A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving…A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing…

The visible receipt, he calleth that which is by the Sacrament: the invisible receipt he calleth that which by the exercise of our faith, with our selves, we receive. And saint Hierom in the third book upon Ecclesiastes, affirmeth, that we are fed with the body of Christ, and we drink his blood, not only in mystery, but also in knowledge of Scripture. Wherein he plainly showeth, that the same meat is offered in the words of the Scriptures, which is offered in the Sacrament; so that no less is Christs body and blood offered by the Scriptures, then by the Sacraments. Upon the 147. Psalm, he writeth also, that though these words: He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood: may be understood in mystery, yet he saith, it is more true to take Christs body and his blood, for the word of the Scriptures, and the doctrine of God. Yea, upon the same Psalm he saith plainly, that Christs ⟨p. 121⟩flesh and blood is poured into our ears, by hearing the word: and therefore great is the peril, if we yield to other cogitations whilst we hear it. And therefore, I think, Saint Augustine saith, that it is no less peril to hear Gods word negligently, then so to use the Sacrament. But hereof may no man gather, that therefore it needeth not to receive the Sacrament, or to affirm that a man may as much by himself, meditating the word in the field, receive Christs body, as in the Church, in the right use of the Sacrament. For Christ ordaineth nothing in vain, or superstitiously, he ordaineth nothing whereof we have not need: Although his authority is such, that without any questioning, his ordinances are to be obeyed.

The visible receit, he calleth that which is by the Sacrament: the inuisible receite hee calleth that which by the exercise of our faith, with our selues, we receiue. And saint Hierom in the third booke vpon Ecclesiastes, affirmeth, that we are fed with the body of Christ, and we drinke his blood, not only in mystery, but also in knowledg of Scripture. Wherin he plainly sheweth, that the same meat is offered in the words of ye Scriptures, which is offered in the Sacrament; so that no lesse is Christs body and bloud offered by the Scriptures, then by the Sacraments. Vpon the 147. Psalme, hee writeth also, that though these words: He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood: may bee vnderstood in mysterie, yet he saith, it is more true to take Christs body and his blood, for the word of the Scriptures, and the doctrine of God. Yea, vpon the same Psalme he saith plainely, that Christs