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Here because many of them, whiche haue cutte them selues from the Churche,* 1.1 condemne the Re∣seruation of the Sacrament, and affirme, that the Body of Christe remaineth not in the same, no longer then duringe the time, whiles it is receiued, alle••ginge against Reseruation the example of the Pas∣chal
Lambe in the olde lawe, wherein nothinge ought to haue remained vntil the morninge,* 1.2 and likewise of Manna: I wil rehearse that notable and knowen place of Cyrillus Alexandrinus. His woordes be these:* 1.3 Audio quòd dicant mysticam benedictionem, si ex ea remanserint in se∣quentem diem reliquiae, ad sanctificationem inutilem esse. Sed insaniunt haec dicentes. Non enim alius fit Christus, neque sanctum eius corpus immutabitur: Sed virtus bene∣dictionis, & viuifica gratia manet in illo. It is tolde me, they saie, that the mystical blessinge (so he calleth the blessed Sacrament) in case portions of it be kepte vntil the nexte daye, is of no ver∣tue to Sanctification. But they be madde, that thus saie. For Christe becommeth not an other, nei∣ther his Holy body is chaunged: but the vertue of the consecration, and the quickeninge or life ge∣uinge grace, abideth stil in it. By this sayinge of Cyrillus, we see, that he accompteth the errour of our aduersaries in this Article, no other then a meere madnes. The Body of Christe (saieth he) whiche he termeth the Mystical blessinge, because it is a moste holy Mysterie donne by consecration, once con∣secrated is not chaunged, but the vertue of the consecration, and the grace that giueth life, (250)* 1.4 wher∣by he meaneth that Fleashe assumpted of the VVoorde, remaineth in this Sacrament, also when it is kepte: (250) verely euen so longe, as the outwarde formes continewe not corrupte.
Of reserua∣tion of the Sacrament. Exo ••i. 1••.
Reserua∣tion.
Ad Calo••y∣rium Arse∣noiten. E∣piscopum. citat Tho∣mas parte. 3. q. 76.
The .250. Vn∣trueth, standin∣ge in vntrue, and guileful con¦struction.