The Apologie, Cap. 14. Diuision. 5.
And, as Chrysostome very aptely writeth, wee saie, that the Bo∣dy of Christe is the Deade Carkesse, and wee our selues muste be the Egles: meaninge thereby, that wee muste flie on highe, if wee wil come to the Body of Christe. For this Table, as Chrysostome saithe, is a Table of Egles, and not of Iaies. Cyprian also: This Breade, saithe he, is the foode of the Soule, and not the meate of the Belly.
M. Hardinge.
In deede Chrysostome saithe, as ye reporte But Sirs, what meane ye? To Eate the Body of Christe, whiche is the dead Carcas, in respecte of his deathe (for onlesse he had fallen, we had not risen a∣gaine) muste we so be Egles, as we vse no office of mans Body to this kinde of Eatinge? Muste wee flie so hie, as we looke not to finde this Body in Earthe? Can wee not Eate this Body, excepte wee flie vp to Heauen?* 1.1 Can we not come by it, but there? Can we not Eate him, but there? Yes forsoothe. * 1.2 VVee neede not goe out of the Earthe for the matter. For Chrysostome him selfe in the same Ho∣milie. from whence ye fetche this,* 1.3 saithe, that whiles wee be in this life, this Mysterie is cause, that the‡ 1.4 Earthe to vs is become Heauen. He that desireth to knowe, what Egles we muste be, and how hie wee muste flie to come to the Eatinge of this Body woorthely, let Chrysostome euen there expounde Chrysostome. He nameth Egles (saithe he) to shewe, that he muste get him vp on highe, that com∣meth to this Body, and that he must haue nothinge to doo with the Earthe, neither be drawen downe∣warde to base thinges, and creape, but alwaies flie vpwarde, and beholde the Sunne of rightuous∣nesse, &c. VVill ye yet heare him more plainely declare, what he meaneth by this highe Egles flight? VVipe awaie (saithe he) all filthe from thy Soule, prepare thy minde to receiue these Mysteries. If the Kinges Childe arraied in purple and Diademe were deliuered vnto thee to beare, wouldest thou not caste downe on the grounde all that thou holdest,* 1.5 and receiue him? But nowe, when thou receiuest not the Kinges Childe,* 1.6 but the onely begotten Sonne of God, tell me, I praie thee, arte not afraide? And doest not caste awaie all loue of worldly thinges, and garnishe thy selfe with him onely, but doest thou yet looke downe on the Earthe, arte thou yet in loue of thy money? arte thou yet geuen to the Earthe? If it be so, what forgeuenesse, what excuse shalte thou finde? This spirituall flyinge vp requireth Chrysostome: and yet in that Homilie he declareth‡ 1.7 the Body of Christe to be presente here in Earthe, meaninge in this Holy Sacramente, yea that very Body, whiche was Nayled, Beaten, whiche was not ouercome by Deathe, whiche the Sonne seinge Crucified, tourned awaie his beames, for whiche the vaile of the Temple was rente asunder, stones and all the Earthe quaked, the Body