a mynd that we woulde fast in dede though no maÌ„ lyuynge dyd se vs and whan we re garde more the accomplishment of Goddes wyll the subieccion ta mynge of our body than all the hu mayne glorye that can be attributed vnto vs. EVSE It is lawefull than to fast euen before men PHIL. Yea verely or to do any other good worke so that the desyre of worlde ly prayse he not in youre myndes For Christ saythe let your lyght so shyne before men that they maye se your good workes glorify your father which is in heauen But yf we seke ony prayse of men desyre to be magnifyed for oure good dedes verelye than haue we oure rewarde not of God but of y â— world For ther is no more pestiferous in feccioÌ„ to poysoÌ„ any good worke y e it should lose the reward before God than the desyre of vayne glory and worldly prayse What dyd deiecte caste downe Lucifer from heauen into hell pytte but vayneglorye Agayne what dyd exalte lyfte vp froÌ„ the earth vnto heauen y â— moost blyssed and glorious virgin Mary the mother of our Sauiour Iesus Christ but humilite as she her selfe testifieth My soule sayth she mag nifyeth the LORDE And my spirite reioyseth in God my sauyour For he hath loked vpon the humilite of his handmayd beholde bycause of this shal all kyndredes call me bles sed God resystethe the proude but to the humble he gyueth grace and sheweth fauour Unto whome shal I loke sayth God by his Prophet but vnto hym that is poore contryte in spiryte feareth my wordes Blyssed are y e poore in spiryte forto theÌ„ belongeth the kyngdome of heauen Therfore all youre wor kes that ye do do them with a simple mynde with such an harte as beyng nothyng desyrous of vayne glory seaketh only the honoure of God the accomplyshment of his moost deuyne wyll Thus haue I taught you neyghbours both what y â— true and Christen fast is also howe ye ought to fast CHRI Brother Philemon we confesse before you that we haue lerned here this day more of you concernyng certayne thynges thaÌ„ euer we knew before God gyue vs all grace to followe youre moost godly instruccions EVSE Amen I beseche God PHIL. Well nowe is the greatest parte of oure Potacion past What is more to be done THEO Ye promised that ye woulde declare vnto vs the signifi cacions of certayne Ceremonies y e be vsed in the chyrche this tyme of Lent CHRI Ye sayde also that ye woulde teach us howe we shoulde prepare our selues worthely to receyue the moost blyssed SacrameÌ„t of the Altare at y â— tyme of Easter PHIL. I remeÌ„ber my promyse well accordyng ther vnto therfore wyll I do ¶ Of the Ceremonies vsed in the Chyrche this tyme of Lent and what they signifye Of the Asshes THe fyrste Ceremonye that is vsed in the Chyrche this tyme of Lent is the imposicioÌ„ layenge on of Asshes vpon the heades of Christen men THEO I praye you vnto what pur pose is that ceremony vsed What is the significacioÌ„ of it PHIL. This is done to put vs in remembrauÌ„ce what we are For whan the preste layethe asshes on youre heades he sayth these wordes Remember maÌ„ that thou arte asshes vnto asshes thou shalte returne This Ceremo ny prâ—…cheth vnto vs that we are nothynge but asshes dust earthe to that we shall returne agayne If we marke this Ceremony well we shall haue but litle occasion to be proud or to magnify ourselues as y e scrip ture sayth wherfore arte y u proude O thou asshes earth All fleshe is grasse sayth the Prophet all his glory is as a floure of y e feld If we consider this thynge well it shall also prouoke vs vnto the conteÌ„pte vtter despisynge of the worlde ye a it shall plucke vs from sinne moue vs to do good workes as the wise man sayth remember thy last ende and thou shalte neuer synne And for asmuch as in the olde lawe they y t would huÌ„ble them selues be fore God by Penaunce dyd vse to sytte downe in y e asshes to throw asshes vpoÌ„ theyr heades as y e scriptures shewe of Achab of the Niniuites of the Iewes whaÌ„ they were oppressed of holofernes of diuers other therfore the holye fathers of Christes chyrch in tymes past in stituted also this ceremony to put vs in remembrauÌ„ce of the PenaÌ„ce which this holy tyme of LeÌ„t ought to be done of all christen menne for theyr wycked dedes whyche they haue wrought all the whole yeare paste Do ye perceyue nowe what the layeng of asshes vpon your hea des do signify CHRI Yea very wel PHIL. Forsoth who soeuer reposeth the significacion of this Ceremony in his herte canne none otherwise but alwaye be humble gentle low ly meke full of humilite estraunged from all arrogancy despisyng terrestiall thynges desyrynge thynges celestiall EVSE Ye saye trueth But what meneth I praye you the couerynge of the Images in the temples this tyme of Lent ¶ Of the couerynge of Images what it signifyeth PHILEMON THe ecclesiasticall wryters assigne dyuers causes one this another that But in this dissension variete of opinions I wyll al leage one or two reasons byd the other fare well as thiÌ„ges not great ly makyng vnto the edificacion of true godlynes THEO I praye you let vs heare PHIL. One cause is to signify vnto vs that they that are synners haue a pleasure styl ther in to remayne are not worthye to behold the sayntes in heaueÌ„ which are represented by those Images nether shall they at ony tyme come vnto that glory wherof the Sayn tes alredy haue y e fruicion excepte they repeÌ„t them of theyr wicked lyuynge ryse oute of synne brynge forth fruytes worthy of PenauÌ„ce become newe men in theyr coÌ„uer sacion Therfore whan we enter in to the chyrche and se all those Ima ges couered we oughte to mourne lament our synfull lyuyng to recognyse oure selues synners to excyte store vp our selues to bryng forth fruytes worthy of PenauÌ„ce to cut away by true vnfayned Contricion our synnes y t we maye be founde worthy agaynst Easter that is agaynste the tyme of oure passyng goyng out of this world clerely to beholde openlye to se in the kyngedome of heauen the shynynge face of God his Sayntes Another cause is to declare the mournynge lamentacion of synners for theyr vngodly manners Ye knowe that y e custome is amoÌ„ge vs euen at this daye that so longe as we mourne for ony of oure frendes departed we vse to go w t close faces to weare simple apparell layenge asyde all gorgious sumptuous garmentes So lykewyse this tyme of Lent whiche is a tyme of mournyng all thynges that make to the adournement of the chyrche wherof the
intierly beloued soÌ„ne our LORDE sauiour Iesus Christ Graunt we besech the y â— we by this celestiall feaste engraffed yea incor porated i his moost holy body may so infixe in oure brestes hys moost bytter death y e we by remembryng the same maye dayly dye vnto syn and so encrease thorow thy diuine grace in al vertues that thy name maye be perpetually sanctifyed in vs thy wyll accomplysshed among vs here in earth as it is in heaueÌ„ our christen brothers loued vnfay nedly socoured mercifully vnto y â— immortall prayse of thy moost holy blyssed name to whome be all honour glory for euer euer EVSE Amen THEO So he it CHRI LORD let it so come to passe PHIL. After y â— ye departe froÌ„ y â— table of our Lorde God caull vnto youre remeÌ„brauÌ„ce what ye haue done what ye haue professed Fyrste remeÌ„ber y â— ye haue receyued the very body of our lord Iesus Christ of al treasures moost precious Secondely remeÌ„ber that by the receyuynge of that ye haue professed youre selues to be the sonnes of God the members of Christ the mayntayners of true godlines the studious followers of Goddes wyll the feruent louers of our chri sten brothers the extreme enemies of Satan his army so long as euer ye lyue All theyse thynges do ye professe whaÌ„ ye syt at the moost heauenly table Loke therfore that ye do not dallye nor mocke w t God vnlesse worser thynges chaunse vn to you Let vs departe from that table sayth Chrisostome as LyoÌ„s that breath fyre y t we maye be terri ble to the diuel Therfore that this thynge may come to passe remeÌ„ber that ye are now engraffed in christ become meÌ„bers of Christes body Howe vnsyttynge than were it to faull agayne from Christe to adioyne your selues vnto vnclennes RemeÌ„ber that ye are wasshed from youre synnes sanctifyed by Christes bloude iustifyed by the name of the LORDE Iesus Were it not than very vnsemely to pollute and defyle your selues agayne w t youre olde fylthynes RemeÌ„ber that god hath now delyuered you out of the londe of Egipte froÌ„ your moost cru ell enemy Pharao the diuel hath broughte you into the londe of promyss Haue not than a pleasure to returne into that lond of captiuite RemeÌ„ber that God hath deliuered yon from the fylthy abhominable Sodomites Prouyde therfore y t ye loke not backe agen vnto theyr pernicious manners Remember that God hath delyuered you from the babylonicall captiuite hath brought you vnto the newe celestial Ierusalem so that now ye are no more Gestes straungers but CytyseÌ„ses wyth the Sayntes and of the houshold of God Were it not than a thynge of much ignominye for you to fall from so great an honour what shal I make many wor des w t you Ye pertayne now al to gyther vnto God Loke therfore y â— ye lose not the fauour gentlenes of so bounteous a LORDE Moreouer ye haue professed day ly to dye vnto synne to walke in a new lyfe Loke that ye aunswere faythfully to this your promyse Agayne ye haue professed that ye wyll loue your christen brothers do for theÌ„ to the vttermooste what so euer lyeth iÌ„ your power Al these thynges haue ye promised to do by the receyuynge of this moost blyssed SacrameÌ„t Loke therfore that ye be not necligent in the accoÌ„plish mente of the premisses vnlesse the wrath of God falleth vpoÌ„ you For it is not ynough to begyn well excepte ye go forth in your enterprises He that coÌ„tinueth vnto y â— ende shall be safe saythe Christ. Agayne be thou faythful vnto death and I shall gyue the y â— crowne of lyfe No man that putteth hys hand to the plowgh and loketh backewarde is mete vnto y â— kyngdome of heauen Therfore neghbours do as ve haue professed Cast away your olde wic ked lyuynge Continue in the body of Christe thorowe a newe lyfe Remayne for euermore in the seruyse of God Seke the kingdome of god the righteousnes therof aboue al thynges Procure the furtherauÌ„ce of his moost holy worde so not on ly loue but also lyue y e Gospel that ye maye be couÌ„ted both before God man true earneste followers of Goddes worde Furthermore loue your christeÌ„ brothers w t a true per fecte vnfayned loue lette youre loue brynge forth good workes y t it may appeare to be w tout dissimula cion or faynynge Aboue all thiÌ„ges as I haue euer exorted you be obedient to y â— Kynges graces maieste yea and that not only for feare but muche more for conscience sake in all thynges as it becommeth fayth full subiectes The other publique magistrates also spirituall or teÌ„porall haue in perpetuall reuerence honour To be shorte be so affected towarde all menne euen as Iesus christ was toward you in al your wordes dedes lette your lyght so shyne before men that they may se your good workes glorifye youre father which is in heaueÌ„ to whom be all honour glory for euermore AmeÌ„ Thus endeth your PotacioÌ„ THEO Praysed by God for it EVSE Bothe nowe euer CHRI For he alone is worthy all honour glorye PHIL. Thus haue I neighbours ac cordynge to my promyse in the begynnynge of our Potacion perfor med all thynges concernynge the holy Sacrament of Penaunce w t the partes therof Of fastyng of ce remonies of the moost honorable Sacramente of the 〈◊〉 I haue also taughte you many godlye and goodly thynges worthye to be imprynted in the hartes of all christâ—… men Now brothers I moost instaÌ„t ly desyre you by the great mercyes of God the precious bloud of our sauiour Christ to repose these thin ges in your memory and not to for get theÌ„ but w t al diligence maynly to prosecute followe them yea to expresse them natiuely in youre quotidiane dayly coÌ„uersacioÌ„ For the seruaunt ' which knowethe his maysters wyll doth it not shalbe beateÌ„ wyth many strypes If ye do theyse thynges knowe that in thys world ye shal haue God the father a mercifull father vnto you God y â— sonne a swete Sauiour vnto you God the holy Ghoste a ioyfull coÌ„fortour vnto you after this lyfe ye maye be sure to enioye the moost blyssed glorious syght of the holy Trinite Amen THEO Neyghbour Philemon for this your Potacion we thancke you we trust that yâ—… shall se suche fruytes procede from vs that ye shall reioyse to haue cal led vs vnto this your moost godly Potacion PHIL. So doynge neygh boures knowe me to be altogither youres Well seynge this spirituall Potacion is so fortunately ended I praye you followe me y â— we maye also refresshe oure bodies with cor porall norysshement so wyth one mynd prayse GOD for all thynges EVSE We follow Blessed be God for this
Images are parte are either layd asyde or els couered to put vs in remembrauÌ„ce y t we ought nowe to lament mourne for our soules dead in sinne continually to watche praye fast gyue almes do such other workes of Penasice as wherwith God beyng excited stored vnto his antique olde mer cies may call vs agayne froÌ„ death to lyfe from synne to godlynes froÌ„ wickednes to innocencye CHRI I haue hearde also that Images in y e TeÌ„ple are couered for this purpose in y e time of LeÌ„t to put vs in remeÌ„ braunce that although we haue in ony parte of the yeare paste coÌ„mytted Idolatry with theÌ„ yet at this tyme we shoulde vtterly gyue ouer this abhominacion only cleue to God to his exceding great mercy lokyng for remission of our synnes al other good thinges at his hand alone thorowe Iesus Christe oure LORDE In consideracion wherof y â— clothes that are hanged vp thys tyme of Lente in the Chyrche haue paynted in them nothynge els but the paynes tormeÌ„tes passioÌ„ bloud sheddynge death of Christ y t now we shoulde only haue oure myndes fyred on the passion of Christe by whome only we were redemed and althoughe we haue erred runne astray lyke shepe destitute of a shep parde all the longe yeare paste yet that now this holy tyme we should returne withe humble contryte myndes vnto Christe the bysshop curate of our soules PHIL. It may be so ryght well The significacion vndoubtedly that ye haue now rehearsed is very godly Well thus haue I declared vnto you that I haue red concernyng the couering of Images in Lente THEO We thancke you for it Let me se what other Ceremonies are vsed in the Chyrche this tyme of Lent EVSE Ther are diuers other but I pray you neyghbour Philemon declare vnto vs what the Ceremonies sig nify which are vsed in the Procession of Palme sondaye For surely I thyncke not one amonge a thousand knowe what y e ProcessioÌ„ prea che the vnto vs. PHIL. I thyncke ye saye trueth in dede therfore is it so lytle regarded nowe a dayes amonge many whan notwithstandynge it preachethe vnto vs many godly goodly lessoÌ„s yf they were knowen Therfore yf ye wyl marke diligently I wyll to the vttermost of my power declare to you partly myne owne coniecture par telye what I haue read lerned of y e auÌ„cieÌ„t wryters iÌ„ tymes past coÌ„cerniÌ„g this matter CHRI I praye you let it so be We wyll heare you gladly ¶ Of y e Ceremonies y e are vsed in y â— ProcessioÌ„ of Palme sondaye what they signifye PHILEMON IN the begynnynge of the Procession the people goethe oute ha uynge euery one a Palme in theyr hand followynge the Crosse which is couered with a clothe EVSE Ve say trueth but what doth it mene That the Crosse is caried forth beynge couered with a clothe rather then with an open face PHIL. The Crosse so velated couered signifieth Christ the sonne of God which beynge promised of the Fathher to the Iewes in the olde lawe was not than come but only adumbrated shadowed prefigured by certayne types figures Ceremonies cloudes shadowes as by Manna the Rocke the Paschall Lambe y â— brasen serpent c. All these prefigu red Christ to come In consideraci on wherof that Crosse is borne enclosed THEO We perceyue nowe y e right well But what do those people signify which go with y e crosse PHIL. Uerely the fathers of y â— olde Testament which lyued longe before the commynge of Christ being vnder the cloudes shadowes of y â— olde lawe EVSE For what intente do they beare Palmes in theyr haÌ„des PHIL. Forsothe to signifye the victorye that they haue gotten by Christ. CHRI why I pray you how could they get any victory by christ whan he was not yet borne PHIL. Yies forsoth brother Christopher For although Christ at that tyme was not come in the fleshe borne of the moost glorious virgyn Mary yet dyd they beleue vndoubtedly were perfectly persuaded that he should come that they shoulde be redemed by his passion that he shoulde paye theyr dettes to God y â— father euen with his moost precyous bloud delyuer them out of cap tiuite make them pertakers of y e glory of heaueÌ„ And although they dyd not se Christ with theyr corporall eies yet dyd they se hym withe theyr spirituall eyes that is to say w t y â— eyes of theyr faith yea beleue wythouteony hesitacion or doubtynge as Christ sayde of Abraham to the Iewes Abraham youre father dyd reioyse that he myghte se my daye and he sawe it and was gladde This is to be vnderstonde y t AbrahaÌ„ dyd se Christ with y â— eyes of hys faythe which is y â— very true perfecte sight EVSE So farre as I remember I haue red this texte in the Scripture blessed are the ey es that se those thinges which you se. For I saye vnto you that many Prophetes kynges woulde haue sene those thynges that ye se yet haue they not sene them and heare those thynges which ye heare and yet haue they not hearde them PHIL. Ye saye trueth This is vnderstonded of the corporallsyght of Christ. They desyred so greatly the redempcion of Israell y t they euermore wyshed the coÌ„myng of Christ in the flesshe as we maye perceyue in the Prophette Esaye where we read these wordes Sende forth O LORDE that lambe the ruler of the earth oute of the rocke of y e deserte vnto the mount of the doughter of Syon Agayne woulde God thou wouldest clyue asunder the heueÌ„s and come downe They desyred in dede very greatly to se Christ with theyr corporall eyes but yet dydde they se him none otherwyse thaÌ„ w t the eyes of theyr fayth in asmuche as he was not tâ—…an borne but only promised of God the father and shadowed by diuers ceremonies of the olde lawe For as saynte Paule sayth all oure fathers were vnder a clowde Therfore in asmuche as they dyd faythfully beleue iÌ„ Christ and hope to be saued by his mooste blessed passion althoughe they dyd not se hym with theyr corporal ey es yet was he vnto them a Sauyour a redemer a perfecte satisfaccion so that by hym they euen at y e tyme had gotten the victorye ouer synne death and hell THEO But I pray you why do they rather beare a Palme in theyr handes than any other thynge PHIL. I wyll tel you neighbours that which they beare in dede in theyr handes is not pro perly called a Palme for they are the bowes of a Salow tree but by cause we haue no Palmes growiÌ„g in this londe therfore do we beare them in stede of Palmes By bearynge of those Palmes the victory that we haue gotten ouer Satan thorowe Christ is signifyed CHRI Why rather by
I pray you declare what soeuer re mayneth PHI. Theyse thinges once done thaÌ„ goeth the ProcessioÌ„ forth vntyll they come to y â— chyrche dore whiche whan they come vnto it is sparred certayne chyldren in the chyrch syngynge The songe beyng once done the preste taketh y â— crosse in his hande putteth the dore froÌ„ him with it so openeth it and entreth in with al the other people after hym CHRI What do all those thiÌ„ges preach vnto vs PHIL. The spearynge of the chyrch dore signifyeth that heaueÌ„ gates were speared agaynst vs for the synne of our fyrst father Adam in whom all we haue offended so that no maÌ„ could once enter by his owne vertue power merites good dedes into heuen as Christ witnesseth no man goeth vp into heauen but he that came downe from heauen That is to say no man by his owne streÌ„gth vertue ascendeth into heaueÌ„ but Christ whiche descended from heauen toke flesh of the moost glorious pure virgyn Marye Therfore euery one that goethe vp into heauen goeth vp by Christe as he hymselfe witnesseth I am y â— waye the trueth the lyfe no man commethe vnto the father but by me Therfore to declare that oure ingresse entrynge into heauen com meth only by Christe by Christes death therfore the preste openethe the dore w t the crosse For ye knowe right well that none of all the holy Patriarches Prophetes Kynges and other godly fathers of the olde TestameÌ„t dyd enter into the glory of heauen vntyll Christ had suffered payed oure raunsome by hys moost precious bloud EVSE Ye say trueth PHIL. This declareth therfore manifestely y e by Christe alone we haue free passage into eternall glorye as S. Paule sayth euerlastynge lyfe is the gyfte of God tho row Christ Iesus our LORD THEO But what is sygnifyed by y e chyldren which are within the chyrche at the dore syngyng PHIL. Uerely the myrth ioye melodye whiche the Aungelles make in heauen for maÌ„s redeÌ„pcioÌ„ by christ It sheweth how glad mery they are that maÌ„ is become pertaker of y â— glory wher of they haue the fruicion And this theyr ioy maketh them to come for to mete the soules of the faythfull to present them to the diuine ma ieste CHRI This is a very godly ex posicion PHIL. Whan they are once entred into the chyrche wherby he uen is signifyed than do the all the people knele downe the prest pluc kyng vp the cloth wherwith y e cru cifixe was couered and makyng it open to all that are there presente syngethe a certayne songe the people in the meane season prayenge gyuynge thanckes vnto God And so endethe the Procession EVSE I pray you declare this also vnto vs PHIL. This signifyethe that whan we be once departed oute of thys world are brought of the AuÌ„gels into heauen that than we shall for euer euer worldes without ende enioye the moost glorious syght of the diuine maieste syngynge vnto him prayses incessaÌ„tly on this maÌ„ner Thou arte worthy O LORDE to receyue glory honour vertue For y u hast made al thinges and for thy wyll they are and were made Thou arte worthye to take y â— boke to open the seales of it For thou waste slayne haste redemed vs by thy bloude To hym that syttethe on the Throne to the laÌ„be be bles syng honour glory power worldes without ende Amen Now haue I declared vnto you neighbours what euery ceremony y e is vsed in the processioÌ„ of Palme sondaye signifyeth THEO Ye haue done so in dede brother Philemon We do not only thaÌ„ke you for this youre great payne but also desyre almyghty God with moost humble hertes to rewarde you for it in his glory PHIL. In thus doing I haue done but my duty I confesse my selfe to be an vnprofitable seruauÌ„t Notwithstandynge yf this my sim ple declaracion hathe profyted you ony thynge at all or set forwarde your knowledge in christ verely I am not a lytle glad And yf I shall perceiue hereafter that ye practise those thynges in your dayly manners y t I haue taught you in wordes surely neyghbours I shall vn faynedly reioyse gyue God herty thanckes that you are so serious earnest labourers i y e LORDES vine yearde CHRI Neyghbour Phi lemoÌ„ doubte ye not but that with Goddes grace we wyll labour diligently to follow your moost godly wholesome admonicions Therefore yf there be ony mo ceremonies to be declared I pray you expresse theÌ„ to vs EVSE I pray you what me neth y e wasshyng of the Altares on MauÌ„dy Thursday at after noone ¶ Of wasshynge of the Altares what it signifyeth PHILEMON THer are diuers auÌ„swers made vnto it as we we reade but I thyncke it is done to put vs in remembraunce howe Christ wasshed his disciples fete at his maundy y â— we in lyke manner shoulde be redye at all tymes to do good vnto oure christen brothers yea euen to wash theyr fete whiche semeth to be the moost huÌ„ble lowely acte that we can do vnto theÌ„ If I sayth Christ being your LORDE mayster haue wasshed your fete verely you also ought to washe one anothers fete For I haue gyuen you an exaÌ„ple y e as I haue done to you so lykewyse ye should do Let that mynde be in you sayth S. Paule that was in Christ Iesus ¶ Of garnishyng y â— chyrch on Easter daye what it signifyeth THEOPHILE VUhat meaneth it y â— on Easter daye the Images all other thynges that were before hyd are made opeÌ„ the Temple restored to her prâ—…tine olde beautye PHIL. Nothynge els but that after christ had once suffred his passion for our synnes was rysen agayne from death to lyfe for our iustificacion all cloudes shadowes were taken awaye all ceremonies sacrifices of the olde lawe ceased all ioye all myrthe all felicite all pleasure all liberte all that euer we lost before in AdaÌ„ is nowe recouered agayne by Christe In token of this oure welth ioye is the Temple on Easter day moost preciously adourned CHRI We are nowe aboundantlye satisfyed concernyng the ceremoni es y â— are vsed in the Lente I praye you therfore declare vnto vs y e last parte of our Potacion accordynge to your promise which is this how we ought to prepare our selues for to receyue worthely at the tyme of Easter y t moost blessed Sacrament of the Aâ—…re PHIL. Neyghbours I wyll do it with all my herte I pray you therfore marke wel what shal be sayde EVSE Speake on brother PhilemoÌ„ we wyll heare you withe diligent eares and attent myndes Howe we ought to prepare oure selues to receyue worthely at the tyme Easter the moost blessed Sacrament of the 〈◊〉 PHILEMON THat you maye pre pare youre selues condignely worthely to receyue
Paule must beleue y â— god is that he is a rewarder to theÌ„ that seke hym Withoute thys faythe no manne commeth worthelye to recepue the body of our LORDE as Chrisostom saythe Let vs all that are sycke go vnto Christ with great fayth For yf all they which dyd but towch y e heÌ„me of his garmeÌ„t receyued theyr perfecte healthe howe muche more shall we be corroborated and made strong yf we haue hym whole w tin vs Therfore wheÌ„ ye syt downe to receyue the blessed body of Christe call streyght wayes to your remembraunce the death of Christ. RemeÌ„ber that his bodye was brokon for you vpon the Altare of the Crosse. Remâ—…mber that he offred hymselfe a swete smelling Sacrifice to God the father for the abolysshement of all your synnes RemeÌ„ber that his bloud was shed for the remission of your synnes RemeÌ„ber that by the effusion sheddynge of hys mooste precious bloud all your offeÌ„ses are cleane wasshed awaye you pourged from all iniquite In consideracion wherof ye nowe receyue y â— ve ry body of christ bycause ye shoulde nothynge doubte of the remission of your synnes of the fauoure of GOD toward you as Christ hym selfe witnesseth He that eateth my flesh dryncketh my bloude hathe eternal lyfe I shall rayse hym vp in the last day For my flesh is very meate my bloud is very dryncke He that eteth my flesh dryncketh my bloud dwelleth in me I in hiÌ„ But do not only call to remeÌ„braÌ„ce these aforsayd thynges but beleue faythfully also be perswaded vndoubtedly that they be true shall chauÌ„se to you according vnto your fayth So shal it come to passe that w t the receyuiÌ„g of Christes body ye shall also receyue all the benefytes gyftes and graces of Christe yf ye beleue so that not only Christ is be come altogyther yours but also al y â— euer he hath besydes is yours as S. Paule say the he that hath not spared his owne sonne but gaue hiÌ„ for vs all how is it possible that he also should not gyue vs all thinges w t him O the inestimable treasures that lye bent out in this moost holy Sacrament of the Altare for the faythefull Blyssed is he that is a faythfull geste of this celestial ta ble Blessed is he that with a pure fayth syncere charite eateth y e body of his LORDE Blessed is that maÌ„ which receiueth this moost honora ble SacrameÌ„t Christes very body bloude with an vndefyled conscience For Satan synne death hel desperacion c. shall not preuayle agenst hym Such one may be sure to dwell in Christ Christ in him Such one may be sure to haue his herte abundaÌ„tly enfarsed w t celesti all graces heaueÌ„ly gyftes Such one maye be sure to haue God y e father God y e son God y e holy Ghost dwellynge perpetually in his brest whaÌ„ ye haue done these thiÌ„ges a for sayd than drawe nygh whan tyme requirethe w t all huÌ„ble reuerent feare vnto the feaste of the LORDES bodye before y t ye receyue it into your mouth praye on this maÌ„ner ¶ A prayer to be sayde before y e receyuynge of the Sacrament O LORD I am not worthy that y u shouldest enter into me but saye the word only my soule shall be made whole Heale y u me O God and I shall be healed saue thou me I shall be saued Create in me O LORDE a cleane herte that w t true fayth perfecte charite I maye re ceyue thy moost holy body w t suche dignitie worthynes thorowe thy grace into my breste that y u mayste dwel in me I in the for euermore AMEN Thus haue I neighbours declared vnto you coÌ„pendiously how ye shal prepare your selues worthely to re ceyue at y e time of Easter the moste blyssed Sacrament of the Aâ—…re Yf ye receyue it on such maÌ„ner as I haue taughte you here tofore ye may be sure to receyue it worthely accordynge to Christes institucioÌ„ vnto y e helth of your soules EVâ—…E I praye God gyue vs grace to receyue it accordynge to youre moost godly iÌ„struccioÌ„s y t our soules maye be truly fed w t the true body of our Sauiour Iesus Christ. PHIL. But for as much as we se many departe vnreuereÌ„tly froÌ„ the LORDES table therfore wyll I in fewe wordes by your pacience declare to you after what manner ye shall go from it howe ye shall behaue your selues euer after that ye maye walke as it becommeth the chyldren of lyghte CHRI I pray you hertely let it so be ¶ Howe we ought to behaue oure selues after that we haue receyued the moost blessed SacrameÌ„t of the Altare PHILEMON NOwe moost dere brothers after y â— ye haue receyued the body of our LORDE Iesus Christ and w t that same moost glorious bodye tasted also his most precious bloud which as Chrisostome sayth is the helth of our soules wassheth garni sheth enflameth our soules maketh our mynde more shynynge thaÌ„ the fyre more clere than the gould is y e sufficient price of y e hole world it is conuenieÌ„t that ye shewe your sel ues thanckefull agayne to God for these his iestimable benefites whiche he at that tyme hath frely gyueÌ„ vnto you euen y e very body bloud of his welbeloued soÌ„ne our LORD Iesus Christ w t all the other incom parable treasures which pertayne vnto hym For all theyse thynges hath he moost bounteously gyuen you in this moost holy SacrameÌ„t It is therfore I say coÌ„uenieÌ„t y â— ye shewe your selues agayne thanckefull to hym by renderynge harty immortall thaÌ„ckes For this moost holy mysterye is called Sacramentum Eucharistiae that is y â— Sacrament of thanckes gyuynge bycause y t whaÌ„ eyther we our selues receyue it or els be preseÌ„t whaÌ„ other do receyue it we should gyue God precordiall thaÌ„ckes for his bounty kyndnes shewed to vs thorow Iesus Christ. Who commeth to the table of onye man departeth without thaÌ„ckes gyuynge To approche therfore to sytte downe at the table of y e moost hygh redoubted kynge where no terrestriall corruptible meate is eaten but euen the very bodye of y e pure immaculate Lambe Iesus Christ to departe from so heaueÌ„ly a table w t vnthanckefull hertes certes it were a thyng to much for to be detested It shal therfore be ve ry conuenient after ye haue receyued that moost blyssed SacrameÌ„t not to depart out of y e chirch before ye haue gyueÌ„ God harty thanckes for his manifold benignite toward you ye maye do it on this manner ¶ ThaÌ„ckes gyuynge after y e receyuynge of the Sacrament VUe thancke the moost gentle mercyfull father that thou hast vouchedsafe this day of thyne own goodnes to fede vs w t an heueÌ„ ly meate euen y â— very body bloud of thy moost