The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.

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The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.
Author
Zanchi, Giralamo, 1516-1590.
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London, :: Printed by John Redmayne,
1659.
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
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"The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A97309.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024.

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DOCT XIII. That in the Lord's Supper the flesh of Christ is truly present, but yet after a Spirituall manner.

FRom what hath been said both concerning the true union, and also the true eating, is easy to be gathered what our belief is concer∣ning the true presence. We believe then, that if we be truly and really united with Christ, and so with his flesh and bloud; and if we eat his flesh and drink his bloud indeed, the

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same Christ is present with us, not onely by his Deitie, but also by his flesh and bloud, to as many as are united with him, and eat his flesh and drink his bloud. For what can be more present to thee then that which thou doest truly eat and drink, and whereunto thou art conjoyned by thy substance, and which again is coupled unto thee by it's substance; and from whence as from the head, life, sense, and motion is derived unto thee as unto a member?

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