And on the other side, seeing that the Lord hath ordained 2. signs in this sacrament, the one may ⟨image 43⟩not be separated from the other,1 but that his ordinance is there violated and overthrown, contrary to his intent and his expressed commandment. Now so it is, that the wine appointed to be that sign of the blood, is separated from the bread which is appointed to be the sign of the body,2 not only when the bread is reserved in their pyxes & boxes, all alone without the wine, but also in their supper, which they administer beside their mass, to them whom they call the Lay people. From whence it followeth that this bread is not at all the sacrament of the supper, for so much as it is not applied to his true use, according to the intent and express commandment of Jesus Christ, but clean contrary. And if it be not a sacrament of the supper, it can not be an other sacrament. For Jesus Christ hath not instituted any other, to that which he hath appointed the bread for a sign, but only this. And if it be not at all a sacrament,3 how may it be the body of Jesus Christ, & Jesus Christ him self, God and man? yea, in so many places at one instant, as there be boxes, pyxes, cupboards and caskets, in the which this bread is reserved and kept as a relic? Therefore I would gladly, that the transubstantiators and Romaine doctors should well consider, in all their worshippings that they do to this bread, be it in their masses, or in their pyxes, cupboards and boxes, ⟨image 43⟩or in their processions, to what purpose a little before they do lift it up in their mass, to cause it to be worshipped, they say and sing, Lift up your hearts, which is as much to say, Sursum corda. For it is an exhortation to the Christian people, taken of the true ancient Church,4 whereby the ministers did admonish them, which should communicate at the supper, not to stay them selves and rest upon the visible signs of the same, but that they should lift up their hearts and their minds on high, to heavenly and divine things, represented by them, and to the Lord which only can communicate those things, and will be served and worshipped in spirit and truth, as he him self witnesseth, and not in visible and corruptible things, nor in things base and earthly.
ANd on ye other side, seing yt the Lord hath ordeined 2. signes in this sacramēt, ye one may ⟨image 43⟩not be separated from the other,1 but that his ordinance is there violated and ouerthrowen, contrary to his intent and his expressed commandement. Now so it is, that the wine appointed to be that signe of the bloud, is separated from the bread which is appointed to be the signe of the body,2 not onely when the bread is reserued in their pixtes & boxes, all alone without the wine, but also in their supper, which they administer beside their masse, to them whome they call the Lay people. From whence it foloweth that this bread is not at all the sacrament of the supper, for so much as it is not applied to his true vse, according to the intent and expresse commandement of Iesus Christ, but cleane contrary. And if it be not a sacrament of the supper, it can not be an other sacrament. For Iesus Christ hath not instituted any other, to yt which he hath appointed the bread for a signe, but only this. And if it be not at all a sacrament,3 how may it be the body of Iesus Christ, & Iesus Christ him selfe, God and man? yea, in so many places at one instant, as there be boxes, pixtes, cupbordes and caskets, in the which this bread is reserued and kept as a relique? Therefore I would gladly, that the transsubstantiators and Romaine doctors should well consider, in all their worshippings that they doe to this bread, bee it in their masses, or in their pixtes, cupbordes and boxes, ⟨image 43⟩or in their processions, to what purpose a litle before they do lift it vp in their masse, to cause it to be worshipped, they say and sing, Lift vp your heartes, which is as much to say, Sursum corda. For it is an exhortation to the Christian people, taken of the true ancient Churche,4 whereby the ministers did admonishe them, which should cō municate at the supper, not to stay them selues and rest vpon the visible signes of the same, but that they should lifte vp their heartes and their mindes on high, to heauenly and diuine things, represented by them, and to the Lorde which only can communicate those things, and will bee serued and worshipped in spirit and truth, as he him selfe witnesseth, and not in visible and corruptible things, nor in things base and earthly.
- 1[…] ordi•e of the •de vio•ed and •ane over•owne.〈…〉 ordi•e of the •de vio•ed and •ane ouer•owne.
- 2•surditie.
- 3Demand.Demande.
- 4Consider this.Consyde• this.
