He saith, the Sacrifices of the Law were many, and unperfect, and therefore daily renewed: This of the Gospel, is one, and perfect, and therefore everlasting. And resembleth the same unto a sovereign salve, which being once laid on the wound, healeth it up throughly, and needeth no more laying on. He saith further that we of the Gospel have a Sacrifice also, and that daily, but in remembrance of that Sacrifice once made upon the Cross. And although we Sacrifice in sundry places, yet, saith he, the Sacrifice is but one, because it hath relation unto that one Sacrifice of Christ. And therefore he addeth: Quomodo una est hostia, 1& non multae? Quia semel oblata est, oblata est in sancta sanctorum. Hoc autem Sacrificium exemplar illius est. How is it one oblation, and not many? Because it was once offered, it was offered into the holy place: but this Sacrifice (meaning the Ministration of the Sacrament) is an example of that. And what he meaneth by this word Exemplar, 2he showeth a few lynes before: Quae formam tantùm alicuius habent, Exemplar ostendunt, non autem virtu•em. S•cut in Imaginibus exemplar hominis habet imago, non etiam virtutem. The things that bear only a likeness, show the sampler of some other thing, but not the power of the same: as an Image showeth the pattern of a man, but not the power of a man. Hereof S. Chrysostom concludeth thus: The thing that we do, is done in remembrance of that thing that was done before. For Christ said, do this in my remembrance. Hereby it appeareth in what sense the old Fathers used these words, Oblation and Sacrifice.
He saithe, the Sacrifices of the Lawe were many, and vnperfite, and therefore dayly renewed: This of the Gospel, is one, and perfite, and therefore euerlastinge. And resembleth the same vnto a soueraine salue, whiche beinge once layde on the wounde, healeth it vp throughly, and needeth no more laieynge on. He saithe further that we of the Gospell haue a Sa•rifice also, and that dayly, but in remembrance of that Sacrifice once made vpon the Crosse. And although we Sacrifice in sundry places, yet, saith he, the Sacrifice is but one, bicause it hath relation vnto that one Sacrifice of Christe. And therefore he addeth: Quomodo vna est hostia, 1& non multae? Quia semel oblata est, oblata est in sancta sanctorum. Hoc autem Sacrificium exemplar illius est. How is it one oblation, and not many? Bicause it was once offred, it was offred into the holy place: but this Sacrifice (meanynge the Ministration of the Sacrament) is an example of that. And what he meaneth by this woord Exemplar, 2he sheweth a fewe lynes before: Quae formam tantùm alicuius habent, Exemplar ostendunt, non autem virtu•em. S•cut in Imaginibus exemplar hominis habet imago, non etiam virtutem. The thinges that beare onely a likenes, shewe the samplar of some other thinge, but not the power of the same: as an Image sheweth the patterne of a man, but not the power of a man. Hereof S. Chrysostome concludeth thus: The thinge that wee doo, is doone in remembr•unce of that thinge that was done before. For Christe saide, doo this in my remembrance. Hereby it appeareth in what sense the olde Fathers vsed these woordes, Oblation and Sacrifice.
- 1Chrysostom ad Hebrae. Hom. 17.
- 2Exemplar.
