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

1 First I say, that this doth utterly destroy the nature of a Sacrament, which must ever consist of two parts; to wit, of visible elements, and invisible graces; which can not be, if so be it that the nature and substance of the elements, be either changed, or vanish away, and the things represented by the same, come in their place; because that the one part of the Sacrament (to wit, the visible sign) is then and there wanting.

1 First I say, that this doth vtterly destroy the nature of a Sacrament, which must euer consist of two partes; to wit, of visible elements, and inuisible graces; which can not be, if so be it that the nature and substaunce of the elementes, be either chaunged, or vanish away, and the things represented by the same, come in their place; because that the one part of the Sacrament (to witt, the visible signe) is then and there wanting.

2 Secondly, I affirm, that it is injurious to the ⟨p. 26⟩glorified body of our Saviour, not only while it bringeth him from heaven, the place of all blessedness, into earth, the place of all misery & wretchedness; but also whilst it maketh it to be rent and torn in pieces, not only with the teeth of good men, (a matter which Nature abhorreth) but with the teeth of the wicked and ungodly; yea with the teeth of Mice, Dogs, and other unreasonable creatures: yea, whilst it maketh it, which is immortal, in immortal glory, subject to putrefaction, corruption, and Worms, by reason of the long reservation thereof, and at the last, to consuming in the fire, (a fact of horrible cruelty, ⟨p. 27⟩if it were Christs flesh) because it may not otherwise be made away, (as they them selves confess) if it be overtaken with hoariness, moldiness, or any such like.

2 Secondly, I affirme, that it is iniurious to the ⟨p. 26⟩