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And likewise the Supper must serve us as a ladder too climb up too our Lord Jesus Christ, and too be throughly confirmed that he dwelleth in us, and that we be made one with him, so as he quickeneth us as the branches of a tree, which take their strength from the root, and as the body of man, which draweth his strength from the head. And so the thing that we have too mark upon this strain, is that the Sacraments do not turn us away from the trust which we ought too put wholly in our Lord Jesus Christ, nor make us too start aside one way or other, but that being persuaded by them that Jesus Christ sufficeth, we find all our contentation and rest in him, too the end also that all the honour which belongeth too him, be yielded unto him. For it is not for us too abridge him of that which his heavenly father hath given him. Let that serve for one point.

And lykewyse the Supper must serue vs as a ladder too clymb vp too our Lord Iesus Christ, and too bee throughly confirmed that he dwelleth in vs, and that wee bee made one with him, so as he quickeneth vs as the braunches of a tree, which take their strength from the roote, and as the body of man, which draweth his strength from the head. And so the thing that wee haue too marke vppon this streyne, is that the Sacramentes doo not turne vs away from the trust which wee ought too put wholly in our Lord Iesus Christ, nor make vs too start asyde one way or other, but that being perswaded by them that Iesus Christ suffizeth, wee fynd all our contentation and rest in him, too the end also that all the honour which belongeth too him, bee yeelded vntoo him. For it is not for vs too abridge him of that which his heauenlye father hath giuen him. Let that serue for one poynt.

And that is also the cause why Saint Paul sayeth, having cleansed it. Then yieldeth he the dignity of cleansing us too our Lord Jesus Christ. True it is, that if he had not bin appointed too be the Mediator, he could not have done it: for it is a work altogether belonging too God: but forasmuch as he was sent too that end, and had that office committed unto him, therefore are we washed by him. And in deed it is not only in his humane nature that we be washed by his blood: but we must also bear in mind how the Apostle ⟨image 305⟩