¶But hark, Christian reader, and I shall learn thee to know Christ's plain & t•we miracles• ⟨image 29⟩from the sleighthy juggling of these crafty conuayers. Christ would never have done miracle had men believed him only by his words, but when he said first these words. This is my body, no man doubted at them, no man was in any unbelief of them. wherefore these words m•ste needs be plain single & pure without miracle, as these. The .3. branches are .•. days: without any subtle transubstantiation, such insensible conversion, or any false miracle. Christ wrought all his miracles for the glory of god to declare him self both god and man so that all Christ's miracles were comprehended under mans senses or common writes, which bring in such knowledge unto the understanding. As when he changed water into wine, the miracle was first received with the sight, open at the eye, tasted with the mouth and so conveyed unto the understanding. And now, though we nether see nor taste that miracle, yet we hear it, see it, read it, and so understand that it was once a miracle do•e of christ: when he restored the sight to the blind, healed the lame, cleansed the leprous, reared the dead: all was seen, heard and so comprehended under our most surest senses: that his very enemies were compelled to confess them for miracles, But our miracle makers, that make daily so oft and so many, are so far from this clear point: that their miracles in this matter, be not, nor never shall be contained nor comprehended under any of our 5 wits, but they rather delude and deceive both sight, taste, feeling, hearing, and smelling: yea our faith & understanding to. Beware therefore of these mischievous ⟨p. 29⟩miracle makers for their own glory and profit: and will kill the to, if thou believest not their lies. Beware I say of those merchants that will sell the wares, which the• will not suffer the to see, ••r to taste. nor to touch: but when they show the white, thou must believe it is black: If they give the breed, thou must bele•e it without any word of thy faith, that it is Christ's body, & that of their own making. If thou taste, see, & feel it breed yet thou must say it is none though the scripture calleth it breed .xx. times. Beware beware I say of Antichrist: whose coming said Pauls 1. thess. 2, (he is come all ready saith John. 1.
¶But herke, Crysten reder, and I shal lernethe to knowe Crystis playn & t•we miracles• ⟨image 29⟩frō the sleighthy iugglinge of these crafty conuayers. Cryste wolde neuer haue done miracle had men beleued him onely by his wordis, but when he sayd firste these wordis. This is my bodye, noman donted at them, noman was in any vnbeleife of them. wherfore these wordis m•ste nedis be playne single & pure without miracle, as these. The .3. branchis ar .•. dayes: withoute any subtyle tran•substanciacion, siche insensible conuersion, or any false miracle. Cryste wrought al his miracles for the glorye of god to declare him selfe bothe god and man so that all Crystis miracles were cōprehended vnder mannes sences or comon writes, which brynge in siche knowlege vnto the vnderstondyng. As when he changed water into wyne, the miracle was firste receyued withe the syght, open at the eye, tasted withe the mouthe and so cōuayed vnto the vnderstonding. And now, thoughe we nether se nor taste that miracle, yet we heare it, se it, rede it, and so vnderstōde that it was once a miracle do•e of cryste: whan he restored the syght to the blynde, heled the lame, clensed the leprose, reared the deade: all was seen, herde and so comprehended vnder our most suerest sensis: that his very enimes were compelled to confesse them for miracles, But our miracle makers, that make dayly so ofte and so many, ar so farre frō this clere poynt: that their miracles in this mater, be not, nor neuer shalbe contayned nor comprehended vnder any of our 5 wyttes, but thei rather delude and deceyue bothe sight, taste, felinge, hering, and smellinge: ye our faith & vnderstāding to. Beware therfore of these mischeuous ⟨p. 29⟩miracle makers for their owne glorye and profit: and will kyll the to, if thou beleueste not their lyes. Beware I saye of those marchāts that wil sell the wares, whiche the• wil not suffer the to se, ••r to taste. nor to touche: but when thei shewe the whight, thou muste beleue it is blak: If they geue the brede, thou muste bele•e it withoute any worde of thy faithe, that it is Crystis body, & that of their owne makinge. If thou taste, se, & fele it brede yet thou muste saye it is none though the scripture calleth it brede .xx. tymes. Beware beware I saye of Anticryste: whose cominge sayd Paule 1. thess. 2, (he is come al redy saith
