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An oration made by Master Theodore de Beze, minister of the word of God, accompanied with. xi. other ministers and. xx. deputies of the reformed churches of the realm of France, in the presence of the king, ... Tuesday the ix. day of September, 1561, in the nunnery of Poyssy. Truly gathered and set forth in such sort as it was spoken by the said de Beze. Whereunto is added a brief declaration exhibited by the said Beze, to the Queen the mother, the next morrow after the making of the said oration, touching certain points contained in the sameAne oration made by Master Theodore de Beze, minister of the word of God, accompanyed with. xi. other ministers and. xx. deputies of the refourmed churches of the realme of Fraunce, in the presence of the king, ... Tuesday the ix. day of September, 1561, in the noonnery of Poyssy. Truely gathered and set forth in suct sort as it was spoken by the said de Beze. Whereunto is added a brief declaration exhibited by the said Beze, to the Quene the mother, the next morowe after the making of the said oration, touching certain poyntes conteyned in the same
Edinburgh: printed by Robet sic, 1561
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Others peradventure will not press us so narrowly, but will require us to agree, that the body and blood be really and corporally other within, or with, or under the bread.
Others peraduenture will not presse vs so narowly, but will require vs to agree, that the bodie and blood be reallye and corporally other within, or with, or vnder the bread.
In which point (my Lords) I beseech you for the honour of God, to give ear to us patiently, without taking any offence of our sayings, and for a time to put away all the ill opinion that you have conceived of us.
In whiche point (my Lordes) I beseche you for the honour of God, to geue eare to vs paciently, without takinge anye offence of oure sayinges, and for a tyme to put away all the yll opinion that you haue conceiued of vs.
When either the one or the other of these two opinions shall be by the holy Scripture proved to us, we yield our selves ready to embrace it, and to stand to it to the death. But for the small measure of knowledge, that it hath pleased God to impart unto us, it seemeth that this transubstantiation, agreeth not in any ⟨image 23⟩similitude and conveniency of our faith, forasmuch as it is directly contrary to the true nature of the Sacraments. In the which it is necessary that the substantial Signs continue, being true Signs of the substance of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. And besides this, it overthroweth the verity of mans nature in Christ▪ and of his ascension. The same do I say of the second opinion, that is of the consubstantiation, which hath no foundation upon the word of Jesus Christ, and is never a whit necessary to make us partakers of the fruit of the Sacraments.