A10233:146
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
11 First, who ordained it, to wit, Jesus Christ our lord and saviour, which tendeth to two especial ends: first, to prove his eternal deity or godhead, because it belongeth to God alone, and none other, to institute and ordain holy signs and Sacraments in his church, whereof also it should seem there is very great and good reason, both in as much as the Church it self is,2 the house of the living God, and his peculiar inheritance: and also because it belongeth to him alone, to give that virtue & strength unto elements of common and unclean by sin, to become purified and holy through grace: secondly, it seemeth to ⟨p. 151⟩teach us, to have a more reverent regard to come to the sound knowledge and religious use thereof, not only because he being God, and the ordainer thereof, hath all power in his own hands, to punish the profane contemners and abusers of the same, but also because he, of whom we have that that we have, not only as in consideration of our name, Christian, but also as in respect of all other both spiritual and bodily graces, hath instituted the same for his own glory and our good.
11 First, who ordained it, to wit, Iesus Christ our lord and sauior, which tendeth to two especiall ends: first, to prooue his eternall deitie or godhead, because it belongeth to God alone, and none other, to institute and ordaine holie signes and Sacraments in his church, whereof also it should seeme there is very great and good reason, both in as much as the Church it selfe is,2 the house of the liuing God, and his peculiar inheritance: and also because it belongeth to him alone, to giue that virtue & strength vnto elements of common and vncleane by sin, to becom purified and holy thorow grace: secondly, it seemeth to ⟨p. 151⟩teach vs, to haue a more reuerent regarde to come to the sound knowledge and religious vse thereof, not onelie because hee being God, and the ordainer therof, hath all power in his owne handes, to punishe the prophane contemners and abusers of the same, but also because hee, of whome wee haue that that we haue, not onely as in consideration of our name, Christian, but also as in respect of all other both spirituall and bodily graces, hath instituted the same for his own glorie and our good.