Christs miracles delivered in a sermon. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of…Christes miracles deliuered in a sermon. By Arthvr Dent, preacher of the word of…

Indeed if before I seeing it to be bread, tasting, smelling, and touching it, do judge it to be bread, should now, seeing, smelling, tasting, and feeling it, perceive it to be the body of Christ, it were a true miracle: But seeing to all the senses, it appeareth one & the same that it was before, it cannot be a miracle: but they say the outward form & external accident of the bread yet remaineth, but the substance of it is turned into y• body of Christ, which though we cannot perceive ⟨image 8⟩by our senses, yet we are to believe by faith. But how did Christ himself deal with Thomas, when he doubted of his resurrection: he said; Thrust thy finger into my side, and feel whether I have not flesh & bones, for a spirit hath not as thou feelest me to have; he taketh away his doubt by the sense of feeling: and if this true natural body of Christ were there in the bread, then might we feel it as Thomas did, for Christ still retaineth that his true and natural body, although he be now glorified. In-so-much therefore that in the bread there is no miracle apparent to the senses, there is no miracle at all. But this is the difference (in Gods Church) that before it was common bread, ordained, and sanctified by the Lord, for the nourishment of our bodies, but now it is the holy bread, appointed, and set apart, and sanctified by the Lord, not so much for the nourishment of our bodies, but especially for the confirmation of our faith, and the food of our souls. The same also is to be said of the Wine.

Indéed if before I séeing it to be bread, tasting, smelling, and touching it, do iudge it to be bread, should now, séeing, smelling, tasting, and féeling it, perceiue it to be the body of Christ, it were a true miracle: But séeing to all the senses, it appeareth one & the same that it was before, it cannot be a miracle: but they say the outward forme & external accident of ye bread yet remaineth, but the substance of it is turned into y• body of Christ, which though we cānot perceiue ⟨image 8⟩by our senses, yet we are to beléeue by faith. But how did Christ himselfe deale with Thomas, when he doubted of his resurrection: he sayd; Thrust thy finger into my side, and feele whether I haue not flesh & bones, for a spirit hath not as thou feelest me to haue; he taketh away his doubt by the sence of féeling: and if this true naturall body of Christ were there in the bread, then might we feele it as Thomas did, for Christ still retaineth that his true and naturall body, although he be now glorified. In-so-much therefore that in the bread there is no miracle apparent to the senses, there is no miracle at all. But this is the difference (in Gods Church) that before it was common bread, ordained, and sanctified by the Lord, for the nourishment of our bodies, but now it is the holy bread, appointed, and set apart, and sanctified by the Lord, not so much for the nourishment of our bodies, but especially for the confirmation of our faith, and the foode of our soules. The same also is to be said of the Wine.