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him hatli offered vppe his boily iind bloiidde. and that thereby 

 he is become with all Christen nien, a member of his body, 

 theyni to serve and obey. and to despyse nur hate no manne. 

 And where as he feleth tliis belefe or love to be fehle or 

 l'aiute, stedfastly to call vnto god for ayde, streng'the and so- 

 coure, throughe his hed Christ. So. Is he then worthy of the 

 lordis bred? Fat. Ye, for he desyreth to be knet vuto Ohrist 

 and his members with all love and service. He knoweth surely, 

 and thanketh the lorde for the offerynge vppe of his body and 

 bloudde on the crosse to god his father ahnyghty for his sake. 

 j. Cor. xj. For he that indiflferently eateth and drynketh at this 

 niealc as he doth at wotlier, with outen eny thanckfull remem- 

 braunce of Christis death and passion, for a very triieth he 

 eateth, and receaveth his owne dampnacion, be cause he con- 

 sidereth nott wherfore that iiieale was Institute and ordeued. 

 Nor yet maketh difference bitwene the members of the lordis 

 boddy (there gaddered together in the vnite of love and thancke 

 gevynge) and wother matteriall meate and dryn- [fol. 38".] cke. 

 Manne here ouglit to have a respecte to the body of Christ, 

 and to consider howe dere a thinge it is to be by the manes 

 of his body and bloud incorporate with hym. And lykwyse 

 with a stedfast belefe shewe the silfe same thinge to his 

 brethren, which there with one assent (for as moche as they 

 are lyke membres) geve thankes to god their father for the 

 tender mercy and kindnes receved throwe christ their lord. 

 So. I se well then, that all that do not this, are but hipocrites. 

 and dessemble that thinge in outward fode, which is not in their 

 herte roted by faythe and love. and so cannot but bothe despyse 

 their brethren, and sett the pryce of Christis precious bloudde 

 at nought. Fa. It foloweth also dere sonne ^ that to remember 

 Christis passion, declare his deathe, and to examen his owne 

 conscience, whether he (as is before sayde) worthely eate and 

 drincke at this meale, with due difference makinge of christes 

 body or not, is a spretuall memory howe that in Christ we all 

 are one body. And that only by the redempcion, satisfaccion, 

 and sanctifyiuge, geven to vs through the aspercion of his 

 Rom. iij. most prccious bloudde we are iustifyed and not by 

 Gai. ij. eure goode dedes, merittes, or deservinges. For this 

 cause was this last mele ordened by the lord, as apereth in the 



