A55302:271
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, privileges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, priviledges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The presence of Christ in the Eucharist is a spiritual one. This is clear; the presence is such as the faculty is to which the thing is presented; the Bread and Wine (which are the outward symbols of the Sacrament) are presented to our sense; the Body and Blood of Christ (which are the inward marrow of it) are presented to our Faith: In the former a corporal presence is necessary; in the latter a spiritual one. Again, The presence is such as the eating is; the eating of Christ is spiritual; it is (as appears in the sixth chapter of St. John) from spiritual principles to a spiritual end; from the quickening spirit to life eternal: the presence therefore must be a spiritual one, that it may suit to the eating. Further, The presence is as the union is; the union between Christ and us is spiritual, he dwells in us by Faith, he lives in us by his Spirit; the presence therefore must be a spiritual one, that it may agree with the union.
The presence of Christ in the Eucharist is a spiritual one. This is clear; the presence is such as the faculty is to which the thing is presented; the Bread and Wine (which are the outward symbols of the Sacrament) are presented to our sense; the Body and Blood of Christ (which are the inward marrow of it) are presented to our Faith: In the former a corporal presence is necessary; in the latter a spiritual one. Again, The presence is such as the eating is; the eating of Christ is spiritual; it is (as appears in the sixth chapter of St. John) from spiritual principles to a spiritual end; from the quickening spirit to life eternal: the presence therefore must be a spiritual one, that it may sute to the eating. Further, The presence is as the union is; the union between Christ and us is spiritual, he dwells in us by Faith, he lives in us by his Spirit; the presence therefore must be a spiritual one, that it may agree with the union.