The thing signified is the same which the doctrine presenteth and declareth to us ordinarily. And of Baptism likewise▪ that is to say, Jesus Christ bconceived, borne, crucified, dead, buried, risen, ascended into heaven, to be made for us the entry and perfect sapience, righteousness, sanctification and redemption. cSo then we doubt not but according to the promise of our God, the very body and the very blood of the Lord▪ that is to say Jesus Christ himself, with all his goodness and treasures, is offered to us verily and without fraud, to be ⟨image 95⟩received of us inwardly in faith, by the virtue of the holy Ghost, into everlasting life, even as verily as is offered to our outward senses the bread and the wine, for our corporal sustenance and life, which for this cause is called the body and blood of Jesus Christ, that is to say, they be the very exterior signs and corporal marks, of that which the Lord offereth spiritually on his part, that is to say, of the very body and blood of Jesus Christ: For it is an accustomable manner of speaking in the matter of the Sacraments, to give to the sign the name of the thing signified by it. As it is said, that the Cup is the new alliance dor covenant, that is to say: the mark and true sign of the new covenant, which is made by the shedding of the precious blood of Jesus Christ. So is said also that the Circumcision is called the alliancee, that is to say the very sign and ratification of the alliance. Also the Lamb is the passagef, or passover. Item the stone in the Desert ⟨p. 71⟩was Christg, that is to say: verily representing Christ. Also it is said of S. Paul concerning this matter, hthat the bread is the communion of the body of Christ, that is to say: the true sign or gage of the communion which we have with Christ. And this exposition is not forged by us, but expressly and plainly observed by all the ancient Doctors of the Church, as followeth: in that the bread is broken, is represented to our senses the passion of our Lord, which was broken with dolour and sorrows of death, and the judgement of God in his body and soul for us. In that it is distributed, and the cup likewise to all the Communicants, representeth to our senses, that Jesus Christ him self with all his treasures and benefits is given to us of God the Father into eternal life.
The thing signified is the same which the doctrine presenteth and declareth to vs ordinarily. And of Baptisme likewyse▪ that is to say, Iesus Christ bconceyued, borne, crucified, dead, buryed, rysen, ascended into heauen, to be made for vs the entrie and perfecte sapience, righteousnes, sanctification and redemption. cSo thē we doubt not but according to the promise of our God, the verye body and the very blood of the Lord▪ that is to say Iesus Christ himself, with all his goodnes and treasures, is offered to vs verily and withoute fraude, to be ⟨image 95⟩receyued of vs inwardly in fayth, by the vertue of the holye Ghoste, into euerlasting life, euen as verely as is offered to our outwarde sences the breade and the wyne, for our corporall sustenaunces and lyfe, whiche for this cause is called the body and bloud of Iesus Christ, that is to say, they be the very exterior signes and corporall markes, of that which the Lord offereth spirituallye on his parte, that is to say, of the very body and blood of Iesus Christ: For it is an accustomable maner of speaking in the matter of the Sacramentes, to geue to the signe the name of the thing signified by it. As it is sayde, that the Cup is the new alyaunce dor couenaunt, that is to say: the marke and true signe of the new couenaunt, which is made by the sheddyng of the precious bloode of Iesus Christe. So is sayd also that the Circumcision is called the alliauncee, that is to saye the very signe and ratifycation of the alliaunce. Also the Lambe is the passagef, or passeouer. Item the stone in the Desert ⟨p. 71⟩was Christg, that is to say: verely representing Christ. Also it is sayd of S. Paul concerning this matter, hthat the breade is the communion of the bodye of Christe, that is to saye: the true signe or gage of the communion which we haue with Christ. And this exposition is not forged by vs, but expressely and playnely obserued by all the auncient Doctours of the Churche, as foloweth: in that the bread is broken, is represēted to our senses the passion of our Lorde, which was broken with dolour and sorrowes of death, and the iudgement of God in his bodye and soule for vs. In that it is distributed, and the cup lykewyse to all the Communicantes, representeth to our senses, that Iesus Christ him selfe with all his treasures and benefites is geuen to vs of God the Father into eternall lyfe.
- b1. Cor. 10
- c1. Corin. 1
- dLuke. 22
- eGene. 17
- fMath. 26 Mark. 14 Luke. 23
- g1. Cor 10
- h1. Cor. 10
