The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…

I showed you before, that every Sacrament is called by the name of the thing which it doth signify, and therefore why should we stumble at this more then the rest? The reason why the signs have the name of the things, is to strike a deeper reverence in us to receive this sacrament of Christ reverently, ⟨p. 108⟩sincerely, and holily, as if Christ were there preset in body and blood himself.

I shewed you before, that euery Sacrament is called by the name of the thing which it dooth signifie, and therefore why should we stumble at this more then the rest? The reason why the signes haue the name of the things, is to strike a deeper reuerēce in vs to receiue this sacrament of Christ reuerētly, ⟨p. 108⟩sincerely, and holily, as if Christ were there preset in body and blood himselfe.

And surely, as he which defaceth the Queens seal is convicted of contempt and treason to her own person: so he which profaneth these seals of Christ, doth not worship Christ, but despise him, and that contempt shall be required of him, as if he had contemned Christ himself. This is the reason why Christ calleth the signs of his body his body, to make us take this Sacrament reverently, because we are apt to contemn it, as the Jews did their Manna.

And surely, as hee which defaceth the Queenes seale is conuicted of contempt and treason to her owne person: so he which prophaneth these seales of Christ, doth not worship Christ, but despise him, and that contempt shall be required of him, as if hee had contemned Christ himselfe. This is the reason why Christ calleth the signes of his bodie his bodie, to make vs take this Sacrament reuerently, because we are apt to contemne it, as the Iewes did their Manna.