Luke — Chapter 24
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Verse 30
30. Tooke bread.) The Fathers in diuers places take this to be meant of the B. Sacrament. Author operis imperf. ho. 17. S. Augustine li. 39 de consensu Euang. c. 25 & ser. 140 de temp. & ep. 59 ad Paulinum q. 8. Paulinus himself in the next epistle before that, among S. Augustines. Venerable Bede also vpon this place. Theophylact vpon this place. And that it should be meant of the holy Sacrament: the forme of solemne taking the bread into his handes, blessing it, breaking it, and reaching it to his Disciples (exceeding proper to the consecration, and common to none other vulgar benediction, nor any where vsed but in Christs miraculous multiplying the loaues) and the singular effect in notifying Christ vnto them, do proue. The B. Sacrament in one kind. And if it be the Sacrament (as it is most probable) then is it an euident example and warrant of ministration in one kind.
Verse 46
46. Pennance to be preached.) The Catholike or vniuersal Church. He shewed vnto them out of the Scriptures, not only the things that were now accomplished in himself, but also that were yet to come about his Church: as, where it should begin, to wit, at Hierusalem and how farre it should goe, to wit, to al Nations: that he might not suffer vs (saith S. Augustine*) to erre neither in the bridegrome nor in the bride. For this maketh manifestly against al Heretikes and Schismatikes, that set vp new Churches in particular countries, drawing the people from the foresaid only true Church which from Hierusalem so groweth **ouer al Nations til the end of the world come. *De vnit. Ec. c. 10. **Mat. 24,14.
Verse 50
50. Blessed them.) Christ blessed diuers wayes. Christ our high priest, *prefigured specially therein by Melchisedech, often gaue his blessing to his: somtimes by wordes, as, Peace be to you: ***somtimes by imposing his handes: and now hereby lifting vp his hands ouer his Disciples as it were for his farewel. Blessing with the signe of the crosse. In what forme, the Scripture doth not expresse, but very like it is that in forme of the crosse, as Iacob the Patriarcha blessed his nephews for signification of Christs benediction: for now the crosse began to be glorious among the faithful, and the Apostles (as it is most certaine bby the Fathers which call it an ancient tradition) vsed that signe for an external note of benediction. Yea S. Augustine saith (in Ps. 30. Con. 3) that Christ himself not without cause would haue his signe to be fixed in our foreheads as in the seat of shamefastness, that a Christian man should not be ashamed of the reproch of Christ. And what forme can a Christian man vse rather to blesse himself or others, then that which was dedicated in Christs death, and is a conuenient memoral of the same? Howsoeuer it be, that the Bishops and Priests of Gods Church blesse with an external signe, no man can reprehend, being warranted by Christs owne example and action. *Heb. 7,6. **Iohn. 20,21. 26 ***Mark 10,16. aGen. 48,14. bTertu. de coron. milit. nu. 3. Basel. de Sp. sanct. 1, 27.