A brief declaration of the Lords Supper, writtenA brief declaracion of the Lordes Supper, written

Now than will you say, what kind of presence do they grant, & what do ⟨image 10⟩they deny? Briefly they deny the presence of Christs body in the natural substance of his humane & assumpt nature, and grant the presence of the same by grace: that is, they affirm and say, that the substance of the natural body and blood of Christ is only remaining in heaven, and so shall be unto the later day, when he shall come again in glory (accompanied with the Angels of heaven) to judge both the quick and the dead. And that the same natural substance of the very body & blood of Christ, because it is united unto the divine nature in Christ the second person of the Trinity. Therefore it hath not only life in it self, but is also able to give & doth give life unto so many as be or shall be partakers thereof: that is, that to all that do believe on his name, which are not borne of blood (as S. Jo. sayeth) or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but are borne of God: though the self same substance abide still in heaven, and they for the time of their pilgrimage dwell here upon earth: By grace (I say) that is, by the gift of this life (mentioned in John) and the properties of the same, mete for our ⟨image 11⟩pilgrimage here upon earth, the same body of Christ is here present with us. Even as for example, we say, the same Sun which (in substance) never removeth his place out of the heavens, is yet present here by his beams, light, and natural influence, where it shineth upon the earth. For God's word and his Sacraments be (as it were) the beams of Christ, which is Sol justiciae, the Sun of righteousness.

Now than wil you say, what kynd of presence do they graunt, & what do ⟨image 10⟩they denye? Bryefly they denie the presence of Christes body in the naturall substaunce of his humane & assumpt nature, and graunt the presence of the same by grace: that is, they affirme and saye, that the substaūce of the naturall body and blood of Christ is onlye remaynyng in heauē, and so shalbe vnto the later daye, whan he shall come agayne in glorie (accompanied with the Aūgelles of heauen) to iudge bothe the quicke and the deade. And that the same natural substaūce of the very bodye & blood of Christ, bycause it is vnited vnto the diuine nature in Christ ye secōde person of the Trinitie. Therfore it hathe not onlye lyfe in it selfe, but is also hable to geue & dothe geue lyfe vnto so many as be or shalbe partakers therof: that is, yt to all yt do beleue on his name, which are not borne of blood (as S. Io. sayeth) or of ye wil of ye fleshe, or of ye wil of mā, but are borne of God: though the selfe same substaunce abyde styll in heauen, and they for the tyme of their pilgrimage dwel here vpon earthe: By grace (I saye) that is, by the gyfte of thys lyfe (mencioned in Iohn) and the propreties of the same, mete for our