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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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and this likewise to be wrought in us (though our saviour be in heaven in respect of his body,1 2& we here as pilgrims & strangers on the earth) by the wonderful & unsearchable working of his holy spirit in us, and by the means of a lively & assured faith, both which being knit together, ⟨p. 164⟩do easily join together things that be as far asunder, in respect of distance of place, as one end of the earth is from the other, and as far asunder, as heaven and earth themselves are: or else how could we either believe the holy catholic church, and feel the communion of saints, seeing it commonly falleth out, that the members of that holy fellowship are sundered one of them from another, in respect of great distance of place? or be assured that Christs righteousness is become ours, seeing he is in the heaven, and we on the earth, if by faith we did not take hold of the same, and apply it unto our selves. Besides, if men should embrace this sacramentary opinion, what were it but to evert, as the trueth of Christs promises, so the certainty and assuredness of his word, who in plain terms calleth this holy sacrament his body? Wherefore be it far from us to approve of any such dotage, as defaceth the trueth of the word, derogateth from Christ, and utterly destroyeth our own faith, than which what can be more horrible to hear, or fearful to think.
and this likewise to be wrought in vs (though our sauiour be in heauen in respect of his bodie,1 2& we heere as pilgrims & strangers on the earth) by the wonderfull & vnsearchable working of his holie spirit in vs, and by the meanes of a liuelie & assured faith, both which being knit togither, ⟨p. 164⟩doo easilie ioine togither thinges that be as farre asunder, in respect of distance of place, as one end of the earth is from the other, and as farre asunder, as heauen and earth themselues are: or else how could we either beleeue the holie catholike church, and feele the communion of saints, seeing it commonlie falleth out, that the members of that holie fellowshippe are sundered one of them from another, in respect of great distance of place? or be assured that Christes righteousnesse is become ours, seeing he is in the heauen, and wee on the earth, if by faith we did not take holde of the same, and applie it vnto our selues. Besides, if men should imbrace this sacramentarie opinion, what were it but to euert, as the trueth of Christes promises, so the certeinetie and assurednesse of his word, who in plaine termes calleth this holie sacrament his bodie? Wherfore be it far from vs to approoue of anie such dotage, as defaceth the trueth of the word, derogateth from Christe, and vtterlie destroieth our owne faith, than which what can be more horrible to heare, or fearefull to thinke.