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spirit_n	body_n	life_n	quicken_v	5,163	5	10.2542	5	false

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A48306	A case of conscience, concerning the sacrament of the Lords Supper when either the bread or wine is wanting, or when there is a desire, yet with an antipathy to them, or debilitie to receive them / proposed to John Ley ...	Ley, John, 1583-1662.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1871; ESTC R20557	14,265	28

to drinke thence conceived that he condemned wine altogether as Hierome observeth upon that text Amos 2. vers 12 and of the g Manachei vinum non bibunt dicentes esse principium tenebrarum cum vescuntur uvis Magdeburge Centur. 3. cap. 5. col 115. Manachees who accounted wine the beginning of darknesse yet forbare not to eate the grapes from whence it was pressed of the h Erant Angeli duo Aror Maror missi a Deo de caelis in terram tribue his interdictis ne occiderent ne injuste vindicarent nec vinum biberent Centur. 7. cap. 15. col 613.30 Turks who pretended a prohibition from heaven by an Angel against the drinking of wine of the Aquarij who refused it upon pretence of more sobrietie and especially of the Papists who denie the necessary use of it to the Laitie by vertue of Christs Institution Lastly hereby they professe against scandall or offence unto the congregation by doeing otherwise then they doe An application of the Precedent Observations to the particular Case proposed concerning the Partie that cannot take the bread of the Sacrament IN this discussion of the different opinions concerning the receiving of the Sacrament where either the matter wherein it was at the Institution first Administred cannot be had or the meanes of orall eating or drinking is denyed I have beene the more large because all that I have met withall who have medled with the doubt I have found too short to give an inquisitive minde or a scrupulous conscience due satisfaction and for that besides the particular Quaere touching the Maid that can take no bread there be other difficulties concerning imperfect Communion which may perplexe others as much as this doth her and which being cleared prepare the way of resolution for the point in hand touching which the resultancie of the precedent discourse drawne up in particular observations may be this That though there be most dispute betwixt us and the Papists upon the with-holding of the Cuppe of the holy Communion in the thing it self there is no more necessitie held by either side of the use of the one element then of the other nor is Christ lesse present to the faithfull in the one then in the other though methinks besides other advantages on our part this is of no small moment that they have made choice of the bread rather then the wine in their halfe Communion whereas with more probabilitie of reason they might have pleaded for an halfe communion in wine then in bread both because Our Saviour said expressely Mat. 26.27 Drinke ye all of this and said not so of the bread Eat ye all of this though he meant no lesse Because that the Blood of Christ not so much as it is in the body as let out of the Veines and made potable liquor is the proper meanes of the remission of our sinnes Heb. 9.22 without which there is no remission Because in the blood is the life of the creature yea it is called life it self and is diffused all over the body being the purer part of the nourishment which we receive whereof are produced the Spirits which quicken the whole man in the motion and operation of all his parts and faculties so that in this respect her case is in my conceit more comfortable who can take no bread if shee can drinke the wine then theirs who contrariwise are disposed to a drie Communion and not to a moist who can eate the bread but cannot drink the wine of the Sacrament That what is resolved to be lawfully done in the want of either bread or wine the same may be done by way of reliefe to those whose Antipathy or disabilitie to receive maketh it all one to them as if it could not be had at all That if the partie cannot take ordinary Sacramentall bread but can take Almond bread which is the best of those things that are Analoga to bread of Corne and is composed of fewest simples and which as in quantitie so in use is many times made like our usuall bread and presented with wine for present entertainment of guests or friends and Lastly which is for the chiefe matter of it the i Almonds are of good temperature for heat and moysture and of wholsome and pure juice Venner via recta ad vitam longam pag. 136. Almond is much commended by the Phisitian or ordinary Communion bread moistned with wine as in the Communion of the sicke hath been anciently allowed as before I have shewed I make no great doubt but that kind of bread and the wine of the Communion Cup would become sufficient materialls for both a lawfull and comfortable Sacrament to the receiver But that wherein I am more confident upon serious pensitation of all particulars is that it were best for her if indeed she be so averse from all use of bread to take and taste of the Cup onely and to take the bread into her hand and thereby and therewithall to testifie that nothing but her Antipathy to bread keepeth her from conformitie with the present Church which answereth the second part of the Canon of the French Church concerning this matter But it will not be safe for the Minister to take up such a new manner of Administration of the Sacrament without consulting with the Bishop of the Diocesse who is to give leave and order for that I have conceived to be convenient in this case if he approve it which I conceive hee will Because as before hath been observed to debarre any from the Communion wholly who earnestly desire it because they can take it but in part seemeth not to suite with the charitie of the Church I suppose he will not be forward to substitute an other Element in stead of that which cannot be had or cannot be taken and if neither of these the third will follow For such receiving in one kinde only I think he will resolve the rather because though the Communion be a common union of the faithfull with Christ and of Christians with one another and so necessarily require a number to Communicate with the minister that except there be foure or three at the least to joyne with him there must be no communion by the direction of the Rubrick yet in case of necessitie the Church dispenseth with the defect of that indeed too small number and thus resolveth in the Communion of the sick In time of Plague sweate or such other like contagious times of Sicknesse or Diseases when none of the parish or neighbors can be gotten to Communicate with the sick in their houses for feare of infection upon speciall request of the diseased the Minister may be a lonely Communicant with him and as by a necessary defect of number one Minister in this case stands for three others so by the like necessitie one element may stand for two and this rather then that because whole Christ is present to the faithfull in receiving either of the Elements but three Laie-men are not nor can be present in one person whether Minister or any other But if for all this upon some especiall reason which my shallownesse doth not conceive all participation of the Sacrament should be forbidden or denied to such a one as cannot entirely take it in both Elements as others doe yet the partie needeth not be troubled since our Church her selfe hath resolved in the Communion of the Sick that if any person by extremitie of sicknesse or for want of warning to the Curate in due time or for lacke of companie to receive with him or by any other just impediment doe not receive the Sacrament of Christs bodie and blood if he truly repent him of all his sinnes and stedfastly beleeve that Christ suffered for him hee doth eate and drinke the body and blood of Christ profitably to his souls health although he doe not receive the Sacrament with his mouth Of Manus Christi THerefore no need of Manus Christi for Corpus Christi and as I conceive there is no warrant for it because it is compounded of many Ingredients none of which is either bread or any thing that is Analogicall to it as Sugar Rose-water prepared Pearle and leafe Gold Christs Word any his Churches word is better warrant Manus Christi then Christs hand in this sence to resolve the conscience of such as doubt to the satisfaction whereof if that I have said doe any service let praise be given to God and a prayer put up for him whom he is pleased to use though a weake and unworthy instrument to such a purpose Chester Monday 16. of January 1636. Yours much obliged in love and observance J. L. Feb. 9. 1640. Imprimatur THO. WYKES