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him  hath  offered  vppe  his  body  and  bloudde.  and  that  thereby
he  is  become  with  all  Christen  men,  a  member  of  his  body,
theym  to  serve  and  obey.  and  to  despyse  nor  hate  no  manne.
And  where  as  he  feleth  this  belefe  or  love  to  be  fehle  or
fainte,  stedfastly  to  call  vnto  god  for  ayde,  streng'the  and  socoure,
  throug'he  his  hed  Christ.  So.  Is  he  then  worthy  of  the  t
lordis  bred?  Fat.  Ye,  for  he  desyreth  to  be  knet  vnto  Christ
and  his  members  with  all  love  and  Service.  He  knoweth  surely,
and  thanketh  the  lorde  for  the  offerynge  vppe  of  his  body  and
bloudde  on  the  crosse  to  god  his  father  almyghty  for  his  sake.
j.  Cor.  xj.  For  he  that  indifferently  eateth  and  drynketh  at  this
meale  as  he  doth  at  wother,  with  outen  eny  thanckfull  remembraunce
  of  Christis  death  and  passion,  for  a  very  trueth  he
eateth,  and  receaveth  his  owne  dampnacion,  be  cause  he  considereth
  nott  wherfore  that  meale  was  institute  and  ordened.
Nor  yet  maketh  dilference  bitwene  the  members  of  the  lordis
boddy  (there  gaddered  together  in  the  vnite  of  love  and  thancke
gevynge)  and  wother  matteriall  meate  and  dryn-  [fol.  38“.]  cke.
Manne  here  ouglit  to  liave  a  respecte  to  the  body  of  Christ,
and  to  consider  howe  dere  a  thinge  it  is  to  be  by  the  manes
of  his  body  and  blond  incorporate  with  hym.  And  lykwyse
with  a  stedfast  belefe  shewe  the  silfe  same  thinge  to  his
brethren,  which  there  with  one  assent  (for  as  moehe  as  they
are  lyke  membres)  geve  thankes  to  god  their  father  for  the
tender  mercy  and  kindnes  receved  throwe  christ  their  lord.
So.  I  se  well  then,  that  all  that  do  not  this,  are  but  hipocrites.
and  dessemble  that  thinge  in  outward  fode,  which  is  not  in  their
lierte  roted  by  faythe  and  love.  and  so  cannot  but  bothe  despyse
their  brethren,  and  sett  the  pryce  of  Christis  precious  bloudde
at  nought.  Fa.  It  foloweth  also  dere  sonne,  that  to  remember
Christis  passion,  declare  his  deathe,  and  to  examen  his  owne
conscience,  whether  he  (as  is  before  sayde)  worthely  eate  and
drineke  at  this  meale,  with  due  difference  makinge  of  christes
body  or  not,  is  a  spretuall  memory  howe  that  in  Christ  we  all
are  one  body.  And  that  only  by  the  redempcion,  satisfaccion,
and  sanctifyinge,  geven  to  vs  through  the  aspercion  of  his
Bom.  iij.  most  precious  bloudde  we  are  iustifyed  and  not  by
Giii.  ij.  oure  goode  dedes,  merittes,  or  deservinges.  For  this
cause  was  this  last  mele  ordened  by  the  lord,  as  apereth  in  the