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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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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?2 how shall I reach my Hand into the Heavens, and touch him who sits there? Send thy Faith thither (saith he) and thou hast him sure.
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. Cyrill saith, that in partaking of the Holy Mysteries, all gross Imaginations are to be excluded. And the Nicen Council, as it is cited by some in Greek, doth expresly 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 Jayes. 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?2 how shall I reach my Hand into the Heavens, and touch him who sits there? Send thy Faith thither (saith he) and thou hast him sure.
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