M. Hardinge. The .1. Diuision.
This woorde Sacrament (as is declared before) is of the Fathers taken two waies (239)* 1.1 Either for the onely outward formes of Breade,* 1.2 and VVine, whiche are the holy Signe of the very Body, and Bloude of Christe present, and vnder them conteined: Or for the whole substance of the Sacrament, as it consisteth of the outward formes, and also of the very Body, and Bloude of Christe (240)* 1.3 verily Present,* 1.4 (240) whiche S. Augustine calleth the Inuisible grace, and the thinge of the Sacrament. (240) And Ireneus calleth it, Rem Coelestem, the Heauenly thinge, as that other, Rem Terrenam, the Earthly thinge. Taken the first waie, (As emonge the learned Fathers it was neuer, taken) No Christen man euer honoured it with the name of Lorde and God. For that were plaine Idolatrie, to attribute the name of the Creatour, to the Creature. But taken in the seconde signifi∣cation, (As no Ancient Father euer tooke it) It hath alwaies of Christen people, and of the learned Fathers of the Churche, ben called by the name of Lorde, and God. And of right so ought it to be, for elles were it impietie, and a denial of God, not to cal Christ the Sonne of God, by the name of Lorde, and God, who is not onely in trueth of Fleashe, and Bloude in the Sacrament, after whiche maner he is there, Ex Vi Sacramenti, but also the inseparable coniunction of bothe Natures in vnitie of person, Ex necessaria concomitantia, VVhole Christe, God and man. That the holy Fa∣thers called the Sacrament taken in this sense, Lorde and God, I might prooue it by many places: the rehearsal of a fewe may serue for many.* 1.5 Origen in a Homilie speaking reuerently of this blessed Sa∣crament, saith, that when a man receiueth it, our Lorde entreth vnder his roofe, and exhorteth him that shal receiue it, to humble him selfe, and to saie (241)* 1.6 vnto it: Domine non sum dignus, vt intres sub tectum meum, I Lorde am not worthy that thou enter vnder my Roofe.