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…

And they eat unworthily, who although they be planted in Christ, by faith and the spirit ⟨p. 323⟩of regeneration: yet their faith being in some sort choked with the cares of this world, & other affections of the flesh: do nor sufficiently prove themselves: do not diligently examine, nor stir up themselves, to an earnest consideration of so great a mystery: nor weigh with an attentive mind, what is given in that holy table; what the Lord requireth of them; for whom, and for what purpose the Supper was instituted by the Lord: Lastly, they do eat unworthily, who as the Apostle speaketh) discern not the Lords body: and so come not to that table, with a due reverence, & fear of the Lord: discerning in their mind and by faith, the things signified, from the signs, and the signs from other common meats and drinks, in such sufficient manner as they ought: whereby they do not aswell open the mouth of the inward man, to eat the spiritual food; as they do the mouth of the outward man, to eat the food, which (of it own nature) is corporal. By reason of this duty so neglected, namely, that they do not sufficiently prove themselves, nor discern or judge of the Lords body, and consequently do eat unworthily the Lords bread, christians and faithful men other whiles are wont to be visited with divers chastisements of God, yet such as are for their salvation, least they should be condemned in this world. And of them doth the Apostle properly speak, in the 1. Cor. 11. and not of such as be simply wicked ⟨p. 325⟩and more hypocrites, when he saith, these do eat judgement unto themselves, &c. This is thus proved.

And they eate vnworthilie, who although they be planted in Christ, by faith and the spirite ⟨p. 323⟩of regeneration: yet their faith being in some sorte choaked with the cares of this world, & other affections of the flesh: doe nor sufficientlie proue themselues: do not diligētlie examine, nor stirr vp themselues, to an earnest consideration of so great a misterie: nor weigh with an attentiue minde, what is giuen in that holie table; what the Lord requireth of them; for whome, and for what purpose the Supper was instituted by the Lord: Lastlie, they do eate vnworthelie, who as the Apostle speaketh) discorne not the Lords bodie: and so come not to that table, with a due reuerence, & feare of the Lord: discerning in their minde and by faith, the thinges signified, from the signes, and the signes from other common meates and drinkes, in such sufficient manner as they ought: whereby they doe not aswell open the mouth of the inward man, to eate the spirituall foode; as they doe the mouth of the outward man, to eate the foode, which (of it owne nature) is corporall. By reason of this duetie so neglected, namelie, that they do not sufficientlie prooue themselues, nor discerne or iudge of the Lords bodie, and consequentlie do eate vnworthilie the Lords bread, christians and faithfull men other whiles are wōt to be visited with diuers chastisemēts of God, yet such as are for their saluation, least they should be condemned in this world. And of them doth the Apostle properly speake, in the