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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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In the third place, for the clearing of §3this controversy or question of the Lords supper, we must have a watchful eye to Satan's subtleties, who painfully laboureth in this point, as in all other points of Christian religion also, by extremities to draw us into all corruption. Now the extremities that in time heretofore have burst forth, and are yet even to this day, in many places, stoutly and stiffly maintained, are especially three.
In the third place, for the cleering of §3this controuersie or question of the Lords supper, we must haue a watchfull eie to Satans subtleties, who painfully laboureth in this point, as in all other pointes of Christian religion also, by extremities to drawe vs into all corruption. Nowe the extremities that in time heeretofore haue burst foorth, and are yet euen to this day, in manie places, stoutlie and stiflie mainteined, are especiallie three.
1 The first is, that of the sacramentaries, ⟨p. 162⟩who hold and defend, that Christ in his supper hath left us nothing save the bare and naked signs of his death and passion. But the trueth is, that we are so far off from allowing this conceit and opinion, whatsoever our adversaries babble and prate to the contrary, that we fear not openly, and in the sun light to affirm, that besides the signs themselves, yea and even together with the signs, we and all true christians have the things themselves signified, not only truly and effectually exhibited unto us, but given us also, and bestowed upon us, because it is most certain, that our Saviour Christ,1 who is the trueth it self, and cannot lie, doth in deed and assuredly accomplish unto us, all the promises which he made us, and meant to seal unto us, by the use of the signs in the sacrament, that so we might become partakers even of his very substance, and grow up also with him into one life and being. And though this cannot be comprehended by the eye of mans reason and understanding, no more than many other things in our christian religion, yet we cannot choose but know and