A10233:162
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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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 ⟨p. 163⟩confess that this is sensibly set forth unto us in the use and participation of the supper, by several means and instruments, some of them being outward, as the elements in the sacrament, and some inward, as the spiritual grace represented thereby: for we are not angels, but men,2 consisting as the scripture teacheth us, of body and soul: and therefore the Lord, by the use of his word and sacraments, hath provided for both parts, as the word for our ears,3 and our ears for hearing of the same, that so faith might be wrought in our hearts, and the elements in the sacrament for our taste, sight, feeling, &c: and yet our souls to be nourished and fed, not with any or all of these outward things (for how can outward & corruptible things nourish inward & immortal substances?) but only with the spiritual graces, not only offered, but given also unto us therein: