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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
¶ 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 WyllyaÌ„ Peryn preest bachelar of diuinite now set forth for the auauncemeÌ„t of goddes honor the truthe of his worde and edification of good christen people ¶ Vos fratres prescieÌ„tes custodite ne insipientiuÌ„ errore traducti cÌ„ 2. Pe. vlti 1546. ¶ Vnto the ryght reuerend father in god and his special good lorde and mayster Edmund by the grace of God bysshope of London Wyllyam Peryn preest wysheth grace peace helth in God AL thoughe that the corrupt state malingnytie of thys present tyme ryght honorable Lorde be a spurre sharpe quicke ynough to sturre vp to prouoke a christane hart in whome is any sparke of loue and zeale eather toward the syncere christiane faythe eyther towarde the spirituall or goostly weale of this our naturall contraye to bende and force hym selfe in the defence of the fayth catholycke wyth aâ—â—wyt and studye agaynst the vyolent and manyfold pestyferous stormes of heresie Yet I hauynge also in consideracyoÌ„ the great accompt that I haue to render vnto my lorde Christe for the lytle talent deliuered vnto me to employ no doubte to the edyfyenge of his mysticall bodye the churche here vnto added also the importune postulacyon and request of certayne catholyque parsons my frendes I am in maner forced to dyuulgate set forth a part of my smal and slender studye taken here before abought certayne sermons that I made of the most blessed and venerable sacrament of the aulter Where vnto I was moued by a certayn rumor delated and brought very oft tyme vnto my eares whyche at the length I fered and founde it to be to trewe that the horryble heresie of Berrengary and Wykclyfe sacramentaryes abhomynable was raysed agayne of late and by meanes of euell pestyferous bokes crepte secretly in to the hartes of manye of the yonger and carnall sort The which heryse I had well hoped to haue bynne to deapelye buryed wyth the ashes of Frythe and Nicolson to haue ben reuyued and raysed vp agayne in this realme Wherefore I fearyng the encresse of that mischeuous 〈◊〉 lady amonge the vnstable vulgare people thought some what to breke the great vyolens of suche pestilent blastes amonge the vnlerned sort as moche as lay in the weake power tenuyte of my simple smal talent vntyll more better reskew and resystens by great lerned men shulde come And thus I preched in foure dayes foure seuerall sermons onely and specially of the mooste venerable and blessed sacrament Intendyng here by amonge many either to reclaime and recouer such as were not to farre gone or irreuocable yf ther were any suche in myne auditory eather to corroborate streÌ„gth the weaker and suche as semed to staggar wyth the huge stormes of these craftye persuasyons in the synceryte of the catholyke faythe Remembrynge wyth what sedulyte and indeuore they that are presently poysioned all redye go a bought craftely to breath and to blow theyr venomus contagion where they may and dare in to the bosome of such that wyll secreatly receaue and abyde their smoky communycacyon to the infection I feare of a great number And for as moche as I stode in feare that this dangerous contagyon drewe toward none ende but rather semed to take secretly force and strengtâ—â— was lykely to fasteÌ„ dayly vpoÌ„ moo and moo as thys tyme dothe declare to euydently I was the sonner and the rather entreated to communicate this my smale industrye and slender labor vnto al such that wold vouchsafe to reade this my rude yet syncere and catholyke doctrines and lessons The whiche I haue compyled in homely and playne sentens by cause that I haue cheflye prepared them all onely for the vnlearned And the veryte beyng delectable and bewtifull of herselfe nedeth not the gorgius ornamentes of eloquens Also the matters of our fayth hath moche lesse nede of rethoricall perswacyons hauynge theyr grond and fundacyon vpon the infallyble verite of goddes holy worde Thus I haue now enterprysed my speciall good lorde to set forthe thre sermons the which I preched Not by cause that I wold thinke so basse and weake a thynge to be a sufficient defence and a very present remedye agaynst the great vyolens of so pestylent a poysone mynistred of so craftye wyttes or that I wolde hope here by to recouer euerye man that is or hathe ben infected for there be some so obstinate that they seme and be irrecouerable But that I truste by this symple yet catholyke thyngâ—â— ther to comfort and stablyshe eather to recouer or staye some among so many Or els it myght stande in vse in steade amonge the busy readers of the venomous boke of Fryeth or the blasphemus boke of frear Bale vpon the reuelacions of IohnÌ„ And of al such other pestilent bokes whych were dayly and very oft had in hande secreatly where they durst that delyghted in suche swete poyson Wherfore my speciall good lorde I haue dedicate thys simple and rude thyng vnto your good lordeshype That suche rude thynge of it selfe vere base myght take by the tytle of youre good lordeshypes fauore and auctoryte not onely acceptacyon and place wyth the catholyke people but also no smal ornament and dignite of so godly and catholyke a patrone whome they maye and do ryght well perceaue to fauour tenderly the syncere catholyke faythe pure worde of God detestinge heresyes And also with that a mooste charitable exhorter reformer recouerer wher is any hope of reformacyon of suche as are infected wyth these euyl errors and horryble heresyes Mooste humbly besckynge your bounteful goodnes to take in god part this my slender and smal industry that hath procedeth vndoubtedly of a single and a sincere mynd And yf that I shal perceaue that this my talent in this maner put forth vnto spiritual vse tye do growe to any aduantage of my lordes goodnes glorye in wynnynge lucre of mine eueÌ„ cristiane I shal most louly geue thankes vnto god the auctor of all goodnes and take the more audacyte and corrage to employe my industrye and labor to set forth here after hauynge lyke occasyon some other thynge to the glorye of almyghtie God who haue you nowe and for euer in hys mooste gracyous tuition ¶ Vnto the Christian reader I Haue enterprysed mooste deare reader amoÌ„ge the great riche meÌ„ I meane of lernynge eloqueÌ„s of this our tyme to offer wyth the poore wydow thys my symple and rude myte into goddes cheste towardes the repayrynge reedifyinge of Christes churche Sygnifying and declarynge herein howe hartely I wyshe desyre to haue the church of Christe that is to saye the christen people repayred and reedifyed in the catholyke and syncere fayth Namelye suche as of late are fallen into ruyne great decaye in matters of oure faythe with the huge