58o Commentary upon the Go(pel Chap.26, oat, and faith, that albeit Chrift ínthituted, and accordingly adt i- niltred this Sacrament in both kindes, tarnen hoc non- obfante, a cnt . All this notwithftanding, the authority of, the holy Canons, ' ; and the approved cuftorn of the Church hath and doch deny the Ati. and mos. cup to the Laity. And Nicolas Shetterden Martyr, in his anfwer compelled the commiffary to grant, that Chrifts teftatnent was broken, and his inftitution changed from that he left it. But he faid, they had power fo to do. Chritts redemption is both pre cious and plentious. He makes his people a full feaft. fiBread ccnm, and wine comprehend entire food : for humidum & moift anddry are all that is required onto food, Ir.25.6. There- fore as he gave them in the wildernefle the bread ofAngels, fo he fet the Rock abroach for them, and fo fed them with Sacra- T Cot. melts. They did all eat the Arne s ritsail bread,aad theydid- all drink the ¡dme fpirituall drink: that the ancient Church Fright give no warrant of a dry Communion. The Ruffians, a Bree,voodr. kinde of mongrell-Chriftians, communicate inboth kindes; but Enquires. mingling both together in a chalice, they diftributeit both, toge- therin a fpoon. Verfe 28. For this ù my blood] This cup amy blood, viz. in +. a,l Mon. a Sacramentall fenfe; as before the bread is laid to be Chritts bo- p t dy : If the words of. Chrift when he laid, This is my body, did change the fubftance, then belike, when Chrifi fail, Thiscup is my blood, the fubftanceofthe cup was likewife changad into his blood,faid Shetterden theMartyr to Archdeacon Harpfield. And you can no moreenforce of necefBty ( laid another Martyr) from the words of Chrift the changing of the bread and wine into his bodyandblood, thert the wives flefh to be the naturall and reall flefh of her husband, becaufe it is written, They-arenot twobut oneflefh. Betides whereas it is forbidden that any fhouldeat or tied,, drink blood, The Apoftles notwitftanding tookand drank ofthe cup, &c. And when. the Sacrament was adminiftred, none of them all crouched down, and took it for his God. standoqui- dem Chrilliani manducant Ream q-uem adorant, Paid Averroes thee,4rabian, fit animamea cam `Philotiphie. Sith Chriftians eat their God, I'll havenone. which is .flied] That is, (hall fhortly be Shed. But all is de- livered and fet down in the prefent tenfe, here and elfewhere in this ()dinette : Betaute to faith ( which at this Sacrament we fhould chieflyaduate and, exercife ) all things are made prefent, whether
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