of the Israelites,⁴ and stroke the Egyptians: this was not a Lamb; and yet because the Lamb was a sign of this Pass-over, as the bread and wine is of Christs body, therefore Christ called the Lamb the Passover, as he calleth the bread and wine his body.

I answere,¹ though this seeme darke to Papists, yet it was not darke to the Apostles, they vnderstood his meaning well inough, and all the rest for 1215. yeares after Christ before Transubstantiation was spoken of. If the Apostles had not vnderstood his meaning, they would not sticke to aske him, as their manner was, vntill they were acquainted with Christs phrase, whensoeuer they doubted vpon any of his speeches, they were wont to come vnto him and say;²