A discourse or treatise of Peter Martyr Vermilla Floor[n]tine, the public reader of divinity…A discourse or traictise of Petur Martyr Vermilla Flore[n]tine, the publyque reader of diuinitee…

Hierome upon Matthew sayeth plainly,¹ that the body and blood of Christ is represented by the bread, and by the wine.

Hierome vpon Mathewe sayeth playnlye,¹ that the bodye and bloude of Christe is represented by the breade, and by the wyne.

1. 1Hierome.

Chrysostom upon the second epistle to the Corinthians sayeth:¹ that not only that thing is Christs body which is set before the Christians at the lords table: but also that the pore folk are his body, to whom we are bound to show and to minister the works of charity. For even the same Christ which said, this is my body, said also by his word, that he was in need and necessity when poor folk lacked: and that he had kindness and benefit showed to him self, when they received our almsdeeds. The same Chrysostom in the eleventh homily upon Matthew, in the work which is entitled, Imperfectum sayeth thus. It is not christs body and christs blood, which is contained in the holye vesels, Sed misterium corporis et sanguinis Christi, that is to say, But it is the mystery of Christs body, & blood. The same Chrysostom in the .xxvii. homily upon the eleventh chapter of the second epistle to the Corinthians. For as christ both in the bread, and also in the cup said. Do ye this in remembrance of me, as often as ye shall eat of this bread, and drink of this cup. &c. The same upon the .xxii. psalm. Thou hast prepared an eating table in my sight, that he might show forth daily to us in the sacrament bread and wine according to the order or fashion used of ⟨image 38⟩