Corpus Christi: by Edmund Gurnay
         Gurnay, Edmund, d. 1648.
      
       
         
           1619
        
      
       Approx. 92 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 58 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images.
       
         Text Creation Partnership,
         Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) :
         2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).
         A02396
         STC 12527
         ESTC S103556
         99839307
         99839307
         3715
         
           
            This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of
             Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal
            . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
          
        
      
       
         Early English books online.
      
       
         (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A02396)
         Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 3715)
         Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1069:08)
      
       
         
           
             Corpus Christi: by Edmund Gurnay
             Gurnay, Edmund, d. 1648.
          
           [4], 109, [1] p.
           
             Printed by Cantrell Legge, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,
             [Cambridge] :
             1619.
          
           
             A sermon on Matthew XXVI, 26.
             Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford.
         Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors.
      
       
         EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). The general aim of EEBO-TCP is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic English-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in EEBO.
         EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org).
         The EEBO-TCP project was divided into two phases. The 25,363 texts created during Phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 January 2015. Anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source.
         Users should be aware of the process of creating the TCP texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data.
         Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). If an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in NCBEL, then their works are eligible for inclusion. Selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so.
         Image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. Quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in Oxford and Michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet QA standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. After proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. Any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. Understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of TCP data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.
         The texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the TEI in Libraries guidelines.
         Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements).
         
          Keying and markup guidelines are available at the
           Text Creation Partnership web site
          .
        
      
       
         
         
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Sermons, English -- 17th century.
           Transubstantiation -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
     
        2007-11 TCP
        Assigned for keying and markup
      
        2008-01 SPi Global
        Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images
      
        2008-02 Elspeth Healey
        Sampled and proofread
      
        2008-02 Elspeth Healey
        Text and markup reviewed and edited
      
        2008-09 pfs
        Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
      
    
  
   
     
       
         
         
         
           CORPVS
           Christi
           :
           BY
           
             EDMVND
             GVRNAY
          
        
         
           
             Printed
             by
          
           Cantrell
           Legge
           ,
           
             Printer
          
           to
           the
           Vniuersitie
           of
           
             Cambridge
             .
             1619.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           ¶
           To
           the
           very
           
             Worshipfull
             ,
          
           RICHARD
           STUBBE
           ,
           Esquire
           .
           *
           ⁎
           *
        
         
           SIR
           :
           I
           request
           you
           to
           bee
           God-father
           vnto
           this
           Infant
           ,
           as
           you
           haue
           beene
           sometime
           vnto
           my selfe
           .
           It
           is
           thought
           an
           abruptnesse
           to
           imprint
           anything
           without
           a
           Dedication
           ,
           which
           makes
           me
           thus
           bold
           with
           your
           name
           .
           I
           hope
           you
           will
           take
           it
           at
           my
           hands
           no
           otherwise
           then
           as
           a
           token
           of
           my
           thankefulnesse
           for
           your
           manifold
           and
           fatherly
           affection
           .
           In
           which
           respect
           I
           principally
           commend
           it
           vnto
           you
           :
           as
           also
           
           vnto
           your
           two
           Daughters
           ,
           my
           Cosen
           
             Yeluerton
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Ladie
           
             Strange
             :
          
           I
           must
           also
           commend
           the
           perusall
           of
           it
           vnto
           Mr.
           
             Robert
             Rudde
          
           of
           St.
           
             Florence
          
           in
           Southwales
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             Henrie
             Godly
          
           of
           
             Onehouse
          
           in
           Suffolke
           ,
           my
           very
           good
           and
           learned
           Tutors
           ,
           togetherwith
           my
           singular
           friend
           Mr.
           Doctor
           
             Porter
          
           of
           
             Cambridge
             .
          
           Finally
           ,
           the
           vse
           and
           benefit
           of
           it
           I
           commmend
           ,
           as
           vnto
           my
           Christian
           Friends
           the
           Parishioners
           of
           
             Edgfield
             ,
          
           so
           also
           vnto
           as
           many
           as
           loue
           the
           single
           ,
           gentle
           ,
           and
           powerfull
           truth
           ,
           especially
           in
           the
           Text
           following
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             MATTH
             .
             26.26
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             my
             body
             .
          
        
         
           THAT
           this
           then
           is
           the
           body
           of
           our
           Sauiour
           ,
           it
           is
           without
           all
           question
           :
           Yea
           ,
           not
           onely
           His
           body
           ,
           but
           euen
           Himselfe
           (
           a
           part
           beeing
           put
           for
           the
           whole
           )
           it
           may
           be
           affirmed
           :
           but
           whether
           it
           bee
           His
           body
           indeed
           ,
           and
           substance
           ;
           or
           onely
           by
           way
           of
           Sacrament
           ;
           that
           is
           the
           terrible
           and
           vnappeaseable
           question
           at
           this
           day
           .
           The
           strife
           betwixt
           the
           Archangell
           and
           the
           deuill
           about
           the
           body
           of
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           
           might
           well
           prefigure
           this
           strife
           ,
           but
           exceed
           ,
           it
           could
           not
           .
           And
           no
           maruell
           if
           ●he
           strife
           be
           so
           great
           ,
           considering
           in
           the
           end
           that
           one
           of
           the
           
           two
           must
           be
           conuinced
           ,
           both
           of
           highest
           impiety
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           extreame
           folly
           amongst
           men
           .
           For
           whether
           to
           deny
           Diuine
           honour
           vnto
           the
           Creator
           ,
           or
           to
           impart
           Diuine
           honour
           vnto
           a
           creature
           ,
           both
           are
           most
           impious
           :
           so
           againe
           ,
           to
           affirme
           that
           to
           be
           corruptible
           bread
           ,
           which
           indeed
           is
           very
           God
           ;
           or
           that
           to
           be
           very
           God
           ,
           which
           indeed
           is
           corruptible
           bread
           ;
           both
           are
           extreamly
           foolish
           .
           You
           see
           then
           ,
           Reader
           ,
           ●ow
           neerly
           it
           concernes
           you
           to
           be
           throughly
           aduised
           what
           part
           you
           take
           in
           so
           momental
           a
           cause
           :
           for
           if
           you
           chuse
           neither
           ,
           then
           are
           you
           cōdemnable
           of
           irreligion
           :
           and
           if
           you
           cleane
           to
           the
           false
           ,
           then
           are
           you
           culpable
           of
           impiety
           or
           idolatry
           ,
           if
           not
           blaspheming
           .
           For
           the
           better
           directing
           therefore
           and
           stablishing
           your
           choice
           in
           so
           concerning
           a
           cause
           ;
           and
           whereby
           you
           may
           
           happily
           find
           a
           thred
           of
           expedition
           vnto
           the
           truth
           herein
           ,
           wee
           commend
           vnto
           you
           the
           perusall
           of
           this
           Treatise
           .
           Wherein
           if
           you
           shall
           but
           so
           long
           indure
           vs
           vntill
           we
           haue
           ,
           first
           laid
           downe
           the
           equity
           ,
           conueniencie
           ,
           and
           necessitie
           of
           the
           one
           Exposition
           ;
           and
           then
           the
           vanitie
           ,
           impiety
           ,
           and
           deformity
           of
           the
           other
           ;
           we
           make
           no
           question
           ,
           but
           you
           will
           more
           liuely
           imbrace
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           more
           mortally
           abhorre
           the
           falshood
           in
           this
           point
           ,
           then
           euer
           you
           did
           .
        
         
           We
           then
           which
           expound
           
             This
             ,
          
           to
           be
           His
           Body
           ,
           onely
           by
           way
           of
           Sacrament
           ,
           and
           as
           water
           in
           Baptisme
           is
           His
           blood
           ;
           doe
           take
           the
           intent
           of
           our
           Sauiour
           in
           this
           businesse
           to
           be
           for
           the
           ordayning
           and
           fastning
           a
           second
           seale
           vnto
           his
           New
           Testament
           :
           that
           whereas
           now
           He
           had
           vndergone
           the
           condition
           of
           mans
           nature
           ,
           and
           
           was
           about
           to
           finish
           the
           price
           of
           our
           redemption
           ;
           Hee
           thought
           good
           not
           onely
           to
           haue
           it
           recorded
           in
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           published
           all
           the
           world
           ouer
           what
           he
           had
           done
           for
           vs
           (
           though
           that
           might
           haue
           beene
           thought
           sufficient
           for
           beleeuers
           ,
           )
           but
           also
           to
           ordaine
           certain
           visible
           tokens
           and
           formes
           of
           remembring
           His
           such
           performance
           :
           that
           so
           as
           His
           word
           did
           inwardly
           ,
           these
           seales
           might
           outwardly
           ,
           seuerally
           in
           Baptisme
           ,
           and
           ioyntly
           in
           this
           Communion
           ,
           expresse
           and
           impart
           vnto
           men
           the
           benefit
           of
           His
           incarnation
           and
           suffring
           ;
           and
           we
           thereby
           to
           haue
           both
           His
           hand
           and
           seales
           to
           our
           redemption
           .
           Which
           seales
           also
           that
           they
           might
           the
           more
           inseparably
           be
           made
           one
           with
           His
           testament
           ,
           and
           withall
           at
           the
           first
           blush
           more
           liuely
           represent
           the
           substance
           thereof
           ;
           He
           thought
           
           good
           to
           stampe
           and
           imprint
           them
           with
           his
           owne
           image
           and
           superscription
           :
           and
           therefore
           here
           in
           the
           text
           calleth
           the
           bread
           expressely
           
             His
             bodie
             ,
          
           as
           an
           other
           Scripture
           likewise
           calleth
           the
           other
           seale
           ,
           
             His
             blood
             :
             (
             the
             spirit
             ,
          
           
           
             water
             ,
             and
             blood
             are
             one
          
           :
           )
           And
           all
           this
           finally
           the
           rather
           ,
           that
           wheras
           the
           old
           Testament
           had
           beside
           the
           same
           word
           inwardly
           containing
           it
           ,
           also
           a
           couple
           of
           outward
           seales
           to
           giue
           a
           sensibility
           vnto
           it
           ;
           and
           they
           also
           both
           seuerally
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           circumcision
           ,
           and
           ioyntly
           as
           in
           the
           feast
           of
           Passeouer
           ,
           in
           like
           manner
           exhibiting
           the
           vse
           and
           benefit
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           finally
           beeing
           likewise
           cloathed
           and
           stamped
           with
           the
           names
           of
           the
           things
           signified
           (
           Circumcision
           beeing
           called
           the
           
             Couenant
             ,
          
           whereof
           it
           was
           but
           a
           seale
           ,
           and
           the
           Feast
           
             the
             Passeouer
             ,
          
           whereof
           it
           was
           but
           a
           celebration
           )
           
           it
           might
           hereby
           come
           to
           passe
           ,
           that
           the
           new
           Testament
           should
           most
           perfitly
           resemble
           as
           well
           as
           accomplish
           the
           old
           ;
           and
           the
           olde
           as
           it
           did
           prefigure
           and
           fore-runne
           ,
           so
           also
           might
           it
           imbrace
           ,
           acknowledge
           ,
           and
           giue
           place
           to
           the
           newe
           .
           Now
           as
           touching
           our
           Sauiours
           forme
           of
           speech
           ,
           in
           calling
           that
           
             His
             bodie
             ,
          
           which
           we
           expound
           to
           bee
           but
           a
           
             Sacrament
          
           thereof
           ;
           wee
           further
           adde
           ,
           that
           such
           :
           concisenesse
           of
           speech
           ,
           is
           ordinary
           with
           the
           Scipture
           ,
           with
           our
           Sauiour
           ,
           and
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           finally
           with
           all
           sorts
           of
           men
           .
           As
           for
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           that
           euery
           where
           vseth
           such
           significant
           figures
           ,
           and
           especially
           when
           it
           poynteth
           vnto
           our
           Sauiour
           :
           as
           ,
           when
           it
           calls
           Him
           ,
           
             a
             rocke
             ,
             a
             stone
             ,
             a
             lyon
             ,
             a
             lambe
             ,
             a
             starre
             ,
             a
             dore
             ,
             a
             vine
             ,
             the
             way
             ,
             the
             truth
             ,
             the
             life
             ,
             the
             resurrection
             ,
             our
             head
             ,
             our
             
             roote
             ,
             our
             garment
             ,
             our
             dwelling
             ,
             our
             shepheard
             ,
             our
             peace
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           But
           aboue
           all
           ,
           our
           Sauiour
           Himselfe
           so
           abounding
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           as
           that
           He
           ●orbare
           not
           in
           His
           publike
           morals
           (
           when
           He
           meant
           to
           be
           most
           plaine
           ,
           )
           to
           bid
           men
           
             out
             off
             the
             offending
             hand
             ,
          
           and
           
             plucke
             out
             the
             offending
             eye
          
           ;
           as
           if
           He
           expected
           euen
           from
           the
           vulgar
           to
           be
           otherwise
           vnderstood
           then
           the
           letter
           did
           import
           :
           and
           as
           for
           those
           of
           the
           wiser
           sort
           ,
           He
           often
           grew
           angry
           with
           them
           for
           taking
           Him
           at
           the
           letter
           ;
           as
           with
           
             Nicodemus
          
           for
           so
           plaine
           vnderstanding
           His
           tearme
           of
           
             beeing
             borne
             againe
          
           ;
           with
           the
           Disciples
           for
           their
           no
           better
           vnderstanding
           the
           
             leauen
          
           of
           the
           Pharises
           ;
           and
           with
           the
           Capernites
           for
           their
           like
           carnall
           vnderstanding
           the
           
             eating
             of
             His
             flesh
             .
          
           The
           Apostles
           also
           ,
           as
           they
           followed
           Him
           in
           the
           steps
           of
           His
           life
           ,
           so
           
           so
           did
           they
           vsually
           follow
           Him
           in
           the
           same
           character
           of
           speech
           :
           in
           so
           much
           as
           
             Paul
          
           was
           not
           nice
           to
           say
           plainely
           ,
           
           
             the
             rocke
             was
             Christ
             :
          
           as
           also
           he
           saith
           to
           all
           beleeuers
           ,
           
             now
             are
             yee
             the
             bodie
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             members
             in
             particular
             :
          
           
           Yea
           ,
           
             we
             are
             the
             members
             of
             His
             body
             ,
             of
             His
             flesh
             ,
             and
             of
             His
             bones
             .
          
           And
           S.
           
             Iohn
          
           forbeares
           not
           to
           say
           ,
           
           that
           
             the
             spirit
             ,
             water
             ,
             and
             blood
             ,
             these
             three
             are
             one
             :
          
           
           and
           that
           we
           
             are
             washed
             in
             his
             blood
             :
          
           both
           which
           sayings
           do
           giue
           as
           great
           and
           greater
           dignity
           vnto
           Baptisme
           ,
           if
           the
           letter
           should
           be
           pressed
           ,
           then
           the
           calling
           
             bread
             His
             bodie
             ,
          
           can
           giue
           to
           this
           other
           Sacrament
           .
           And
           yet
           should
           not
           he
           be
           thought
           (
           at
           least
           )
           distempred
           in
           his
           wittes
           ,
           that
           would
           hereupon
           inferre
           a
           substantiall
           change
           of
           that
           water
           ?
           though
           with
           farre
           lesse
           dishonour
           vnto
           God
           might
           such
           a
           consequence
           be
           inferred
           ,
           
           and
           with
           farre
           better
           colour
           :
           for
           as
           much
           as
           Baptisme
           (
           if
           comparisons
           may
           be
           made
           in
           holy
           things
           )
           is
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           our
           first
           quickning
           ,
           as
           this
           is
           of
           our
           nourishing
           ;
           and
           more
           noble
           it
           is
           of
           the
           two
           to
           make
           aliue
           ,
           then
           to
           preserue
           life
           :
           Baptisme
           againe
           beeing
           but
           once
           administred
           ,
           but
           this
           often
           ;
           Baptisme
           beeing
           expressely
           charged
           vpon
           the
           Apostles
           to
           be
           administred
           vnto
           all
           nations
           ,
           beeing
           also
           made
           a
           *
           ioynt-condition
           with
           faith
           vnto
           saluation
           ,
           whereas
           this
           other
           in
           neither
           case
           is
           mentioned
           :
           and
           finally
           our
           Sauiour
           Himselfe
           openly
           partaking
           Baptisme
           ,
           and
           gracing
           it
           with
           miraculous
           opening
           the
           heauens
           ;
           whereas
           this
           ,
           if
           He
           did
           at
           all
           partake
           it
           ,
           was
           in
           priuate
           ,
           and
           without
           any
           granted
           miracle
           .
           Yea
           last
           of
           all
           ,
           the
           Fathers
           honouring
           Baptisme
           with
           
           as
           high
           tearmes
           as
           might
           be
           ;
           one
           saying
           of
           it
           ,
           
           
             The
             water
             hath
             the
             Grace
             of
             Christ
             ,
             in
             it
             is
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             Trinity
             .
          
           And
           an
           other
           thus
           ;
           
             In
             the
             Sacrament
             of
             Baptisme
             we
             are
             made
             bone
             of
             His
             bone
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             flesh
             of
             His
             flesh
             .
          
           
           And
           
             Austine
          
           thus
           :
           
             Without
             doubt
             euery
             beleeuer
             is
             made
             a
             partaker
             of
             the
             bodie
             and
             blood
             of
             Christ
             ,
             when
             in
             Baptisme
             hee
             is
             made
             a
             member
             of
             Christ
             ▪
             yea
             ,
             though
             before
             the
             eating
             thereof
             hee
             depart
             the
             world
             .
          
           
           And
           
             Leo
             ,
          
           calling
           it
           
             the
             wonderfull
             Sacrament
             of
             regeneration
             ,
          
           saith
           in
           an
           other
           place
           of
           it
           ;
           
           
             Christ
             gaue
             that
             to
             the
             water
             ,
             which
             He
             gaue
             to
             His
             mother
             .
          
           In
           which
           sense
           also
           
             Paulinus
             :
             The
             heauenly
             water
          
           (
           saith
           he
           in
           his
           poeme
           )
           
             marrieth
             with
             elementall
             water
             ;
             and
             so
             (
             concipit
             vndi
             Deum
             )
             the
             water
             conceiueth
             God
             our
             Sauiour
             .
          
           So
           likewise
           the
           
             Rocke
          
           which
           is
           called
           ;
           not
           
             the
             body
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           but
           expressely
           
           
             Christ
          
           ;
           may
           it
           not
           farre
           aduance
           it selfe
           aboue
           this
           bread
           ,
           if
           the
           letter
           be
           stood
           vpon
           ?
           especially
           for
           that
           the
           Rock
           most
           miraculously
           ,
           and
           Sauiour
           like
           ,
           did
           gush
           forth
           water
           to
           the
           refreshing
           a
           huge
           multitude
           in
           the
           wildernesse
           ;
           whereas
           this
           Bread
           which
           our
           Sauiour
           speakes
           of
           ,
           made
           not
           the
           least
           shew
           of
           difference
           from
           common
           bread
           :
           the
           Rocke
           also
           being
           but
           one
           and
           the
           same
           in
           particular
           ,
           whereof
           it
           was
           first
           spoken
           ,
           
             the
             rocke
             was
             Christ
          
           ;
           whereas
           the
           bread
           which
           at
           this
           day
           is
           administred
           ,
           is
           not
           that
           bread
           in
           particular
           ,
           whereof
           our
           Sauiour
           said
           ,
           it
           was
           
             His
             bodie
          
           ;
           nor
           can
           attaine
           to
           that
           name
           and
           honour
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           helpe
           of
           inference
           and
           figures
           ,
           and
           that
           no
           lesse
           then
           thirty
           to
           make
           their
           exposition
           good
           ,
           
           (
           as
           dainty
           as
           they
           are
           of
           figures
           )
           as
           a
           late
           Father
           of
           
           our
           Church
           hath
           obserued
           .
           Againe
           ,
           if
           the
           letter
           must
           be
           of
           such
           force
           (
           though
           the
           letter
           is
           made
           to
           serue
           not
           to
           master
           our
           meanings
           )
           why
           may
           not
           euery
           beleeuer
           account
           himselfe
           a
           member
           of
           Christ
           indeed
           ,
           and
           substantially
           according
           to
           those
           alleadged
           sayings
           of
           
             Paul
             ?
          
           especially
           considering
           how
           the
           beleeuers
           are
           in
           Scripture
           vsually
           said
           to
           be
           
             changed
             ,
             conuerted
             ,
             renewed
             ,
             new
             created
             ,
             &c.
          
           but
           neuer
           was
           it
           so
           said
           of
           this
           bread
           ?
           Or
           why
           shall
           not
           euery
           beleeuer
           expect
           as
           well
           a
           litterall
           performance
           of
           that
           promise
           of
           Christ
           ,
           when
           He
           saith
           ,
           
           
             Behold
             ,
             I
             stand
             at
             the
             doore
             and
             knocke
             ,
             and
             willsup
             with
             him
             that
             openeth
             ?
          
           it
           beeing
           of
           the
           two
           ,
           more
           conceiueable
           (
           how
           thinke
           you
           )
           that
           He
           should
           personally
           become
           our
           companion
           at
           supper
           ,
           then
           the
           supper
           it selfe
           .
           To
           conclude
           ;
           
           As
           Christs
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           so
           finally
           all
           sorts
           of
           men
           ,
           both
           holy
           and
           common
           ,
           doe
           ordinarily
           vse
           words
           ,
           both
           beyond
           and
           beside
           the
           litterall
           sense
           :
           partly
           of
           necessity
           ,
           when
           either
           they
           be
           driuen
           to
           borrow
           a
           word
           ,
           or
           the
           hearer
           cannot
           so
           well
           vnderstand
           a
           proper
           word
           ;
           and
           partly
           againe
           for
           breuity
           sake
           (
           when
           there
           is
           no
           likelihood
           to
           be
           mistaken
           ,
           )
           as
           when
           we
           call
           ●hat
           our
           
             hand
             ,
          
           which
           is
           but
           our
           hand-writing
           ;
           that
           the
           
             Lyon
             ,
          
           which
           is
           but
           the
           signe
           or
           picture
           of
           the
           lyon
           ;
           that
           our
           
             will
             ,
          
           or
           our
           
             deed
             ,
          
           which
           is
           but
           a
           notifica●ion
           thereof
           ;
           or
           as
           
             Ioseph
          
           said
           ,
           
             the
             seauen
             eares
             are
             seauen
             yeares
             ,
          
           when
           ●e
           meant
           they
           did
           signifie
           seauen
           ●eares
           ;
           and
           
             Daniel
          
           saying
           likewise
           ,
           
             the
             tree
             which
             thou
             sawest
             it
             is
             by
             selfe
             ,
             O
             King
          
           ;
           meaning
           it
           was
           ●tended
           to
           decypher
           the
           Kings
           
           partly
           also
           hyperbollically
           ,
           when
           we
           affirme
           more
           then
           can
           be
           ,
           to
           bring
           men
           beleeue
           as
           much
           as
           may
           be
           ;
           
           which
           forme
           of
           speech
           the
           Scripture
           also
           does
           not
           abhorre
           :
           and
           partly
           finally
           to
           make
           our
           speech
           therby
           the
           more
           pearcing
           ,
           significant
           ,
           and
           emphaticall
           ;
           as
           when
           we
           say
           ,
           the
           
             fields
             laugh
             ,
             the
             sea
             roare
             ,
             &c.
          
           or
           when
           we
           call
           that
           
             our
             heart
             ,
             our
             ioy
             ,
             our
             glory
             ,
          
           or
           
             our
             strength
             ,
          
           which
           wee
           glory
           ,
           delight
           ,
           or
           put
           confidence
           in
           .
           So
           as
           if
           our
           Sauiour
           in
           the
           text
           did
           either
           necessarily
           ,
           (
           in
           regard
           of
           our
           weakenes
           )
           or
           briefly
           ,
           or
           significantly
           ,
           or
           (
           as
           departers
           vse
           to
           speake
           )
           pathetically
           ,
           or
           (
           as
           founders
           take
           leaue
           to
           speake
           )
           peculiarly
           ,
           call
           that
           
             His
             body
             ,
          
           which
           he
           meant
           for
           a
           pledge
           ;
           or
           earnest
           seale
           ,
           signe
           ,
           token
           ,
           commemoration
           ,
           celebration
           ,
           exhibition
           conueyance
           ,
           deed
           and
           sta●e
           ,
           Ses●e
           ,
           
           testament
           ;
           or
           to
           vse
           one
           word
           ●orall
           ,
           which
           is
           generally
           vsed
           of
           ●ll
           ;
           a
           Sacrament
           of
           His
           bodie
           yet
           ●ould
           not
           His
           phrase
           be
           thought
           ●arsh
           ,
           intricate
           ,
           or
           vnusuall
           euen
           〈◊〉
           the
           eares
           of
           ordinary
           men
           :
           but
           ●nto
           them
           which
           haue
           their
           ●ares
           neuer
           so
           little
           touched
           ●ith
           the
           language
           of
           
             Canaan
             ,
          
           how
           ●n
           it
           seeme
           otherwise
           then
           most
           ●ire
           ,
           sincere
           ,
           and
           sensible
           ;
           yea
           ,
           as
           ●itable
           and
           proper
           vnto
           the
           ●nse
           we
           plead
           for
           ,
           as
           can
           be
           de●sed
           .
        
         
           Testimonies
           out
           of
           the
           Fathers
           prooue
           this
           Sacramentall
           Ex●sition
           ,
           we
           might
           alleadge
           store
           ●
           as
           
             Tertullian
             ,
          
           saying
           thus
           :
           
           —
           
             cal●g
             the
             bread
             His
             bodie
             ,
             to
             the
             ende
             ●
             may
             vnderstand
             that
             hee
             hath
             gi●
             bread
             to
             be
             a
             figure
             of
             His
             bodie
             .
             ●mens
          
           thus
           :
           
             The
             wine
             signifieth
             the
             ●od
             allegorically
             .
             Origen
          
           thus
           :
           
           
             If
             ●
             take
             this
             saying
          
           [
           
             Except
             yee
             eate
             
             the
             flesh
             of
             the
             sonne
             of
             man
             ,
          
           
           
             &c.
          
           ]
           
             according
             to
             the
             letter
             ,
             the
             letter
             killeth
             Ambrose
          
           thus
           :
           
           
             In
             the
             Lawe
             was
             shadow
             ,
             in
             the
             Gospell
             an
             image
             ,
             i●
             heauen
             the
             truth
             .
          
           
           
             Chrysostome
          
           thus
           
             What
             is
             it
             to
             vnderstand
             carnally
             simply
             as
             the
             things
             are
             spoken
             ,
             an●
             to
             seeke
             no
             further
             .
          
           
           
             Hierome
          
           thus
           
             Christ
             left
             bread
             and
             wine
             ,
             as
             he
             th●
             goes
             a
             voyage
             leaues
             a
             gage
             .
          
           
           
             Austin●
          
           thus
           :
           
             By
             reason
             of
             the
             resemblan●
             betwixt
             the
             Sacraments
             and
             th●
             things
             ,
             the
             Sacraments
             often
             take
             th●
             names
             of
             the
             things
             :
          
           and
           elsewher●
           *
           thus
           ,
           
           
             This
             is
             a
             perfect
             way
             to
             discerne
             whether
             a
             speach
             be
             proper
             a●
             figuratiue
             ;
             that
             whatsoeuer
             in
             Scripture
             cannot
             stand
             with
             integritie
             ●
             manners
             ,
             or
             veritie
             of
             faith
             ,
             that
             r●solue
             thy selfe
             is
             figuratiue
             :
          
           wher●
           upon
           hee
           further
           inferreth
           ,
           th●
           our
           Sauiours
           phrase
           of
           
             eating
             h●
             flesh
             ,
             was
             figuratiue
             ,
             because
             acc●ding
             to
             the
             letter
             to
             〈◊〉
             a
          
           sinfull
           ●
           
           calling
           it
           also
           a
           
             carnall
             sense
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             take
             figuratiue
             speaches
             properly
             ,
             and
             a
             miserable
             bondage
             of
             the
             soule
             .
          
           But
           this
           kind
           of
           proofe
           ,
           which
           proceedes
           vpon
           testimonies
           ,
           in
           this
           our
           short
           intended
           Treatise
           ,
           wee
           purpose
           to
           be
           sparing
           in
           both
           because
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           two
           or
           three
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           ten
           thousand
           witnesses
           ,
           a
           truth
           may
           be
           established
           ;
           as
           also
           for
           that
           late
           Writers
           of
           principall
           reading
           &
           learning
           ,
           haue
           alreadie
           published
           ,
           and
           still
           doe
           ,
           intire
           Tractates
           ,
           containing
           the
           full
           consent
           of
           Antiquitie
           in
           this
           point
           :
           the
           corruption
           also
           of
           editions
           ,
           imperfection
           of
           translations
           ,
           and
           vnworthinesse
           of
           Authors
           ,
           may
           make
           vs
           the
           lesse
           to
           set
           by
           this
           Testimoniall
           proofe
           in
           matter
           of
           faith
           ;
           which
           finally
           when
           it
           was
           at
           the
           best
           ,
           was
           neuer
           esteemed
           otherwise
           then
           a
           forraine
           proofe
           ,
           and
           such
           at
           the
           
           Scripture
           both
           olde
           and
           newe
           does
           rather
           repell
           vs
           from
           ,
           then
           inuite
           vs
           vnto
           ,
           when
           it
           saith
           ;
           
             Say
             not
             ,
          
           
           
             who
             shall
             goe
             vp
             to
             heauen
             ,
             or
             beyond
             the
             seas
             to
             bring
             His
             word
             vnto
             vs.
             for
             it
             is
             very
             nigh●
             ,
             ●en
             〈◊〉
             mouth
             ,
             and
             in
             thy
             heart
             :
          
           which
           holy
           direction
           wee
           of
           these
           latter
           times
           may
           take
           more
           especially
           vnto
           our selues
           ,
           for
           that
           we
           liue
           neere
           or
           neerest
           vnto
           those
           dayes
           whereof
           the
           Lord
           thus
           speaketh
           ;
           
           
             Behold
             ,
             the
             da●es
             come
             when
             I
             will
             put
             my
             Law
             in
             their
             inward
             parts
             —
             and
             they
             shall
             no
             more
             euery
             man
             teach
             his
             neighbour
             :
             for
             they
             shall
             all
             knowe
             me
             .
          
           They
           therefore
           which
           find
           not
           light
           enough
           neere
           hand
           ;
           and
           a●
           it
           were
           within
           doores
           ;
           let
           them
           ,
           if
           they
           so
           thinke
           good
           ,
           goe
           seeke
           abroad
           for
           it
           :
           but
           else
           when
           light
           so
           abounds
           in
           the
           house
           (
           and
           what
           house
           is
           void
           of
           necessary
           light
           
           when
           the
           Sunneshines
           )
           then
           to
           goe
           into
           the
           yard
           for
           it
           ,
           is
           but
           a
           gadding
           disposition
           ,
           and
           which
           loues
           rather
           to
           gaze
           about
           then
           to
           take
           paines
           ,
           rather
           slouthfull
           to
           behold
           the
           light
           then
           to
           make
           right
           vse
           of
           it
           :
           the
           best
           light
           also
           for
           man
           to
           worke
           by
           either
           in
           things
           heauenly
           or
           terrene
           ,
           beeing
           the
           temperate
           and
           shadowed
           light
           ;
           that
           which
           is
           so
           open
           and
           glaring
           beeing
           a
           dazler
           and
           confounder
           ,
           and
           which
           who
           so
           vseth
           himselfe
           vnto
           ,
           may
           happe
           in
           the
           ende
           to
           be
           depriued
           of
           the
           light
           he
           hath
           ,
           and
           be
           driuen
           to
           seeke
           out
           of
           himselfe
           to
           bee
           resolued
           in
           most
           palpable
           things
           .
           A
           notable
           example
           whereof
           our
           Aduersaries
           haue
           made
           them●elues
           in
           the
           present
           cause
           .
           For
           whilest
           they
           would
           not
           be
           con●ent
           with
           that
           light
           which
           the
           
           window
           of
           our
           Sauiours
           words
           lets
           in
           [
           
             Doe
             this
             in
             remembrance
             of
             me
             ,
          
           
           ]
           but
           must
           needs
           be
           rouing
           and
           ranging
           abroad
           ,
           passing
           and
           compassing
           seas
           and
           lands
           ,
           tossing
           and
           ransaking
           all
           manner
           of
           writings
           whereby
           to
           find
           in
           this
           
             His
             Bodie
             ,
          
           an
           other
           manner
           of
           matter
           then
           a
           remembrance
           ;
           it
           is
           now
           at
           length
           befallen
           them
           ,
           partly
           beeing
           confounded
           in
           their
           imaginations
           ,
           and
           partly
           beeing
           peruerted
           in
           their
           iudgements
           (
           thorough
           a
           skorne
           to
           bee
           content
           wit
           a
           home-growing
           truth
           after
           so
           great
           trauells
           )
           that
           now
           they
           cannot
           perceiue
           a
           difference
           betwixt
           His
           remembrance
           ,
           and
           His
           very
           reall
           presence
           ;
           betwixt
           the
           signe
           ,
           and
           the
           thing
           ;
           the
           shell
           ,
           and
           the
           kernell
           ;
           the
           shadow
           ,
           and
           the
           substance
           :
           whereby
           finally
           by
           the
           
           iust
           iudgement
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           suffreth
           men
           to
           beleeue
           lies
           which
           will
           not
           obey
           the
           truth
           ,
           they
           haue
           not
           onely
           lost
           the
           substance
           by
           catching
           at
           the
           shadowe
           ,
           with
           the
           dogge
           in
           the
           fable
           ;
           not
           onely
           smothered
           and
           ouerwhelmed
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           by
           houering
           and
           doting
           vpon
           the
           outward
           element
           ,
           as
           children
           with
           hugging
           and
           dandling
           choake
           their
           birds
           ;
           but
           also
           by
           conferring
           vpon
           it
           the
           same
           incompetible
           respects
           which
           their
           forefathers
           did
           vpon
           the
           brazen
           serpent
           ,
           they
           haue
           in
           the
           end
           peruerted
           it
           vnto
           the
           like
           abhomination
           :
           and
           in
           stead
           of
           a
           faithfull
           remembrancer
           of
           Gods
           infinite
           loue
           vnto
           man
           ,
           erected
           vnto
           themselues
           a
           most
           execrable
           fore-staller
           of
           their
           hearts
           and
           deuotions
           vnto
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           set
           
           vp
           the
           most
           pernicious
           Idoll
           that
           euer
           was
           .
           Which
           ,
           Christian
           Reader
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           more
           plainly
           acknowledge
           ,
           do
           but
           a
           while
           draw
           neere
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           from
           the
           toppe
           of
           a
           peere
           with
           me
           ,
           behold
           what
           a
           taile
           of
           most
           fowle
           ,
           stupendious
           ,
           and
           impious
           ,
           or
           rather
           blasphemous
           consequents
           it
           drawes
           after
           it
           :
           that
           so
           you
           may
           ,
           as
           
             ex
             vngue
             leonem
             ,
          
           so
           also
           
             ex
             cauda
             draconem
             cognoscere
             ,
          
           and
           accordingly
           
             abominari
             .
          
           For
           vpon
           their
           expounding
           
             This
             ,
          
           in
           the
           text
           ,
           to
           become
           His
           bodie
           and
           person
           
             indeed
             ;
             both
             body
             ,
             soule
             ,
             and
             diuinity
             ,
          
           (
           as
           the
           Councell
           of
           
             Trent
          
           decreeth
           )
           
             really
             ,
          
           
           
             verily
             ,
             and
             substantially
          
           (
           for
           els
           they
           agree
           with
           vs
           ;
           )
           iudge
           whether
           these
           Conclusions
           following
           doe
           not
           spawne
           and
           issue
           ;
           as
           ,
           First
           ,
        
         
         
           That
           the
           Mediator
           beeing
           
           for
           euer
           returned
           vnto
           the
           state
           of
           glorification
           ;
           does
           notwithstanding
           ordinarily
           take
           vpon
           Him
           a
           forme
           ,
           farre
           inferiour
           vnto
           the
           forme
           of
           His
           humiliation
           ;
           as
           farre
           as
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           loafe
           or
           cake
           of
           bread
           ,
           is
           inferiour
           vnto
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           perfect
           man.
           
        
         
           That
           when
           he
           meanes
           to
           be
           
           adored
           ,
           and
           bodily
           bowed
           down
           vnto
           ;
           then
           especially
           He
           takes
           vpon
           him
           this
           breaden
           forme
           .
        
         
           That
           when
           He
           meanes
           to
           be
           
           adored
           in
           a
           breaden
           forme
           ,
           He
           does
           not
           create
           ,
           effigiat
           ,
           or
           contract
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           did
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           doue
           (
           to
           point
           out
           vnto
           Iohn
           Baptist
           who
           was
           the
           Christ
           :
           )
           but
           wil
           take
           the
           forme
           of
           that
           bread
           which
           a
           little
           before
           the
           baker
           
           had
           made
           ,
           and
           which
           ,
           for
           ought
           can
           be
           perceiued
           ,
           still
           is
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           
           That
           he
           which
           
             will
             be
             exalted
             among
             the
             heathen
             ,
             and
             will
             be
             exalted
             vpon
             the
             earth
             :
          
           (
           Psal
           .
           46.10
           .
           )
           yet
           will
           in
           the
           Heathens
           eyes
           become
           more
           meane
           then
           the
           meanest
           worme
           ,
           and
           at
           least
           seeme
           to
           them
           no
           better
           then
           a
           peice
           of
           bread
           .
        
         
           
           That
           He
           which
           derideth
           the
           
             Idols
             of
             the
             Heathen
             ,
          
           for
           that
           
             they
             can
             neieher
             speake
             ,
             nor
             stirre
             ,
             nor
             saue
             themselues
             out
             of
             captiuity
             ,
          
           (
           Isa
           .
           42.2
           .
           )
           does
           notwithstanding
           present
           Himselfe
           in
           such
           a
           forme
           to
           be
           worshipped
           ,
           which
           euery
           liuing
           thing
           can
           make
           a
           prey
           of
           .
        
         
           
           That
           the
           breaden
           forme
           wherein
           he
           wil
           be
           adored
           ,
           does
           there
           enter
           ,
           
             where
          
           (
           Himselfe
           hath
           said
           it
           ,
           Matt.
           15.17
           .
           )
           
             whatsoeuer
             
             entreth
             is
             cast
             forth
             into
             the
             draught
             .
          
        
         
           That
           He
           vnto
           whome
           it
           was
           
           an
           infinite
           abasement
           ,
           but
           once
           to
           passe
           through
           the
           purest
           wombe
           ;
           does
           notwithstanding
           in
           His
           highest
           glory
           ,
           make
           His
           ordinary
           passage
           through
           impure
           mouthes
           .
        
         
           That
           He
           is
           incomparably
           
           more
           present
           in
           the
           mouthes
           of
           men
           ,
           then
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           men
           :
           as
           much
           as
           the
           Sunne
           is
           more
           present
           in
           his
           sphere
           ,
           then
           in
           the
           eye
           of
           the
           beholder
           .
        
         
           That
           as
           oft
           as
           this
           Body
           is
           
           rightly
           administred
           ,
           so
           oft
           there
           doe
           concurre
           many
           miracles
           ;
           as
           amongst
           others
           these
           following
           :
           1.
           
           An
           vtter
           extinquishing
           and
           nullifying
           ,
           or
           new
           informing
           the
           substance
           of
           the
           elements
           :
           2.
           a
           retaining
           the
           accidents
           after
           such
           substance
           be
           
           departed
           ,
           or
           new
           informed
           :
           3.
           
           An
           inuesting
           those
           acccidents
           or
           breaden
           substances
           ,
           with
           the
           perfect
           bodie
           of
           man
           :
           4.
           
           The
           so
           qualifying
           that
           body
           ,
           both
           for
           shape
           ,
           quantitie
           ,
           and
           properties
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           cannot
           bee
           outwardly
           discerned
           from
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           :
           5.
           
           That
           body
           to
           be
           subdued
           vnto
           the
           iawes
           and
           digestions
           of
           the
           receiuer
           ,
           without
           hauing
           a
           bone
           broken
           :
           6.
           
           That
           the
           humane
           bodie
           which
           thus
           is
           eaten
           ,
           is
           alwayes
           in
           the
           heauens
           notwithstanding
           :
           7.
           
           That
           there
           beeing
           but
           one
           bodie
           for
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           yet
           shall
           euery
           true
           beleeuer
           ,
           wholly
           eat
           that
           particular
           bodie
           substantially
           :
           8.
           
           That
           the
           appearance
           of
           all
           these
           miracles
           ,
           is
           with-holden
           from
           sense
           &
           reason
           :
           9.
           
           That
           as
           many
           seuerall
           administrations
           ,
           so
           many
           seuerall
           
           performances
           there
           are
           of
           all
           these
           miracles
           :
           10.
           
           Finally
           ,
           that
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           their
           successors
           for
           euer
           ,
           were
           indued
           with
           this
           diuinitie
           of
           power
           ,
           to
           cause
           all
           these
           foresaid
           miracles
           as
           oft
           as
           they
           shall
           thinke
           good
           ,
           vnto
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           That
           He
           which
           hath
           so
           done
           
           His
           
             maruelous
             acts
             ,
             as
             that
             they
             ought
             to
             bee
             had
             in
             remembrance
             ,
          
           (
           Psal
           .
           111.
           )
           Hee
           which
           
             will
             haue
             His
             works
             considered
             to
             the
             verie
             sparkes
             :
          
           (
           Eccl.
           42.
           )
           And
           He
           
             whose
             works
             doe
             not
             hinder
             one
             another
             :
          
           (
           Eccl.
           16.26
           .
           )
           is
           not
           with
           standing
           the
           author
           of
           all
           those
           inglorious
           ,
           obscure
           ,
           and
           selfe-confounding
           miracles
           .
        
         
           That
           all
           these
           so
           strange
           ,
           intricate
           ,
           
           and
           (
           to
           forbeare
           the
           qualitie
           of
           them
           )
           so
           stupendious
           ,
           operatious
           ,
           and
           conditions
           ,
           the
           Mediatour
           does
           ordinarily
           
           vndergoe
           and
           performe
           ,
           for
           no
           necessity
           of
           man
           ,
           but
           this
           ;
           namely
           ,
           to
           assure
           men
           of
           His
           incarnation
           ,
           and
           suffering
           for
           them
           .
        
         
           
           That
           the
           meanes
           of
           Faith
           are
           more
           hard
           to
           brooke
           ,
           then
           the
           Faith
           it selfe
           :
           as
           much
           as
           it
           is
           more
           hard
           to
           beleeue
           ,
           that
           the
           Sonne
           of
           God
           does
           vsually
           take
           vpon
           Him
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           peice
           of
           bread
           for
           me
           ,
           then
           to
           beleeue
           ,
           that
           once
           He
           took
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           reasonable
           man
           for
           me
           .
        
         
           
           That
           miracles
           are
           ordinarily
           afforded
           to
           confirme
           that
           faith
           ,
           which
           had
           nothing
           but
           heating
           to
           beget
           it
           .
        
         
           
           That
           greater
           miracles
           are
           ordinarily
           afforded
           to
           confirme
           faith
           ,
           then
           euer
           were
           afforded
           vnto
           the
           first
           conuersion
           of
           any
           whomsoeuer
           vnto
           the
           faith
           .
        
         
           
           That
           whereas
           such
           as
           will
           
           not
           
             beleeue
             Moses
             &
             the
             Prophets
             ,
          
           (
           Luk.
           16.31
           .
           )
           will
           neither
           beleeue
           the
           greatest
           miracle
           :
           yet
           not
           withstanding
           must
           they
           which
           haue
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           the
           Gospel
           continually
           published
           amongst
           them
           ,
           notwithstanding
           expect
           a
           continual
           course
           of
           the
           greatest
           miracles
           ,
           toward
           onely
           the
           confirming
           their
           beleefe
           .
        
         
           That
           He
           which
           
             will
             not
             saue
             
             them
             that
             goe
             to
             sea
             ,
             but
             by
             means
             ,
             because
             He
             will
             not
             haue
             the
             workes
             of
             His
             wisedome
             to
             be
             idle
             :
          
           (
           Wis
           .
           14.5
           .
           )
           will
           notwithstanding
           vse
           incredible
           miracles
           towards
           the
           producing
           that
           effect
           (
           the
           strengthning
           of
           faith
           ,
           )
           which
           both
           ,
           doth
           loose
           the
           grace
           the
           more
           it
           is
           supported
           by
           miracles
           ,
           and
           also
           hath
           a
           speciall
           meanes
           ordained
           of
           God
           ,
           for
           the
           breeding
           and
           furthering
           of
           
           it
           ,
           namely
           ,
           publike
           preaching
           :
           and
           finally
           ,
           the
           al-sufficient
           and
           most
           necessarie
           operation
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           ,
           promised
           and
           assigned
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           
           That
           whereas
           
             planting
             and
             watering
             are
             one
             ,
          
           (
           1.
           
           Cor.
           3.8
           .
           )
           begetting
           and
           preseruing
           (
           as
           generation
           and
           nutrition
           )
           proceeding
           of
           the
           same
           causes
           :
           yet
           are
           such
           kind
           of
           miracles
           to
           bee
           expected
           ,
           for
           the
           confirming
           and
           strengthening
           faith
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           able
           in
           the
           least
           measure
           to
           beget
           faith
           :
           nothing
           beeing
           of
           force
           to
           conuert
           outwardly
           an
           vnbeleeuer
           vnto
           the
           faith
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           (
           beyond
           which
           his
           capacitie
           cannot
           reach
           )
           can
           entertaine
           ;
           whereunto
           these
           supposed
           miracles
           are
           most
           repugnant
           .
        
         
           
           That
           
             planting
          
           and
           
             watering
          
           
           beeing
           one
           ;
           and
           of
           the
           two
           ,
           planting
           beeing
           the
           more
           noble
           :
           yet
           must
           the
           Redeemer
           in
           His
           owne
           person
           water
           ,
           whom
           by
           His
           ministers
           He
           daily
           planteth
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           Sunne
           in
           the
           firmament
           
           so
           abundantly
           inlightning
           and
           refreshing
           all
           creatures
           here
           below
           ,
           by
           meanes
           of
           ordinarie
           beames
           without
           any
           corporall
           descending
           ;
           yet
           must
           the
           Sonne
           of
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           so
           infinitely
           surpassing
           that
           creature
           in
           glorie
           ,
           brightnesse
           ,
           state
           ,
           and
           vertue
           ,
           notwithstanding
           corporally
           and
           personally
           descend
           (
           were
           it
           no
           more
           )
           for
           the
           onely
           inlightening
           and
           refreshing
           His
           vineyard
           and
           plantation
           .
        
         
           That
           whereas
           Kings
           and
           
           Princes
           vpon
           earth
           haue
           this
           prerogatiue
           ,
           to
           indow
           and
           possesse
           
           whome
           they
           thinke
           good
           with
           dignities
           and
           benefits
           ,
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           a
           Patent
           ,
           or
           a
           Seale
           ,
           without
           stirring
           a
           foote
           further
           :
           yet
           the
           King
           of
           Kings
           hauing
           giuen
           His
           Patents
           and
           Seales
           ,
           His
           Couenants
           and
           Testaments
           ,
           yea
           Himselfe
           once
           ,
           &
           Sacraments
           ordinarily
           ,
           with
           His
           grace
           continually
           ,
           must
           notwithstanding
           come
           Himselfe
           in
           person
           ,
           or
           else
           His
           gift
           must
           be
           of
           no
           force
           .
        
         
           
           That
           farre
           harder
           burthens
           are
           laid
           vpon
           the
           weakest
           vnder
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           then
           .
           vpon
           the
           strongest
           vnder
           the
           Law
           ,
           namely
           ,
           to
           beleeue
           and
           expect
           those
           performances
           ,
           which
           are
           farre
           lesse
           expectable
           at
           the
           hands
           of
           God
           ,
           then
           (
           the
           pitch
           of
           the
           strongest
           faith
           )
           the
           remoouing
           of
           mountaines
           .
        
         
           
           That
           Hee
           which
           will
           not
           
           
             bruise
             a
             broken
             reed
             ,
          
           (
           Esa
           .
           42.2
           .
           )
           but
           will
           so
           tenderly
           handle
           and
           foster
           it
           ,
           as
           shall
           make
           it
           growe
           together
           againe
           ;
           does
           notwithstanding
           deale
           so
           extreamely
           with
           His
           littlest
           ones
           ,
           as
           vnlesse
           they
           can
           beleeue
           that
           to
           bee
           their
           Sauiour
           ,
           which
           all
           the
           world
           would
           take
           to
           be
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           ,
           they
           must
           looke
           for
           no
           saluation
           .
        
         
           That
           whereas
           the
           strong
           beleeuer
           
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           did
           doubt
           whether
           water
           would
           follow
           vpon
           his
           striking
           the
           rocke
           ,
           (
           Numb
           .
           20.10
           .
           )
           though
           God
           had
           expressely
           promised
           as
           much
           ,
           and
           was
           readie
           to
           effect
           it
           :
           whereas
           also
           that
           vertuous
           
             Sarah
             ,
          
           and
           the
           blessed
           
             Marie
          
           did
           likewise
           make
           question
           how
           those
           miraculous
           conceptions
           could
           betide
           them
           ,
           which
           Angels
           from
           heauen
           did
           sensibly
           and
           expresly
           
           promise
           them
           :
           yet
           notwithstanding
           must
           it
           be
           expected
           at
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           weakest
           beleeuers
           ,
           (
           when
           they
           shall
           see
           that
           which
           is
           confessed
           ,
           and
           must
           be
           acknowledged
           for
           ordinarie
           bread
           )
           that
           they
           presently
           vpon
           the
           speaking
           two
           or
           three
           words
           ,
           beleeue
           vpon
           paine
           of
           damnation
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           out-right
           become
           their
           very
           God
           :
           and
           that
           without
           hauing
           more
           motiues
           so
           to
           beleeue
           ,
           then
           they
           haue
           to
           beleeue
           ,
           a
           
             rocke
             ,
          
           a
           
             lyon
             ,
          
           a
           
             lambe
             ,
          
           or
           &c.
           (
           by
           which
           names
           He
           is
           as
           expressely
           called
           ,
           as
           euer
           He
           was
           by
           the
           name
           of
           this
           bread
           )
           to
           be
           their
           God.
           
        
         
           
           That
           He
           which
           appeared
           so
           glorious
           ,
           and
           so
           wonderfull
           ,
           when
           He
           shewed
           but
           a
           little
           of
           Himselfe
           vnto
           some
           of
           his
           seruants
           (
           
             Moses
          
           and
           
             Elias
          
           )
           and
           that
           but
           seuerally
           ;
           yet
           when
           He
           
           meanes
           to
           make
           His
           personall
           approach
           vnto
           His
           Spouse
           ,
           the
           Church
           ,
           He
           then
           on
           the
           contrary
           puts
           off
           all
           His
           glorious
           apparell
           ;
           and
           without
           so
           much
           as
           a
           messenger
           going
           before
           Him
           ,
           without
           any
           noise
           ,
           either
           of
           a
           wind
           ,
           as
           at
           the
           descending
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           or
           of
           a
           voice
           ,
           loud
           ,
           or
           soft
           ,
           to
           giue
           notice
           of
           His
           comming
           ,
           Hee
           alwaies
           exhibites
           Himselfe
           vnto
           her
           ,
           thus
           contrarie
           to
           Himselfe
           ,
           in
           the
           common
           ,
           senslesse
           ,
           and
           silly
           forme
           of
           belly-bread
           ,
           made
           a
           little
           before
           of
           the
           Baker
           ,
           and
           (
           a
           strong
           motiue
           vnto
           the
           Church
           ,
           no
           doubt
           ,
           to
           put
           all
           her
           confidence
           in
           Him
           )
           which
           euery
           worme
           can
           ouer-master
           .
        
         
           That
           He
           which
           in
           Scripture
           
           ordinarily
           conuinceth
           men
           of
           Idolatrie
           ,
           onely
           vpon
           this
           ,
           because
           
           they
           worship
           that
           ,
           which
           their
           common
           sense
           can
           tell
           them
           is
           a
           sensles
           creature
           :
           does
           not
           with
           standing
           ordinarily
           present
           Himselfe
           to
           bee
           worshipped
           in
           that
           forme
           which
           common
           sense
           does
           generally
           tell
           vs
           is
           a
           senslesse
           creature
           .
        
         
           
           That
           the
           euidence
           which
           our
           Sauiour
           produceth
           to
           prooue
           Himselfe
           to
           be
           risen
           from
           the
           dead
           ,
           
             (
             handle
             me
             ,
             and
             see
             me
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Luk.
           24.
           )
           is
           not
           sufficient
           to
           prooue
           ,
           whether
           that
           which
           men
           handle
           ,
           see
           ,
           and
           tast
           ,
           bee
           a
           peice
           of
           bread
           .
        
         
           
           That
           the
           only
           powers
           wherby
           mankind
           is
           able
           to
           discerne
           a
           man
           from
           a
           beast
           ,
           whereby
           to
           auoid
           killing
           ;
           a
           wife
           from
           a
           stranger
           ,
           whereby
           to
           auoid
           fornication
           ;
           our
           owne
           from
           an
           others
           ,
           whereby
           to
           auoid
           stealing
           ;
           the
           hungry
           from
           the
           full
           ,
           
           wherby
           to
           practise
           charity
           ,
           &c.
           are
           notwithstanding
           generally
           ,
           either
           so
           weake
           ,
           or
           so
           false
           ,
           as
           that
           certainely
           they
           cannot
           discerne
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           from
           the
           body
           of
           a
           man
           ,
           a
           common
           creature
           from
           the
           Creator
           .
        
         
           Finally
           ,
           (
           to
           ransacke
           this
           
           denne
           of
           darkenes
           no
           further
           )
           That
           wheras
           the
           Lord
           thought
           it
           so
           great
           an
           indulgence
           vnto
           His
           most
           faithfull
           seruant
           
             Iosuah
             ,
          
           when
           He
           caused
           the
           Sunne
           for
           a
           season
           to
           stand
           still
           at
           his
           prayer
           ,
           as
           that
           He
           decreed
           neuer
           so
           againe
           to
           
             heare
             the
             voice
             of
             a
             man
             ,
          
           (
           Iosuah
           ,
           10.14
           .
           )
           yet
           notwithstanding
           since
           that
           decree
           ,
           He
           hath
           bound
           Himselfe
           that
           at
           the
           voice
           ,
           not
           of
           one
           man
           ,
           but
           multitudes
           of
           men
           continually
           succeeding
           ,
           should
           bee
           caused
           ,
           not
           a
           creature
           but
           the
           Creator
           ,
           not
           to
           stay
           awhile
           
           in
           the
           heauens
           as
           that
           planet
           did
           ,
           or
           as
           Himselfe
           did
           when
           He
           was
           beheld
           of
           
             Steuen
          
           at
           his
           Martyrdome
           ,
           but
           to
           leaue
           His
           throane
           ,
           (
           His
           glory
           at
           least
           )
           and
           then
           to
           descend
           in
           such
           manner
           and
           forme
           ,
           as
           (
           did
           not
           the
           necessity
           of
           our
           confutation
           driue
           vs
           vnto
           it
           )
           were
           not
           once
           to
           be
           named
           .
        
         
           These
           consequents
           ,
           Reader
           ,
           how
           truly
           they
           follow
           vpon
           the
           exposition
           in
           question
           ,
           for
           breuity
           sake
           we
           leaue
           to
           your selfe
           :
           onely
           this
           you
           know
           ,
           that
           if
           but
           one
           of
           them
           all
           did
           truly
           follow
           (
           beeing
           false
           )
           it
           is
           enough
           to
           cōuince
           the
           principle
           it selfe
           to
           be
           according
           .
           But
           if
           they
           all
           ,
           or
           most
           of
           them
           ,
           doe
           both
           truely
           follow
           ,
           and
           also
           are
           most
           false
           ,
           vile
           ,
           monstrous
           ,
           and
           abominable
           ;
           then
           if
           you
           can
           discerne
           a
           lyon
           by
           his
           nayle
           ,
           iudge
           
           this
           opinion
           to
           be
           a
           monster
           by
           his
           tayle
           of
           abominations
           trayling
           after
           it
           :
           yea
           say
           if
           it
           be
           not
           of
           the
           very
           breed
           of
           that
           
             Red
             dragon
             ,
          
           
           
             which
             with
             his
             taile
             drew
             the
             third
             part
             of
             the
             stars
             ,
             &
             cast
             them
             to
             the
             earth
             :
          
           for
           surely
           had
           it
           strength
           to
           his
           length
           ,
           what
           would
           it
           else
           but
           reach
           vp
           to
           the
           heauens
           ,
           and
           wrestle
           with
           the
           starres
           ,
           yea
           fasten
           vpon
           the
           throne
           of
           the
           highest
           ?
           Or
           say
           if
           that
           Beast
           could
           haue
           more
           names
           of
           
             blasphemy
          
           vpon
           his
           head
           then
           this
           hath
           ?
           
           For
           if
           it
           be
           *
           Blasphemy
           to
           attribute
           any
           thing
           vnto
           
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             conuenient
          
           ;
           then
           what
           shall
           it
           be
           to
           attribute
           that
           vnto
           Him
           which
           is
           as
           despightfull
           and
           reproachfull
           as
           can
           be
           imagined
           ?
           For
           what
           meant
           
             Moses
          
           when
           he
           tooke
           that
           golden
           calfe
           ,
           and
           beating
           it
           to
           powder
           ,
           made
           
           the
           Idolaters
           drinke
           of
           it
           ?
           what
           was
           his
           meaning
           ?
           was
           it
           to
           doe
           a
           honour
           vnto
           the
           Idoll
           ,
           or
           to
           ingraine
           the
           people
           in
           Idolatry
           ?
           was
           it
           not
           in
           his
           vtmost
           hate
           and
           detestation
           of
           the
           Idoll
           ,
           and
           to
           shewe
           the
           people
           how
           that
           which
           they
           had
           made
           their
           god
           ,
           was
           not
           able
           to
           saue
           it selfe
           out
           of
           the
           filthy
           gutter
           ?
           Could
           there
           then
           be
           imagined
           a
           more
           abominable
           reproach
           against
           the
           highest
           ,
           then
           once
           to
           imagine
           the
           like
           manner
           of
           receiuing
           Him
           ?
           Or
           does
           their
           adoring
           Him
           ,
           as
           they
           pretend
           ,
           before
           they
           thus
           receiue
           Him
           ,
           helpe
           the
           matter
           ?
           So
           did
           the
           souldiers
           first
           crie
           ,
           
             haile
             King
             ,
          
           before
           they
           spit
           on
           Him
           ;
           so
           did
           
             Iudas
          
           first
           kisse
           Him
           ,
           before
           he
           betraied
           Him
           ;
           and
           so
           their
           first
           (
           like
           )
           adoring
           Him
           ,
           and
           (
           then
           with
           their
           good
           wills
           )
           eating
           
           and
           swallowing
           Him
           vp
           ;
           what
           ●
           it
           else
           but
           so
           much
           the
           more
           ●lasphemous
           mocking
           Him
           ,
           ●hen
           it
           is
           accompanied
           with
           ●ch
           abhominable
           entertainement
           ?
           yea
           ,
           what
           more
           abominable
           vsage
           can
           be
           imagined
           ?
           ●ore
           dishonourable
           to
           the
           per●n
           of
           God
           ;
           more
           crosse
           to
           His
           ●isedome
           ,
           prouidence
           ,
           iustice
           ,
           ●nd
           gouernement
           ;
           more
           re●ugnant
           vnto
           His
           goodnesse
           ,
           ●entlenesse
           ,
           tendernesse
           and
           ●ercie
           ;
           more
           obscuring
           ,
           con●unding
           ,
           defacing
           ,
           and
           begoa●ng
           His
           most
           diuine
           ,
           most
           ho●
           ,
           most
           pure
           ,
           and
           most
           glorious
           attributes
           ,
           and
           properties
           ?
           ●magine
           who
           can
           ?
           Imagine
           ,
           O
           
             ●ucifer
             ,
          
           if
           thou
           canst
           ?
           and
           if
           ●ou
           canst
           not
           imagine
           more
           ●bellious
           ,
           more
           treacherous
           ,
           ●ore
           impious
           ,
           more
           hellish
           ●pposes
           against
           the
           State
           and
           
           Person
           of
           thy
           Creator
           ;
           the●
           (
           since
           thy
           malice
           is
           incurable●
           and
           yet
           an
           excellent
           caldron
           to
           boyle
           thine
           owne
           torment
           )
           ca●
           out
           vnto
           thy
           imps
           and
           furies
           t●●plie
           their
           fire-workes
           :
           for
           th●
           maine
           engine
           wherewith
           o●
           late
           thou
           hast
           inclosed
           suc●
           multitudes
           of
           Idolaters
           vnt●
           thy
           kingdome
           begins
           to
           crac●
           call
           therefore
           vpon
           thy
           hang
           men
           to
           deuise
           new
           tortours
           ,
           vp●
           on
           thy
           pen-men
           to
           forge
           new
           ●
           authors
           ,
           to
           bowell
           ,
           mangl●
           poison
           Fathers
           ,
           and
           perue●
           Scriptures
           :
           let
           them
           face
           dow●
           all
           the
           world
           that
           all
           are
           blin●
           and
           must
           be
           blind
           in
           this
           myst●ry
           (
           of
           darknesse
           thou
           meanest
           ;
           yea
           let
           them
           turne
           themselue●
           into
           Angells
           of
           light
           ,
           and
           become
           zealous
           pleaders
           of
           God
           cause
           :
           let
           them
           tell
           vs
           (
           among
           other
           stuffe
           )
           that
           His
           body
           i●
           
           of
           a
           peculiar
           nature
           ;
           for
           that
           It
           could
           walke
           vpon
           the
           water
           ,
           could
           vanish
           out
           of
           sight
           ,
           and
           is
           a
           glorified
           body
           :
           as
           if
           also
           the
           body
           of
           
             Peter
          
           did
           not
           (
           by
           the
           like
           miraculous
           suspension
           )
           walke
           vpon
           the
           water
           ?
           as
           likewise
           
             Philip
          
           vanished
           out
           of
           sight
           ;
           or
           as
           if
           glorification
           did
           take
           away
           the
           bodily
           nature
           ;
           or
           that
           He
           spake
           not
           of
           His
           body
           before
           it
           was
           glorified
           ?
           But
           principally
           and
           with
           most
           fell
           violence
           let
           them
           crie
           ,
           out
           vpon
           all
           arguing
           and
           reasoning
           in
           this
           busines
           .
           And
           withall
           let
           them
           alleadge
           ,
           how
           ,
           
             God
             sees
             not
             as
             man
             sees
             ,
             nor
             is
             affectable
          
           as
           man
           is
           ;
           
             that
             He
             often
             thinkes
             that
             precious
             ,
             which
             man
             thinkes
             vile
             ;
             He
             could
             passe
             through
             the
             wombe
             of
             a
             woman
             without
             defilement
             ,
             &c.
          
           but
           aboue
           all
           ,
           let
           them
           neuer
           forget
           to
           tell
           vs
           of
           Gods
           
             Omnipotence
             ,
          
           
           and
           that
           
             we
             infinitely
             robbe
             the
             same
             ,
          
           by
           denying
           these
           their
           monstrous
           supposes
           ,
           
             as
             if
             there
             were
             any
             thing
             impossible
             with
             Him
             ?
          
           And
           thereupon
           finally
           let
           them
           glory
           in
           the
           strength
           of
           their
           owne
           Faith
           ,
           for
           that
           ,
           it
           is
           so
           strong
           (
           numbd
           ,
           seared
           ,
           and
           senselesse
           indeed
           )
           as
           that
           with
           ease
           they
           can
           beleeue
           ,
           that
           which
           their
           aduersaries
           are
           afraid
           once
           to
           imagine
           .
           And
           then
           last
           of
           all
           ,
           let
           them
           close
           vp
           all
           with
           this
           pleasing
           conceit
           ,
           that
           surely
           their
           opinion
           is
           inuincible
           :
           for
           why
           ?
           because
           (
           no
           doubt
           )
           it
           is
           builded
           vpon
           a
           rocke
           ;
           yea
           the
           most
           high
           and
           mighty
           Rocke
           ,
           the
           omnipotence
           of
           God.
           But
           ,
           a
           lasse
           ,
           poore
           ,
           miserable
           ,
           abominable
           fooles
           !
           For
           if
           he
           be
           a
           foole
           that
           builds
           (
           though
           neuer
           so
           good
           stuffe
           )
           vpon
           a
           sandy
           foundation
           ;
           then
           
           how
           abominably
           foolish
           is
           he
           ,
           that
           builds
           most
           rotten
           and
           most
           vile
           stuffe
           ,
           vpon
           the
           most
           precious
           foundation
           ?
           As
           if
           cob-webs
           were
           any
           whit
           the
           stronger
           for
           beeing
           built
           in
           pallaces
           ?
           shall
           they
           not
           so
           much
           the
           sooner
           be
           swept
           away
           ?
           so
           this
           their
           like
           planting
           such
           spider-like
           ,
           abominable
           stuffe
           thus
           at
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           so
           farre
           shall
           it
           bee
           from
           getting
           strength
           thereby
           ,
           as
           that
           from
           thence
           it
           shall
           receiue
           most
           terrible
           confusion
           .
           The
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           denies
           it
           ,
           yea
           wee
           glory
           in
           it
           that
           it
           is
           omnipotent
           :
           
             all
             things
             are
             possible
             vnto
             Him
          
           ;
           we
           know
           it
           :
           Scripture
           teacheth
           it
           :
           namely
           ,
           so
           far
           forth
           as
           they
           carrie
           an
           honour
           in
           the
           performance
           .
           For
           else
           ,
           why
           saies
           an
           other
           Scripture
           ,
           
             it
             is
             impossible
             that
             God
             should
             lie
             ?
          
           but
           to
           
           shew
           vs
           ,
           that
           no
           kind
           of
           dishonourable
           actions
           (
           whereof
           lying
           is
           one
           )
           may
           bee
           ascribed
           vnto
           Him
           :
           All
           power
           also
           to
           disgrace
           ,
           diminish
           ,
           or
           destroy
           (
           finally
           )
           either
           it selfe
           or
           other
           ,
           beeing
           impotence
           and
           vnstaiednesse
           .
           Before
           therefore
           they
           had
           presumed
           to
           affirme
           that
           God
           can
           doe
           so
           ,
           or
           so
           ;
           they
           should
           first
           with
           feare
           and
           reuerence
           ,
           haue
           considered
           whether
           it
           might
           stand
           with
           His
           glorie
           ,
           so
           ,
           or
           so
           ,
           to
           worke
           .
           For
           that
           His
           power
           does
           neuer
           worke
           outwardly
           to
           the
           creature-ward
           ,
           but
           as
           it
           is
           first
           beckned
           vnto
           ,
           and
           cited
           by
           His
           glory
           :
           that
           beeing
           the
           ground
           and
           square
           of
           all
           power
           and
           possibility
           whatsoeuer
           :
           euen
           the
           power
           of
           sinne
           beeing
           grounded
           hereupon
           ,
           because
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           is
           aduanced
           by
           subduing
           
           sinne
           :
           All
           sayings
           ,
           finally
           ,
           interpretations
           ,
           and
           expositions
           whatsoeuer
           ,
           beeing
           no
           further
           allowable
           ,
           but
           so
           farre
           forth
           as
           they
           make
           for
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           may
           stand
           with
           ,
           This
           diuine
           Glory
           .
           The
           Church
           therefore
           interpreting
           those
           tearmes
           of
           
             Face
             ,
             Eyes
             ,
             Hands
             ,
             Armes
             ,
             Wings
             ,
             Foote
             ,
             &c.
          
           to
           be
           attributed
           vnto
           God
           improperly
           ,
           and
           by
           way
           of
           His
           gracious
           condiscending
           vnto
           ,
           and
           sympathizing
           with
           mans
           nature
           ;
           because
           beeing
           litterally
           taken
           ,
           they
           are
           derogatory
           vnto
           His
           eternall
           glory
           ,
           whereunto
           
             simplicity
          
           and
           
             vniformitie
          
           is
           of
           absolute
           necessity
           .
           Are
           then
           thy
           supposes
           dishonourable
           vnto
           God
           ?
           So
           far
           then
           is
           the
           Omnipotence
           from
           effecting
           them
           ,
           or
           yeelding
           vnto
           them
           the
           least
           possibility
           of
           proceeding
           from
           Him
           ,
           as
           that
           
           infinitely
           it
           barres
           ,
           repells
           and
           abhorres
           them
           .
           True
           indeed
           ,
           time
           was
           ,
           and
           wee
           blesse
           the
           time
           ,
           when
           He
           tooke
           contempt
           vpon
           Him
           ;
           (
           so
           loued
           He
           the
           world
           ,
           mans
           misery
           otherwise
           beeing
           endlesse
           ;
           )
           but
           what
           of
           that
           ?
           is
           therefore
           honour
           and
           dishonour
           vnto
           Him
           all
           one
           ?
           He
           passed
           through
           the
           wombe
           of
           a
           woman
           without
           defilement
           ;
           true
           :
           but
           was
           it
           without
           abasement
           ?
           where
           then
           is
           the
           merit
           thereof
           ?
           
           Or
           he
           
             that
             humbleth
             Himselfe
             ,
             in
             that
             He
             does
             behold
             the
             things
             done
             in
             heauen
             and
             earth
          
           ;
           did
           He
           not
           infinitely
           more
           humble
           Himselfe
           in
           descending
           into
           the
           
             heart
             of
             the
             earth
             ?
          
           Or
           because
           also
           He
           was
           scourged
           and
           crucified
           without
           any
           defilement
           ,
           shall
           that
           also
           be
           counted
           all
           one
           vnto
           Him
           ,
           that
           so
           thou
           mayest
           crucifie
           
           Him
           ,
           yea
           drinke
           His
           heart
           blood
           againe
           and
           againe
           ?
           We
           grant
           also
           that
           as
           He
           is
           pure
           God
           ,
           He
           is
           not
           onely
           vnpollutable
           ,
           but
           also
           vnaffectable
           with
           mans
           actions
           .
           But
           shall
           man
           therefore
           be
           carelesse
           of
           his
           actions
           ?
           The
           blasphemies
           of
           wicked
           men
           do
           no
           way
           hurt
           ,
           or
           come
           nigh
           Him
           ;
           shall
           it
           therefore
           be
           lawfull
           to
           blaspheame
           ?
           
             If
             thou
             sinnest
          
           (
           saith
           
             Iob
             )
             what
             doest
             thou
             against
             Him
             :
          
           
           
             or
             if
             thou
             be
             righteous
             ,
             what
             giuest
             thou
             vnto
             Him
             ?
          
           wilt
           thou
           therefore
           be
           indifferent
           whether
           thou
           sinnest
           or
           not
           ,
           whether
           thou
           does
           well
           or
           not
           ?
           
             Hee
             sees
             not
             as
             man
             sees
          
           ;
           well
           :
           His
           Eternall
           and
           incomprehensible
           nature
           indeed
           ,
           sees
           all
           things
           in
           a
           moment
           ,
           and
           without
           obseruing
           time
           ,
           place
           ,
           or
           circumstance
           :
           But
           as
           He
           hath
           set
           
           Himselfe
           in
           reference
           and
           aspect
           vnto
           his
           creature
           ,
           especially
           that
           creature
           whose
           nature
           He
           hath
           assumed
           ,
           He
           now
           hath
           determined
           to
           see
           ,
           though
           not
           peruersly
           as
           wicked
           men
           ,
           nor
           shallowly
           as
           all
           men
           ,
           yet
           by
           those
           courses
           and
           formes
           of
           conceiuing
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           ingrained
           His
           creature
           withall
           :
           And
           therefore
           now
           forbeares
           not
           to
           say
           ,
           
           
             I
             will
             goe
             downe
             ,
             and
             see
             whether
             they
             haue
             done
             according
             to
             their
             crie
             ,
             and
             if
             not
             ,
             I
             will
             knowe
             :
          
           yea
           ,
           now
           He
           will
           be
           affected
           with
           his
           creature
           ,
           will
           be
           angred
           and
           pleased
           with
           it
           ,
           will
           accept
           honour
           and
           euen
           outward
           respects
           from
           it
           :
           the
           holy
           Baptist
           therfore
           professing
           himselfe
           not
           
             worthy
             to
             vntie
             the
             latchet
             of
             his
             shooes
          
           ;
           and
           the
           good
           Centurion
           esteeming
           him
           too
           great
           to
           enter
           the
           roofe
           of
           his
           
           house
           :
           yea
           now
           He
           calls
           for
           the
           
             bending
             of
             euery
             knee
             ,
          
           and
           
             the
             falling
             downe
             before
             His
             footestoole
             ,
          
           with
           all
           possible
           praise
           ,
           honour
           ,
           and
           glorie
           .
           Remember
           therefore
           ,
           O
           presumptuous
           man
           ,
           (
           wormes
           meate
           ,
           dust
           ,
           and
           ashes
           ,
           )
           remember
           ,
           that
           His
           reuealed
           Law
           ,
           not
           his
           incomprehensible
           nature
           ,
           must
           bee
           thy
           square
           and
           gouernour
           .
           His
           law
           bids
           thee
           euery
           where
           ascribe
           vnto
           Him
           all
           glorie
           ,
           praise
           ,
           power
           ,
           and
           dominion
           ;
           giue
           Him
           therefore
           that
           He
           cals
           for
           :
           and
           seeing
           He
           calls
           for
           honour
           ,
           see
           thou
           offerest
           nothing
           vnto
           Him
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           thou
           thinkest
           to
           be
           most
           excellent
           ,
           and
           most
           honourable
           :
           and
           whatsoeuer
           thou
           wouldest
           esteeme
           vile
           ,
           inglorious
           ,
           or
           contumelious
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           offered
           vnto
           thy selfe
           ,
           so
           farre
           must
           thou
           
           be
           from
           offring
           that
           vnto
           Him
           ,
           or
           supposing
           it
           by
           Him
           ,
           as
           thou
           wouldest
           be
           from
           blaspheming
           .
           Thou
           reachest
           foorth
           thy
           hand
           in
           loue
           or
           fauour
           vnto
           some
           man
           ;
           he
           biteth
           it
           ,
           or
           puts
           it
           in
           his
           mouth
           ;
           does
           hee
           honour
           thee
           in
           so
           doing
           ?
           or
           if
           thou
           takest
           such
           vsage
           for
           a
           fowle
           indignitie
           ,
           wilt
           thou
           offer
           the
           like
           vnto
           Him
           ,
           vnto
           whome
           thou
           owest
           all
           honour
           ,
           feare
           ,
           dread
           ,
           and
           reuerence
           vnto
           ?
           Or
           belike
           when
           Hee
           so
           calls
           for
           
             honour
             ,
             glorie
             ,
             maiestie
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Hee
           meanes
           some
           other
           matter
           ,
           or
           retaines
           some
           speciall
           notion
           vnder
           those
           words
           ,
           which
           man
           neuer
           meant
           ?
           As
           if
           God
           speakes
           vnto
           vs
           in
           any
           other
           language
           but
           our
           owne
           ?
           or
           when
           He
           forbids
           
             murther
             ,
             adulterie
             ,
             stealing
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           He
           meanes
           any
           thing
           else
           by
           
           such
           words
           ,
           but
           as
           man
           (
           the
           maker
           of
           words
           ,
           as
           God
           is
           the
           maker
           of
           all
           things
           )
           intended
           them
           to
           signifie
           ?
           Then
           know
           ,
           O
           peruerse
           man
           ,
           that
           when
           he
           generally
           calls
           for
           honour
           ,
           glorie
           ,
           maiestie
           ,
           wisedome
           ,
           iustice
           ,
           &c.
           to
           be
           ascribed
           vnto
           Him
           ,
           Hee
           meanes
           nothing
           else
           but
           those
           respects
           and
           offices
           (
           saue
           onely
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           )
           which
           man
           that
           made
           those
           words
           did
           first
           meane
           to
           vnderstand
           by
           such
           words
           ;
           vnlesse
           thou
           meanest
           to
           make
           His
           word
           of
           no
           effect
           ,
           yea
           a
           very
           snare
           and
           intanglement
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           and
           to
           speake
           by
           contraries
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           blaspheme
           it
           as
           thou
           doest
           his
           Omnipotence
           .
           But
           finally
           ,
           were
           it
           so
           that
           these
           supposes
           did
           not
           indeed
           dishonour
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           consequently
           might
           be
           allowed
           amongst
           things
           not
           impossible
           ;
           
           must
           they
           therefore
           of
           necessitie
           be
           beleeued
           ?
           because
           dooms
           day
           may
           be
           to
           morrowe
           ,
           must
           it
           needs
           therefore
           so
           befal
           ?
           God
           can
           raise
           children
           out
           of
           stones
           ,
           and
           humane
           bodies
           out
           of
           morsells
           of
           bread
           ;
           must
           it
           therefore
           so
           be
           expected
           ?
           does
           possibility
           impose
           necessitie
           ?
           to
           what
           purpose
           then
           is
           there
           so
           great
           labour
           to
           prooue
           a
           possibilitie
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           which
           both
           they
           are
           infinitely
           shut
           from
           ,
           and
           also
           were
           it
           graunted
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           neuer
           the
           nearer
           .
           As
           little
           does
           it
           helpe
           them
           ,
           but
           more
           and
           more
           condemne
           them
           ,
           when
           they
           challenge
           all
           argument
           ,
           and
           renounce
           all
           kind
           of
           euidence
           which
           either
           sense
           or
           reason
           offreth
           in
           this
           cause
           .
           For
           are
           not
           Sense
           &
           Reason
           the
           very
           ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           imprinted
           in
           mans
           nature
           when
           it
           was
           
           most
           perfect
           ?
           yea
           ,
           in
           the
           estate
           we
           now
           are
           in
           ,
           are
           they
           not
           the
           onely
           meanes
           whereby
           wee
           are
           both
           capable
           of
           His
           will
           ,
           stand
           liable
           vnto
           his
           lawes
           ,
           and
           tractable
           to
           His
           purposes
           ?
           Does
           not
           euery
           word
           of
           God
           presuppose
           at
           least
           a
           reasonable
           vnderstanding
           ,
           being
           otherwise
           as
           commendable
           vnto
           the
           beast
           ?
           yea
           ,
           when
           the
           Lord
           meanes
           most
           palpably
           to
           conuince
           men
           ,
           does
           He
           not
           referre
           them
           to
           their
           senses
           ?
           Are
           not
           not
           all
           His
           expostulations
           &
           messages
           whatsoeuer
           ,
           directed
           vnto
           the
           conscience
           ,
           whose
           ground
           is
           Sense
           and
           Science
           ?
           
           does
           He
           not
           send
           the
           vnbeleeuer
           to
           his
           touch
           ,
           
           to
           feele
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           resurrection
           ?
           the
           Ruffian
           to
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           deformitie
           of
           long
           haire
           ?
           and
           the
           hypocrite
           to
           the
           common
           opinion
           ,
           to
           see
           
           the
           madnesse
           of
           speaking
           in
           an
           vnknowne
           tongue
           ?
           
           yea
           ,
           does
           He
           not
           euerie
           where
           conuince
           men
           of
           the
           greatest
           sinne
           ,
           euen
           of
           Idolatrie
           ,
           onely
           by
           this
           ;
           because
           they
           worship
           that
           which
           their
           common
           Sense
           could
           tell
           them
           was
           a
           senslesse
           creature
           ?
           whereas
           if
           the
           power
           of
           common
           sense
           bee
           so
           blind
           ,
           or
           so
           weake
           ,
           or
           so
           false
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           cannot
           certainely
           say
           ,
           whether
           the
           thing
           it
           sees
           ,
           handle
           ,
           and
           tasteth
           bee
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           or
           not
           ;
           how
           shall
           it
           be
           able
           to
           say
           ,
           whether
           that
           which
           it
           worshippeth
           be
           a
           stone
           or
           not
           ,
           yea
           and
           that
           so
           infallibly
           ,
           as
           that
           the
           worshipper
           thereof
           shall
           bee
           condemned
           ,
           by
           the
           sentence
           of
           the
           most
           vpright
           Iudge
           ,
           to
           be
           an
           Idolater
           thereupon
           ?
           For
           may
           not
           the
           Idolater
           iustly
           plead
           ,
           that
           howsoeuer
           his
           common
           
           Sense
           told
           him
           it
           was
           a
           stocke
           ,
           or
           a
           stone
           ,
           yet
           might
           it
           indeede
           bee
           very
           God
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           that
           which
           common
           sense
           affirmeth
           to
           be
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           ,
           is
           notwithstanding
           very
           God
           ?
           And
           if
           it
           be
           replyed
           vpon
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           haue
           found
           Scripture
           to
           warrant
           the
           person
           of
           God
           in
           the
           appearance
           of
           bread
           ;
           may
           he
           not
           readily
           answer
           againe
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           as
           much
           Scripture
           to
           warrant
           the
           person
           of
           God
           in
           the
           appearance
           of
           a
           stone
           ,
           for
           that
           the
           same
           Scripture
           calleth
           as
           expresly
           the
           same
           God
           by
           the
           name
           of
           a
           stone
           ,
           and
           a
           rocke
           ,
           whereof
           for
           ought
           hee
           knowes
           ,
           his
           God
           may
           bee
           a
           peice
           ?
           And
           thus
           by
           the
           disabling
           the
           iudgement
           of
           common
           sense
           ,
           shall
           the
           Idolater
           be
           furnished
           with
           a
           faire
           excuse
           ;
           and
           may
           in
           the
           ende
           be
           iustified
           
           for
           taking
           
             a
             tree
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             making
             a
             fire
             to
             warme
             himselfe
             with
             one
             part
             ,
             does
             make
             a
             god
             of
             the
             other
             :
          
           as
           wel
           as
           they
           which
           of
           the
           same
           dough
           fill
           their
           bellies
           with
           one
           part
           ,
           and
           then
           fall
           downe
           in
           adoration
           before
           the
           other
           .
           So
           as
           this
           renouncing
           of
           common
           Sense
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           but
           to
           cut
           in
           sunder
           the
           strings
           of
           Gods
           prouidence
           (
           wherewith
           hee
           leads
           men
           in
           and
           out
           before
           Him
           ,
           like
           a
           flocke
           of
           sheep
           ,
           )
           and
           flatly
           to
           peruert
           the
           rule
           ,
           and
           blaspheme
           the
           proceedings
           of
           His
           Iustice
           ?
           True
           indeed
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           often
           tells
           vs
           ,
           that
           humane
           wisedome
           and
           vnderstanding
           is
           vanitie
           ,
           foolishnes
           ,
           yea
           ,
           enmity
           with
           God
           ;
           partly
           because
           the
           wisedome
           of
           most
           men
           is
           foolishnesse
           indeed
           ,
           and
           partly
           because
           in
           comparison
           with
           Gods
           wisedome
           ,
           the
           best
           
           is
           but
           foolishnesse
           :
           but
           principally
           ,
           because
           vnder
           the
           dominion
           of
           vnbeleefe
           ,
           malice
           ,
           and
           concupiscence
           ,
           it
           is
           abused
           ,
           peruerted
           ,
           and
           made
           enmity
           with
           God
           ,
           as
           a
           weapon
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           a
           rebell
           becomes
           enmity
           against
           his
           Prince
           :
           But
           shall
           we
           therefore
           from
           these-like
           respectiue
           ,
           comparatiue
           ,
           and
           abusiue
           speeches
           ,
           proceed
           absolutely
           to
           frustrate
           and
           disanull
           the
           faculties
           themselues
           ?
           Because
           the
           corruption
           of
           nature
           must
           be
           wrought
           out
           ,
           must
           therefore
           nature
           it selfe
           be
           destroyed
           ?
           Or
           because
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           must
           be
           subiect
           vnto
           the
           Faith
           (
           and
           so
           is
           a
           Prince
           to
           his
           Physitian
           ,
           or
           Pilot
           ,
           in
           their
           elements
           )
           shall
           therefore
           the
           faith
           cleane
           put
           out
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           ?
           does
           ruling
           ouer
           subiects
           consist
           in
           destroying
           subiects
           ?
           
           cannot
           my
           beast
           be
           subiect
           vnto
           me
           ,
           vnlesse
           it
           falls
           downe
           vnder
           me
           ?
           or
           because
           the
           Eye
           cannot
           heare
           ,
           shall
           therefore
           the
           Eare
           put
           out
           the
           eye
           ?
           So
           because
           sense
           and
           reason
           cannot
           lay
           hold
           of
           future
           things
           ,
           shall
           therefore
           the
           Faith
           deny
           their
           iudgement
           in
           present
           things
           ?
           yea
           take
           away
           these
           reasonable
           powers
           ,
           and
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           the
           Faith
           ?
           can
           it
           be
           ingrafted
           into
           the
           beast
           ?
           For
           as
           the
           naturall
           man
           is
           the
           wild
           oliue
           ,
           vntill
           he
           shoots
           into
           the
           true
           vine
           ;
           so
           is
           the
           faith
           without
           effect
           ,
           and
           must
           rerurne
           to
           Him
           that
           gaue
           it
           ,
           vnlesse
           it
           finds
           a
           reasonable
           (
           though
           a
           wild
           )
           stocke
           to
           receiue
           it
           ,
           and
           finde
           materialls
           vnto
           it
           ,
           Or
           againe
           ,
           how
           shall
           an
           infidell
           be
           conuerted
           (
           though
           in
           the
           act
           of
           conuersion
           these
           naturall
           
           faculties
           most
           of
           all
           must
           be
           restrained
           )
           if
           Sense
           and
           reason
           be
           thus
           wholly
           laid
           aside
           ?
           For
           the
           onely
           meanes
           which
           Grace
           vseth
           vnto
           mans
           conuersion
           ,
           being
           preaching
           and
           miracles
           :
           take
           away
           Sense
           ,
           and
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           preaching
           ?
           how
           shall
           we
           heare
           ,
           or
           how
           shall
           we
           read
           ?
           So
           againe
           take
           away
           reason
           ,
           and
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           miracles
           ?
           how
           shal
           they
           mooue
           admiration
           and
           astonishment
           ,
           or
           get
           acknowledgement
           ?
           In
           so
           much
           as
           it
           might
           bee
           a
           short
           decision
           of
           this
           whole
           cause
           ,
           to
           retort
           their
           argument
           ,
           and
           say
           ;
           Common
           Sense
           does
           acknowledge
           no
           substantiall
           change
           in
           this
           bread
           ,
           nor
           any
           manner
           of
           miracle
           whatsoeuer
           ;
           therefore
           no
           such
           matter
           in
           this
           businesse
           may
           bee
           supposed
           .
           For
           all
           the
           miracles
           that
           euer
           we
           read
           of
           ,
           
           not
           onely
           were
           acknowledged
           by
           these
           naturall
           faculties
           ,
           but
           also
           were
           immediately
           directed
           vnto
           them
           ,
           whereby
           to
           be
           conuaied
           vnto
           the
           heart
           of
           the
           natural
           man
           ,
           toward
           his
           conuiction
           or
           conuersion
           .
           For
           the
           first
           intent
           of
           all
           miracles
           beeing
           to
           conuince
           vnbeleefe
           ;
           either
           in
           whole
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           vnbeleeuer
           ,
           or
           in
           part
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           weake
           beleeuer
           :
           As
           for
           the
           vnbeleeuer
           ;
           nothing
           can
           possibly
           come
           at
           him
           but
           that
           which
           this
           naturall
           light
           (
           beyond
           which
           he
           hath
           no
           capacity
           )
           can
           entertaine
           :
           and
           as
           for
           the
           weake
           beleeuer
           ;
           considering
           that
           weakenesse
           of
           faith
           is
           (
           in
           degree
           )
           a
           want
           of
           faith
           ,
           neither
           againe
           can
           he
           be
           outwardly
           wrought
           vpon
           toward
           the
           remoouing
           that
           his
           weakenes
           ,
           but
           by
           those
           manner
           of
           meanes
           which
           can
           in
           some
           
           measure
           worke
           vpon
           vnbeleefe
           it selfe
           .
           So
           as
           those
           manner
           of
           miracles
           which
           this
           outward
           light
           of
           nature
           cannot
           acknowledge
           ,
           must
           needs
           be
           as
           vaine
           (
           and
           therefore
           not
           of
           Gods
           working
           ,
           )
           as
           to
           point
           out
           the
           way
           to
           a
           traueller
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           put
           out
           his
           eyes
           :
           the
           proper
           intent
           of
           all
           miracles
           beeing
           this
           ;
           outwardly
           to
           point
           vnto
           that
           supernaturall
           power
           ,
           which
           inwardly
           Grace
           onely
           does
           reueale
           .
           True
           indeed
           if
           the
           light
           of
           Grace
           does
           affirme
           or
           reueale
           any
           thing
           which
           this
           light
           of
           nature
           cānot
           conceiue
           ,
           or
           does
           contrary
           ,
           there
           must
           it
           be
           suspended
           and
           renounced
           :
           but
           no
           such
           matter
           is
           there
           in
           the
           present
           businesse
           .
           For
           neither
           does
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           nor
           (
           Scriptures
           expositour
           )
           the
           Church
           (
           the
           onely
           windowes
           
           of
           the
           light
           of
           Grace
           )
           affirme
           any
           substantiall
           change
           ,
           any
           miracle
           ,
           any
           con-or
           transubstantiation
           whatsoeuer
           to
           be
           wrought
           at
           this
           time
           .
           For
           first
           concerning
           Scripture
           ;
           where
           does
           that
           affirme
           or
           import
           any
           such
           matters
           ?
           That
           He
           tooke
           ,
           brake
           ,
           blessed
           ,
           and
           gaue
           bread
           ,
           &c.
           all
           the
           reports
           of
           the
           first
           institution
           doe
           auouch
           :
           but
           that
           this
           bread
           was
           conuerted
           ,
           changed
           ,
           or
           any
           way
           in
           the
           nature
           thereof
           altred
           ,
           but
           as
           all
           other
           bread
           is
           by
           the
           force
           of
           naturall
           digestion
           ,
           no
           Scripture
           makes
           any
           the
           least
           mention
           .
           It
           saith
           ,
           This
           is
           my
           body
           ;
           true
           :
           and
           who
           saies
           otherwise
           ?
           but
           what
           meant
           He
           ?
           when
           He
           called
           
             Peter
          
           a
           stone
           did
           he
           meane
           to
           turne
           him
           into
           a
           stone
           ,
           as
           He
           did
           the
           vnbeleeuer
           into
           a
           pillar
           of
           salt
           ?
           He
           called
           also
           
             Herode
          
           a
           fox
           ,
           
             Iudas
          
           a
           
           deuill
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Pharisies
          
           vipers
           ;
           Himselfe
           also
           is
           vsually
           called
           a
           ●yon
           ,
           lamb
           ,
           stone
           ,
           rocke
           ,
           &c.
           ●s
           we
           haue
           noted
           ;
           cannot
           these
           sayings
           bee
           true
           ,
           vnlesse
           they
           prooue
           so
           indeed
           ?
           If
           then
           the
           words
           may
           haue
           an
           other
           mea●ing
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           the
           law
           both
           of
           common
           and
           diuine
           formes
           of
           ●peech
           ;
           must
           we
           needs
           suppose
           ●ese
           most
           incredible
           ,
           mon●rous
           and
           impious
           operations
           ,
           ●nely
           for
           this
           ende
           to
           help
           the
           words
           to
           a
           meaning
           ?
           yea
           had
           it
           ●ot
           beene
           farre
           better
           to
           haue
           ●rofessed
           ignorance
           of
           their
           meaning
           ,
           then
           thus
           to
           con●ound
           and
           offer
           violence
           vnto
           God
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           courses
           to●ard
           the
           filling
           vp
           of
           dead
           let●rs
           with
           a
           meaning
           ?
           Or
           belike
           ●annot
           the
           intent
           of
           our
           Saui●ur
           in
           this
           His
           Ordinance
           take
           ●ffect
           ,
           vnles
           these
           miracles
           ,
           and
           
           especially
           His
           reall
           presence
           a●waies
           concurre
           ?
           So
           indeed
           they
           must
           say
           ,
           or
           else
           nothing
           i●
           left
           them
           .
           But
           say
           then
           ;
           wha●
           was
           the
           intent
           of
           this
           our
           Sau●ours
           Ordinance
           ?
           If
           it
           was
           fo●
           His
           remembrance
           ;
           we
           know
           that
           the
           remembrance
           of
           a
           thing
           is
           not
           onely
           possibl●
           without
           the
           presence
           of
           it
           ,
           bu●
           also
           does
           necessarily
           imply
           th●
           absence
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           no
           way
           po●sibly
           can
           bee
           one
           and
           the
           sam●
           with
           it
           .
           So
           farre
           also
           is
           the
           remembrance
           of
           a
           thing
           from
           requiring
           any
           substantial
           change
           as
           that
           the
           more
           stable
           the
           elements
           and
           tokens
           are
           ,
           so
           much
           the
           more
           firme
           and
           constan●
           remembrance
           shall
           bee
           cause●
           thereby
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           if
           our
           Sauiours
           intent
           in
           this
           His
           ordinance
           was
           not
           onely
           for
           His
           remembrance
           ,
           (
           though
           to
           say
           
           more
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           but
           to
           adde
           vnto
           His
           owne
           words
           ,
           )
           but
           also
           to
           giue
           the
           receiuers
           a
           full
           and
           reall
           possession
           of
           Him
           and
           all
           His
           benefits
           :
           yet
           also
           may
           such
           a
           purpose
           be
           effected
           ,
           not
           onely
           without
           any
           compounding
           or
           changing
           of
           natures
           ,
           or
           this
           reall
           presence
           ,
           but
           also
           without
           these
           elements
           or
           Sacraments
           at
           al
           ;
           namely
           ,
           by
           the
           publication
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           wherein
           these
           benefits
           and
           all
           manner
           of
           promises
           ,
           are
           most
           immediately
           tendred
           vnto
           the
           faith
           of
           the
           hearer
           .
           
           In
           which
           respect
           one
           of
           the
           Fathers
           forbeares
           not
           to
           say
           ,
           
             I
             take
             the
             Gospell
             to
             be
             the
             Body
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             that
             more
             truely
             then
             the
             Sacrament
             :
          
           as
           also
           an
           other
           ;
           
           
             Who
             so
             hath
             abundantly
             drunke
             of
             the
             Apostles
             springs
             ,
             hath
             alreadie
             receiued
             whole
             Christ
             :
          
           and
           a
           third
           ,
           
           
             The
             word
             made
             flesh
             ,
             must
             be
             deuoured
             
             with
             hearing
             ,
             chewed
             with
             vnderstanding
             ,
             and
             digested
             by
             beleeuing
             .
          
           Thirdly
           ,
           if
           our
           Sauiours
           intent
           was
           not
           onely
           to
           refresh
           His
           remembrance
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           or
           to
           giue
           vs
           a
           full
           possession
           of
           Him
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           giue
           vs
           State
           and
           Sesne
           of
           such
           possession
           ;
           yet
           neither
           hereunto
           is
           either
           His
           Reall
           presence
           ,
           or
           these
           miraculous
           supposes
           any
           way
           requisite
           :
           no
           more
           then
           they
           bee
           requisite
           vnto
           the
           same
           intent
           in
           the
           other
           Sacrament
           of
           Baptisme
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           if
           the
           intent
           of
           this
           our
           Sauiours
           ordinance
           be
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           for
           our
           spirituall
           partaking
           Him
           (
           which
           is
           the
           worke
           of
           faith
           alone
           ,
           )
           nor
           againe
           onely
           for
           our
           visible
           partaking
           Him
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           the
           intent
           of
           euery
           Sacrament
           ,
           )
           but
           further
           that
           we
           may
           mutually
           and
           ioyntly
           so
           partake
           Him
           ,
           
           which
           is
           the
           most
           proper
           in●ent
           thereof
           )
           yet
           as
           we
           be
           seue●lly
           made
           His
           visible
           mem●ers
           ,
           by
           the
           sensible
           partaking
           ●aptisme
           ,
           where
           no
           such
           pre●nce
           nor
           wonders
           are
           suppo●d
           :
           so
           may
           we
           be
           ioyntly
           and
           ●utually
           made
           His
           visible
           bo●e
           ,
           by
           the
           sensible
           partaking
           ●is
           communion
           ,
           though
           still
           ●e
           elements
           remaine
           simple
           ,
           ●nd
           the
           same
           .
           Fiftly
           ,
           were
           it
           to
           ●e
           supposed
           ,
           that
           the
           intent
           of
           ●is
           His
           ordinance
           ,
           were
           to
           ●ue
           grace
           and
           faith
           vnto
           the
           ●ceiuer
           ;
           yet
           as
           the
           brazen
           ser●ent
           was
           neuer
           more
           then
           (
           as
           
             ●zechias
          
           called
           it
           )
           
             a
             peice
             of
             ●asse
             ,
          
           
           
             though
             all
             that
             looked
             vpon
             did
             liue
             thereby
             :
          
           so
           might
           these
           ●mple
           elements
           neuer
           exceede
           ●eir
           naked
           and
           simple
           natures
           ,
           ●ough
           as
           many
           as
           did
           eate
           ●ereof
           should
           get
           grace
           thereby
           .
           
           Or
           finally
           ,
           shall
           we
           suppo●
           the
           intent
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ●
           be
           (
           as
           some
           of
           the
           Aduersari●
           would
           haue
           it
           ,
           )
           for
           the
           exerci●
           and
           triall
           of
           our
           faith
           ,
           whereb●
           to
           learne
           to
           beleeue
           His
           omn●potence
           ,
           in
           first
           beleeuing
           H●
           bodily
           presence
           in
           so
           vnlike
           appearance
           ?
           and
           is
           this
           a
           fit
           e●ercise
           for
           to
           learne
           a
           weak
           fai●
           to
           beleeue
           ,
           by
           putting
           vpon
           such
           manner
           of
           supposes
           ?
           h●
           that
           shall
           complaine
           of
           a
           wea●
           stomacke
           ,
           shall
           he
           be
           prescribe
           to
           go
           eate
           the
           strongest
           mea●
           or
           he
           that
           can
           hardly
           stand
           o●
           his
           legges
           ,
           shall
           he
           for
           his
           re●uery
           be
           aduised
           to
           runne
           race●
           then
           indeed
           may
           he
           that
           complaines
           of
           a
           weake
           faith
           ,
           be
           w●shed
           vnto
           the
           exercises
           of
           th●
           strongest
           faith
           ;
           and
           hee
           th●
           would
           faine
           beleeue
           that
           th●
           Sonne
           of
           God
           was
           once
           made
           
           man
           for
           him
           ,
           let
           him
           be
           taught
           for
           a
           preparatiue
           to
           beleeue
           ,
           that
           hee
           thus
           daily
           takes
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           peice
           of
           bread
           for
           him
           ;
           and
           so
           not
           only
           the
           means
           shall
           prooue
           incomparably
           more
           hard
           to
           brooke
           ,
           then
           the
           end
           ,
           most
           preposterously
           ,
           but
           also
           that
           which
           was
           intended
           to
           comfort
           ,
           or
           (
           suppose
           )
           to
           exercise
           the
           weake
           faith
           ,
           shall
           ouerwhelme
           and
           breake
           the
           backe
           of
           the
           strongest
           faith
           :
           though
           (
           who
           knowes
           not
           )
           the
           intent
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           is
           to
           refresh
           and
           nourish
           ,
           not
           to
           exercise
           the
           faith
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           way
           thereunto
           should
           be
           by
           supplying
           new
           strength
           ,
           and
           producing
           more
           plaine
           euidence
           ;
           not
           by
           increasing
           the
           burthen
           ,
           and
           further
           perplexing
           the
           Senses
           .
           Last
           of
           all
           ,
           what
           intent
           or
           benefit
           can
           there
           be
           imagined
           for
           
           the
           behoofe
           of
           man
           ,
           which
           our
           Sauiour
           cannot
           effect
           vnto
           vs
           without
           his
           bodily
           presence
           ?
           yea
           ,
           the
           least
           miracle
           that
           euer
           we
           read
           of
           ,
           and
           whereunto
           the
           Omnipotence
           of
           God
           did
           least
           of
           all
           descend
           ,
           were
           it
           but
           the
           softest
           voice
           ,
           or
           the
           reaching
           forth
           of
           a
           hand
           ,
           &c.
           would
           it
           not
           far
           more
           mooue
           and
           worke
           vpon
           the
           hearts
           of
           men
           ,
           (
           were
           miracles
           now
           to
           be
           expected
           ,
           )
           then
           this
           all-surpassing
           Reall-presence
           ,
           and
           most
           stupendious
           concurring
           operations
           ?
           Wee
           conclude
           then
           ,
           that
           no
           possible
           or
           imaginable
           intent
           of
           this
           our
           Sauiours
           Ordinance
           ,
           does
           take
           any
           the
           least
           furtherance
           by
           these
           manner
           of
           supposes
           ,
           but
           rather
           is
           vtterly
           oppressed
           and
           confounded
           thereby
           .
           For
           whereas
           the
           principall
           intent
           thereof
           ,
           is
           to
           put
           vs
           in
           minde
           ,
           
           that
           He
           tooke
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           man
           for
           vs
           :
           what
           doe
           these
           supposes
           ,
           but
           teach
           the
           flat
           contrarie
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           Hee
           hath
           left
           the
           forme
           of
           a
           man
           ,
           and
           hath
           betaken
           vnto
           Him
           the
           forme
           of
           common
           bread
           ;
           yea
           ,
           not
           onely
           the
           intent
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           but
           euen
           the
           foundation
           of
           the
           Christian
           faith
           is
           distempered
           ;
           and
           (
           as
           much
           as
           in
           man
           lyes
           )
           ouerturned
           hereby
           .
           For
           if
           Hee
           that
           is
           a
           perfect
           man
           ,
           seemes
           to
           be
           a
           morsell
           of
           bread
           ;
           if
           Hee
           seemes
           to
           be
           bodily
           eaten
           ,
           and
           seemes
           to
           be
           chewed
           with
           the
           teeth
           ,
           when
           indeed
           Hee
           is
           neither
           so
           eaten
           ,
           chewed
           ,
           or
           any
           way
           touched
           :
           shall
           not
           men
           hereby
           learne
           to
           imagine
           ,
           that
           likewise
           when
           He
           was
           here
           vpon
           earth
           ,
           He
           might
           seeme
           to
           be
           a
           man
           ,
           and
           yet
           was
           not
           ;
           seemed
           to
           bleed
           ,
           suffer
           ,
           and
           die
           ,
           and
           
           yet
           indeed
           did
           not
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           life
           and
           power
           of
           our
           Saluation
           to
           come
           to
           nothing
           ?
           If
           then
           neither
           the
           words
           of
           our
           Sauiour
           ,
           nor
           any
           imaginable
           meaning
           of
           them
           doe
           inforce
           this
           Reall-presence
           ,
           where
           is
           the
           Scripture
           that
           must
           make
           vs
           put
           out
           our
           eyes
           ,
           and
           renounce
           all
           our
           wits
           for
           gain-saying
           it
           ?
           or
           that
           Scripture
           which
           tells
           vs
           
             that
             wee
             must
             eate
             His
             flesh
             ,
             &c.
          
           does
           it
           of
           necessitie
           bind
           vs
           to
           beleeue
           ,
           that
           here
           it
           is
           in
           the
           forme
           of
           bread
           ?
           as
           if
           the
           true
           eating
           of
           this
           flesh
           indeed
           ,
           did
           not
           consist
           in
           our
           onely
           beleeuing
           on
           Him
           ,
           and
           that
           before
           euer
           we
           tast
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           ?
           Or
           must
           we
           suppose
           ,
           that
           though
           no
           Scriptures
           expresly
           affirme
           these
           things
           ,
           yet
           by
           inference
           or
           circumstance
           they
           may
           imply
           as
           much
           ?
           yea
           rather
           
           the
           cleane
           contrary
           :
           For
           had
           our
           Sauiour
           intended
           ,
           that
           this
           His
           Ordinance
           should
           bee
           accompanied
           with
           these
           so
           vncouth
           and
           incredible
           operations
           ,
           together
           with
           such
           deformitie
           of
           His
           presence
           ,
           would
           he
           not
           haue
           giuen
           most
           expresse
           intelligence
           and
           warning
           thereof
           at
           the
           first
           institution
           ?
           would
           He
           haue
           giuen
           them
           no
           expectation
           of
           such
           wonders
           toward
           ?
           no
           caueat
           to
           
             heare
             with
             the
             right
             eare
             ,
          
           and
           
             see
             with
             a
             single
             eie
             ,
          
           as
           alwaies
           in
           matters
           of
           more
           importance
           then
           appearance
           ,
           He
           vsed
           to
           quicken
           His
           hearers
           withall
           ?
           yea
           ,
           had
           the
           Disciples
           supposed
           any
           such
           wonders
           ,
           would
           they
           haue
           bin
           so
           silent
           ,
           without
           so
           much
           as
           asking
           ,
           
             how
             can
             these
             things
             be
             ?
          
           or
           they
           which
           were
           so
           apt
           to
           make
           questions
           ,
           and
           difficulties
           ,
           and
           
           to
           wonder
           at
           his
           ordinary
           miracles
           ;
           
           yea
           ,
           to
           be
           so
           astonished
           at
           a
           strange
           draught
           of
           fishes
           ,
           could
           they
           let
           passe
           this
           masse
           of
           miracles
           vnregarded
           ?
           Or
           if
           they
           so
           easily
           swallowed
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           how
           was
           it
           that
           by
           and
           by
           after
           ,
           when
           our
           Sauiour
           did
           but
           say
           ,
           
           
             Yet
             a
             little
             while
             ,
             and
             ye
             shall
             not
             see
             me
             ;
             and
             a
             little
             while
             and
             ye
             shall
             see
             me
             ,
             &c.
          
           they
           were
           so
           troubled
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           professed
           they
           knewe
           not
           what
           Hee
           said
           ?
           could
           they
           conceiue
           immediately
           before
           ,
           how
           Hee
           could
           be
           here
           and
           there
           ,
           and
           euery
           where
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           corners
           of
           the
           earth
           bodily
           present
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           and
           yet
           now
           could
           not
           vnderstand
           ,
           how
           
             a
             little
             while
             they
             should
             see
             Him
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             while
             not
             see
             Him
             :
          
           and
           that
           when
           he
           told
           them
           that
           
             He
             went
             to
             the
             Father
             ?
          
           Or
           must
           wee
           
           suppose
           that
           the
           Disciples
           were
           so
           fully
           resolued
           of
           our
           Sauiours
           deity
           ,
           as
           that
           therfore
           at
           this
           supper
           they
           made
           no
           maruell
           at
           any
           thing
           which
           He
           said
           or
           did
           .
           But
           had
           it
           been
           so
           ,
           they
           would
           neuer
           so
           haue
           forsaken
           Him
           presently
           after
           supper
           ,
           and
           runne
           away
           from
           Him
           ,
           neither
           would
           they
           so
           slenderly
           haue
           beleeued
           His
           resurrection
           ,
           as
           to
           thinke
           it
           an
           
             idle
             tale
             ,
          
           
           when
           it
           was
           first
           reported
           ;
           especially
           beeing
           a
           thing
           farre
           more
           credible
           ,
           and
           farre
           more
           becomming
           the
           Almighty
           (
           then
           the
           most
           tolerable
           amongst
           these
           supposes
           ,
           )
           and
           whereof
           He
           had
           often
           forewarned
           them
           ,
           and
           shewed
           many
           experiments
           of
           his
           power
           therein
           .
           But
           be
           it
           so
           ,
           that
           the
           Apostles
           were
           so
           past
           all
           maruelling
           at
           our
           Sauiours
           workes
           :
           yet
           could
           they
           
           be
           so
           vnmindfull
           of
           the
           weake
           beleefe
           ,
           which
           future
           times
           are
           more
           and
           more
           subiect
           vnto
           ,
           as
           in
           their
           Epistles
           and
           Gospells
           to
           leaue
           no
           mention
           of
           these
           wonders
           ,
           concurring
           at
           euery
           Sacrament
           ,
           and
           beeing
           of
           such
           necessitie
           to
           be
           beleeued
           ?
           which
           also
           had
           they
           with
           many
           repetitions
           and
           inculcations
           put
           posterity
           in
           mind
           of
           ,
           yea
           euen
           inserted
           into
           their
           Creed
           ,
           yet
           all
           would
           haue
           been
           little
           enough
           to
           haue
           procured
           vnto
           it
           the
           meanest
           degree
           of
           vnfained
           beleefe
           .
           Or
           againe
           ,
           how
           is
           it
           that
           they
           so
           often
           rehearse
           in
           the
           Gospells
           the
           other
           miracles
           ,
           and
           yet
           will
           not
           vouchsafe
           any
           of
           these
           once
           the
           naming
           ?
           was
           His
           turning
           
             water
          
           into
           
             wine
          
           so
           memorable
           ,
           and
           yet
           His
           turning
           a
           
             morsell
             of
             bread
          
           into
           the
           perfect
           
             body
             of
             a
             man
             ,
          
           or
           making
           
           them
           both
           one
           (
           which
           is
           worse
           )
           not
           worth
           the
           speaking
           of
           ?
           Could
           His
           
             multiplying
             loaues
          
           be
           more
           wonderfull
           ,
           then
           this
           
             multiplying
             humane
             bodies
             ?
          
           or
           was
           his
           
             transfiguration
          
           on
           the
           mount
           more
           meruailous
           ,
           then
           this
           His
           
             transformation
             ,
          
           or
           ,
           
             transubstantiation
             ,
          
           if
           it
           were
           not
           counterfeit
           ?
           Or
           was
           the
           Apostles
           power
           ouer
           Scorpions
           and
           serpents
           more
           worthy
           to
           be
           recorded
           ,
           then
           this
           incomparably
           exceeding
           (
           supposed
           )
           power
           ouer
           the
           Mediatour
           ,
           to
           cause
           Him
           corporally
           to
           descend
           ,
           when
           they
           and
           their
           successors
           should
           thinke
           good
           ?
           To
           conclude
           then
           ,
           as
           no
           Scripture
           affirmes
           or
           implies
           ,
           so
           all
           circumstances
           are
           most
           contrary
           to
           this
           
             Reall
             presence
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           those
           intollerable
           supposes
           ,
           which
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           is
           
           so
           shent
           for
           gain-saying
           .
           What
           then
           ,
           in
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           saith
           the
           Church
           ?
           For
           the
           Church
           hauing
           nothing
           but
           either
           from
           nature
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           men
           ;
           or
           from
           Scripture
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           holy
           men
           ;
           it
           must
           follow
           ,
           that
           where
           nature
           and
           Scripture
           are
           silent
           ,
           the
           Church
           must
           needes
           be
           silent
           .
           
           Those
           Fathers
           also
           which
           tooke
           vpon
           them
           to
           write
           the
           meruells
           of
           both
           the
           Testaments
           ,
           for
           as
           much
           as
           they
           made
           no
           mention
           of
           these
           which
           are
           pretended
           ,
           may
           it
           not
           be
           a
           faire
           argument
           ,
           that
           the
           Church
           neuer
           knew
           them
           ?
           would
           they
           haue
           omitted
           those
           wonders
           ,
           which
           in
           regard
           of
           obscurenesse
           more
           needed
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           strangenesse
           more
           challenged
           ,
           and
           in
           regard
           of
           (
           supposed
           )
           necessitie
           more
           required
           ,
           notice
           and
           Faith
           at
           the
           
           hands
           of
           men
           then
           any
           of
           the
           rest
           ?
           Yea
           ,
           
           hee
           which
           writ
           them
           at
           the
           full
           (
           as
           all
           things
           else
           )
           least
           he
           might
           be
           thought
           of
           forgetfulnesse
           to
           haue
           left
           out
           this
           biggest
           miracle
           ,
           thus
           saith
           of
           the
           Sacraments
           in
           an
           other
           place
           ,
           that
           
             because
             they
             are
             knowne
             vnto
             men
             ,
             and
             by
             men
             are
             wrought
             ,
             they
             may
             haue
             honour
             as
             things
             appointed
             vnto
             religion
             ,
             but
             wonder
             as
             things
             meruailous
             they
             cannot
             haue
             .
          
           Euen
           thus
           much
           alone
           might
           it
           not
           bee
           sufficient
           to
           conclude
           the
           Church
           to
           be
           negatiue
           concerning
           these
           supposes
           ?
           or
           must
           we
           rather
           goe
           search
           from
           age
           to
           age
           ,
           the
           particular
           determination
           of
           the
           Fathers
           and
           writers
           in
           their
           times
           about
           these
           matters
           ?
           So
           indeed
           would
           the
           Aduersaries
           haue
           it
           :
           not
           because
           they
           thinke
           to
           help
           their
           cause
           thereby
           ,
           but
           ,
           
           partly
           because
           they
           haue
           no
           succour
           left
           ,
           where-vnder
           to
           shelter
           themselues
           ,
           but
           this
           pretence
           ;
           and
           partly
           for
           that
           by
           this
           kind
           of
           search
           ,
           they
           hope
           to
           gaine
           time
           ,
           and
           neuer
           come
           to
           an
           end
           .
           And
           yet
           notwithstanding
           euen
           in
           this
           kind
           hath
           the
           facility
           of
           our
           writers
           followed
           them
           ,
           and
           discouered
           vnto
           the
           world
           how
           the
           ancient
           Fathers
           neuer
           dreamed
           of
           these
           their
           monstrous
           supposes
           .
           And
           for
           a
           tast
           thereof
           ,
           my selfe
           was
           purposed
           ,
           Christian
           Reader
           ,
           to
           haue
           noted
           from
           the
           first
           (
           in
           time
           )
           of
           note
           ,
           
             Clemens
             Romanus
             ,
          
           and
           so
           through
           
             Ignatius
             ,
             Iustine
             Martyr
             ,
             Ireneus
             ,
             Tertullian
             ,
             Clemens
             Presb
             .
             Alexandrinus
             ,
             Origen
             ,
             Cyprian
             ,
             Eusebius
             Emissenus
             ,
             Eusebius
             Caesariensis
             ,
             Concilium
             Nicenum
             ,
             Athanasius
             ,
             Cyril
             ,
             Epiphanius
             ,
             Ambrose
             ,
             
             Greg
             Nissen
             :
             Chrysostome
             ,
             Greg.
             Nazien
             .
             Hierome
             ,
             Austine
             ,
             Fulgentius
             ,
             Vigilius
             Concil
             .
             Con●nt
             .
             Beda
             ,
             Theodoret
             ▪
             Bernard
             ,
             ●rtram
             Pascha●us
             ,
             R●banus
             M.
             Dru
             h●u
             Lumbard
             Bonauen●ure
             ,
             Ius
             canonicum
             ,
          
           vntill
           the
           ●imes
           of
           the
           first
           protestation
           ,
           ●he
           elements
           in
           this
           Sacrament
           were
           neuer
           esteemed
           to
           depart
           with
           their
           nature
           ,
           nor
           were
           e●er
           counted
           more
           then
           as
           ●gnes
           ,
           seales
           ,
           tokens
           ,
           figures
           ,
           ●acraments
           ,
           &c.
           of
           this
           His
           bo●y
           .
           But
           ,
           partly
           for
           the
           reasons
           ●leadged
           in
           the
           beginning
           ,
           I
           ●orbeare
           that
           labour
           ;
           and
           partly
           ●ecause
           this
           kinde
           of
           proofe
           ,
           ●ough
           the
           Authors
           were
           ne●er
           so
           worthy
           ,
           must
           be
           answe●ed
           in
           the
           end
           as
           that
           woman
           of
           
             ●maria
          
           was
           by
           her
           country●en
           ;
           
           
             now
             beleeue
             we
             not
             for
             thy
             ●ying
             ,
             for
             wee
             haue
             heard
             Him
             
             our selues
             :
          
           there
           beeing
           a
           nearer
           and
           more
           contenting
           euidence
           ,
           which
           the
           prouidence
           of
           God
           hath
           ordained
           ,
           to
           stablish
           the
           heart
           of
           man
           ,
           then
           the
           authority
           of
           any
           (
           especially
           farre
           set
           )
           whatsoeuer
           .
           But
           as
           touching
           the
           testimonies
           which
           they
           alleadge
           ,
           we
           thus
           shortly
           answer
           :
           First
           ,
           the
           Authors
           which
           they
           vouch
           ,
           so
           far
           forth
           as
           that
           notorious
           
             Expurgatoriu●
             Index
          
           hath
           had
           the
           trimming
           ,
           or
           rather
           the
           bowelling
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           farre
           wee
           might
           well
           returne
           them
           ,
           as
           authors
           and
           sayings
           of
           their
           owne
           framing
           ▪
           Secondly
           ,
           as
           holy
           and
           excellent
           tearmes
           and
           respects
           as
           any
           of
           them
           euer
           gaue
           to
           this
           Bread
           ;
           they
           gaue
           euery
           way
           as
           holy
           and
           as
           great
           vnto
           the
           other
           Sacrament
           of
           Baptisme
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           were
           it
           so
           that
           neuer
           so
           
           many
           made
           for
           thē
           ,
           yea
           should
           Angels
           from
           heauen
           teach
           vs
           to
           worship
           God
           in
           the
           shape
           or
           shew
           of
           bread
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           likenes
           of
           any
           thing
           either
           in
           heauen
           or
           earth
           ,
           we
           must
           abhor
           them
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           were
           it
           so
           that
           some
           ●ate
           Writers
           amongst
           their
           o●her
           workes
           haue
           infolded
           ●
           or
           rather
           rehearsed
           )
           this
           ●heir
           opinion
           ;
           yet
           as
           holy
           
             Aaron
          
           was
           ouer-borne
           by
           the
           multi●de
           ,
           to
           set
           vp
           that
           golden
           ●alfe
           ,
           which
           the
           people
           was
           so
           had
           vpon
           :
           so
           may
           it
           be
           ima●ined
           that
           men
           ,
           well
           otherwise
           ●ffected
           ,
           might
           in
           the
           like
           dread
           ●f
           a
           more
           fearce
           beast
           ,
           then
           the
           multitude
           ,
           be
           carried
           with
           the
           ●reame
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           and
           yet
           ●etest
           it
           as
           
             Aaron
          
           did
           ,
           though
           ●o
           more
           excusable
           then
           
           Aaron
           ●as
           .
           Last
           of
           all
           ;
           those
           testimo●es
           which
           they
           truely
           alleadge
           
           out
           of
           the
           auncient
           Fathers
           ,
           for
           many
           hundred
           yeares
           together
           ,
           immediately
           succeeding
           the
           first
           institution
           ,
           are
           vrged
           and
           pressed
           of
           them
           beyond
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           intent
           of
           the
           writer
           :
           namely
           ,
           by
           taking
           those
           sayings
           according
           to
           the
           fulnesse
           and
           propriety
           of
           the
           letter
           ,
           which
           they
           by
           way
           o●
           figure
           only
           ,
           hyperbollically
           ,
           o●
           comparatiuely
           ,
           vsed
           to
           amplifi●
           and
           exaggerate
           the
           worthine●
           of
           this
           Sacrament
           vnto
           the
           receiuer
           .
           As
           one
           saying
           of
           it
           thus
           
             Thinke
             not
             that
             thou
             receiue
             bread
             ,
             or
             wine
             ,
             when
             thou
             come
             to
             these
             mysteries
             ,
             &c.
          
           euen
           a
           neighbours
           will
           say
           when
           the●
           inuite
           one
           another
           ,
           
             looke
             for
             ●
             good
             cheere
             &c.
          
           meaning
           tha●
           good
           cheere
           is
           not
           the
           inten●
           of
           their
           inuiting
           :
           yea
           some
           peraduenture
           not
           forbearing
           to
           sa●
           
           flatly
           ,
           that
           
             the
             bread
             and
             the
             wine
             are
             conuerted
             into
             His
             bodie
             and
             blood
             ,
          
           euen
           as
           
             monie
          
           may
           be
           said
           to
           
             be
             conuerted
             into
             land
             ,
             a
             penny
             into
             a
             penny
             loafe
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           An
           other
           againe
           saying
           ;
           
             the
             same
             thing
             which
             is
             beleeued
             with
             our
             faith
             ,
             is
             receiued
             with
             our
             mouth
          
           :
           euen
           as
           the
           
             seale
          
           and
           
             the
             instrument
             ,
          
           or
           the
           instrument
           and
           our
           act
           is
           all
           one
           .
           And
           some
           finally
           saying
           ,
           
             in
             the
             bread
             ,
             is
             receiued
             that
             which
             did
             hang
             vpon
             the
             crosse
          
           ;
           meaning
           ,
           that
           nothing
           else
           is
           intended
           in
           the
           receiuing
           that
           bread
           ,
           but
           the
           benefit
           of
           Him
           that
           so
           died
           .
           These
           manner
           of
           phrases
           ,
           and
           patheticall
           amplifications
           ,
           the
           Fathers
           are
           not
           scrupulous
           sometime
           to
           bestow
           vpon
           this
           Bread
           :
           yet
           so
           as
           withall
           it
           may
           easily
           be
           discerned
           ,
           how
           they
           neuer
           had
           therein
           any
           further
           intent
           ,
           but
           
           partly
           to
           weane
           the
           conceit
           of
           the
           receiuer
           from
           regarding
           the
           belly-elements
           ;
           and
           partly
           by
           so
           attributing
           vnto
           the
           signe
           ,
           the
           vertue
           and
           power
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           the
           spirit
           of
           the
           receiuer
           might
           the
           more
           kindly
           glide
           out
           of
           earthly
           shadowes
           and
           resemblances
           ,
           into
           heauenly
           apprehensions
           and
           fruitions
           :
           so
           as
           from
           such
           kind
           of
           comparatiue
           ,
           ardent
           ,
           and
           hyperbolicall
           speeches
           ,
           for
           any
           to
           gather
           positiue
           and
           absolute
           conclusions
           ,
           beside
           the
           impiety
           of
           it
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           else
           but
           extreame
           rudenesse
           and
           violence
           ?
           And
           as
           well
           may
           they
           conclude
           ,
           
           that
           
             the
             Anachims
             had
             cities
             fenced
             vp
             to
             heauen
          
           ;
           
           or
           
             that
             the
             earth
             did
             rend
             with
             the
             sound
             of
             musicke
          
           ;
           because
           so
           saith
           the
           letter
           of
           certaine
           Scriptures
           :
           or
           that
           
             Dauid
          
           was
           no
           man
           ,
           because
           so
           
           ●e
           saith
           ,
           
             I
             am
             a
             worme
             and
             no
             ●an
             :
          
           or
           ,
           that
           
             Paul
          
           was
           nothing
           ,
           ●ecause
           
             he
             that
             planteth
             ,
             &c.
             is
             ●othing
             ,
             but
             God
             ,
             &c.
          
           or
           ,
           that
           we
           ●ust
           not
           bid
           a
           freind
           to
           din●er
           ,
           because
           our
           Sauiour
           saith
           ,
           
             ●d
             not
             thy
             freinds
             ,
             but
             the
             poore
             ,
          
           〈◊〉
           :
           .
           euen
           all
           these
           may
           they
           ●nclude
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           conclude
           ●at
           there
           is
           no
           bread
           in
           the
           Sa●ament
           ,
           because
           a
           Father
           ●th
           ,
           
             looke
             not
             for
             bread
             when
             ●ou
             commest
             thereunto
             :
          
           yea
           and
           〈◊〉
           well
           may
           they
           conclude
           ●m
           the
           same
           Father
           ,
           that
           we
           ●ust
           not
           thinke
           to
           receiue
           His
           ●die
           at
           this
           Sacrament
           ,
           be●use
           also
           these
           be
           his
           words
           in
           ●
           other
           place
           ;
           
             Thinke
             not
             that
             ●n
             receiuest
             by
             the
             hand
             of
             man
             ,
          
           
           
             ●e
             Bodie
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             that
             with
             ●gs
             thou
             receiuest
             fire
             from
             hea●
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Yet
           these
           manner
           of
           ●ings
           they
           are
           which
           the
           Aduersarie
           
           culls
           forth
           ;
           and
           stretc●ing
           them
           vpon
           his
           monstro●
           opinion
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           v●
           most
           and
           hyperbolicall
           exte●
           of
           the
           letter
           ,
           does
           thereupo●
           boast
           ,
           that
           the
           Church
           and
           F●thers
           are
           wholly
           of
           his
           side
           :
           a●
           so
           as
           one
           of
           the
           Fathers
           saith
           ●
           the
           Pharisies
           ,
           
           that
           
             simplicem
             ●
             quendo
             literam
             occidunt
             fil●
             Dei
             ,
          
           may
           it
           most
           truely
           be
           sa●
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           by
           their
           sticki●
           in
           the
           naked
           letter
           ,
           they
           bo●
           (
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lies
           )
           kil
           t●
           Sonne
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           also
           poiso●
           the
           good
           meaning
           of
           the
           F●thers
           ,
           and
           all
           for
           the
           supporti●
           and
           maintaining
           their
           most
           ab●hominable
           Idol
           .
           But
           ,
           blesse
           be
           God
           ,
           the
           Church
           was
           a●waies
           waking
           ,
           and
           quicke
           ●nough
           to
           discouer
           ,
           and
           crie
           o●
           against
           such
           abhomination
           and
           as
           shee
           neuer
           failed
           to
           r●store
           
           the
           truth
           and
           Sacraments
           vnto
           their
           integritie
           ,
           as
           at
           any
           time
           they
           grewe
           tainted
           with
           vnwholesome
           compounds
           ,
           or
           ●estered
           with
           traditions
           :
           so
           especially
           hath
           She
           in
           her
           elder
           ●eares
           ,
           purged
           and
           redeemed
           ●hem
           euen
           with
           her
           blood
           ,
           frō●asses
           of
           incumbrances
           and
           ●orruptions
           .
           In
           which
           busines
           ,
           ●f
           Her
           zeale
           to
           restore
           this
           Sacrament
           to
           the
           first
           simplicitie
           ,
           made
           Her
           pare
           it
           to
           the
           quicke
           ,
           ●nd
           withall
           peraduenture
           to
           ●ereaue
           it
           of
           some
           allowable
           respects
           ,
           yet
           did
           Shee
           therein
           no
           otherwise
           then
           as
           necessitie
           required
           :
           considering
           how
           prone
           ●ans
           nature
           is
           to
           goe
           a
           who●ng
           after
           euery
           fancie
           ,
           and
           to
           ●ne
           the
           
             glorie
          
           of
           the
           inuisible
           God
           ,
           not
           onely
           into
           the
           
             simili●de
          
           of
           a
           beast
           that
           eateth
           hay
           ,
           ●ut
           also
           into
           the
           
             similitude
          
           of
           
           that
           which
           beasts
           and
           worme
           doe
           consume
           and
           eate
           .
           For
           such
           is
           the
           propertie
           of
           deceitful
           errour
           ,
           when
           it
           cannot
           put
           the
           head
           forward
           ,
           euen
           (
           serpent
           like
           )
           to
           put
           the
           taile
           forward
           when
           it
           cannot
           get
           in
           by
           mo●
           likely
           courses
           ,
           to
           fetch
           about
           b●
           courses
           most
           vnlikely
           :
           when
           〈◊〉
           sees
           vs
           strongly
           prouided
           o●
           the
           left
           side
           ,
           to
           trip
           vs
           vp
           (
           assail●
           at
           least
           )
           on
           the
           right
           side
           :
           whe●
           it
           cannot
           intice
           vs
           frō
           the
           lou●
           of
           good
           things
           ,
           to
           make
           vs
           do●
           vpon
           the
           colours
           and
           shadowe
           of
           such
           good
           things
           :
           when
           〈◊〉
           cannot
           drawe
           vs
           from
           the
           lou●
           of
           Scriptures
           ,
           to
           make
           vs
           familiarly
           draw
           so
           neere
           ,
           as
           to
           pinch
           presse
           ,
           and
           tread
           vpon
           Scripture
           :
           when
           it
           cannot
           perswad●
           vs
           that
           there
           is
           no
           such
           fruite
           i●
           them
           ,
           then
           to
           perswade
           vs
           t●
           take
           the
           very
           leaues
           and
           lette●
           
           for
           the
           fruite
           of
           them
           :
           vnder
           which
           oftentimes
           if
           they
           carrie
           any
           breadth
           ,
           it selfe
           will
           priuily
           lurke
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           swell
           so
           fairely
           ,
           and
           shew
           so
           goodly
           ,
           as
           not
           onely
           the
           fruite
           shall
           be
           shadowed
           and
           sowred
           thereby
           ,
           but
           also
           it selfe
           in
           the
           stead
           thereof
           most
           greedily
           gathered
           and
           intertained
           .
           As
           (
           for
           a
           faire
           example
           )
           these
           words
           of
           our
           Sauiour
           [
           
             This
             is
             my
             bodie
             ,
          
           ]
           when
           it
           perceiued
           them
           to
           carrie
           more
           breadth
           and
           compasse
           then
           the
           meaning
           intended
           did
           require
           ;
           what
           does
           it
           but
           crowd
           it selfe
           within
           them
           ,
           and
           filling
           them
           according
           (
           indeed
           )
           to
           the
           latitude
           of
           the
           letter
           ,
           hath
           gotten
           it selfe
           to
           be
           preferred
           (
           of
           the
           blind
           )
           before
           the
           meaning
           intended
           ;
           namely
           ,
           because
           by
           it
           the
           letter
           is
           more
           fully
           replenished
           :
           euen
           as
           the
           theife
           ,
           which
           
           therefore
           challenged
           the
           garment
           ,
           because
           his
           backe
           did
           better
           fit
           it
           .
           And
           this
           hath
           alwaies
           beene
           the
           practise
           of
           this
           subtile
           serpent
           ,
           to
           worke
           both
           backward
           and
           forward
           :
           as
           yet
           more
           specially
           we
           may
           note
           in
           this
           businesse
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           .
           For
           whereas
           at
           first
           it
           perswaded
           men
           to
           make
           no
           reckoning
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           to
           resort
           vnto
           it
           as
           to
           an
           ordinarie
           feast
           ,
           
             as
             if
             they
             had
             no
             other
             houses
             where
             to
             eate
             and
             to
             drinke
          
           ;
           
           
           and
           ,
           (
           as
           a
           Father
           saith
           )
           
             rather
             to
             fill
             their
             bellies
             ,
             then
             for
             the
             mysterie
             :
          
           now
           at
           last
           ,
           after
           they
           were
           beaten
           from
           such
           grosse
           prophanenes
           ,
           principally
           by
           the
           Apostles
           admonition
           ,
           
             to
             discerne
             the
             Lords
             bodie
          
           (
           from
           the
           vse
           ,
           not
           from
           the
           substance
           of
           bread
           ;
           )
           and
           partly
           by
           the
           diligence
           of
           succeeding
           Pastors
           ,
           continually
           
           beating
           their
           conceit
           from
           minding
           the
           outward
           element
           ,
           (
           thinking
           it
           needles
           to
           put
           men
           in
           mind
           that
           still
           the
           outward
           element
           remained
           ,
           )
           what
           does
           this
           cunning
           serpent
           ,
           but
           according
           to
           his
           old
           rule
           ,
           assaile
           them
           with
           a
           most
           contrarie
           perswasion
           ;
           that
           when
           they
           would
           no
           longer
           esteeme
           it
           (
           grossely
           )
           as
           ordinary
           bread
           ,
           he
           might
           make
           them
           now
           beleeue
           that
           it
           was
           no
           bread
           at
           all
           ;
           and
           so
           consequently
           (
           for
           some
           thing
           it
           must
           be
           ,
           )
           
             His
             verie
             bodie
             indeed
             .
          
           Euen
           as
           those
           Barbarians
           did
           by
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           
           when
           first
           they
           iudged
           him
           to
           be
           some
           murtherer
           ,
           and
           after
           ,
           vpon
           occasion
           of
           a
           little
           miracle
           ,
           would
           needs
           make
           him
           no
           ●esse
           then
           a
           god
           ;
           so
           this
           sallying
           ●eruersenes
           of
           man
           (
           alwaies
           ●bbing
           or
           flowing
           in
           extremi●ies
           for
           want
           of
           foundation
           to
           
           settle
           vpon
           )
           through
           the
           instigation
           of
           this
           crooked
           serpent
           ,
           dealing
           by
           this
           Sacrament
           ;
           whereas
           at
           first
           it
           esteemed
           it
           little
           ,
           or
           no
           whit
           better
           then
           common
           bread
           ,
           now
           ,
           vpon
           occasion
           of
           those
           wholesome
           caueats
           of
           the
           Fathers
           ,
           will
           vphold
           it
           to
           be
           no
           lesse
           then
           verie
           God
           :
           first
           ,
           not
           discerning
           the
           
             bodie
          
           of
           the
           
             Lord
          
           ;
           now
           will
           not
           discerne
           the
           
             body
          
           of
           the
           
             bread
             :
          
           first
           ,
           not
           discerning
           the
           
             spirituall
             ende
             of
             it
          
           ;
           now
           will
           not
           discerne
           the
           
             elementall
             beginnings
          
           of
           it
           :
           first
           resorting
           vnto
           it
           to
           fill
           their
           bellies
           with
           it
           ;
           now
           wil
           resort
           vnto
           it
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           no
           other
           God
           ,
           to
           worship
           &
           adore
           it
           .
           Which
           monstrous
           extremitie
           ,
           beeing
           at
           first
           not
           perfectly
           discerned
           ;
           partly
           because
           it
           was
           so
           incredible
           ,
           &
           partly
           because
           the
           first
           broachers
           of
           it
           were
           
           construed
           according
           to
           the
           Fathers
           phrase
           ,
           and
           as
           hauing
           no
           other
           intent
           in
           bestowing
           such
           superlatiue
           tearmes
           vpon
           it
           ,
           but
           ●hereby
           to
           gaine
           reuerence
           ●nto
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           preuent
           a
           relaps
           ●nto
           that
           Corinthian
           grossenes
           ,
           was
           therefore
           accordingly
           the
           ●esse
           gainesayed
           :
           but
           when
           the
           corruption
           plainely
           appeared
           ,
           ●nd
           beganne
           to
           be
           authorised
           ;
           ●hen
           did
           the
           Church
           double
           her
           most
           vehement
           asseuerations
           ,
           and
           protestations
           against
           ●t
           :
           yea
           ,
           they
           heaped
           vp
           their
           ●…ues
           for
           the
           ramming
           vp
           this
           gappe
           ,
           which
           this
           monstrous
           opinion
           began
           to
           make
           ,
           vntill
           the
           people
           of
           God
           might
           bet●er
           awake
           :
           which
           when
           they
           did
           ;
           and
           withall
           more
           perfectly
           espying
           what
           a
           monster
           made
           toward
           them
           ,
           cried
           out
           vnto
           the
           Lord
           of
           His
           goodnesse
           to
           succour
           
           them
           .
           Then
           Hee
           also
           
             awaked
             as
             one
             out
             of
             sleepe
             ,
             and
             li●
             a
             gyant
             refreshed
             with
             wine
             ,
             d●
             smite
             our
             enemies
             in
             the
             hinder
             parts
             ,
             driue
             them
             home
             to
             their
             dennes
             ,
             put
             them
             to
             a
             perpetua●
             shame
             :
          
           And
           finally
           ,
           wringing
           the
           sword
           out
           of
           the
           Beasts
           hand
           ,
           which
           while
           the
           keepers
           slept
           ,
           had
           made
           such
           hauocke
           withal
           ;
           restored
           it
           in
           good
           time
           vnto
           the
           true
           protectors
           &
           defendors
           of
           the
           Faith.
           Blessed
           be
           His
           Soueraigne
           goodnesse
           and
           Almighty
           mercy
           therefore
           .
        
         
           Notwithstanding
           as
           hee
           which
           is
           conuerted
           ,
           oweth
           this
           office
           of
           thankfulnes
           to
           strengthen
           others
           ;
           and
           who
           so
           is
           deliuered
           out
           of
           thrall
           ,
           cannot
           performe
           a
           more
           acceptable
           sacrifice
           vnto
           his
           Redeemer
           ,
           then
           by
           furthering
           others
           vnto
           the
           like
           freedome
           :
           so
           does
           it
           concerne
           
           vs
           ,
           not
           to
           take
           our
           finall
           ●est
           vnder
           our
           arbours
           ,
           or
           inioy
           ●
           full
           fruition
           of
           this
           sweet
           li●erty
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           we
           know
           any
           ●f
           the
           people
           of
           God
           elswhere
           ●ill
           to
           groane
           vnder
           the
           like
           ●aptiuity
           .
           For
           this
           cause
           ,
           as
           they
           ●home
           God
           hath
           possessed
           with
           temporall
           power
           ,
           cannot
           ●ore
           commendably
           extend
           it
           ,
           ●hen
           toward
           the
           rescuing
           of
           ●hose
           which
           so
           groane
           and
           ●ffer
           (
           the
           persecuting
           our
           bre●ren
           for
           the
           truth
           sake
           ,
           beeing
           farre
           more
           iust
           cause
           of
           hosti●y
           ,
           then
           the
           vexing
           our
           con●derats
           for
           trafficke
           sake
           :
           )
           so
           ●e
           which
           rather
           inioy
           the
           be●efite
           ,
           then
           haue
           the
           command
           ●
           such
           outward
           power
           ,
           and
           are
           ●iuiledged
           to
           sleep
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           ●
           the
           day
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           bodily
           faires
           ,
           whereby
           the
           better
           to
           ●tch
           in
           the
           night
           vnto
           inuisible
           
           busines
           ;
           what
           should
           we
           d●
           else
           but
           lift
           vp
           our
           voices
           ,
           a●
           aduance
           our
           pens
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           bo●
           for
           the
           incouraging
           the
           goo●
           hearted
           vnto
           perseuerance
           ,
           a●
           also
           to
           keep
           the
           drowsie
           mi●ded
           from
           falling
           into
           the
           li●pit
           of
           darkenesse
           any
           mo●
           And
           the
           rather
           ,
           let
           vs
           prouo●
           and
           stirre
           vp
           one
           another
           so●
           doe
           ;
           considering
           the
           doub●
           diligence
           of
           the
           Aduersary
           (
           a●cording
           to
           the
           children
           of
           th●
           generation
           ,
           )
           and
           how
           vncessa●
           they
           are
           (
           hoping
           belike
           wh●
           they
           cannot
           preuaile
           by
           arg●ment
           ,
           to
           tyre
           by
           importunit●
           in
           all
           kind
           of
           writings
           ,
           paine
           and
           trauells
           ,
           choosing
           ,
           rath●
           then
           faile
           ,
           with
           those
           
             Ephesia●
          
           to
           support
           this
           their
           
             Dia●
          
           though
           it
           be
           with
           nothing
           b●
           hourely
           out-cries
           :
           and
           shall
           ●
           then
           thinke
           it
           modesty
           or
           po●cy
           
           to
           be
           silent
           ?
           For
           what
           though
           the
           cause
           happily
           did
           not
           need
           our
           helpe
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           truth
           were
           plaine
           enough
           ?
           what
           then
           ?
           Does
           God
           call
           for
           thy
           seruice
           ,
           because
           He
           needs
           it
           ?
           
             Is
             it
             any
             thing
             to
             the
             Almighty
             that
             thou
             art
             righteous
             ?
          
           Is
           it
           not
           for
           thy
           exercise
           and
           benefite
           ,
           that
           He
           puts
           duties
           and
           seruices
           vpon
           thee
           ,
           that
           thou
           thereby
           mayst
           sweat
           out
           thy
           corruption
           ,
           gather
           vp
           thy
           scattered
           soule
           ,
           make
           it
           capable
           of
           blisse
           ,
           and
           so
           waxe
           able
           to
           rellish
           heauenly
           things
           ?
           Speake
           then
           the
           truth
           ,
           O
           man
           ,
           whether
           the
           truth
           needs
           it
           or
           not
           :
           speake
           it
           for
           thine
           owne
           good
           :
           for
           it
           is
           sweet
           :
           speake
           it
           ,
           because
           thou
           hast
           a
           tongue
           :
           
           
             I
             beleeued
          
           (
           saith
           the
           sweet
           
             Psalmist
          
           )
           
             and
             therefore
             I
             spake
             :
          
           
           
             we
             also
             beleeue
          
           (
           saith
           the
           most
           feruent
           Apostle
           )
           
             and
             therefore
             
             speake
             :
          
           Then
           if
           we
           all
           beleeue
           ,
           
           let
           vs
           all
           speake
           ,
           and
           
             magnifie
             His
             name
             together
             :
          
           let
           vs
           drowne
           the
           noyse
           of
           iniquity
           with
           the
           voice
           of
           truth
           and
           righteousnes
           .
           And
           if
           the
           Aduersary
           thinkes
           with
           outcries
           to
           make
           great
           their
           
             Diana
          
           of
           the
           
             Ephesians
          
           ;
           let
           vs
           on
           the
           contrary
           be
           more
           loud
           ,
           and
           more
           constant
           to
           cry
           ,
           
             Abominable
             is
             Diana
             of
             the
             Ephesians
             .
          
           As
           for
           faire
           and
           soft
           courses
           of
           argument
           ,
           it
           is
           but
           lost
           vpon
           selfe-condemned
           heretikes
           ;
           as
           we
           haue
           more
           then
           probability
           to
           take
           these
           men
           to
           be
           ,
           and
           that
           indeed
           they
           beleeue
           not
           themselues
           ,
           that
           ,
           which
           with
           extreame
           terrours
           and
           tortours
           they
           force
           vpon
           the
           faith
           of
           others
           :
           whether
           it
           be
           their
           pollicie
           (
           most
           damnable
           though
           foolish
           )
           that
           by
           making
           men
           swallow
           this
           
           monstrous
           opinion
           ,
           they
           may
           then
           readily
           bring
           them
           to
           bibbe
           ●n
           all
           other
           creeping
           vncleane
           errours
           whatsoeuer
           :
           or
           whether
           it
           be
           their
           pride
           ,
           as
           disdaining
           to
           be
           thought
           euer
           once
           to
           haue
           erred
           ,
           but
           in
           sharpenes
           of
           wit
           to
           goe
           beyond
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           beyond
           all
           sense
           and
           reason
           ,
           yea
           beyond
           God
           Himselfe
           :
           or
           whether
           it
           bee
           their
           foolish
           dotage
           vpon
           a
           few
           late
           forefathers
           (
           aboue
           a
           thousand
           yeares
           since
           the
           first
           institution
           )
           whose
           blind
           children
           they
           choose
           rather
           to
           be
           ,
           then
           the
           right-sighted
           children
           of
           God
           :
           though
           therein
           also
           they
           contrary
           their
           best
           forefathers
           ,
           which
           preferred
           the
           first
           rising
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           before
           the
           old
           Idolls
           of
           their
           heathen
           parents
           :
           or
           whether
           finally
           ,
           the
           cause
           be
           in
           their
           siluer-smithes
           ,
           
           and
           shrine-makers
           ,
           those
           chalicers
           ,
           iuglers
           ,
           and
           wire-drawers
           ,
           which
           finding
           daily
           as
           much
           foyson
           and
           fa●
           from
           this
           breaden
           ,
           as
           those
           Preists
           of
           Bell
           euer
           found
           from
           that
           bourd
           ,
           or
           those
           
             Ephesia●
          
           crafts-men
           from
           their
           Idoll
           ;
           doe
           set
           the
           people
           in
           the
           like
           foaming
           rage
           against
           all
           that
           go●
           about
           to
           vnmaske
           this
           thei●
           belly-god
           :
           whatsoeuer
           be
           the
           cause
           of
           this
           their
           wilfull
           besottednesse
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           hope
           to
           preuaile
           with
           them
           by
           argument
           :
           all
           such
           courses
           are
           bu●
           lost
           labours
           ,
           and
           whereby
           partly
           they
           gaine
           time
           ,
           as
           he
           tha●
           vndertooke
           to
           make
           an
           asse
           to
           speake
           ,
           and
           partly
           wind
           them selues
           from
           the
           point
           :
           choosin●
           with
           pleaders
           of
           fowle
           cause●
           to
           be
           any
           where
           rather
           then
           i●
           the
           matter
           ,
           wherein
           they
           kno●
           
           they
           shall
           be
           grauiled
           and
           confounded
           .
           To
           such
           therefore
           ,
           Reader
           ,
           be
           thou
           as
           farre
           from
           offering
           argument
           ,
           as
           they
           will
           be
           farre
           from
           imbracing
           the
           truth
           ,
           which
           howsoeuer
           in
           other
           matters
           they
           sufficiently
           can
           discerne
           ,
           and
           with
           much
           perspicacitie
           afford
           ;
           yet
           in
           this
           businesse
           ,
           they
           are
           resolued
           they
           must
           be
           blind
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           blind
           :
           and
           therefore
           to
           offer
           them
           light
           herein
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           els
           but
           to
           shew
           them
           their
           deadly
           foe
           to
           shoot
           at
           ?
           the
           strength
           of
           this
           their
           hold
           beeing
           affected
           and
           wilfull
           darkenesse
           .
           But
           as
           for
           such
           as
           haue
           not
           yet
           cast
           themselues
           into
           the
           nurture
           of
           these
           leaders
           ,
           and
           yet
           do
           retaine
           a
           better
           opinion
           of
           (
           falsly
           so
           called
           )
           Catholikes
           ;
           though
           knowledge
           ,
           wisedome
           ,
           temperance
           ,
           iustice
           ,
           grauity
           ,
           and
           courage
           
           (
           if
           these
           be
           the
           onely
           motiues
           of
           their
           affection
           )
           haue
           abounded
           euen
           in
           Pagans
           ,
           heathens
           ,
           Philosophers
           ,
           and
           naturall
           men
           ,
           (
           yea
           ,
           and
           a
           scorne
           of
           equiuocation
           or
           treacherie
           against
           their
           enemies
           :
           )
           yet
           if
           they
           haue
           not
           so
           vtterly
           renounced
           their
           owne
           light
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           bee
           able
           to
           discerne
           betwixt
           the
           most
           distant
           things
           that
           are
           ,
           (
           the
           Creator
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           common
           creature
           )
           such
           we
           make
           no
           question
           ,
           will
           soone
           be
           brought
           to
           abandon
           the
           wilfull
           maintainers
           of
           this
           monstrous
           opinion
           .
           And
           as
           wee
           hope
           ,
           a
           little
           the
           sooner
           ,
           if
           they
           shall
           direct
           their
           consideration
           along
           ,
           by
           the
           thred
           and
           byasse
           of
           this
           present
           Treatise
           .
           The
           principal
           intent
           wherof
           ,
           though
           it
           was
           for
           the
           protesting
           and
           exercising
           our
           due
           and
           necessary
           
           indignation
           against
           this
           Idoll
           ,
           which
           so
           aduanceth
           it selfe
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           very
           roabe
           which
           was
           ordained
           for
           the
           Body
           of
           our
           Lord
           ;
           yet
           ,
           as
           we
           hope
           ,
           we
           haue
           not
           so
           giuen
           way
           to
           our
           zeale
           ,
           but
           that
           sufficient
           matter
           hath
           gone
           together
           withall
           ,
           as
           well
           for
           the
           inlightning
           and
           resoluing
           others
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           inflaming
           of
           our selues
           .
           Notwithstanding
           ,
           for
           as
           much
           as
           that
           Spirit
           which
           requireth
           feruencie
           ,
           does
           also
           commend
           vnto
           vs
           the
           loue
           of
           our
           enemies
           ,
           (
           and
           who
           are
           a
           Christians
           enemies
           ,
           but
           Gods
           enemies
           ,
           )
           therefore
           ,
           Christian
           Reader
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           example
           of
           that
           blessed
           
             Steuen
             ,
          
           who
           at
           his
           last
           gaspe
           ,
           prai●d
           for
           those
           which
           immediately
           before
           he
           had
           charged
           with
           
             al●aies
             resisting
             the
             holy
             Ghost
          
           ;
           
           let
           
           vs
           also
           thus
           farre
           pray
           for
           our
           Aduersaries
           :
           that
           so
           farre
           forth
           as
           they
           doe
           not
           maliciously
           renounce
           the
           light
           ,
           nor
           wittingly
           make
           Inquisition
           for
           the
           blood
           of
           those
           that
           loue
           the
           light
           ;
           they
           may
           find
           at
           the
           mercie
           of
           God
           some
           degree
           of
           that
           Grace
           ,
           wherewith
           that
           raging
           persecutor
           
             Saul
             ,
          
           was
           tempted
           into
           the
           humble
           professor
           
             Paul
             :
          
           yea
           ,
           Lord
           ;
           they
           that
           are
           content
           to
           part
           with
           preferment
           ,
           liberty
           ,
           loue
           of
           friends
           ,
           and
           life
           (
           it
           seemes
           )
           rather
           then
           with
           that
           (
           falshood
           )
           which
           they
           are
           perswaded
           is
           the
           truth
           :
           would
           no●
           they
           doe
           much
           more
           for
           the
           truth
           it selfe
           ?
           That
           Truth
           the●
           which
           many
           contemne
           ,
           (
           a●
           least
           which
           so
           runne
           ouer
           ,
           )
           le●
           them
           be
           vouchsafed
           :
           were
           no●
           their
           eares
           bung'd
           vp
           ,
           the●
           might
           prooue
           vessells
           farre
           be●
           
           ●er
           retentiue
           ,
           then
           many
           which
           yet
           are
           not
           refused
           .
           But
           ●ll
           things
           shall
           be
           done
           in
           His
           ●e
           time
           ;
           to
           whome
           be
           ascri●ed
           ,
           all
           honour
           ,
           and
           glory
           ,
           and
           ●raise
           ;
           all
           might
           ,
           maiestie
           ,
           and
           ●ominion
           ;
           all
           feare
           ,
           respect
           ,
           ●d
           subiection
           ;
           all
           grace
           ,
           good●esse
           ,
           and
           long
           suffering
           ;
           all
           ●art
           ,
           good
           will
           ,
           and
           good
           ●eaning
           ;
           all
           thanksgiuing
           ,
           lo●ing
           kindnes
           ,
           and
           deuotion
           ,
           in
           ●e
           loue
           ,
           grace
           ,
           and
           fellowship
           ●f
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           Three-in-●ne
           ,
           for
           euer
           ,
           and
           euer
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A02396-e220
           
             Iud.
             9.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Ioh.
             5.
             
             ●
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Cor
             10.4
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Cor.
             12.27
             .
          
           
             Ephes
             .
             5.30
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Ioh.
             5.8
             .
          
           
             Apoc.
             1.5
             .
          
           
             *
             Mat.
             16.16
             .
          
           
             Ambr.
             de
             .
             Sacr.
             1.5
             .
          
           
             Chrysost
             .
             in
             epist
             ad
             Eph.
             Hom.
             20.
             
          
           
             Aug.
             de
             vtil
             .
             per
             ●
             .
             c.
             1.
             
          
           
             Leo.
             Ep.
             13.
             
          
           
             Serm.
             4.
             de
             Nativ
             .
          
           
             Iewel
             art
             .
             12.
             diui●
             .
          
           
             Apoc.
             3.20
             .
          
           
             P●t
             9.1
             .
             1.
             
             King.
             1.
             
             ●0
             .
          
           
             Tert.
             cont
             .
             Ma●
             .
             3.19
             .
          
           
             Clem.
             pr●
             Alex.
             in
             Ped.
             1.
             
             ●
             .
          
           
             Orig.
             in
             Leu.
             hom
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             Ambr.
             de
             off
             .
             c.
             48.
             
          
           
             Chrys
             .
             in
             Ioh.
             Hom.
             46.
             
          
           
             Hieron
             .
             in
             1.
             
             Cor.
             11.
             
          
           
             Aug.
             epist
             .
             23.
             
          
           
             De
             doctrin
             .
             Christ
             .
             l.
             3.
             c.
             10.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             cap.
             5.
             
          
           
             Deu
             30
             .
             1●
             .
             Rom.
             ●
             .
             5
             .
          
           
             Ier.
             31.31
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             22.19
             .
          
           
             Concil
             .
             Trid.
             less
             .
             2.
             
             Can.
             3.
             &
             can
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Apoc.
             12.4
             .
          
           
             Apoc.
             13.
             
          
           
             *
             Aquin.
             2.2
             .
             q.
             3.
             a.
             3.
             c.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             123
             5.
             
          
           
             Iob
             35.6
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             18.21
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             24
             39.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Cor.
             11.14
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Cor.
             14
             23.
             
          
           
             Isa
             .
             8.17
             .
          
           
             Hierom.
             in
             Psal
             .
             147.
             
          
           
             Greg.
             Niss
             .
             in
             vit
             .
             Mos
             .
          
           
             Tertul.
             de
             resur
             .
          
           
             2
             King
             18
             4.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             5.9
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             16
             .
             1●
             .
          
           
             Luk
             24
             11.
             
          
           
             Aug
             in
             3.
             libris
             .
             Nazian
             .
             in
             Poem
             .
          
           
             Aug
             Tom
             3.
             l.
             3.
             de
             trin
             .
             cap.
             10.
             
          
           
             Ioh
             4.42
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             9.1
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             King.
             1.40
             .
          
           
             Chrysostom
             serm
             de
             E●char
             .
             12.
             
          
           
             Hieron
             .
             in
             Matth
             lib.
             3.
             cap.
             16.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Cor.
             11.
             
          
           
             Hieron
             in
             1.
             
             Cor.
             11.
             
          
           
             Act.
             18.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             116.10
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Cor.
             4.3
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             34.3
             .
          
           
             Act.
             7.