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Howe that the corporal presence of Jesus Christ in the supper, is contrary to the divine virtue that is in him to communicate his gifts and graces to his Church.

Hovve that the corporall presence of Iesus Christ in the supper, is contrary to the diuine vertue that is in him to communicate his gifts and graces to his Church.

M. Is that the cause why he said to his disciples, it is expedient that I go, for if I go not,¹ the comforter which is the holy Ghost, will not come?

M. Is that the cause why he saide to his disciples, it is expedient that I go, for if I go not,¹ the comforter which is the holy Ghost, will not come?

1. 1John. 16. aIohn. 16. a

P. It is certain that by these words, he would give his disciples to understand two things.

P. It is certaine that by these words, he would giue his disciples to vnderstand two things.

M. Which be they?

P. The first is, that his corporal presence did hold them still fixed in the earth, and ⟨p. 354⟩did hinder them by the mean of their infirmity & rudeness, to comprehend & understand, that his kingdom was spiritual & not carnal, as they thought it to be.

P. The first is, that his corporal presence did holde them still fixed in the earth, and ⟨p. 354⟩did hinder them by the meane of their infirmitie & rudenes, to cōprehend & vnderstand, that his kingdome was spiritual & not carnall, as they thought it to bée.

M. Which is yet the other point?

M. Which is yet the other pointe?

P. It is that he was not come upon earth, there to reign by a corporal presence, but to retire his body into heaven, & that he would reign by his holy spirit & by his spiritual & divine virtue among his, according to the promise which he made them, when he said, when you shall be gathered together two or three in my name. I am in the middest of you.¹ And again, I am with you even to the consummation of the world.

P. It is yt he was not come vppon earth, there to raigne by a corporall presence, but to retire his body into heauen, & that he would raigne by his holy spirit & by his spirituall & diuine vertue among his, according to the promise which he made them, whē he said, when you shall be gathered together two or thrée in my name. I am in ye middest of you.¹ And againe, I am wt you euen to the consummation of the worlde.

1. 1Mat. 18. c. 28. d.

Of the spiritual and divine presence of Jesus Christ in his Church, and of the virtue of the same.

Of the spirituall and diuine presence of Iesus Christ in his Church, and of the vertue of the same.

M. Thou understandest then these passages of the spiritual & divine presence of Jesus Christ in his Church.

M. THou vnderstandest then these passages of the spiritual & diuine presence of Iesus Christ in his Churche.

P. No man may otherwise take them. And therefore Jesus Christ hath said, to show that great power which he had. Al power is given me,¹ both in heaven and in earth. S. Paul in like fort hath written that he is ascended above all the heavens, to the end ⟨p. 355⟩he mought fill all things, & that he mought fulfil all in the same.

P. No man may otherwise take them. And therfore Iesus Christ hath said, to shewe that great power which he had. Al power is giuē me,¹ both in heauē and in earth. S. Paule in like fort hath written that he is ascended aboue all the heauens, to ye ende ⟨p. 355⟩he mought fill al things, & that he mought fulfill all in the same.

1. 1Mat. 28. d. Ephe. 4. b. 1. d.

M. Doest thou understand that he doth accomplish and fill all things, not by his corporal presence, but by his spiritual & divine presence and virtue?

M. Doest thou vnderstand that he doth accomplishe and fill all things, not by his corporall presence, but by his spirituall & diuine presēce and vertue?

P. We may not otherwise understand it, if we do believe that Jesus christ hath a very natural body, & that he be in deed gone up into the heavens. For as we have already said, as there is no reason to give him many bodies, to be in many places at a time, even so is it over strange, to give him a body which may fill the heaven and the earth.

P. We may not otherwise vnderstand it, if we do beleue that Iesus christ hath a very natural body, & that he be in déede gone vp into the heauens. For as we haue alredy said, as ther is no reason to giue him many bodies, to be in manye places at a time, euē so is it ouer strange, to giue hym a bodye which may fill the heauen and the earth.

Howe that the corporal presence of the body and of the blood of Jesus Christ is contrary to the true communion of them in the Supper.

Hovve that the corporall presence of the body and of the bloude of Iesus Christ is contrary to the true communion of them in the Supper.