Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…

After all these resemblances the Holy Ghost yet proceeds on to set forth the mystical union by that which is between the food and the body: This resemblance we have notably opened in the Sixth chapter of St. John, where our Saviour, who used to spiritualize every thing, raises up his discourse above earthly food to heavenly; above the typical, to the real Manna which is himself, who came down from Heaven to ⟨p. 107⟩give life to the world. In this Discourse several things offer themselves to us:

AFter all these resemblances the Holy Ghost yet proceeds on to set forth the mystical union by that which is between the food and the body: This resemblance we have notably opened in the Sixth chapter of St. John, where our Saviour, who used to spiritualize every thing, raises up his discourse above earthly food to heavenly; above the typical, to the real Manna which is himself, who came down from Heaven to ⟨p. 107⟩give life to the world. In this Discourse several things offer themselves to us:

1st. Christ is the true food of the Soul; The Jews dreamed, that at the coming of the Messiah they should have a wonderful feast of outward varieties; but he tells them, that he himself was the feast, My flesh is meat indeed, my blood is drink indeed, vers. 55, [Greek or Hebrew], it is, though Metaphorically, yet truly such; it doth (what meat and drink are to do) nourish and strengthen the receiver; nay, it hath not only an analogy to, but an eminency above all corporeal food; it nourishes and strengthens us in the Soul, the noblest part of man, and that not for a day, but to all eternity. Hence our Saviour tells them, That they should not labour for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man should give unto them, vers. 27. He is the food of the Soul upon a double account.

1st. Christ is the true food of the Soul; The Jews dream'd, that at the coming of the Messiah they should have a wonderful feast of outward varieties; but he tells them, that he himself was the feast, My flesh is meat indeed, my blood is drink indeed, vers. 55, , it is, though Metaphorically, yet truly such; it doth (what meat and drink are to do) nourish and strengthen the receiver; nay, it hath not only an analogy to, but an eminency above all corporeal food; it nourishes and strengthens us in the Soul, the noblest part of man, and that not for a day, but to all eternity. Hence our Saviour tells them, That they should not labour for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man should give unto them, vers. 27. He is the food of the Soul upon a double account.