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17 And that they may maintain their error, some of them contend that the measures of Christs body doeth extend so far and wide as heaven and earth reacheth, some somewhat more subtly say, that this body that is given in the Sacrament, is glorious and immortal▪ but it may be asked what manner of body Christ gave to his Disciples the day before he suffered: do not the words sound that he gave the same mortal body which was within a little after, to be delivered? but he had, say ye,¹ showed his glory to be seen to three disciples. true it is, but his will was by the brightness, to give them a taste of immortality for an hour.

17 And that they may maintain their errour, some of them contende that the measures of Christs bodie doeth extend so farre and wide as heauen and earth reacheth, some somewhat more subtilly say, that this bodie that is giuen in the Sacrament, is glorious and immortall▪ but it may be asked what manner of bodie Christe gaue to his Disciples the day before he suffered: doe not the wordes sounde that he gaue the same mortall bodie which was within a litle after, to be deliuered? but he had, say ye,¹ shewed his glorie to be séene to thrée disciples. true it is, but his will was by ye brightnesse, to giue them a taste of immortalitie for an houre.

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18 But of this error of consubstantiation, it must necessarily follow, that the body and blood of the Lord (because the signs are distant, the one from the other by space) must be severed the one from the other: but the same participation which we stand upon, doeth very well shut the gates against this error.