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Thre godly and notable sermons, of the moost honorable and blessed sacrament of the aulter. Preached in the Hospitall of S. Antony in London, by Wyllya[m] Peryn preest, bachelar of diuinite, [and] now set forth for the auaunceme[n]t of goddes honor: the truthe of his worde, and edification of good christen people
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Peryn, William.
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churche hath and doth retayne as concernynge thys article let this same vnderstande that the fayth of the auncient church is to be collected of the most auncient writers of eche tyme from the apostles vnto our tyme who wryt in maters of fayth vndoubtedlye accordynge vnto the catholyke fayth of the churche at theyr tyme. And all they wryt moost apertly and mooste playnlye with and for this article as it may appere here after TheÌ„ hath the church beleued and receyued thys article syth Christes tyme. TheÌ„ who that receyueth not thys article is separated and diuided from the church consequently as I haue sayd he is in ieoberdye of perpetuall perdition and dampnation Yet good christiane here thou arte to be admonysshed instructed where by thou mayste wyth more facilitie and ease and wythout perplexitie and doubte perceaue and more redely vnderstande these auctorities and saynges of these auncient wryters that thou shalte fynde and reade sondrye and dyuerse names geuen vnto the blessed sacrament yet shall thou not suspecte the vnifourme faythe and opynyoÌ„ of these cathholyke fathers to swerue eyther frome them selfes either from the church For thoughe they name it dyuersly yet they meane al one thynge The cause of so many and sondrye names and dystincte appellacyons of thys blessed sacrament is That lyke as saynt Dyonyse saythe God hath many names yet the great varyete of so manye names can not suffycyentlye expresse vnto vs the infynyte profundite of so greate a maiestye power wysdome goodnes beningnite and marcye in lyke maner the infynyte and ineffable ryches of the deuyne goodnes and the mooste precyous treasure of the innumerable graces contayned and hydden in thys blessed sacrament can not be sufficyentlye explycate and layde forthe vnto vs by one name therfore these holy and blessed fathers hauynge respect and consideratyon vnto dyuerse and sondrye thynges in this sacrameÌ„t they gaue it sondrye names And not bycause that they had dyuers beleffes or any other then the churche hath now as EcolaÌ„padius falsly ascrybeth vnto them and more falslye vnderstandynge them he mooste falslye allegeth them to mayntayne and ratifye hys detestable blasphemous heresye The sacrameÌ„t is called aÌ„d coÌ„tayneth in verye dede the body and bloode of oure lorde ✿ Thys blessed sacrament is verye oftymes of the fathers called the bodye and bloode of our Lorde and thys haue not they inueÌ„ted them selues but bycause that it verelye and really contayneth the bodye and blood of Christ And thys they haue receyued at the mouthe of Christe whyche sayd of the sacrament Thys is my bodye and this is my bloode and of saynt Paule who sayeth Who that eateth and drynketh of that breade and cuppe vnworthelye shal be gyltye of the bodye and blood of our Lorde And agayne He that eateth and drynketh vnworthelye eateth and drynketh hys owne iugement not puttynge difference or not decernynge the lordes bodye Thys sacrament is named breade 1. Cor. 10. et 11. The blessed sacrament is named also breade Saynt Paule in the fyrst epistle to the Corinthians so nameth it Not bycause that it is anye materiall or corporall breade For so doth not he name it Yf that he had named it bread wyth thys addition corporal or material or any suche lyke theÌ„ had he made somewhat for the sacrameÌ„taries But saint Paule called it bread as our sauiour Christ dyd cal hym self whych sayd I am the bread of lyfe Ioh. 6. Also saynt Augustin and the fathers also do sometyme cal it bread not that whych passeth thorowe the belye as saynt Augustyne sayth but the super substaÌ„cyal Ciprianê° In sermone de cena Et sicut panis comunio queÌ„ quottidie edimus vita est corporis ita panis iste supersubstaÌ„tialis vita est aiÌ„e et sanitas mentis Cyprianê° in eodme the mysticall or celestiall breade suche additions the auncient wryters do ofteÌ„ tymes vse And saynt CipriaÌ„ sayth that Christe doth call the sacrament somtyme hys bodye sometyme hys fleshe and somtyme breade Therfore dothe saynt Cyprian hym selfe name it breade And in so namynge it both he and S. Paul wyth the other do obserue the maner of the scripture whych in suche mutations and chauÌ„ges of thynges vseth to gyue vnto the thynge so changed the former name As for example The rod of Aaron wheÌ„ it was cast on the grouÌ„d chaunged in to a serpent the scripture calleth it a rod styl as it was called Exodi 4. by fore the miraculous mutacyon For the scripture sayth The rod of Aaron deuowted the roddes of Pharoes inchaÌ„uters In lyke phrase the wyne the Christ made of water is called water after that it was made wyne as we reade in the gospell of saynt IohnÌ„ After that Ioh. 2. the master of the feaste had tasted the water made or turned in to wyne Lyke as the rodd whyche was changed in to a serpent yet was called a rod styll And lyke as the water beyng changed by miracle in to wyne was called water Euen so the blessed sacrament where in of breade is made the blessed bodye of oure sauyour Christ is called styl bread though it be not now breade but the very reall body of Christ The blessed sacrameÌ„t is called also a sygne or a sacrameÌ„t of the body blood of Christ Not as the sacrameÌ„taries sayth only or but a sygne of the body of Christ For the only a signe or but a sygne they can neuer reade neyther in the scripture neyther in any of the catholike wryters Therfore this only is a lye of theyr owne the calleth the holy sacrameÌ„t only a sygne Saynt AugusteÌ„ wyth many other doth frequent vse oft tyme to name the sacrameÌ„t a sygne or sacrament Yet they neuer name it only a sygne And vndoubtedly it is a moost sacrate blessed sacrament that is to say A sygne or a token of an holy thynge Thys blessed sacrameÌ„t godly reader hath too significations or it signifieth vnto vs too thingê The one is the verye body blod of our sauiour Christ which verely really is coÌ„tained iÌ„ the sacrameÌ„t For the blessed dody blood vnderneath the kyndes of bread wyne sinigfyeth and representyth vnto vs by those two dystynct kyndes of breade wyne the death passioÌ„ of Christ wher in the body hong vpon the crosse wan pale wtout blood the blood was by crewell effusion dyuided from the bodye of oure sauiour The body and blood of Christ vnder the shape or kynde of bread represeÌ„teth vnto vs the self same body as it hong dead vpoÌ„ the crosse froÌ„ whoÌ„ al yepÌ„cius blood was seuered diuided by mortal payne passion And the same body blood vnder the kynd or shape of wyne represeÌ„teth vnto vs the same very bloode as it was diuyded parted out of the blessed bodye in the tyme of his passioÌ„ Thus this blessed body and bloode of Christ vnder the kynde shape of breade lyfted vp ouer
lyke maner thys blessed breade whyche is lyfe vnto the good people vnto the wycked people and obstinate heritikes it is lothsome and vnsauerie vnto theÌ„ it is nothing but bread yea it is pÌ„sent death vnto the vnworthy receiuers Thirdly thys manna was measured equally by myracle vnto euery man For euery one had no lesse neyther any more then one gomer gathered he neuer so lytle or neuer so muche this gomer was sufficient for euery maÌ„ In lyke sort it is in receiuing of this blessed sacrameÌ„t For he that receyueth innumerable hoostes receiueth no more then he that receiueth the least hoost Neyther he receyueth lesse that receyueth the least portioÌ„ theÌ„ he doth that receiueth innumerable For all euery one receyueth the whole body bloode of Christ god maÌ„ Fourthly this maÌ„na ceassed fel not downe on the sabboth day neither after that they had eaten of the frutes of the lande of promyse Iosua 5. In lyke maner wheÌ„ we come vnto the kyngdoÌ„e of heaueÌ„ which is our lande of ê“mise haue made holy day in the blessed reste froÌ„ out of this barren desert then shall thys blessed sacrament ceasse For there we shal se openly the blessed body eueÌ„ as he is Fyfthly like as there were of the people many wycked ê‘sons that dyd eate of this maÌ„na died both bodely goost lye As Christ sayde ✿ Your fathers eate maÌ„na in the desert they are dead EueÌ„ so Ioh. 6. as many as do receiue this blessed sacrament vnworthely as S. Paul recordeth they eat drinke theyr owne iudgement 1. Cori. 11. These thynges were sufficient to proue thys Manna to be a fygure of thys blessed sacrament saue that our maister Christ also in the syxt of IohnÌ„ layeth them both together sayth ✿ Moyses gaue you not Ioh. 6. the trew very bread froÌ„ heaueÌ„ but my father gyueth you the very or trew bread froÌ„ heuen For I am the bread of lyfe that gyueth lyfe to the world And in the same chapter ✿ And the bread that I wyl geue it is my fleshe that I wyl geue for the lyfe of the worlde ✿ Here we haue that Moyses gaue not the very bread but only the figure But the father christ geueth the very true bread of life The father gaue this bread in the shape of maÌ„hed and christ gaue the same very bread of lyfe vnder the shape of bread wyne Exodi 26. The fourthe fygure was the shew brede of the teÌ„ple this figured also this blessed sacrameÌ„t in thys That lyke as it was not lawfull for the vncleane to eate of that no more is it lawfull wythoute greate daunger to eate of this blessed sacrament wyth vncleane soule or corrupte consciens This bread was alway standynge warme vpon the aulter in the temple Euen so thys gloryous sacrament is reserued alway redie by the in fynte charytye of Christ our sauyour vpon the aulter to be receaued in oure vrgente necessytyes Here vnto appertaineth the bread 3. Reg. 19. that the angel brought vnto Elyas whyche was a verye fygure of this blessed sacrament And in this it beareth the figure That lyke as Elyas eatynge that breade walked in the strength hereof fortye dayes wyth out ony other foode vntyll he came vnto the hyl of God called Oreb So doth the holy sacrament as our viatycall wayfarynge vytaill strengthe vs vntyl we come vnto the hygh hyll of heauen the mountayne of perpetual felicyte Thus dyd the holy goost signifie to the former fathers of the old lawe the excellent dignitie of this moost blessed sacrameÌ„t and that by these and many other a dumbracyons and figures And by diuers soÌ„drie figures did signifie sondrye and diuers thynges herein As in the sacryfice of breade and wyne of Melchisedech was fygured the kyndes or outward apparens of thys blessed sacrament whiche bearyth the shape of bread wyne In the paschal lambe was figured the very substance that is contayned in the sacrament whych is the substaÌ„ce of Iesus Christe the very lambe of God that taketh away the sinnes of the worlde And in the Manna whyche was excedyng delectable swete was figured the ineffable swetnes and suauitie that the soule of the worthye receyuer taketh by the blessed presens of Christ the fountayne of al goostly swetnes In the bread ministred by the angell vnto Elias was figured the end and effect of this blessed sacrameÌ„t whiche is to strength vs in the tedyus pylgrimage and iurney of this present and troble some lyfe vntyll we be broughte vnto the hye hyll of euerlastyng blesse After the fygures we wyll subnect and ioyne here vnto the testymonies of the scriptures That where in the former sermoÌ„ we haue proued the verities of this sacrament possible by the examples of holy scripture And also nowe we haue shewed the same to be lykelye by the fygures in the scripture it is necessarie that we do proue that same possyble and lykely thyng to be so in very dede by the scryptures And thys wyll we do by goddes mercyfull adiutorie and helpe Fyrst we take to witnes the prophitycal sayng of pacient Iob written in the thyrtye and one chaptre ✿ The men of my house sayd Who can geue vs of his fleshe that we myght be satysfied ✿ The which auctoritie Iob. 31. thoughe Ecolampadius derydeth laugheth to scorne the allegacyon hereof for this matter Yet I thynke that it maketh very euidently for this purpose And by cause that holy Crisostome recityth it as a plain and an euydeÌ„t testimonie in thys matter we leauyng the erronyus iudgement of an herityke wil folowe the sinceare iudgement of an holy catholyke excelleÌ„t doctor who shall declare how moche this place of Iob maketh for this veritie CrisostoÌ„e wrytynge vpon the gospel of saynt IohaÌ„ entreatynge of thys blessed sacrament sayth Crysosto supê‘ IheÌ„m Home 45 ✿ One bodye we are wyth hym membres of his fleshe bones wherefore such as ben instructed in hys preceptes or comauÌ„demeÌ„tes ought to obey That we myght be turned conuerted in to hys fleshe not onely by loue but in very dede This same is done brought to passe through out the meate that we do eate that he hath geueÌ„ vs. And by cause that he wold extend set forth his exceding great loue towarde vs by hys body he hath mengled him selfe with vs and hath made browght all in to one with vs that the body myght be made one with the head For that is the special propertie of iouers And thys same thynge dyd holy Iob signyfie by his seruauntes which loued hym very intyrelye these seruaÌ„tes wyllynge to expresse there vehemente and ardente loue towardes hym sayde Who can geue vs of hys fleshe that we myghte be satysfyed The which request Christ hathe ê‘fourmed For by cause that he wolde bynde vs with more ardeÌ„t vehemeÌ„t loue vnto him selfe bycause he wold shewe his