H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which novve at length being 70. yeares…

1 For the former, seeing they believe none of all the things which they hear concerning Christs body in the supper: nor perceive any thing with their minds: as little do they eat the true body of Christ: but only with the mouth of the body they eat bread, as common ⟨p. 319⟩bread. But the other, seeing that by their only historical, hypocritical and temporal belief, they understand in their mind, and in some sort, do believe the things which are spoken and done: therefore by the same belief and mind, they may be said in some sort to receive, and in some sort to taste, the body of Christ offered in the word and sacraments: although they do not in very deed eat it, seeing they do not swallow nor retain the same (for this properly is to eat) in the stomach of their soul for nourishment of their spirit: but rather do spue or vomit out the same, being tasted, and after a sort received down. For so also we read in the 6 to the Heb. of those temporary professors: that they tasted the heavenly gift and good word of God: as if he had said, they tasted indeed, and that also by the gift of the holy ghost, but being tasted, they cast it up again. And in the parable of the seed: the temporary ones were said to receive the seed of the word: but that they kept it not, and therefore brought forth no fruit by it. These things cannot be said of the first sort of these wicked ones, which are most true of the second sort, namely, these temporary hypocrites. Let this then be the first difference: hereupon follows another difference between the eating of those and these.

1 For the former, seing they beleeue none of all the things which they heare concerning Christs bodie in the supper: nor perceiue anie thing with their mindes: as little do they eate the true bodie of Christ: but onely with the mouth of the bodie they eate bread, as common ⟨p. 319⟩bread. But the other, seing that by their onely historicall, hypocriticall and temporall beleefe, they vnderstand in their minde, and in some sort, doe beleeue the things which are spoken and done: therefore by the same beleefe and minde, they may bee saide in some sort to receiue, and in some sorte to taste, the bodie of Christ offred in the word and sacraments: although they doe not in verie deede eate it, seing they do not swallow nor retaine the same (for this properlie is to eate) in the stomacke of their soule for nourishment of their spirite: but rather do spue or vomitt out the same, being tasted, and after a sorte receiued downe. For so also we read in the 6 to the Heb. of those temporary professors: that they tasted the heauenlie gifte and good word of God: as if he had said, they tasted indeed, and that also by the gift of the holie ghost, but being tasted, they cast it vp againe. And in the parable of the seede: the temporary ones were said to receiue the seede of the word: but that they kept it not, and therefore brought forth no fruite by it. These things cannot be said of the first sort of these wicked ones, which are most true of the second sort, namelie, these temporarie hypocrites. Let this then bee the first difference: hereuppon followes another difference betweene the eating of those and these.