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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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MADAME, whereas your right humble seruaunt Theodore de Beze, hath some occasion to fear that your Majesty should not remain satisfied with a speech that passed from him yesterday, in the declaration of a matter which to his great grief, was by my Lords the Prelates found very strange. He most humble desireth your Majesty, that it may please you to understand at better length, such purpose as he could not then sufficiently express, by reason of a noise raised in such sort, as the knitting up of his matter was not hard, nor conceived of the hearers, according as his desire was it should have been, and as he meant to have had it.
MADAME, whereas your right humble seruaunt Theodore de Beze, hath some occasion to feare that your Maiestie should not remaine satisfied with a speache that passed from him yesterday, in the declaration of a matter whiche to his great griefe, was by my Lordes the Prelates foūde verye strange. He moste humble desireth your Maistie, that it maye please you to vnderstand at better lenght, suche purpose as he could not then sufficiently expresse, by reason of a noyse reased in suche sort, as the knitting vp of his matter was not harde, nor conceiued of the hearers, accordynge as his desire was it shoulde haue bene, and as he ment to haue had it.
Madame, the cause that led me to enter to that matter, was, for that there are many that for lack of good understanding of the confession of our faith, do think our teaching to be to shut out Jesus Christ from his holy Supper, which were a manifest impiety. For we do know (thanks be given to God) that that blessed Sacrament was ordained by the Son of God, to the end that being made more and more partakers of the substance of his very body and of his very blood, we mought be so much the near united and incorporated with him, to draw to us thereby the eternal life. And doubtless, if it were otherwise it should not be the Supper of the Lord.
Madame, the cause that ledde me to enter to that matter, was, for that there are manye that for lack of good vnderstanding of the confession of oure faith, do thinke oure teaching to be to shutte out Iesus Christ from his holy Supper, whiche were a manifest impietie. For we do knowe (thankes be geuen to God) that that blessed Sacrament was ordeined by the Sonne of God, to the ende that being made more and more partakers of the substaunce of his very bodye and of his very blood, we mought be so muche the nere vnited and incorporated with him, to drawe to vs thereby the eternall lyfe. And doutlesse, if it were otherwise it should not be the Supper of the Lord.