days, because through his suffering and rising we be delivered, and be made clean by going to this holy housel, as Christ sayeth in his Gospel: Verily, verily I say unto you ye have no life in you except ye eat my flesh and drink my blood. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, 1abideth in me, and I in him, and hath that everlasting life, and I shall raise him up in the last day. I am the lively bread that came down from heaven: not so as your forefathers did eat that heavenly bread in the wilderness, and afterward died. He that eateth this bread, liveth for ever. He blessed bread before his suffering, and divided it to his Disciples, thus saying: Eat of this bread, it is my body, and do this in my remembrance. Also he blessed wine in one cup,2 and said: Drink ye all of this: This is my blood that is shed for many, in forgiveness of sins. The Apostles did as Christ commanded, that is, they blessed bread and wine to housel again afterward in his remembrance. Even so also their successors and all priests by Christs commandment do bless bread and wine to housel in his name with the Apostolic blessing. Now men have often searched and do yet often* search, how bread that is gathered of corn, and through fires heat baked, may be turned to Christs body: or how wine that is pressed out of many grapes is turned through one blessing, to the Lords blood. Now say we to such men, that some things be spoken of Christ by *signification▪ and some be things certain. True this is and certain that Christ was borne of a maid, and suffered death of his own accord, and was buried, and on this day rose from death. He is said to be bread by signification, and a Lamb, & a Lyon, & a mountain. He is called bread, because he is our life and angels life. He is said to be a Lamb for his innocency: a Lyon for strength wherewith he overcame the strong devil. But Christ is not so notwithstanding after true nature, neither bread, nor a lamb, nor a lion. Why is then the holy house called Christs body, or his blood, if it be not truly that it is called?5 Truly the bread and the wine which in the supper by the priest is hallowed, show one thing without to human understanding, and an other thing within to believing minds.
dayes, because throughe his suffering and rising we be deliuered, and be made cleane by going to this holy housel, as Christ sayeth in hys Gospell: Verely, verely I say vnto you ye haue no life in you excepte yee eate my flesh and drinke my bloud. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloude, 1abideth in mee, and I in him, and hath that euerlasting life, and I shall raise him vp in the last day. I am the liuely bread that came downe from heauen: not so as your forefathers did eate that heauenly breade in the wildernesse, and afterwarde died. Hee that eateth this breade, liueth for euer. Hee blessed breade before his suffering, and deuided it to hys Disciples, thus sayinge: Eate of thys breade, it is my body, and doe this in my remembraunce. Also hee blessed wyne in one cuppe,2 and sayd: Drinke ye all of this: This is my bloude that is shedde for manye, in forgeuenesse of sinnes. The Apostles did as Christ commanded, that is, they blessed breade and wine to housel againe afterward in his remembrance. Euen so also their successours and all priestes by Christes commaundement do blesse bread and wine to housel in his name wyth the Apostolicke blessing. Nowe menne haue often searched and doe yet often* search, how bread that is gathered of corne, and through fires heate baked, may be turned to Christes body: or howe wine that is pressed out of many grapes is turned through one blessing, to ye Lords bloud. Now say we to such men, that some thinges be spoken of Christ by *signification▪ and some be thinges certayne. True this is and certayne that Christ was borne of a mayd, and suffered death of his owne accord, and was buryed, and on this day rose from death. He is sayde to be bread by signification, and a Lambe, & a Lyon, & a mountayne. He is called bread, because he is our life and angels lyfe. He is sayd to be a Lambe for his innocencie: a Lyon for strength wherewith he ouercame the strong deuil. But Christ is not so notwithstanding after true nature, neither bread, nor a lambe, nor a lyon. Why is then the holy house called Christes body, or his bloud, if it be not truely that it is called?5 Truely the bread and the wine which in the supper by the priest is hallowed, shewe one thing without to humaine vnderstanding, and an other thing within to beleuing mindes.
- 1john. 6.•ohn. 6.
- 2•ath. 26. […]. 22. •arkke. 14. Cor. 11.•ath. 26. 〈…〉. 22. •arkke. 14. Cor. 11.
- *Note how Christs words were taken by signification before Berengarius time.Note how Christes words were taken by signification before Berēgarius time.
- *A necessary distinction.
- 5Why is the housell called christs body, when it is not so truly?Why is the housell called christs body, when it is not so truely?
