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

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⟩glorified bodie of our Sauiour, not onely while it bringeth him from heauen, the place of all blessednesse, into earth, the place of all miserie & wretchednesse; but also whilest it maketh it to be rent and torne in peeces, not onely with the teeth of good men, (a matter which Nature abhorreth) but with the teeth of the wicked and vngodly; yea with the teeth of Mise, Dogges, and other vnreasonable creatures: yea, whilest it maketh it, which is immortall, in immortal glorie, subiect to putrifaction, corruption, and Wormes, by reason of the long reseruation thereof, and at the last, to consuming in the fire, (a fact of horrible crueltie, ⟨p. 27⟩if it were Christes flesh) because it may not otherwise be made away, (as they them selues confesse) if it be ouertaken with horinesse, moldinesse, or any such like.