Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…

¶ Anselm Servant to the Church of Canterbury, to Valtram Bishop of Nurenburgh. Epistola 3 25. post initium. AS concerning the sacrifice in which the Grecians think not as we do:¹ it seemeth to many reasonable Catholic men: that which they do, not to be against the Christian faith, for both he that sacrificeth unleavened and leavened sacrificeth bread. And where it is red of our Lord (when he made his body of bread) that he took bread and blessed: it is not added unleavened, or leavened. Yet it is certain that he blessed unleavened bread (peradventure) not because the thing that was done required that, but because the supper in which this was done, did give that. And where as in an other place he called himself and his flesh bread, because that as many as live temporally with this bread, so with that bread he liveth for ever. He saith not unleavened or leavened, because both alike are bread. For unleavened & leavened differ not in substance as some think: like as a new man afore sin, & an old rooted man in the leaven of sin, differ not in substance. For this cause therefore only, he might be thought to call himself and his flesh, bread, and made his body of bread, because that this bread (unleavened or leavened) giveth a transitory life: and his body of bread, because that this bread (unleavened or leavened) giveth a transitory life: and his body giveth everlasting life, not for that it is either leavened or unleavened. Although it be a commandment in the law, to eat unleavened bread in the passover, where all things are done in a figure: that it might be declared, that Christ whom they looked for, was pure & clean: and we that should eat his body were admonished to be likewise pure from all leaven and malice and wickedness.² But now, after we are come from the old figure to the new trueth, and eat the unleavened flesh of Christ: that old figure in bread (of which we make that flesh) is not necessary for us. But manifest it is, to be better sacrificed of unleavened then of leavened, &c.

¶ Anselme Seruant to the Church of Canterburie, to Valtram Bishop of Nurenburgh. Epistola 3 25. post initium. AS concerning the sacrifice in which the Grecians thinke not as we doe:¹ it semeth to many reasonable Catholike men: that which they do, not to be against the Christian faith, for bothe he that sacrificeth vnleauened and leauened sacrificeth breade. And where it is red of our Lord (whē he made his body of bread) that he tooke bread and blessed: it is not added vnleauened, or leauened. Yet it is certaine that he blessed vnleauened bread (peraduenture) not because the thing that was done required that, but because the supper in which this was done, did geue that. And wher as in an other place he called himselfe and his flesh bread, because that as many as liue tēporally with this bread, so with that bread he liueth for euer. He sayth not vnleauened or leauened, because both alike are breade. For vnleauened & leauened differ not in substance as some thinke: like as a new man afore sinne, & an olde rooted man in the leanen of sinne, differ not in substance. For this cause therefore only, he might be thought to call himselfe and his flesh, bread, and made his body of breade, because that this breade (vnleauened or leauened) geueth a transitorie life: and his bodie of bread, because that this bread (vnleauened or leauened) giueth a transitorie life: and his body geueth euerlasting life, not for that it is either leauened or vnleauened. Although it be a cōmandement in the lawe, to eate vnleauened breade in the passeoner, where all things are done in a figure: that it might be declared, that Christ whom they loked for, was pure & cleane: and we that should eate his body were admonished to be likewise pure from al leauen and malice and wickednesse.