Twenty sermons preached at Oxford before His Majesty, and elsewhere

1. Of our Understanding: The eye and the ear are the two learned senses as we call them, through which, all knowledge is conveyed into the soul: and therefore, that we may have a more particular knowledge of Christ, God hath not only by his Ministry given us audible voices, but visible also in his Sacraments, by which, as by certain glasses he represents to us the Mystery of Christ Jesus offered for us, and offered to us. And hence is it that Paul calls the eyes to witness, as well as the ears, Gal. 3.1. O ye foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the Truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth crucified amongst you! That is, before whose eyes Christ hath been crucified, not by hear-say, only, but evidently before your eyes, not in any foolish Crucifix, with the Papists, but in the blessed Sacrament, wherein he is so represented, as if his soul were before our eyes poured out to death: so that by these Sacraments, heavenly things are (as it were) clothed in earthly Garments, and this is the first reason, viz. to help our Understanding: But besides he doth it,

1. Of our Vnderstanding: The eye and the ear are the two learned senses as we call them, through which, all knowledge is conveyed into the soul: and therefore, that we may have a more particular knowledge of Christ, God hath not only by his Ministery given us audible voices, but visible also in his Sacramenss, by which, as by certain glasses he represents to us the Mystery of Christ Jesus offered for us, and offered to us. And hence is it that Paul calls the eyes to witness, as well as the ears, Gal. 3.1. O ye foolish Galathians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the Truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth crucified amongst you! That is, before whose eyes Christ hath been crucified, not by hear-say, only, but evidently before your eyes, not in any foolish Crucifix, with the Papists, but in the blessed Sacrament, wherein he is so represented, as if his soul were before our eyes poured out to death: so that by these Sacraments, heavenly things are (as it were) clothed in earthly Garments, and this is the first reason, viz. to help our Vnderstanding: But besides he doth it,