Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's…

2 Secondly, that as Bread hath his property through Gods blessing given it, to feed and strengthen our natural bodies in this life: so his body being represented effectually unto us by that bread; hath the selfsame property, touching our souls, to strengthen and to nourish them spiritually. And even as the Wine comfort and make mans heart glad, as appeareth by sundry. Scriptures: so our full joy and spiritual comfort is, to be found in him alone. And (to join these two together, of which we have spoken severally) this we must know and ⟨p. 6⟩believe further, that as our diet is then full, whole, and perfect, as it were, when it consisteth of these two things, Bread and Wine, or Drink: so we might know, that the fullness and perfection of all spiritual nourishment is to be found in Christ alone, & no where else, whilst that he is become, as well the Drink, as the Meat of our soul, not only in this double sign, helping our infirmity as it were, but also teaching us to seek the heavenly refection and nourishment of our souls, fully and wholly in him, and no where else. Whereunto also he him self in some sort alludeth. Math. 11. vers. 28. &c. Joh. 6, 35. Joh. 7. ⟨p. 7⟩37.38.

2 Secondly, that as Bread hath his propertie through Gods blessing giuen it, to feede and strengthen our naturall bodies in this life: so his body being represented effectually vnto vs by that bread; hath the selfsame propertie, touching our soules, to strengthen and to nourish them spiritually. And euen as the Wine comfort and make mans heart glad, as appeareth by sundry. Scriptures: so our full ioy and spirituall comfort is, to be found in him alone. And (to ioyne these two togeather, of which we haue spoken seuerally) this wee must know and ⟨p. 6⟩beleeue further, that as our diet is then full, whole, and perfect, as it were, when it consisteth of these two thinges, Bread and Wine, or Drinke: so wee might know, that the fulnesse and prefection of all spirituall nourishment is to be found in Christ alone, & no where else, whilest that hee is become, as well the Drincke, as the Meate of our soule, not onely in this double signe, helping our infirmitie as it were, but also teaching vs to seeke the heauenly refection and nourishment of our soules, fully and wholly in him, and no where else. Wherevnto also he him selfe in some sort alludeth.