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in his proineses, perceave howe that by Christ we have obteyned 

 g-race for grace. Wliich knowledge dryveth hym so joan. j. 

 ferventlj vnto liis mercy, that in all his doynges he seketh 

 only the e^loiy ol' god and his neghbours welthe, and so 

 aproacheth to the trewe love of god and also of his neghboure. 

 And thus knowynge god tor his father, he cannot bnt nedes 

 miist have Christ his singnler redemer continually betöre his 

 owne eyes. and that spretually. And so consydre the grett 

 benefytes obtained by his deth and passion. and also, the 

 ensamples of brotherly [fol. 20\J love and charite which he 

 lefte vnto hym? 80. Whye, is he then never present with vs 

 boddely, as he honge on the Crosse? and as they whome men 

 call gostly fathers , Doctoiirs , and preachers , do aferme, 

 sayinge, that as often as one of theyni, or of their anoynted 

 secte saye over a pece of bred, this is my boddy, through 

 the vertue of these wordes, he beynge theare corporally, 

 converteth that bred into his boddy? Fa. They beynge Mat. xv. 

 blynde wolde fayne leade wother blynde with theym into the 

 pitt of erroure. For suerly so to afferme playnly repungneth 

 agaynst these articles of oiire belefe and wholy scripture. He 

 ascended vp into heven, and sitteth on the right honde of God 

 the father alhnyghthy. From whence he shall come to iudge 

 bothe quicke and dedde. He sayde also vnto his Jo. xvij. 

 disciples. It is expedient that I departe from you. and many 

 soche places mo. Wherby it evidently apereth that Christ 

 never gave theym eny soche authorite, or commaundement. For (as 

 Paul sayth) what soever thynge is written, it is written ro. xv. 

 for oure wealthe and comforte, therby to be made the better, 

 and to receave more spirituall comforte and instruction. So. 

 Howe then are these wordes to be vnderstond- [fol. 21".] de? 

 Fa. Even as the lorde tought Paul his faythfull disciple to 

 vnderstonde theym. which declarynge theym vnto the Corrinthians, 

 saveth. As often as ve eate of this breade, and dryncke j. co. xj. 

 of this cuppe, ye shewe the lordes deathe tili he come. as he 

 shulde saye, as often as ye thus receave bred and dryncke 

 together, call to youre remembraunce , and declare one to 

 another the lordis death, tili the tyme come, that he shall 

 come agayne in the lykenes and silfe same body wherin he 

 apered before vnto his apostles. This same was the lordis 



