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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
THE APOLOGY OF THE Church of ENGLAND. Written by the very Learned a… › Chapter 2
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Nor is that Faith vain which embraceth Christ, nor that Participation cold, which is perceived by the Mind, Understanding and Spirit; for so Christ himself is entirely offered and given to us in these Mysteries as much as is possible, that we may truly know that we are Flesh of his Flesh,1 and Bone of his Bone, and that he dwells in us, and we in him.
Nor is that Faith vain which imbraceth Christ, nor that Participation cold, which is perceived by the Mind, Understanding and Spirit; for so Christ himself is intirely offered and given to us in these Mysteries as much as is possible, that we may truly know that we are Flesh of his Flesh,1 and Bone of his Bone, and that he dwells in us, and we in him.
16. AND therefore in the Celebration of these Mysteries, before we come to receive the Holy Communion, the People are fitly admonished to lift up their Hearts, and that they should direct their Minds to Heaven, for there he is, by whom we are to be fed and live. And St. Cyril saith, that in partaking of the Holy Mysteries, all gross Imaginations are to be excluded. And the Nicene Council, as it is cited by some in Greek, doth expressly forbid us to think only on the Bread and Wine that are set before us. And St. Chrysostom Writes well, We say that the Body of Christ is the Carcass, and we are to be the Eagles, that thereby we may learn to mount aloft, if we will approach the Body of Christ; for this is the Table of Eagles, and not of Jays. And St. Cyprian, 1This Bread is the Meat of the Soul, and not of the Belly. And St. Augustin, How shall I lay hold on him who is absent?