xxxvi. Christe to his Spouse.
[The Argument]
Christe
seyng his Spouses fruites of most holsum doctrine,
to be excellent good, calleth his fyrst Churche, the
whiche now are his frendes, vnto his banket: willyng them
not only to eat and drynke his churches mylk and wyne, that
is the doctrine of holy scripture, but also to be drunke, that
is to haue all carnall iudgement cleane ouercum with the perfect
knowlege of his wurde, syngyng to them.
Eat my frendes and drynke,
My Spouses mylke and wine:
My wurde whiche to the brynke
Is full of foode diuine,
Both meat and drynke.
My Frendes whome I loue moste
Drynke, drinke tyll ye be drounk:
Drynke tyll my holly goste
In you be throughly sunke,
Drinke and be drunke.
