The faith, doctrine, and religion, professed, & protected in the realme of England, and dominions of the same expressed in 39 articles, concordablie agreed vpon by the reuerend bishops, and clergie of this kingdome, at two seuerall meetings, or conuocations of theirs, in the yeares of our Lord, 1562, and 1604: the said articles analised into propositions, and the propositions prooued to be agreeable both to the written word of God, and to the extant confessions of all the neighbour churches, Christianlie reformed: the aduersaries also of note, and name, which from the apostles daies, and primitiue Church hetherto, haue crossed, or contradicted the said articles in generall, or any particle, or proposition arising from anie of them in particular, heereby are discouered, laid open, and so confuted. Perused, and by the lawfull authoritie of the Church of England, allowed to be publique.

4. Proposition. The Body of Christ is giuen, taken, and eaten after an heauenly, and spirituall, not after a carnall sort.

The proofe from Gods word.

The regenerate haue in them a double life, one carnall the other spirituall.

The life carnall and temporarie, they brought with them in∣to this world. The spirituall was giuen vnto them afterward in their second birth through the word a 1.1.

The life carnall and corporall is common to all men, good and badde, and is maintained, and preserued by earthly, and corruptible Bread common also to all and euery man.

The life spirituall is peculiar onely to Gods elect; and is che∣rished by the bread of life, which came downe from heauen, which is Iesus Christ b. 1.2 who norisheth, and susteineth the spiritu∣all life of Christians, being receiued of them by Faith c 1.3.

Which spirituall Bread that he might the better represent, hee hath instituted earthly, and visible Bread, and wine, for a Sacrament of his Body, and Blood. Whereby he doth testifie, that as verily as wee receiue the Bread with the hands, and chewe the same with the teeth, and tongue, to the nourishing of this life temporall: euen so by faith (which is in place of hands and mouth to the soule) wee verily receiue the true Bo∣dy, and the true blood of Christ, our onely Sauiour, to the che∣rishing of the spirituall life in our soules.

And heerein there is a goodly consent with the most of the reformed Churches, and vs d 1.4.

The aduersaries vnto this truth.

Ioyntly we withstand the aduersaries thereof whosoeuer, as

The Capernaites, which thought the flesh of our Lord might be eaten with corporall mouthes.

The Synusiastes, or Vbiquitaries a 1.5, which thinke the Body of Christ so is present in the supper, as his said Body with bread and Wine, by one and the same mouth, at one and the same time, of all, and euery communicant, is eaten corporally, and re∣ceaued into the Belly.

The Metusiastes, and Papistes, which beleeue the substance of bread and Wine, is so changed into the substance of Christ his body, as nothing remaineth but the reall Body of Christ, besides the accidents of Bread, and wine b 1.6.

The Symbolists, Figurists, and Significatists, who are of opini∣on that the faithfull at the Lords supper, doe receiue nothing but naked, and bare signes.

Notes

• a 1.1

  1. Pet. 1.23.
• b. 1.2

  Iohn. 6.51.
• c 1.3

  Iohn. 6.35.
• d 1.4

  Confess. Hel∣uet. 1. ar. 22. and 2. c. 21. Basil. ar. 6. Bohem. c. 13. Gal. ar. 36. Belg. ar. 35.
• a 1.5

  Aliqui 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 fugimus, sed in cognatum delabimur 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 pani, et vino substantiam equidem relin∣quendo, sed corporale Christi corpus ita co••dunien∣do, at substan∣tia substanti∣am vel locali∣ter, vel defini∣tiue, vel reple∣tiue, vel omni∣bus istis modis simul contine∣at, quod ipsum Profect̄ milest aliud, quam Transsubstantiationis quoddam quasi inuoluctus &c. Iezler. de diu∣tur. belli Euchar. p. 18. a.
• b 1.6

  After Consecration there is neither bread, no•• wine left in this Sacrament, saith Va∣ux in his catech.

  By vertue of the words of Consecration the substance of bread, is turned and changed into the verie bodie of Christ: and the substance of wine is turned into the blood of Christ, the holy Ghost working by a diuine power. So that Christ is wholy vnder the forme of bread, and in euery part of the Host, being broken, Christ is wholy. Also vnder the forme of wine, and euery part thereof, being separated, Christ is wholy. Canis▪ catech. c. 4.

  Romanenses 〈…〉〈…〉 sororem, & plurimorun error••m matrem, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Iezl••••, ••edi••tior▪ belli 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ p. 31.