A10233:124
Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the…Two very lerned sermons of M. Beza, togither with a short sum of the…
Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the sacrament of the Lords Supper: Whereunto is added a treatise of the substance of the Lords Supper, wherein is briefly and soundly discussed the p[r]incipall points in controversy, concerning that question. By T.W.Two very lerned sermons of M. Beza, togither with a short sum of the sacrament of the Lordes Supper: Wherevnto is added a treatise of the substance of the Lords Supper, wherin is breflie and soundlie discussed the p[r]incipall points in controuersie, concerning that question. By T.W.
London: printed by Robert Walde-grave for T. Man, 1588London: printed by Robert Walde-graue for T. Man, 1588
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1A By a sacramental manner which seeing it is proper & peculiar to them alone, must be declared by a proper definition, & such a one as is fit for that purpose, we therefore define or determine, that the sacramental manner of joining the matter with the signs,2 is spiritual: by which epitheton or word, we conceive no imagined or feigned thing, but principally mean that it specially dependeth of the power of the Holy ghost, as we have already said in the declaration of the formal cause. Moreover, by that means we shut out all gross and natural manner of joining:3 for as we know that the signs are upon earth, & not else where, which thing also no man can or will deny: so also we hold and conclude, that the matter it self, that is to say, Christ himself, according to his ⟨p. 137⟩flesh, is contained in heaven, and not in any other place, as we gather out of the Scriptures,4 and all the Fathers of right faith and sound judgement. And yet we doubt not but that the signs are joined with the matter, that is to say, in that respect, or so far forth as God, doth not only, as it were a far off show, the signs of the body and blood of Christ: but beside the very signs, doth also truly give unto us Christ himself, to be enjoyed and possessed of us. Whereby also it cometh to pass, that in this respect above mentioned, these things may be truly said to be joined together, although by spaces of places they are separated far and wide asunder. Notwithstanding we hold, that this conjunction is true and certain,5 in so much as, that therefore the name of the thing it self, that is, I say, the body and blood is indeed figuratively, but yet very significantly and plainly given to the very signs, to wit, unto the bread and the wine. Secondly, to the end we may more fully declare this sacramental manner of joining the matter with the sign, we add, that it is significative, not as though God did only signify unto us in ⟨p. 138⟩