eateth the mystical bread, and drinketh the mystical wine worthily, according to the ordinance of Christ, he receiveth surely the very body and blood of Christ spiritually, as it shall be most comfortable unto his soul.  He eateth with the mouth of his soul, and digesteth with the stomach of his soul, the body of Christ.  And to be short:  whosoever believeth in Christ, putteth his hope, trust, and confidence in him, he eateth and drinketh him:  for the spiritual eating is the right eating to everlasting life; not the corporal eating, as the Capernaites understood it.  For that same corporal eating, on which they set their minds, hath no commodities at all; it is a spiritual meat that feedeth our souls.

But I pray you, how much is this supper of Christ regarded amongst us, where he himself exhibiteth unto us his body and blood?  How much, I say, is it regarded?  How many receive it with the curate or minister?  O Lord, how blind and dull are we to such things, which pertain to our salvation!  But I pray you, wherefore was it ordained principally?  Answer:  it was ordained for our help, to help our memory withal; to put us in mind of the great goodness of God, in redeeming us from everlasting death by the blood of our Saviour Christ; yea, and to signify unto us, that his body and blood is our meat and drink for our souls, to feed them to everlasting life.  If we were now so perfect as we ought to be, we should not have need of it:  but to help our imperfectness it was ordained of Christ; for we be so forgetful, when we be not pricked forward, we have soon forgotten all his benefits.  Therefore to the intent that we might better keep it in memory, and to remedy this our slothfulness, our Saviour hath ordained this his supper for us, whereby we should remember his great goodness, his bitter passion and death, and so strengthen our faith:  so that he instituted this supper for our sake, to make us to keep in fresh memory his inestimable benefits.  But, as I said before, it is in a manner nothing regarded amongst us:  we care not for it; we will not come unto it.  How many be there, think ye, which regard this supper of the Lord as much as a testoon?  But very few, no doubt of it:  and I will prove that they regard it not so much.  If there were a proclamation made in this town, that whosoever would come unto the church at such an hour, and there go to the communion with the curate, should have a testoon; when such a proclamation were made, I think, truly, all the town would come and celebrate the communion to get a testoon:  but they will not come to receive the body and blood of Christ, the food and nourishment of their souls, to the augmentation and strength of their faith!  Do they not more regard now a testoon than Christ?  But the cause which letteth us from celebrating of the Lord’s Supper, is this:  we have no mind nor purpose to leave sin and wickedness, which maketh us not to come to this supper, because we be not ready nor meet