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all members of one boddy. But paule evidently enformed of 

 tbe contrarj amonge the Corrinthians (whome he calleth slowe 

 j. Co. xj. beilies, and sekers alonly of theym selves in all 

 Phiii. üj. ydelnes and superfluite, after the maner of oure newe 

 g'oddes nowe a daies, which with their faulee interpretacion of 

 these forsayde Christis wordes, so blynde mennes soules, and 

 derken their vnderstondynge, that therby they have so g-otten 

 their heddes vnder their girdles, that they suppose theym 

 selves nether to have eyes to se, eares to heare, nor tonges to 

 speke. But even as they saye so miist they do. [fol. 25".] as 

 they Orden, that must they afferme to be goode. and that they 

 do, that are they constrayned to alowe. Insomoche that the 

 silly soules are nowe brought into soche a belefe, that they 

 suppose the prestes to have thorowe these wordes power to 

 make their lorde of a pece of breade. And that it is sufficient 

 for the clensynge of their consciences, yf a mortall man, be he 

 never so vngodly wicked or vnrightous, once a daye eate this 

 faulee ydole and fayned god, ymagened of breade. Wherby 

 they are brought into all thrauldom, aduersite, and captivite, 

 Insomoche that yf a pover manne, or womanne, have for theym 

 and their children but one loafe of brede, or one chese, soche 

 a pilled marchaunt, which at home liveth in all aboundaunce 

 and ydleness, must have it at his pleasure and commaundement 

 agaynst all charite, and concorde of love) for their breakynge 

 of this godly Institution of love nameth theym vnthworthy ' 

 eathers and drynkers of the lordis supper, and gilty of the 

 boddy and bloudde of Christ. So. Ys not the breade then 

 which we breake part takynge of Christis boddy? Fa. Yes. 

 So. Howe canne that bc exceptc we eate eache one of it? 

 j. Cor. ix. Fath. Marke welo what paul sayeth in another [fol. 25''.] 

 j. Cor. X place also. Are not they whiche eate of tho sacrifice 

 parte takei-s of the auiter? Yet is there none of theym, that 

 corporally do eate in the sacryfice eny gobbet of the auiter. 

 But they are parte takers of the auter whiche belonge vnto 

 the exteriall offeryngr"^ or sacrifice there of. Even so are they 

 part takers of the boddy of Christ which eate of one breade 

 together in the unite and love lefte vnto theym by Christ, and 

 mat. xiij. ars counted, and iudged to be of one Company and 



' unworthy. - oß'en/ng6. 



