But how, or in what manner d•• we receive the body and blood of Christ1 Truly, spiritually by Faith, so […] outwardly with our bodily mouth•• we eat and drink the Lords breade• and the Lords wine, the holy signe•• and inwardly with the mouth of ou• soul, that is to say by faith, we recey•• the body and blood of Christ. F•• like, as with our mouth, we recei•• meats to sustain our body, so likewise by Faith in Christ, is his body and blood, which he offered on the Cross made meat unto us, to eternal life▪ For the body of Christ which was […] uen for us, and his blood that was sh•• for us, is our life, or life is thereby purchased to us, and these do we receive b• faith, so as thereby Christ doth li•• in us, and we in him. Wherefore in th• holy supper of our Lord Jesus Christ▪ we do not eat bread, and drink win• only, but his body and blood also: bu• ⟨p. 92⟩yet in such sort as before I have said, spiritually by faith, so as the presence of Christ in this supper, is spiritual, is the eating thereof also is. For the body of Christ, which is, and remaineth […] heaven, even unto the last day, is a natural body, subject to a place, and •s therefore in heaven over us, and can •n no wise, bodily or fleshly, be in di•ers places at once upon this earth, •r be carnally eaten. And therefore in the celebrating of this Supper, they have always said: Lift up your harts. and therefore the ancient writers have always, in interpreting the •oordes of Christ touching the eating and drinking of his body and blood, expounded the same to be done spiritually by faith, because the flesh profiteth not, as in the sixth Chapter of John: and therefore they have interpreted these •oords of Christ: This is my body, This is my blood, thus: It so signifieth, or it is the sign or Sacrament, or token of my body and blood. For even immediately after the foresaid words, our Lord himself •aith: Do this in the remembrance of me. ⟨image 103⟩And Paul saith, show you the Lords death until he come, to wit, to judgement. Wherefore to this Question we Answer: that the natural body and true blood of Christ is in heaven, as touching the substance, and that in the supper, or in the bread and wine (which two retain their proper substances) they are Sacramentally or spiritually present, not substantially or bodily.
But howe, or in what manner d•• we receiue the body and blud of Christ1 Truely, spiritually by Faithe, so 〈…〉 outwardly with oure bodely mouth•• we eate and drinke the Lordes breade• and the Lordes wine, the holy signe•• and inwardly with the mouthe of ou• soule, that is to say by faith, we recey•• the bodye and bloude of Christe. F•• like, as with oure mouthe, we recei•• meats to sustaine our body, so likewis• by Faithe in Christe, is his bodye and bloud, which he offered on the Crosse made meate vnto vs, to eternall life▪ For the body of Christe which was 〈…〉 uen for vs, and his bloud that was sh•• for vs, is our lyfe, or lyfe is therby purchased to vs, and these do we receiue b• faithe, so as thereby Christe dothe li•• in vs, and we in him. Wherfore in th• holy supper of our Lord Jesus Christe▪ we do not eate bread, and drinke win• onely, but his body and bloude also: bu• ⟨p. 92⟩yet in suche sorte as before I haue said, spiritually by faithe, so as the presence of Christe in this supper, is spirituall, is the eating therof also is. For the body of Christe, which is, and remaineth 〈…〉 heauen, euen vnto the laste day, is a •aturall body, subiecte to a place, and •s therefore in heauen ouer vs, and can •n no wise, bodely or fleshly, be in di•ers places at once vppon this earthe, •r be carnally eaten. And therefore in the celebrating of this Supper, they haue alwayes sayd: Lift vp your harts. and therefore the aunciente wryters haue alwayes, in interpreatyng the oordes of Christe touching the eating and drinking of his body and bloud, exounded the same to be done spiritually by faithe, bicause the fleshe profiteth not, as in the sixth Chapter of John: and therefore they haue interpreated these oords of Christ: This is my body, This is my bloud, thus: It so signifieth, or it is the signe or Sacrament, or token of my body and bloud. For euen immediatly after ye forsaid words, our Lord himself aith: Do this in the remembrāce of me.
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